I was SO excited to find this site! I've been using the exercise demos for about a month and figured it was time to sign up. I've been looking at some of the routines in the weight training area (I already have an aerobics program I love). They're all wonderful but problem is I live waaaaay out in the country and can't get to a gym. I have free weights, a very basic weight bench with a lat pull down bar, preacher curl attachment, leg curls, etc., exercise bands (they're okay but don't seem to be challenging enough) and a Total Trainer (kind of like a Total Gym). The routines I've looked at all require equipment I don't have. Would it be better to substitute similar exercises using the equipment I have or just come up with a custom routine?
Thanks so much, this looks like a GREAT community
Cindie
Weight Training Routine
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The weights I have are a challenge for me for where I am now. I had been using dumbbells only (8lbs) and high reps. I've only had weight bench since December. I have 30lbs on barbell, 30lbs on lat pull down bar and 45lbs on leg curl machine and by the 3rd or 4th set of 10-12 reps (depending on the exercise) I'm pretty close to muscle failure.
For cardio I use exercise DVD's...Turbo Jam. They're aerobic/anaerobic and include kickboxing, capoeira, and basic aerobic dance. Each one is 45 to 50 minutes long. There's also a 20 min. aerobic/anaerobic that I use as a warm up on the days I do weight training. I do weight training Mon, Wed, Fri and aerobics Tues, Thurs, Saturday. I take Sunday off.
diet is pretty healthy, lots of fruits, veggies, complex carbs, and protein mostly from lean meats...chicken breast, Tuna, lean beef, shrimp, deli turkey and roast beef, yogurt, cottage cheese, fat free or low fat cheeses. I do have salmon once a week or once every other week. I have the occasional Balance or Luna bar and splurge on pizza or Mexican food about once a month. I don't count calories but have most of fat calories (toast with peanut butter, oatmeal with smart balance and brown sugar, low fat milk) at breakfast and very little fat at dinner. I don't usually eat anything after 6:00 but do have an evening snack now and then.
Cindie
For cardio I use exercise DVD's...Turbo Jam. They're aerobic/anaerobic and include kickboxing, capoeira, and basic aerobic dance. Each one is 45 to 50 minutes long. There's also a 20 min. aerobic/anaerobic that I use as a warm up on the days I do weight training. I do weight training Mon, Wed, Fri and aerobics Tues, Thurs, Saturday. I take Sunday off.
diet is pretty healthy, lots of fruits, veggies, complex carbs, and protein mostly from lean meats...chicken breast, Tuna, lean beef, shrimp, deli turkey and roast beef, yogurt, cottage cheese, fat free or low fat cheeses. I do have salmon once a week or once every other week. I have the occasional Balance or Luna bar and splurge on pizza or Mexican food about once a month. I don't count calories but have most of fat calories (toast with peanut butter, oatmeal with smart balance and brown sugar, low fat milk) at breakfast and very little fat at dinner. I don't usually eat anything after 6:00 but do have an evening snack now and then.
Cindie
- you may need some more wt unless you can move wt from one bar to the other
- we also need some lower rep work (6 - 80 which we may need more wt for
- how inrtnse is the cardio stuff? if it's fun that's fine but it needs to get you breathing heavily...like heavily as if you were to run a 400m as fast as you could
- you need to eat every 3hrs you're awake so you need food after 6pm...that is a ridiculous rule and whoever made it up should be shot
- we also need some lower rep work (6 - 80 which we may need more wt for
- how inrtnse is the cardio stuff? if it's fun that's fine but it needs to get you breathing heavily...like heavily as if you were to run a 400m as fast as you could
- you need to eat every 3hrs you're awake so you need food after 6pm...that is a ridiculous rule and whoever made it up should be shot