Thread: question from the newbie

I would say rest for at least one day; two days would probably be better. If you want to gain muscle mass, then cut down on the cardio a little bit. I had to eat SO MUCH food when I was jogging 3 days a week and lifting another 3 days a week.

I find two days of cardio and 3 days of ab exercises is sufficient for me to feel good and see results on my abs. It can't really hurt to do more, just be prepared to eat a lot of food to make up for all those calories you're burning.

Also, I would suggest that you do some leg lifts. There is nothing like squats. I recently started doing them. Wow, they are intense. Actually, I do full squats to target my butt a little more, but regular squats do good too.

thanks for the advice. i would say that i would do some type of leg lifts but the truth is that my legs are already kinda bulky and i dont want them to be too big. and i will start taking a day off for sure maybe 2. i dont know, but thanks for the advice

you need at least one day off per week IMO.

AMEN! I like 2-3 myself

Originally posted by showtimec33
thanks for the advice. i would say that i would do some type of leg lifts but the truth is that my legs are already kinda bulky and i dont want them to be too big. and i will start taking a day off for sure maybe 2. i dont know, but thanks for the advice

Just use lighter weights with your legs so that you can do 10+ repititions. Your legs shouldn't get too much bulkier.

Your saying "To keep the muscles going" is a surefire way to stop them from growing!A day off is just that you shouldn`t do anything that affects the bodypart trained on the previous day if you can possibly avoid it.You are grossly overtraining IMO ,and should cut back on training ,cardio,and rest more.Not flaming you,justy trying to help.

id like to thank all you for helping me out. ive since changed my routine and we will see how it goes.

Yeah you definitely need at least one day per week off, no questions asked.

day 2 - cardio, abs + i do 1 workout at 3 *10 of each upper body group at light weight to cut up a bit and keep the muscles goin

I really dont understand what you're doing here. 3 sets of 10 for each upper body group at light weight to keep the muscles going? I have never heard of anything like this. I would just do the cardio and abs and be done with it.