another question

D!ve^Bomb!

hi again,, i've started goin to the gym as u may know by the thread below.. i'm 6ft 4 and 290lbs.. i wanna loose weight but more importantly build up muscle,, when i did my assessment i was given cardio to do and 'some' weights, i was told to do all upper body weight training one day with cardio,, and legs and cardio etc on another day,, and just stick to cardio alone on other days, but i dont feel i'm spending enough time on the weights, i'm told only to do 3 sets of 12 on everythin.. it would probably take me less than 30mins to complete upper body weights alone(surely this isn't long enough).. to do it properly shouldn't i be doin that amount of time for each mucle group, i.e, biceps, triceps etc

i have no problem with cardio as i do wanna loose weight and increase fitness,, but i'd like to do a lot more weights and increase muscle mass and strength,, i'm goin 4 dayys a week and start with bout 1 hour cardio work(as well as swim after)..

i was just wonderin bout supplements such as creatine,, i feel i dont have the strength after doin cardio(i'm very unfit) to then go on and do weghts proplerly,, would creatine(or other supplements) give me that extra drive to maximize wot i get out of the weight trainin, also wot kinda trainin programme should i aim for.. thanx again

tunney

You don't need creatine. As for the resistance training and wanting to target one muscle group for 30 minutes per session, well I'll leave that one to Jak and the boys but I am presuming that what you are doing now is like base training in running/cycling/triathlon. You have to have something to build on before you can go for all out speed/strength. Take your time, think long term. One months hardcore training followed by two months injury vs continuous, consistent, longterm training? Take your pick.