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Weekly workout routine
Posted on 9/4/16 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 9/4/16 at 8:40 pm
For those of you that have to be at work from 5-6 am, do you find it better to workout before or after? Also, what is your routine as far as how many days a week you lift weights and how many days you commit to cardio? As far as running goes, I would like to start running 4-5 miles at least 4 days a week. I havent really ran much, but I have a 5k coming up and I want to start training for it asap. Any help from the OT lifters would be much appreciated.
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Posted on 9/4/16 at 8:51 pm to EyeOfTheTiger14
Early morning. I was at the gym by 3:45-4am when I had to be at work at 6.
Posted on 9/4/16 at 9:06 pm to eScott
If you are at the gym by 3:45am then you are waking up at 3:15-3:30 ?
So if you are waking up at 3:15 what time are you going to sleep?
So if you are waking up at 3:15 what time are you going to sleep?
This post was edited on 9/4/16 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 9/4/16 at 9:06 pm to EyeOfTheTiger14
Morning. You get a better workout on an empty stomach and it's a fine way to kick start your day
Posted on 9/4/16 at 9:36 pm to EyeOfTheTiger14
I don't stay in any routine more than 3 or 4 weeks. Just flipped my schedule to workout 3 days straiight and take off 2 straight days.
Day 1 is chest, shoulders, and triceps.
Day 2 is Legs
Day 3 is Back and biceps and I squeeze in leg curls after deadlifts.
That puts me at 5 days rest between muscle groups. I also like getting 2 leg workouts in every week.
After a month I'll go back to working out 5 days a week and splitting it up better.
Day 1 Chest and shoulders
Day 2 Legs
Day 3 Back
Day 4 Arms
Day 5 Legs
I also quit "maxing out". I'm 40. Crap hurts more these days. I try and lift about 75-80% of what I think my max is for 8-10 reps which is more conducive for hypertrophy.
Day 1 is chest, shoulders, and triceps.
Day 2 is Legs
Day 3 is Back and biceps and I squeeze in leg curls after deadlifts.
That puts me at 5 days rest between muscle groups. I also like getting 2 leg workouts in every week.
After a month I'll go back to working out 5 days a week and splitting it up better.
Day 1 Chest and shoulders
Day 2 Legs
Day 3 Back
Day 4 Arms
Day 5 Legs
I also quit "maxing out". I'm 40. Crap hurts more these days. I try and lift about 75-80% of what I think my max is for 8-10 reps which is more conducive for hypertrophy.
Posted on 9/4/16 at 9:38 pm to EyeOfTheTiger14
With the heat and humidity still around, it's hard for me to run outside in the afternoons. Early morning is not a lot better, but it is.
Posted on 9/4/16 at 10:18 pm to East Coast Band
I hate running. I'm thinking about going to the pool at my gym a few days a week. Just hate seeing the beluga whales in there swimming around.
Posted on 9/4/16 at 10:25 pm to EyeOfTheTiger14
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Posted on 9/4/16 at 10:39 pm to EyeOfTheTiger14
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Also, what is your routine as far as how many days a week you lift weights and how many days you commit to cardio? As far as running goes, I would like to start running 4-5 miles at least 4 days a week
Honestly, you'll be better off with sticking to one or the other. If you're serious about lifting then you don't need to be running 4-5 miles 4 days a week. You try doing both and you're going to struggle with both and muscle fatigue leads to injuries.
Posted on 9/5/16 at 2:33 am to LakeViewLSU
I was going to bed by 8 and waking up at 3:30. Slept in my gym cloths and lived 5 minutes from the gym.
Posted on 9/5/16 at 2:56 am to geauxnavybeatbama
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You get a better workout on an empty stomach
Morning PT always made my blood sugar crater and I would get extremely nauseous unless I ate something first.
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