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Old 11-17-2007, 07:29 PM   #1  
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Question Tell me your work-outs!?!?

What do you usually do, describe one or two workouts?
also, tell me what you think of mine;

Here is my gym work-out;
25 min on eliptical
3 sets of 8 leg press
3 sets of 8 chest press,
maybe one or two more machines,
Abs/Pilates on the mat, sometimes pushups,
and stretching.
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Old 11-18-2007, 01:52 AM   #2  
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This week, I did the following two lifting workouts:

Workout 1:

1. Bench Press (45#) 3 sets of 12
2. Seated Rows (50#) 3 sets of 12
4. DumbBell Incline Press (15#) 3 sets of 12
5. Assisted Pull-ups (Pin on 18) 3 sets of 10
6. Bicycles for abs--3 sets of 20

Workout 2:


1. Squats w/ bar (#35) 3 sets of 8
2. Pro Press (15# Dumbbells) 3 sets of 12
3. Leg Press (100#) 3 sets of 12
4. Shoulder Flys (8# Dumbbells) 3 sets of 12
5. DumbBell Bicep Curls (12#) 3 sets of 12
6. V-Ups for abs--3 sets of 15

Those were put together by one of the coaches for my University's athletic teams--for the athletes just starting out. The set/rep scheme was made by them, I chose the weights for myself after some experimenting. The workouts are going to keep changing--these are basically "learn the moves" workouts

On my cardio days, I like to take a 1 hr. Cardio Kickboxing class! Sometimes on lifting days, I tack on 20-30 minutes of cardio after I lift. I'm pretty new to weights myself--so I hope that helps!
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Old 11-18-2007, 04:10 AM   #3  
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My only comment on your workout is that it seems like you are doing strength training for a pretty limited group of muscles. You might consider adding some other machines besides the leg presses and chest presses. But maybe you are exercising other muscles with the pilates. I've never done pilates, so I don't know what muscles you are exercising with that.

Here are my various workouts:

Cardio (2 times per week)
My standard cardio workout is 15 min on either the elliptical or the stair machine and 15 minutes of intervals (sprint for 1.25 min, walk for .75 min) on the treadmill. I hurt my knee a month or so ago, and haven't been able to do the intervals since then, so I just run at 6 mph for 15 min. But I hope to get back to the intervals this week.

Abs (2 times per week, on cardio days)
Two sets on incline bench set at highest incline with 10lb weight:
- 10 leg lifts (no weight for this)
- 10 situps
- 30 twists
- 10 pullovers into situps
- 20 crunches

Then I do five minutes of something else. It can be any combination of the following (I try to mix it up a bit):
- crunches on super-crunch machine
- crunches with no arms on super-crunch machine
- hip thrusts
- leg kicks or scissors
- leg lifts on ground with 5 second holds
- ball transfer

Strength Training (3 times per week)
Usually I do this with a trainer and he changes the workout every time. I hate doing strength training on my own, so I avoid it at all costs. If my trainer isn't available, I'll take a class or just do an extra cardio workout before I'll strength train by myself. If I am absolutely forced to do it on my own, I usually just use the machines. I try to do all of the following:
- 15 min cardio
- arm curls (2 sets of 15)
- triceps (2 sets of 15)
- shoulder press (2 sets of 15)
- chest press (2 sets of 15)
- pull-downs (2 sets of 15)
- pull-ups (2 sets of 15)
- leg extension (2 sets of 15)
- hamstring curls (2 sets of 15)
- leg press (2 sets of 15)
- hip abductor (2 sets of 15)
- opposite of hip abductor (can't remember what it is called) (2 sets of 15)
- chest press (2 sets of 15)
- rows (2 sets of 15)
- standard ab workout described above

Sometimes I might also throw in some push-ups or free-weight exercises.

Other
- I swim one day a week
- I take a class that is a combination of cardio and strength-training one day week
- Eventually I will replace one of the standard cardio workouts with a 6-mile run, but I have to get my knee back to 100% and buy some better shoes before I try this again. It was the run that messed up my knee to begin with.
- I'm hoping to add some spinning to my cardio routine, but again have been stymied by the knee problems

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Old 11-18-2007, 09:13 AM   #4  
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My workout isn't so sophisticated but I like the ones already listed. I personally try to get in at least 30 minutes of cardio 5 days a week, usually on the treadmill or elliptical. I also try to get in upper body weight training 3 times a week, I do this by following a workout dvd that has a beginners 10 minute upper body workout.
I'm looking to upgrade my workout soon so will probably check back here for ideas, thanks for posting
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Old 11-18-2007, 10:55 AM   #5  
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I workout with a trainer 3 days a week - mostly strength. This is what we did this week:

Day 1
- Warm up (active stretching & cardio blast)
- Bench press (this week I did max lift but that is not usual)
- Superset step-ups & field goals (3 sets)
- Superset facefulls & tricep pulldowns (3 sets)
- Row 3 x 250m

Day 2
- Warm up (active stretching & cardio blast)
- Squats
- Superset lunges & curl & press (3 sets)
- Superset pulldowns & lying leg raises (3 sets)
- Row 500m & 250m


Day 3
- Warm up (active stretching & cardio blast)
- Deadlift (this week I did max lift but that is not usual)
- Circuit: split squats, lying leg raises, pulldowns & alternating curl & press (2 sets)
- Row 500m

I finish up all of these workouts with 15-20 min of cardio (either bike or tread).

The rest of the days of the week I do cardio for 30-45 min depending on the time I have that day.

Starting this week I am going to replace one cardio day with one more weight training day.
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Old 11-18-2007, 08:54 PM   #6  
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Axure-It looks like they are splitting abs with upper one day, then some upper and legs another day, that sounds cool because it is not the same workout everytime you go in, and it keeps it interesting.
Bluetoblue- In your picture you look so lean, looks like you have a solid workout, full body, it sounds really awesome and rewarding, you totally look tonned and lean and pilates would probably not be too hard for you to get into at this point, if you wanted to, keep up the good work.
Jigly- cool idea with the tape, they can sometimes come up with cool moves that we would never think of, and it's nice to use handweights too, something I can do at home.
Lifeguard-I like doing the cardio after, that's a great idea.

Awesome ideas, I am so glad I asked, keep them comming. Thanks so much!
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