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Chris Rambonnet
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# Posted: 27 Aug 2006 08:01


well i havent been in 3 weeks started the gym thing 2 days agian again... and my routine right now is ....

20-30 minutes of leg machines, curls, press, and more curls
3x10 on each machine only 3 machines i work on

then i do 5K run/jog takes NOW 37 minutes... i do 3.6/5.7 then i go back too the leg machines for 15 minutes... 2x10 on 2 machines.

then do eliptical machine for 25 minutes. usuaully get 1.75-2 miles on this..

is this ok for a weight loss system

thanks


Chris Mattingly
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# Posted: 27 Aug 2006 09:49


Hi Chris

You'll certainly be burning the calories on a routine like this which is a good thing, but it could maybe do with having more structure to it.

When weight training, I would advice to put equal focus on your upper and lower body. Currently you just have leg training in there - no bad thing, but your legs will probably get overtrained if they're the only part being exercised plus upper body training will help tone your top half.

You rep routine looks good @ 3 x 10. Generally, higher rep ranges are more beneficial to toning

Routine wise, if you're doing 3 days a week in the gym you could do something along the lines of:

Day 1: Upper body (chest, shoulders, back, arms) - cardio (30-45mins)
Day 2: Lower Body (quads, calves, hamstrings) - cardio (30-45mins)
Day 3: Upper Body - cardio

REPEAT


Sometimes I find it better to completely seperate my wieghts and cardio training (i.e. do weights in morning, cardio late afternoon) - that way you give your body a bit of time to recover before exercising again

The best thing is just to guauge how you get on - if weight loss is only very slow, try upping the time you spend doing cardio or tweaking your diet

Hope that helps!

Chris M


Chris Rambonnet
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# Posted: 28 Aug 2006 06:18


well i will try everyday to go just today i couldnt go my ankle is messed up... once again.. but i go everyday...


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