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Gym or just Running?

how about some ashtanga yoga? that's a super tough work out if I've ever seen one

btw, I think the Australian constitution requires that all citizens surf. Am I wrong?
 
I would rather lift weights for an hour than run for 30 minutes (indoors or out).
A balance of cardio, eating well, strength and flexibility training is advised.

I assume you are running with the dogs.

Girl, you already know what to do!<3 Did you set a date for the wedding?
 
^Not yet! But it will definitely be happening this time next year :D We have both decided on that so far.
 
I would lift weights to 3 or 4 times a week whichever fits your schedule and then do some mild cardio after your workouts I always do 20 minutes of non-intensive cardio after my strength training. :)

never do cardio before, you'll be draining your energy for strength training.

You could split something like this:

M - Upper body + cardio

T - Lower body + cardio

W - Rest

TH - Upper body + cardio

F - Lower body + cardio

Sa - Rest

Su - Rest
 
also from my experience its not good to just focus on 1 thing its best to split cardio + strength training I once hurt my wrist from doing heavy weights.

So I focused on heavy cardio to keep my weight down while my wrist healed. It was not good doing 2 + hrs of cardio every day really adds up and stresses my Knees , joints, my whole leg.

Strength + cardio with moderation = WIN.
 
you dont need 1.5 hours in the gym unless youre doing some serious training.

ive been a member of about 7 different gyms in life, ranging in member size from tens to the hundreds. ive seen a lot of people work out and ive worked out with a lot of people. rarely do i see anyone do anything correctly. mostly i see everyone just concerned with hitting some arbitrarily specified number of reps. no one pays attention to form, the speed with which they do their exercises, and you can tell by these fundamental mistakes that a lot of people dont know how to work their bodies out efficiently.

bad form in the gym will waste your energy, insidiously damage your body, burn little fat, build/reinforce muscle very slowly, and take a very long time. youll end up wondering why you put in so much gym time for so little return. its likely not your diet and likely not that you dont work out enough.

i dont know you or how you work out. i just know what i consider to be "typical" or "average," and i feel 1.5 hours in a gym can easily be condensed into 45 mins. 30 once you have your workout committed to memory.

you cant describe good form to someone. you have to show them. ive even seen cheap/crappy personal trainers with people that give 0 tips as to their clients form - you just watch the client flinging weights witht their arms or pulling bars down with no control, just making a jerky motion and letting gravity do most of the work.

muscle isolation, slow and controlled negative motions, correct posture, and proper form will be the only effective means of a light workout. you can probably cut the number of exercises you do to a certain area in half this way. ive showed people the proper forms when lifting before, and they realized they couldnt control 60% of the weight they were doing previously. they also realized that a low number of reps started to burn them good instead of needing as many as before. this doesnt suggest low reps is good, this implies their body was simply not used to doing it properly.

so yeah, i understand not wanting to spend 1.5 hours in a gym every day. maybe find some oneinto professional athleticism that can teach you power cleans (really tough to get form down on those) or some other multi muscle movement, and you can even cut your workout down to 20 mins. ive met professional weightlifters / body builders that only work out 40 mins a day, this is entirely due to perfect form.
 
I like to run and do weights at the gym too. I alternate between heavy running/light lifting days and heavy lifting/light cardio days.

I was very serious about weight lifting years ago. then I wrenched my right shoulder one day and haven't been the same since. My car at the time was a stick shift and I'd have to shift gears with that shoulder. AGONY!!!
 
The only cardio I can really afford to do right now is walking a little, I have such a fast metabolism and am attempting to gain weight so I just basically lift.
 
Well i have been training at the gym and seem to be on a good routine now :) I train 4 times a week, the first day i will do 40mins of cardio, then i will work on my biceps and triceps. The next day i will do leg weights after a 15 mins warm up on the bike, and then work my back and shoulders, then the next night ill do my 40mins of cardio then lift weights, then the next day will be back to leg weights and upper body weights.... so i rotate it, and make sure i am leaving a 24 hour rest period for the muscle groups. Of course i work my abdominals as well, but not daily. As i get fitter i will be changing around my weight exercises and slowly making them more intense. I am taking it slowly at the moment though so i don't over do it.

So yeah my work outs have been no more than a hour, they will probably get quicker too as i get fitter.

rm-rf i agree about training properly being crucial. I am lucky because a few years ago i frequently trained with a good friend who is a very good personal trainer, so i know how to use the weights :) i love lifting weights too and wish i never stopped! But yeah i was more so just wondering if just a simple jog each night would be more effective than an actual gym workout. But i am in the right frame of mind to keep up with the gym work now so it's all good :)

I am already noticing results, and thriving on the endorphins. My muscle memory has been kicking in as well so have been really getting into my sessions. It's great!
 
^^ That's so awesome hun!! I am yearning to get back in to the gym, but we just can't afford it at the moment :(
But I'm doing weights at home anyway, before my cardio, every day. In my opinion, it's best to do a combination of weights and cardio in the same training session (as most people have alluded to ITT anyway!). So it sounds like you're on to a good thing dfrs! Keep up the good work! (and I want to see pics of your awesome muscles soon too ;)) <3
 
if your just trying to get trim...
-run a lot
-do core

and women can get those flabby underarms so do...
-push-ups
-dips (if you can yet)

you don't need and gym especially if your trying to save time. gyms are more essential for guys trying to lift and get strong

core and running are the most important, for core do bridging (front, back, and both sides), and crunches rather than sit-ups, shit like putting a 5 lbs medicine ball between your knees ::

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and bringing your knees and head together over your core, but dont' let your thighs go past 90 degrees, it's a small movement this way but it's much better for you back (i know this cause my back is all fucked up) and also it just works the core, rather than abusing your hip-flexors etc. with double leg lifts and things like that.

...just google dips, push-ups, and bridging if you don't know what that stuff is....
 
Your body tends to adapt to the same activity repeated iteratively (adaptation in this case means performing the same activity with progressively fewer calories). So if you want to maximize the efficiency of your exercise, hitting the gym will prove key. Building muscle will not only aid in laying the framework for toning, but it will also foster an increase in building tissue that burns fat (namely, skeletal muscle). Cardio training will be most efficient if geared toward interval training.

Also, you should make sure that you are consuming sufficient calories for such an intensive exercise regimen, if consuming below maintenance of your current mass, doing so only slightly so.

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