Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

[Dorr185]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

I have recently added weight training to my cardio. It's time to kick things into high gear for me! I am doing cardio every day for an hour. I am doing circuit inbetween the treadmill, elliptical, and bike. This morning was 35 minutes on the elliptical, 15 minutes on the bike, and 10 minutes on the treadmill.

I am researching more about overtraining. I have the notion that as a beginner I may injury or tire myself out without proper rest, but it is not the same as overtraining. I am thinking of going to three days on, one day off, two days on, one day off. That would be five days a week. I also do full body. I will isolate the muscle groups in a month or two, but for now I need to get used to using the muscle in my entire body, some of which I never knew existed.

[ValidRouge]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

Dorr, welcome to the thread. I have had great success in the past with strength training and cardio. I think you'll be very happy with your results.

Today I ran 1 FULL MILE! WOOOHOO GO ME and then I walked 1 full mile back on my lunch hour.

[muffles]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

I'm with you this year! I need to change my body and I'm gonna have to pick up some weights to do it.
I just have 1 set of 2.5kg plastic cheapies.
I envy the people with bowflex, those weights are incredible, but so pricy here. They were $1000nz in the store the other day. Still , maybe next christmas? I'll post later when I've done my work out.

30 mins cycle, did 1 min intervals of high intensity after the first tem minutes. Went up to level 3 on the hard bits.
weights
2 sets, 20 reps
chest press
chest flys
shoulder press
back fly
biceps curl
triceps kickback
squats
deadlifts
walking lunges

Everything is feeling slightly sore.

[ValidRouge]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

muffles, I started out with cheap weights from Walmart. Fact of the matter is, you can use canned goods and gallons of water just as easily...anything that makes you WORK. Welcome to the thread.

[schellie]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

Okie, Im in. I will give it my best. I am going to the Y tonight for both cardio and strength. Im not sure what Ill be doing, but Ill write it all down so I wont forget.

[ValidRouge]

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Tonight I ran 5K in 40 minutes, then another 1K
3 sets 20 of walking lunges--my butt muscles are already cramping...I'm gonna be one sore chica tomorrow.

[muffles]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

30 mins interval training on the bike.

[Horsenpuggy]

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1 hour of Body ppump and 20 min of walking on the treadmill !!!

WOW.............my muscles are so sore this am! I packed the weight on for squats and chest press YIKES I already feel strong.

I am amazed at how fast my body changes from weight training has anyone else noticed this too???

[ValidRouge]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

muffles, way to go! I love interval training, I do it with running and on the elliptical.

Jo--sounds like you had a good workout. Yes, I notice that you get quick VISIBLE results with the weights. That's why I like them. HOWEVER my scale doesn't cooperate.

[schellie]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

I did 55 minutes cardio between the eliptical and the bike. I am having the intro thing tonight so I can start using the weights. I CANNOT wait to get moving on this again! thanks Sarah for starting this thread!!

Another thing.. you are doing a great job Joy! You look great!

[ValidRouge]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

Thanks Schellie! You are going to look great too. You'll love what a weight/cardio combo is going to do for you.

[muffles]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

30 mins cycling , interval training.

weights
5kg weights ,2sets of ten (or to exhaustion...)
chest press
chest flys
shoulder press
back fly
biceps curl
triceps kickback
squats
deadlifts
walking lunges
ballet plie
crunches
side crunches

everything is feeling it. THe 5kg weights are my dhs, I think I'll keep on using them as much as possible. I need bigger muscles to burn off the fat! I found I could only get to 7 for the shoulder presses and not at all for the triceps curl...ouch!

Joy just wanted to say how good you look in your photos! Just gorgeous!

[ValidRouge]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

muffles, great workout! I always break up my workouts into upper body and lower body that way everything isn't always sore at the same time.

I'm certainly feeling both my upper body and lower tonight. Tonight is a rest night...I did 5K at lunch, so I feel kind of like I should be doing something...but I already did and I don't want to burn out.

[iyamamaschke]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

Great Job everyobe these 14 hour days are killing me but I have 4 days off comming up my plan is to work out all 4 days then I will work my stint it's a weird schedual but, I have to do it this way. I will be working out on averave of 4-5 days a week still so that's good.

I am SOOO PROUD of everyone way to go. I won't be on a ton since I am working nights right now but, I will be on briefly here and there.

Sarah

[Tracie515]

Re: Bodybuilding 101 January 2007

Joy what is it exactly you do with the weights? Are you talking about little weights or like benchpressing weights? Thanks in advance for the info.