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Spinning my wheels?

kimgray Posts: 26 Joined: 2004/07/05	2005/01/08, 05:51 PM I noticed a girl in the gym that every Mon-Thurs. does like an hour of cardio and then does every single machine once. At the all women's gym I go to there isn't a great variety of machine, but theres a shoulder machine, 2 back machines...etc. I don't know how long she's been working out, but it's making me consider doing her routine. I typically do my arms, legs, shoulders, and back with free weights on seperate nights. What do you guys think of her routine?
xxrajxx Posts: 423 Joined: 2004/08/12	2005/01/08, 05:56 PM hours cardio and then weights, seems bit of over kill read the post about cardio by BB1, good info there
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2005/01/08, 06:01 PM first off, you shouldn't do cardio before weights - ever. plus an hour of cardio is a lot, unless of course you're a long-distance runner and you're doing sport-specific training. the most effective way to arrange weights and cardio is to do them on seperate days. right now i follow a three-day lifting split, and i do cardio on three of my non-lifting days. i have one day off every week. i'll change this up when my body gets used to the routine. the key is to vary your program enough to keep you from plateauing. but never, ever do cardio before you do weights. it's very counterproductive. -------------- i wish you ill, ice-t. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"
xxrajxx Posts: 423 Joined: 2004/08/12	2005/01/08, 06:03 PM howdiekat I do the excat same thing :dumbbell:
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2005/01/08, 06:30 PM great minds think alike raj ;) -------------- i wish you ill, ice-t. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2005/01/08, 07:03 PM Maybe she is curcuit training, but the cardio is a little overkill like Howdiekat said. Why don't you ask her who made her workout and what is her goal? I get asked once in a while, and it's an ok question I'd think. -------------- If you can dream it, if you can imagine it, then you can be it, you can do it. If it is meaningful enough, and you commit the energy of your passion, you will. Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
xxrajxx Posts: 423 Joined: 2004/08/12	2005/01/08, 07:15 PM :cool: great minds in deed, and you got the body to go with it I need to work a bit on mine :big_smile:
kimgray Posts: 26 Joined: 2004/07/05	2005/01/08, 07:30 PM Ok, I pretty much do the same thing as you Howdiekat, thanks for the help!