Beginner Question

[Seven Dollar Bi]

Im just starting out, but I have hardly any time to do my workouts during the week. I have school and work every weekday so I want to try and do it on the weekends, but im not sure how to make up a routine to follow only on weekends.

My second problem is that my left arm is messed up, when I flex my right arm the bulge goes from elbow to near my shoulder, but when I flex my left arm its just a little hump in the center, its the same height as my right arm (the bulge), but much shorter. I did some reading and this seems to look like the problem heh.. I just want to know if its common for one of my arms to be THAT different from the other, or if maybe its just underworked?

Im rambling now, thanks in advance for any answers.

 

[Twin Peak]

While everyones arms are different that sounds pretty dramatic.

If you are going to lift ONLY on the weekends, that will be tough but do-able. I wouldn't recommend it unless its a MUST.

If you lift in the morning and evening on Sat and Sun you can get in 4 workouts, in which case you can follow most standard routines. Make sure you eat and rest well when you do this. ITs very taxing but then you'd have off for 5 days. If you can't do it twice a day than you can "stay in shape" but you won't be putting on significant size.

 

[picasso]

Lower body on Saturday.
Upper body on Sunday.
Simple. Effective.

 

[LittLe FraNk]

how bout if you want results... make time how bad do you want it
it.................you msut not want it enough...it dont take tiem get some dumbells set them next to your bed and you can get plenty good an exercise with just a set of dumbells...

 

[Seven Dollar Bi]

I get up at 6:30am and dont get home until 8:15 every night, I know I could make time on the weekdays, but its hard with homework and stuff, I guess ill try that weekend thing.

 

[Arnold]

Originally posted by picasso
Lower body on Saturday.
Upper body on Sunday.
Simple. Effective.

I would not recommend that. If you only have time (or desire) to work out two times per week it's okay to work upper and lower body, but you should put 3 days of rest between them.

 

[picasso]

Prince,
I'm curious why you would need 3 days
between an upper and lower body workout.
Not to be argumentative but there are
thousands of "weekend warriors" out there
that would disagree.

 

[LAM]

most of those weekend warriors that only train on the weekends look like they only train on the weekends.

training like that is ok if one is trying to maintain but to stimulate hypertrophy it will be very hard. you need a minimum of 48 hours inbetween training legs and back if they are training properly.

can you not find an hour or so during the week ? that's all you need.