Hi, i'm new

[panache]

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping to find some good motivation and ideas here to get the results I want.

I'm currently getting back into a fitness regime. I've rencently gained excess weight, and want to get back to the shape I was in a few years ago.

I currently weigh about 125 pounds, 5'1, 28 years old.. up 17-20 pounds when I was doing a lot of running training while at university.
During that time I wasn't doing that much weight training. Only a couple times a week and only light isolation exercises.

I'd like to be back down to 108 pounds by next summer, by more importantly change my physique and size.

I know diet is the most important thing and am trying to get back into that.

I've been out of fitness for about 4-5 months, but over the past year before that was running in the morning for about 1 hour, swimming two evenings a week and doing weight training..biceps, triceps, deadlifts, squats, lunges (thats about it) with many repititions, medium intensity 2 times a week.

Now I'm looking at doing cardio every Mon-Fri am.. biking or running) and doing weights 4 evenings a week after work.

I have a base of fitness, so I don't find it too hard to run 40 min-1 hr, I have the endurance, but as I will train my own, I find it hard to get coaching/weights tips

I've tried different weight programs before and haven't found the best results, being given advice from guys only.

Should I be concentrating more on weights or cardio right now? more on compund exercises like squats, deadlifts etc? 4 times a week too much?

Thanks very much everyone, nice to meet you all!

 

[scorpiogirl]

Welcome, panache!!

If it were me, personally, I would concentrate more on the weights right now...but don't leave out cardio (3-4 times a week of about 30 min).

If you're planning on doing weights 4x a week, what would your training days look like? Make sure you don't "over train" muscle groups.

What does your diet look like? How many times a day do you eat? Have you logged anything in fitday yet? If not - start - go here: www.fitday.com Give us a typical sample diet day to go on.

 

[panache]

hi ,

I was going to do

1.legs..
2.arms,
3.chest/abs
4.back/abs

or should I push more into one session?

s

 

[superqt4u2nv]

hi ,

I was going to do

1.legs..
2.arms,
3.chest/abs
4.back/abs

or should I push more into one session?

s

Depends on what your strengths and weaknesses are physicaly. Posting pics would give a better idea of where you need to focus. One quick suggestion is doing abs at the begining of ever lifting day a strong core is very important. Also need to fit shoulders into your split.

 

[panache]

Pics of me in my undies on the internet? too scary right now!

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Pics of me in my undies on the internet? too scary right now!

In a bikini or something crop your head off no one will know Trust me pics are very motivating.

 

[Sassy69]

The best thing about before pictures are the after pictures.

 

[Gymgurl]

Welcome!

 

[BUBBLES]

Welcome Panache

 

[Afgrl]

Hello & welcome!