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Lockstep

I joined a gym and the guy at the desk reccomended the following program for me to be done 3 times a week, my goal being to generally get fitter.


10 minutes on exercise bike
10 minutes on the stepper OR 10 minutes on the rowing machine
20 minutes on the cross trainer

Then 2 out of the following exercise groups;
Chest press and shoulder press
Lateral pulldowns and back press
lunges and squat machine
Tricep dips and bicep curls


I'm around 181cm and 64kg, what Im wondering is;
Would you say this program is any good and
if so, what kind of results would I see in my physique? Im mainly interested in getting fit but Id rather not end up looking like a walking skeleton ! Im skinny enough as it is

Oryx

m00nst0mp wrote: »

I joined a gym and the guy at the desk reccomended the following program for me to be done 3 times a week, my goal being to generally get fitter.


10 minutes on exercise bike
10 minutes on the stepper OR 10 minutes on the rowing machine
20 minutes on the cross trainer

Then 2 out of the following exercise groups;
Chest press and shoulder press
Lateral pulldowns and back press
lunges and squat machine
Tricep dips and bicep curls


I'm around 181cm and 64kg, what Im wondering is;
Would you say this program is any good and
if so, what kind of results would I see in my physique? Im mainly interested in getting fit but Id rather not end up looking like a walking skeleton ! Im skinny enough as it is

You dont say if you are male or female, or what your diet is like. What you eat would be the biggest influence on you becoming skeletal. Also, how many sets/reps are you doing of the weights.

The cardio part looks pretty easygoing tbh, it wont knock loads of weight off ya, oh, and use the rower in preference to the stepper.

floggg

That program doesn't look up to much TBH, regardless if you're male or female.

Firstly, there's no leg work whatsoever in there. I would ditch it entirely and look for a total body program unless you want to end up with chicken legs.

i can't give too much advice on the cardio, as i've never really seen the point of doing that much cardio in the gym. You'd be better off taking up a sport or just running outside imo.

anyway, for more specific advise on weights, post up your age, sex and what you're goals are (something more specific than get fit - add size, strength, lose weight or long distance running etc).

Lockstep

Male, 20. Ideally I'd just like to be generally fitter. Able to run for longer and so on but be a bit more toned as well. Little bit of size, little bit of strength and so on.

Diet is fairly light so I'm fairly skinny, usually;

Cereal (Cheerios or Weetabix) with apple juice
Lunch is usually something like chicken, rice, peas
Dinner; chicken/fish etc, few potatoes, some form of green vegetable

I drink around 1litre of milk a day as well as taking a multivitamin.


Although i thought the squats were my leg work (or so the gym instructor told me

Brian?

m00nst0mp wrote: »

Although i thought the squats were my leg work (or so the gym instructor told me

If you're using a "squat machine" , you're not doing squats.

floggg

m00nst0mp wrote: »

Male, 20. Ideally I'd just like to be generally fitter. Able to run for longer and so on but be a bit more toned as well. Little bit of size, little bit of strength and so on.

Diet is fairly light so I'm fairly skinny, usually;

Cereal (Cheerios or Weetabix) with apple juice
Lunch is usually something like chicken, rice, peas
Dinner; chicken/fish etc, few potatoes, some form of green vegetable

I drink around 1litre of milk a day as well as taking a multivitamin.


Although i thought the squats were my leg work (or so the gym instructor told me

Sorry, was on my phone when i looked at it - yes, squats are for legs,a nd are a very good exercise at that.

You really need to figure out what you're looking for other than "generally fitter". Its hard to give point you in any partiuclar direction if you don't know what your looking for. Also, its much harder to get into a particular routine or program if you are going about it rather aimlessly, and you might lose interest in a while after a result. Having a goal or a target will give you something to motivate yourself with and aim for.

However, if the aim is just to generally get fitter, you should seriously think about taking up a sport, like 5 a side, or tennis or squash if they have it at your gym. It will def get you fitter, and will also be effective to help drop body fat.

As for "toning," its really a rather airy fairy concept (no offence). However, the only way to go about what is generally understood by toning is to drop your body fat so that your muscles start to show a bit more, and you add definition.

However, if you want to add muscle and strength, you should be lifting weights. Comound exercises (which work more than one body part) are the best way to go about this, particularly the squat, deadlift an bench press.

Lockstep

Sorry, I know it can be quite hard to verbalise.

What I'm hoping for is really an all rounder. I cycle a fair bit which i really enjoy. while Im mainly interested in being better at cardio and getting out of breath less Im hoping for a bit more definition to my body, I'm not too fussed on being huge or anything but Id be hoping to add in a little weight training so I dont just look flat and to give me a little toning (definition to my shape etc)

i think my body fat is 10-12% according to the gym when i did my assessment

kumate_champ07

always do cardio(if u have to) after weights. your gym should be warm so you will also be warm. warm up the muscle u are working on with a light weight for around 15reps then do your working sets. some people need a longer warm up but that works for me. warming up is very important with squats as u need to get your knees lubricated.

i dont do any cardio at the gym, like mentioned above a sport would be better. five a side soccer,basketball,tennis,gaa, whatever...
u can run in a park/football pitch, cycle on a road.
i HATE cardio machines in gyms!

floggg

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

i HATE cardio machines in gyms!

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