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Please Critique My Work-out

nbusch1128

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This is the routine my trainer set up for me in March. I am still fat, but I am happy with my progress so far.

Height: 5’6.5”
6 Mar 2003 4 May 2003
W: 176 W: 165
BF: 32% BF: 29%
B: 37.5” B: 37”
W: 31.5” W: 29.5”
H: 46” H: 44.5”

Super-sets
Seated chest press 2x15
Tricep pushdown 2x15

Incline chest press 2x15
Tricep kick-backs 2x15

Seated row 2x15
Bicep curls (machine) 2x15

DB rows 2x15
Concentration curls 2x15

Shoulder press 2x15
Leg extensions 2x15

Leg curl 2x15
Calf raises 2x15

I do this routine 2 times a week, I warm up for 10 minutes on the elliptical trainer and I finish with 25 more minute’s on the elliptical trainer.
 
People that know me know that I do not flame, BUT your trainer is not too with it IMHO.

NEVER superset triceps and chest , back and biceps. ....triceps are already the weak link in chest work and biceps are already the weak link in back work and what you are doing is making the situation much worse.

If you want to do supersets it would much better to do an isolation movement followed by a compound movement for the SAME muscle groups ie: like pec deck, and then jump into a chest press of some kind.....then the pre-fatigued chest can be pushed further by fresh triceps. The same could be said for back....do an isoaltion movement first like a machine pull over and then do a pulldown movement. OR...superset opposing muscle groups like bicep and triceps or chest and back.


Please read my sticky post above on proper steroid free training.

You need to stick to the big basic movements and learn to move some heavy weight for reps in strict form and THEN you will see shape form on your frame.

Since you are heavy you could do weights in a circuit manner with little rest between exercises, but don't do your super sets above...just push very hard on one set of say 8-10 machine exercises with next to no rest between sets and do the circuit a few times.

CURCUIT example......

Leg press, leg curl, leg extension, chest press, pulldown or rowing movement, overhead press, curl, machine dip, toe press, crunch, back extensions(hyperextensions). Train to failure on each exercise and do the circuit 3 times...don't rest between machines but don't rush too much.

BUT personally I think you should use weights to build as much muscle mass as you can(won't be very much because you are female and not on steroids so don't worry about getting "too big")
Train like I recommend in my sticky. Then the extra muscle mass will help boost your metabolism.
Do cardio 5 times per week.....try fast walking on a tread mill on a steep incline for 30-45 minutes at a crack as this is easy on the joints which may be a concern of yours since your need to loose weight.


PLEASE REMEMBER THIS...Diets DO NOT WORK ....PEROID! You will loose weight on a diet BUT you have not trained yourself to eat properly and you will gain it all back plus some. Try to eat a healthy diet, low in saturated fat and refined carbs and try not to eat in the evening. Cardio is a must and must become a part of your life. Weight Watchers is a very good organization.

You are not that heavy BTW.....at your height you should probably weight about 130-145 depending on your bone structure and muscle mass. Try to get to 20% body fat and you will feel and look pretty good....15% will look even better on ya.

Good luck

RG

RG
:) :)
 
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Funny that you should say that my trainer isn't with it, I kind of suspected it. At our first meeting I printed out "Steroid Free Training" and told him that's what I wanted to do. He told me that that was for people who were much more advanced. I wanted to trust him, but you validated what I suspected. I am going to ditch the trainer. Question though, did I just waste the last 2 months? Would there have been any noticeable differences in muscle gain if I would have done the steroid free training in the first place?:bawling:
 
I agree with everything RG said. I really admire your ability to stick with it, and the progress you made so far.

Regarding diets...dieting, as a verb, doesn't work. Diet, as in the way you eat, works. Everyone has a diet. Some are shitty, some are clean. You are going to see much faster progress with the 1-2 punch of a clean diet and increased muscle mass. There are two ways to lower your body fat %: you can increase muscle mass, or you can lose fat. Why not do both at once? You can only do this without "supplementation" up to a point, and that time is now. Take advantage of it. Eventually your body fat will get low enough that your body's not willing to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time quite as cooperatively anymore.

The more fat you have to lose the faster you will tend to lose it. Take advantage of this time to shock your body with some well earned nutrients.

What are you eating now?

Also remember...WATER WATER WATER...clear pee = good pee ;)
 
nbusch1128 said:
Funny that you should say that my trainer isn't with it, I kind of suspected it. At our first meeting I printed out "Steroid Free Training" and told him that's what I wanted to do. He told me that that was for people who were much more advanced. I wanted to trust him, but you validated what I suspected. I am going to ditch the trainer. Question though, did I just waste the last 2 months? Would there have been any noticeable differences in muscle gain if I would have done the steroid free training in the first place?:bawling:


As a beginner you will get some results from just about any type of weight training but then it stops if you don't have a very good grasp on proper training for the natural trainee.

This is when many men turn to roids....they can't make decent gains because they train too often, with too little intensity, with too much volume and refuse to squat and do some type of deadlift. You can blame the popular glossy bodybuilding mags for that as the info there is generally for the genetically gifted steroid user.
In this day and age powerlifters have a much better grasp on how to train for muscle and strength, although you have to filter the advice from the heavy steroid users here as well.

There are some bodybuilders out there that can give good advice for the geneticall typical natural trainee and they generally train in a power/bodybuilding style for the most part such as what I recommend in my sticky post on training.

Here is a good web site for the genetically typical steroid free trainee....which BTW is about 85-90% of people in the general public.
www.hardgainer.com

RG

RG
:):)
 
I have been doing CKD for about 2 months. I have taken 2 breaks from it so far. It really seems to help if I take about a week off. I am planning on trying "Spatts cutting diet" in a few weeks. I am going on vacation in a couple of weeks. Which will be the true test of my lifestyle change that I have been working on since December.:)
 
Breakfast:
3 eggs fried in olive oil
2 oz. of Canadian bacon
1/4 cheddar cheese

snacks: lots of cheese

Lunch:
2 chicken breasts
cheddar cheese stick
sugar-free/fat-free pudding made with whipped cream

after work snack: steak or pork fillet
cheese

Dinner:
omelet with chicken and cheese

I do keep a food diary and at the end of the day is when I check it to see if I ate enough calories(1800), what ever calories I have remaining, usually have hotdogs, the FF/SF pudding and cheese. I don’t eat anything that I do not know its nutritional value.
 
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