I was wondering if this is a good routine?
Here goes:
Tues: 12mins cardio(treadmill), chest, triceps, & abs
Wed: 45mins-1hr cardio ( 20mins trendmill, 10mins bicycle, 15mins elliptical & jump rope. & abs
Thrus: 12mins cardio(treadmill) legs, forearms & abs
Fri: 45mins-1hr cardio ( 20mins trendmill, 10mins bicycle, 15mins elliptical & jump rope. & abs.
Sat: 12mins cardio(treadmill), shoulders, biceps, back, & abs
Sun: Off
Mon: Off
Routine
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Guess you're getting ready for the summer and working on those abs. I've heard a couple places that abs are muscles. Just muscles not some secret special muscle that you get to work as often as possible and it instantly becomes stronger and more defined. So like every other muscle you should give them a day off atleast after a workout (preferably 2). If you want people to notice some definition in your stomach you gotta lose body fat and total body workouts are best for that I think. Also don't forget to maintain a good diet!
1. Of course Abs are muscles.
2. Isolating Forearms is crap. Any decent Bicep exercise will work Forearms well.
3. Probably don't need that much Cardio pre-workout. I manage doing about 3 mins of interval on an exercise Bike, before workouts, to get core temperature up. Just use a goodly pace, no gentle stuff.
Keep the 2 x 45 Cardio, and go for 5 mins max on warmups, pre weights.
4. Agreed on Abs, don't bother doing them daily. 3 good sessions a week spaced, should be fine for you. Some people get away with daily sessions, some one massive one per week, but I think 3 per week will be fine for you, just don't exceed about 5-10 mins per session.
You shouldn't need to pulverise Abs too much.
Don't have the two days off back to back, you'll almost certainly cut into Fat losses and Stamina gains, when you're sedentary like that.
If you train on a Sunday, have either Thursday or Friday off with Monday.
If you train Monday, have either Wednesday or Thursday off with Sunday.
This means never training more than 3 days straight in the week.
5. If you want to train like you do, (not saying you should or shouldn't), keep Chest / Triceps, change Forearms for Shoulders with Leg, and do Back before Biceps.
2. Isolating Forearms is crap. Any decent Bicep exercise will work Forearms well.
3. Probably don't need that much Cardio pre-workout. I manage doing about 3 mins of interval on an exercise Bike, before workouts, to get core temperature up. Just use a goodly pace, no gentle stuff.
Keep the 2 x 45 Cardio, and go for 5 mins max on warmups, pre weights.
4. Agreed on Abs, don't bother doing them daily. 3 good sessions a week spaced, should be fine for you. Some people get away with daily sessions, some one massive one per week, but I think 3 per week will be fine for you, just don't exceed about 5-10 mins per session.
You shouldn't need to pulverise Abs too much.
Don't have the two days off back to back, you'll almost certainly cut into Fat losses and Stamina gains, when you're sedentary like that.
If you train on a Sunday, have either Thursday or Friday off with Monday.
If you train Monday, have either Wednesday or Thursday off with Sunday.
This means never training more than 3 days straight in the week.
5. If you want to train like you do, (not saying you should or shouldn't), keep Chest / Triceps, change Forearms for Shoulders with Leg, and do Back before Biceps.
tue - full body wts...deadlifts, db rows, bench press, chest supported rows, prone ab brace
wed - outdoor sprints 5 x 50m, 30secs rest
thu - full body wts...front squats, chin ups, shoulder press, face pulls, side ab brace
fri - sprints or intervals alternating 1min easy and 1min hard x 20mins max...any longer and your not doing the hard bits hard enough
sat - repeat workout 1 and repeat
- try and do another cardio session on sun if you can
wed - outdoor sprints 5 x 50m, 30secs rest
thu - full body wts...front squats, chin ups, shoulder press, face pulls, side ab brace
fri - sprints or intervals alternating 1min easy and 1min hard x 20mins max...any longer and your not doing the hard bits hard enough
sat - repeat workout 1 and repeat
- try and do another cardio session on sun if you can
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