serious help

[Rella]

hello every one ..im kinda new (ive got my diet and routine down, been lifting for a while, )anyway ive had great gains from the info on this web site and other site that will remain nameless.heh.my wife is very impressed and wants to get involed.. she has never been "athletic" but has allways been respectable wieght and "tone" ect... ive been showing her these sites and some info ..shes been doing the following:


Warm up/Stretch all muscle groups
10 lunges (each leg)
10 bicep curls
8 sumo squats
8 hammer curls
10 military presses
5 side raises
5 front raises
Rest 2 minutes
10 tricep kick-backs
10 toe raises
10 dead lifts
10 upright rows - View Exercise
Rest 2 minutes
5 lunges (each leg)
10 bicep curls
10 side raises
5 front raises
10 shoulder shrugs
Rest 2 minutes
5 military presses
5 hammer curls
5 front raises
5 side raises
5 upright rows
5 sumo squats
15 toe raises
REPEAT--

3 times a week ..no cardio for now..help her ease into it ya know.
but i can tell shes lacking knowledge on the "science"aspect..she feels like its to "confusing"..i think she realy wants to know tho..i just left this site up and asked her if shed like to browse around and she did.but it resulted in tears..realy i think shes getting disouraged..i realy need some help ..this "lifestyle" as become very important to me..i would like to get her involed ..but shes never had to do ANYTHING she didnt want to..and she seems like she realy wants to be involed.. and of coures any info given by me is met with some resistance(if you dont know what i mean wait till youve been married for 8 years lol )again ..anywho..any positvity and info or advice would be greatly appreciated..please remember shes starting frome scratch...



ps is this routine ANY GOOD ???or should she stick with isolation 1 muscle group @a time 1 time a week..her stats are :NAME ...JESSIE,26yrs young
115 lbs..5ft.3 inches ..PLEASE HELP ME LADIES MY HEAD HURTS J/K
oh and shell be reading this as soon as you guys post..thanks CONFUSED HUSBAND

 

[wend]

Rella, tell Jessie not to be discouraged.

If she enjoys her routine as it is now, I think she should stick with it. Beginners don't really need to be doing splits anyway (I do HST myself, which is a whole-body routine 3 x week). She should watch her diet (she needs to eat a lot of protein, some carbs & some healthy fats). Since she's nearing 30, she shouldn't avoid cardio, but she can do things that don't stress her out too much...some walking or biking would probably be good...it wouldn't hurt for you two to do it together, either (always good for a marriage). Most importantly, make it fun, so it can be sustainable. And she shouldn't expect radical changes in her physique right away. Lasting change takes time.

(I've been married for 10+, btw, so I know all about it.)

And she should sign up here. She'll get lots of info and encouragement.

 

[lola]

Jessie/Rella -

Not sure I'm reading the routine right - are you doing seven exercises back to back, and only then resting for a couple minutes? So it's a circuit training kind of thing? You might want to try taking a rest in between exercises so you can lift heavier, lifting heavy usually gets better results and at least for me I find it way more fun.

I made up another routine, using mostly the same exercises, to keep things simple. Wait 1-2 minutes between sets.

lunges x2
sumo squats x2
dead lifts x2
toe raises x2
bench press or dumbbell chest press x2
lat pulldown or some kind of rowing exercise x2
upright rows x2
military press x2
biceps curl x2
triceps kickback - or you could try the rope pressdown instead - x2

Let us know how it goes!

 

[RottenWillow]

Rella, please encourage your lady to join and post directly. I appreciate your concern but this would be a lot easier if she could ask questions and be answered directly.