So Who Weight Trains??

[Ruthless.]

Post your routine, supplements (contents if possible) gains, what works and what dosn't.


I work out about 5 times a week. my routine goes as follows

Monday= Chest

Tuesday= Front Arms/Back Arms

Wednesday= Shoulders

Thursday= Legs/Back

Friday= Running

as for supplements, my pre workout i use 17HD and for my post workout i have a shake its called aftermax.

well, thats just the short of it.

Discuss/

[STUDLEE]

Monday=P90X
Tuesday=P90X
Wednesday=P90X

lol i think you know where this is going

I don't know the exact order but I do these routines here

Day 1= Back/Biceps and Ab Ripper
Day 2= Plyometrics
Day 3= Chest/Shoulders and Ab Ripper
Day 4= Yoga
Day 5= Legs/Back and Ab Ripper
Day 6= Cardio
Day 7= Rest or Stretch

and I interchange some of those with Chest/Back, Kenpo and Core Strength.

so far, its THE SHIT; each workout is an hour a day

[Ruthless.]

very nice man. sounds like a packed workout.

and seems like you are pleased with it too.

[Flame]

Someday I'd like to get back into weight training. I used to do it but my parents forced my brother to get rid of all the weights we had and they took over the space with shit. So for now, I'm stuck doing push ups and situps. I haven't done them recently because first I hurt my back then I hurt my shoulder.

When I get back into it, I plan on doing 100 a day, alternating, then increasing it by 25 every week.

[Ruthless.]

push ups do a body wonders. keeps your strength up and tones very well. i still do pushups/pullups etc.

[Flame]

I want to throw pull ups in the mix as well. They are amazing for the upper body.

I love how much of a work out I get doing 100 push ups. Normally takes me about 15 minutes to do them. I do 50, 50, 25, 25 with about 2-3 minutes between. I do them fairly fast, being sure to keep good form. And the sit ups I do aren't actually sit ups. I do 100 ab excersizs. Normally I'll do crunches with a ball under my chin (makes it 100times better) then some leg lifts.

[Ruthless.]

do you do diff stance. ie wide/normal/diamond?

[Flame]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruthless.

do you do diff stance. ie wide/normal/diamond?

I alternate between the three on random days. I do two different kinds a day but I have no set pattern for changing it up.

[siberian57]

I'm still relatively new to the fitness world so my workout is pretty basic but it takes me about an hour to an hour and a half.

Monday - Upper Body, Abs and Running
Tuesday - Lower Body and Abs
Wednesday - Upper Body, Abs and Running
Thursday - Lower Body and Abs
Friday - Upper Body, Abs and Running
Sat and Sunday are rest days

Although I do Abs everyday and all the upper body and lower body muscles on the days mentioned I do different exercises that address different parts of the muscle set. I need to change up my workout a bit I know but for now that's what I'm doing

[Wizardsrt-4]

I have a buddy who workouts with me @ skool 3X times a week.

I should probably do more cardio and abs on the days im off...

But we do full body workouts everytime.

1)- Bench Press
2)- Lower Back
3)- Bicep curl
4)- Leg extension
5)- Tricep Extension
6)- Sqauts
7)- Low Row
8)- Different Cave exercises
9) Different ab workouts
10) Cardio 10-15 mintues

Takes about hour and a half to two hrs because we like to do the exercises slowly and do abs explosively (read in a article that you get better abs if you do them explosively rather than slow).

This is basically what we do but sometime we switch it up with different exericise like plank, lat pull down, dips, etc.

But im trying to learn all kinds of different ways of working out. So if you guys find anything wrong or needs to change up LMK. Im still a n00blet when it comes to working out (doing it consistenly for about 3-4 months) but i'm trying my best to stick with it for good

[siberian57]

what exercises are you guys doing for abs?

[RTShadow]

I try and do a good 4 to 5 mile run twice a week. On those days I don't do anything else but the run. Sometimes I mix it up with 30 second sprints every 3 minutes. By the time you get to 30 minutes it is more of a fast 30 second 'run' than sprint though haha.

On the other days, I'll mix it up, do pushups and situps because obviously we are still required to do so, but I'll also do curls, shoulder shrugs, mostly all arm work with weights.

Ab work I'll do twice a week hard, then every other day I do light ab work.

If I could only be consistent for a few months like I was a few years ago I'd be in a LOT better shape, but I have every intention of making the next couple of months the same and I'll be down to 180 lbs or so.

[RTShadow]

For abs I do quite a few things:

basic situps, with my feet under a curl bar or heavy couch.

crunches, legs up, crossed

bicycle kicks

leg raises

bicycle crunches

rocky situps (alternating elbow to opposite knee)

rocky crunches (slower version of rocky situps in which I just hold the opposite elbow about 3/4 of they way up to the opposite knee)

Also, cardio is a must to bring your abs out, if you are even slightly out of shape. Otherwise the fat just hides it or makes it look like you have a fluffy waffle on your gut

[Wizardsrt-4]

Quote: Originally Posted by RTShadow

For abs I do quite a few things:

basic situps, with my feet under a curl bar or heavy couch.

crunches, legs up, crossed

bicycle kicks

leg raises

bicycle crunches

rocky situps (alternating elbow to opposite knee)

rocky crunches (slower version of rocky situps in which I just hold the opposite elbow about 3/4 of they way up to the opposite knee)

Also, cardio is a must to bring your abs out, if you are even slightly out of shape. Otherwise the fat just hides it or makes it look like you have a fluffy waffle on your gut

wat him said....

but i also use the ab workout machines @ the gym but just the medicine ball which can be used with alot of ab workouts.

Do the plank and rotaing plank ( which will help with your whole core stability plus it will help you lift even strong as time goes on).

for the rotating plank just get into push up position, but rest your weight on our forearms instead of your hands (hips off the ground). Contract your abs and hold for 30 seconds. Then rotate your right side upward so that your body forms a "side plank," and hold again. Next,reverse and do a left-side plank. Rest and repeat the cycle 3 times.

This is kill you the first few times you do it but it works!

OH...also doing sqauts not only help with your ankles,lower back, hips, knees, legs but it also worksout your lower abs! Another great way to work those abs out!

[RTShadow]

Oh, sometimes I use the wheel with the handles on either side, where you are on your knees, and you grab each handle and push the wheel away from you, laying out almost prone, body not touching the floor, and bring the wheel back to you.

Holy hell that is a workout.