Posts Tagged ‘free weights’

Yesterday I had two moles removed on my chest, and was told to stay away from working out, particularly with my upper body, for two weeks until the stitches are removed. I am used to doing cardio, multiple arm exercises with 10 lb. free weights, and various exercises with a fitness ball about 4-5 times a week. I have a generally good amount of muscle definition at this point (I’ve been working out regularly for about a year), but am very nervous that losing two weeks of exercise may seriously set me back. The doctor said that I could do cardio with my lower body, but that will greatly increase my chance of infection, and it would be best to just avoid exercise altogether. Will not exercising at all for two weeks have a large impact or is it not enough time to make a significant change?

I’ve been working out very hard 3 days a week, 1 hour each session with a trainer, using machines and free weights. I can’t afford to continue. In your opinion, do you believe I can get similar results at home using basic handweights and exercises?

Good evening all,

For the last month or so I have been working out, relatively three times a week at about an hour a trip or more. I usually do a couple of machines for everything, and run 1.5 miles. I have been using a whey protein mix, and its been working well for me. The only problem is I am getting bulk, but no real tone or definition. So, I decided to embark on my own 60 day program at the gym. I picked up some Pro Performance AMP Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60 and Mega Men Extreme Athlete Vita pack after some research and price comparison. Great products to help me, but I realize I must also have an optimized diet and workout program in order to get anything out of these products. So this leads to my current plans and my question. My current workout plan is as follows:

Pre-Workout(Mornings, before workout) :

Basic warmups of simple exercises like push-ups, side hops, basically everything the Army has ever taught me for warming up.

Workout(Shooting for 1.5 hours a day/7 days a week):

Start with Cardio, a nice paced run for 1.5 miles to start and hoping to increase as the workout goes to 2.5 or possibly 3. Alternate between focusing on my legs one day(Overall legs) to the next day focusing on upper body, while spending each upper body day doing an extra set of reps on a specific muscle group(back, chest, shoulders, etc). My current plan is 15 reps x 3 with near max weight. I have been doing 25-35 reps and I was told by a friend that was too many reps at too much weight – I wasn’t going to get toned. Free weights mixed with with machines.

Afterworkout:

Whey shake followed by simple stretches.

Diet:
My main focus of my diet is lean meat. Usually eggs or oatmeal at breakfast with fruit, maybe oatmeal or lean meat sandwhich for lunch with a fruit snack, and maybe a small dinner of turkey or chicken.

Yes, I know it was a lot of information but I felt like in order to get good advice, I needed to provide details of what my current battle plan is. My question is, looking at my plans – what do I need to change in order to optimize my workout program?

I’m wondering whether to join Curves. I used to use free weights, calisthenics, and a fitness DVD at home, but now my situation has changed & I keep getting distracted.

Are you the one at the gym with the bad posture, & dangerous techniquese, as you use momentum and toss those free weights around?

Or do you actually knowledgable in your exercise routine?

Personally, I have been a fitness gal for over 15 years. It does scare me when I see so many people walking that dangerous line to personal injury due to lack of knowledge. But many people have never been shown any different. What can be done so everyone has free access to that information.?