Thread: basic weight training questions

Originally Posted by jwb1000

i have been doing some weight training for about a month or so, but not really seriously. i would like to change that.

how should i be splitting up my workout? i think i would like to be doing 4 days a week or so.

how many reps should i be doing in each set of each exercise? how many sets per exercise? how many exercises per muscle group? should the last rep of each set be almost impossible, or just the last rep of the last set?

how much protein should i be getting per day?

i'm about 6 ft. 170 pounds, by the way. i'm pretty lean but cant really lift that much.

A four day split is good. I guess you are trying to gain weight, so a general rep range for that would be 6-8. The last rep of each set should be very hard. Protein you should get about 1.5 grams, per pound of body weight a day. Calories will be make a bigger difference for a skinny person though.

1.5 grams?

also, if the last rep of each set is extremely hard, doesn't that mean that i'm not going to be able to do the same number of reps with the same amount of weight for the next sets?