Personal Training

Hey guys, Ive been on a personal training program(my sister, who is a personal trainer created the program for me) for the last couple of months, I'm doing it to get back in shape as i let myself get weak and soft(too many hours playing gmaes and nothing else), i was getting tired and finding it hard to get through the day. Now I'm almost back to my old self when i was in highschool and i'm planning to take it further.

My question for you all is; Do any of you work out? If so, how much and why do you do it?

i work out 2 hours a day lifting weights and doing some cardio on treadmill , why because i like being muscular plus i like the attention for the women when i go clubbing or take my top off in college.Dion2k7

always a good reason ;)

my workouts sart with cardio on spin bike then either lifting weights, doing legs exersises or focusing on my abs(situps ect.) and this a nice cool down jog, all up takes me an hour 30 mins. i feel great afterwards and i think thats what will keep me motivated :)

I do pushups and situps. I just started doing them again.

I'm gonna get Wii Fit. I'll probably go running, too, but someone stole my sneakers, so I need to get new ones.

I used to lift weights when i was 16 to 18 , nowadays i do cardio , playing football or jogging for 1 hour a day along with pushups.

Working out really helps my sleeping problems not to mention fealing more energized :) .

Well since i graduated from HS i definitely got weak. I stopped working out because I play football and that came to an end after my first year of semi pro football. Now I am back in the gym since Sept and been more in there since about Feb. I work out due to I want to play semi pro again plus the ladies like it esp now that the weather is nice. I focus on my arms a lot because that is what people see mostly and I do my legs as well. My abs fell off a lot so I been doing a lot of ab workout. Used to run track and one day i did those throwback exercises and WOW i was hurting for days. I'm not into benching yet but i do it but i like to work on shoulders and chest and my lats. Overall I do what i can and i tend to do about an hour in the gym non-stop, about 2 min break max. If i really get into the zone and its not to packed then i can go for about 2 hours but then i feel like im a beast on roids lmaoo

i work out 2 hours a day lifting weights and doing some cardio on treadmill , why because i like being muscular plus i like the attention for the women when i go clubbing or take my top off in college.Dion2k7

5 days a week weightlifting on my off days i usually run. Time at the gym can range any where from 1 hour 15 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes

I started doing HIIT, its tough but it works really well.

Well since i graduated from HS i definitely got weak. I stopped working out because I play football and that came to an end after my first year of semi pro football. Now I am back in the gym since Sept and been more in there since about Feb. I work out due to I want to play semi pro again plus the ladies like it esp now that the weather is nice. I focus on my arms a lot because that is what people see mostly and I do my legs as well. My abs fell off a lot so I been doing a lot of ab workout. Used to run track and one day i did those throwback exercises and WOW i was hurting for days. I'm not into benching yet but i do it but i like to work on shoulders and chest and my lats. Overall I do what i can and i tend to do about an hour in the gym non-stop, about 2 min break max. If i really get into the zone and its not to packed then i can go for about 2 hours but then i feel like im a beast on roids lmaoo

Myzz617

I do pushups and situps. I just started doing them again.

I'm gonna get Wii Fit. I'll probably go running, too, but someone stole my sneakers, so I need to get new ones.

Jandurin

1) Chest/Triceps

2)Back Biceps

3) Legs

4Shoulders

5) Arms

Abs 4 days a week, cardio an hour every day (not all together).

Supplement with protein and multivitamins. Makes me feel like a champ.

Someone stole your sneakers? :osmokeydabear076

that, or i left them somewhere. :P

They're the sneakers I wore to Peru.

1) Chest/Triceps

2)Back Biceps

3) Legs

4Shoulders

5) Arms

Abs 4 days a week, cardio an hour every day (not all together).

Supplement with protein and multivitamins. Makes me feel like a champ.

Nwordjohn

1) Triceps / Biceps

2) Shoulders

3) Legs

4) Chest and Back

5) Rest

6) Rest.

In theory the one you do should work, it just never worked for me. You are supposed to work antagonistic muscle groups that is, when one pushes the other one stretches, that is the flaw in your routine Chest and Triceps, what ever you do for chest you are going to use a great deal of tricep power, it just wears you out with little gains at least for me it did.

[QUOTE="Nwordjohn"]

1) Chest/Triceps

2)Back Biceps

3) Legs

4Shoulders

5) Arms

Abs 4 days a week, cardio an hour every day (not all together).

Supplement with protein and multivitamins. Makes me feel like a champ.

UrbanSpartan125

1) Triceps / Biceps

2) Shoulders

3) Legs

4) Chest and Back

5) Rest

6) Rest.

I started out with the one you're doing now :D .

[QUOTE="smokeydabear076"]Someone stole your sneakers? :oJandurin

that, or i left them somewhere. :P

They're the sneakers I wore to Peru.

Anyways I'm doing...

Chest/Triceps

Back/Biceps

rest

Shoulders/Triceps

Legs/Lower Back/ Forearms

[QUOTE="UrbanSpartan125"][QUOTE="Nwordjohn"]

1) Chest/Triceps

2)Back Biceps

3) Legs

4Shoulders

5) Arms

Abs 4 days a week, cardio an hour every day (not all together).

Supplement with protein and multivitamins. Makes me feel like a champ.

Nwordjohn

1) Triceps / Biceps

2) Shoulders

3) Legs

4) Chest and Back

5) Rest

6) Rest.

I started out with the one you're doing now :D .

I would like to workout more, but I don't have time :(horgen123

same

When I do though, every night for around 30 min.- 1 hr. most... push-ups, sit-ups, leg lifts, run if I get a chance.

