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Frequency and composition of workouts?

jorax Posts: 4 Joined: 2007/07/05	2007/09/02, 10:37 PM Hello, I am a 27 year old male who is trying to get into a regular workout routine. I am 6'0" and about 200lbs. I play soccer 2 nights each week giving me strong legs and decent cardio conditioning, but have a very slim upper body. My goals are to get rid of the gut/love handles I've developed over the last year and secondarily to gain some definition in my core and upper body. If I am to add morning workouts to my schedule, how many days a week should I go? How much time should be spent on cardio compared to weight training during those morning sessions? Thanks for reading!
jorax Posts: 4 Joined: 2007/07/05	2007/09/05, 05:14 PM Anyone? I'm curious if a 3 days a week (Mon/Wed/Fri) or 4 (Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri) would be better, assuming I'm switching muscle groups each day. I don't know much about recovery time, but what I've read indicates that is when muscle actually builds. Also, is 10 minutes of cardio before a workout enough? Should I be doing more?
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/09/06, 09:11 AM Do cardio after the workout. 10-15 min is fine - look into high intensity interval training (HIIT). Sign up for a program on this site, do that program. They work assuming you eat right. If you have the time do 4 days, but if time is short 3 can be fine.
gs24sunshine Posts: 81 Joined: 2007/06/19	2007/09/06, 05:53 PM Well you should do enough cardio to get blood moving before workout...5-7 mins is enough to get the blood moving,then stretch out then workout.And yes what ecle5c was saying about cardio,do it after the workout.The main cardio for the day.