Gym programme input please?

all_smilz

OK, this is my programme.

Wall squats (with them massive ball things)x8
Lateral Pulldown 30kg (machine)x8
Leg curl 32.5kg (m)x8
Kneeling pressupx8
Planks x2
Split squats x8
Cable Pull 18.75kg x8
RDL Dbell 3kg x8
Shoulder Press 15kg x8
Side Plank R + L 30 seconds each

q.1 what do ye make of this? i am totally dense at gym stuff i know....

Interval Cardio
Treadmill Level 6/10
Crosstrainer Level 9/12
Bike 8/10
Stepper 8/10
Summit 3/5 ( can only do about 3 mins of this so i usually only go between the other 4 machines for cardio)

where i use the manual functions and do 2mins hard at high level then 2mins easy on a lower level.
I do two of the cardio machines for 15 mins each and am meant to vary it each visit.

usually if i do the first one for 15 mins i can only manage 10 mins of the second machine, today is only my second time doing it in 3weeks so obviously it SHOULD be hard...
should i finish it and do the full 2nd 15mins? i physically feel like i cant... either i get slightly asthmatic or my legs give up after all the squats!

is it acceptable to maybe lower the levels until i am comfortable with them and move up to the ones i was given or should i just do as much as i can now until it gets easier (ie by me getting fitter)....

now i KNOW i should ask the instructors but the one i asked today was totally clueless about changing the setting on the cable pull and i didnt bother to ask her about my programm cos i think she was only covering a break for someone....

and im asking ye cos ye know ye'r stuff so well *flatter flatter flatter*

BTW with cardio i was doing most of the machines each day my fav being x-trainer and treadmill. I was doing about 40mins on cross trainer on hill setting and belting away but i felt myself i was getting too comfortable at it. I just cant believe how unfit i feel from doing the programme they gave me where i alter intensities.... :o:o
Cheers Boardsies!

all_smilz

pretty please?:p

all_smilz

:pac:ok.... well i've been doing the cardio and resistance and i finished the whole set yesterday and was entirely bloody knackered.... i just took 5 mins to walk around the gym and get some water between the 2different cardio sets.... is that cheating?

Khannie

Ok, I'll bite, though I'm probably not the right person to bite as I don't train the same way as most of the other gym goers on here.

I have to ask a question though: what is / are your goal(s)?

And...are you going to do the same routine each time you go to the gym?

To answer a question: I think being knackered is a good sign that you've worked hard.

cowzerp

Your program is not too bad, the weights your giving etc are irrelevant as we dont know how strong you are, just make sure your challenged and that you balance your exercise,by that i mean that you dont overdo 1 muscle and under do the opposite muscle, train hard and you'll reap rewards, if your diet is good more so.

all_smilz

Khannie wrote: »

Ok, I'll bite, though I'm probably not the right person to bite as I don't train the same way as most of the other gym goers on here.

I have to ask a question though: what is / are your goal(s)?

And...are you going to do the same routine each time you go to the gym?

To answer a question: I think being knackered is a good sign that you've worked hard.

Firstly thanks for reading and getting back to me. Honestly ye are great.
This is the programme i was given for 4weeks but i was away and sick etc so i have another 3weeks of it to go and then they are gonna change it around and up the intensity of the cardio giving me less resting time between high intensity levels, ie 2mins hard to one minute easy....

Yeah i KNOW being wrecked after is a good feeling.... and sweating like a rapist on trial!

I lost 5stone in the last year but its fluctuated recently but i am getting back to 4.5 stone loss. I would LOVE to lose 8stone in total as was very heavy starting off.... i dont have a specific time frame for the next 3.5 stone i am just working towards smaller goals, my brothers wedding is in ten weeks and i'd like to reach the 5.5stone mark by the end of august. (i lost 3lbs this week woohoo).

I know 1.5 lbs a week is the reccommended but i am hoping the fact that i am out of work and have lots of time to focus on cooking good food and exercising will help me to lose 14lbs....

all_smilz

cowzerp wrote: »

Your program is not too bad, the weights your giving etc are irrelevant as we dont know how strong you are, just make sure your challenged and that you balance your exercise,by that i mean that you dont overdo 1 muscle and under do the opposite muscle, train hard and you'll reap rewards, if your diet is good more so.

ok.... well i guess I dont know how strong i am either. I was with the instructor at the machines lifting until i found a weight that was a challenge but not impossible..... i sometimes do ten reps instead of 8... is that ok? i make sure i do ten of everything.
oh and the cable pull isnt working and anyone i've asked seems not to know what to do about that... so will it throw me hugely out of whack? and what muscles does it work?