Also, sometimes I'll fill my backpack with books, binders, and other stuff I can find laying around, and lift that.I do it because I play sports competitively, I want to stay in shape anyway, and to be honest... I basically want to be able to say I can physically dominate just about anyone my age I come across, which I get a chance to do in football.

I dont think you understood me clearly. I work out every muscle I can. I focus on my Arms and upper torso more because It does not get a work out playing football. My legs get a great workout playing football. I work out all parts of my body. I do squats and work out my calfs. My thigs....quads and hammys get their work out during running and squats. Upper body is important just as much as my legs and I focus on legs on week then upper body the next. Sometimes I work it all out in one day but go easy. If i show u a body pic u b amazed and i am far from muscular imbalance.

[QUOTE="Nwordjohn"][QUOTE="UrbanSpartan125"][QUOTE="Nwordjohn"]

1) Chest/Triceps

2)Back Biceps

3) Legs

4Shoulders

5) Arms

Abs 4 days a week, cardio an hour every day (not all together).

Supplement with protein and multivitamins. Makes me feel like a champ.

UrbanSpartan125

1) Triceps / Biceps

2) Shoulders

3) Legs

4) Chest and Back

5) Rest

6) Rest.

I started out with the one you're doing now :D .

as far as a rep scheme goes. You can do sets. Me I like to max out with about 5-6 sets on one machine. The scheme i just learned but eavesdropping on some other guys and 2-2-1 basically you do 4 sets broken down into twos with two different weights...Ex 2 sets military press 60, 2sets mili press 70 and max out on the last set with 75 or 80. Now the weight depends on the person but thats not a bad way to do it. I always max out on the last set i do and i keep my sets as far as my arms and legs into sets of 10-once again the amount of sets and reps you do depends on you and what feels comfy to you and what you feel like gives you the most workout.

When i do push ups and my abs I like to do sets of 20-25 which works best for me. when i use additional weight and i start to really feel it getting to me then i tone it down into reps of 15. Do about 6 sets of 25 and then about 3-4 reps of 15. Crunches, situps and misc machines that work out your abs and you will feel it for days. I have an excel spreadsheet for my workouts but have not been using it lately because im getting back into my 3-4 day routine slowly.

I have been lifting weights since 7th grade; i am now 24. So i enjoy it and its fun. I usually do it for an hour or 1.5 hours, then 30 mins of cardio.

IVe been kicking ass lately, ive lost almost 60 pounds since January but I got another 70 to go to get to my goal

[QUOTE="UrbanSpartan125"][QUOTE="Nwordjohn"][QUOTE="UrbanSpartan125"][QUOTE="Nwordjohn"]

1) Chest/Triceps

2)Back Biceps

3) Legs

4Shoulders

5) Arms

Abs 4 days a week, cardio an hour every day (not all together).

Supplement with protein and multivitamins. Makes me feel like a champ.

smokeydabear076

1) Triceps / Biceps

2) Shoulders

3) Legs

4) Chest and Back

5) Rest

6) Rest.

I started out with the one you're doing now :D .

As far as the excersises go, for each muscle group they alternate every week to keep my body guessing. One day i might do all dumbbells the next week i might do all barbells or use machines. It would take me a long time to list every individual excersise but they are for the most part basic just done at a higher intensity level.

I have been lifting weights since 7th grade; i am now 24. So i enjoy it and its fun. I usually do it for an hour or 1.5 hours, then 30 mins of cardio.

IVe been kicking ass lately, ive lost almost 60 pounds since January but I got another 70 to go to get to my goal

mrbojangles25

[QUOTE="smokeydabear076"][QUOTE="UrbanSpartan125"][QUOTE="Nwordjohn"][QUOTE="UrbanSpartan125"][QUOTE="Nwordjohn"]

1) Chest/Triceps

2)Back Biceps

3) Legs

4Shoulders

5) Arms

Abs 4 days a week, cardio an hour every day (not all together).

Supplement with protein and multivitamins. Makes me feel like a champ.

UrbanSpartan125

1) Triceps / Biceps

2) Shoulders

3) Legs

4) Chest and Back

5) Rest

6) Rest.

I started out with the one you're doing now :D .

As far as the excersises go, for each muscle group they alternate every week to keep my body guessing. One day i might do all dumbbells the next week i might do all barbells or use machines. It would take me a long time to list every individual excersise but they are for the most part basic just done at a higher intensity level.

I agree man, changing your routine up is a great way to keep your muscle mass up...keep your body guessing like you said.

I see these guys in the gym doing the exact same thing day in, day out and it just saddens me sometimes. But whatever, their arms are swollen which shows their barbwire tatoos off so thats all they care about lol.

Sure, my rep scheme is simple. I am sure you have heard of the pyramid and reverse pyramid. For example on bench i'll do 12 reps of 225, then rest, do 10 reps of 275, 8 reps of 295, 6 reps of 315, 5 reps of 335, and then 3 reps of 365. It can vary from workout to workout but that is my scheme for bench, although i recently have been going lighter weights and working more on the negatives. For others i like to stay in the 8-10 rep range although when i go heavy i may go as low as 3 or 4. I do 21's for others so i'l do 7 reps of one weight, go up 10 lbs 7 reps, go up 10 lbs and then 7 more, then rest. That is usually used for tricep extensions, I reapeat it usually 2 or 3 times. Or i found what really works on chest on others is drop sets of 50. Take your highest weight that you can do a decent amount of reps with and go until failure, then lower the weight by 10 and go again until failure until you reach 50. It has really worked well over the past months doing that.

As far as the excersises go, for each muscle group they alternate every week to keep my body guessing. One day i might do all dumbbells the next week i might do all barbells or use machines. It would take me a long time to list every individual excersise but they are for the most part basic just done at a higher intensity level.

UrbanSpartan125