Well, well, well. Here I am posting again! Who knew I'd have anything else to say? Certainly not me.
For those of you wondering, and you know who you are, I've settled on a workout plan. I know, I know, you were very concerned . Anyway, since I have discovered spinning (quick side note on spinning, never thought I'd like it, but it's the fastest 45 minutes of the day) I have been trying to figure out how to incorporate it(spinning) into my weekly plan. Another quick side note, you are thinking about your workouts in weeks/months, right? In order to get the most out of your workouts and meet your goals, you need to think of your daily workouts as part of a weekly puzzle.
Any way, I've been using parts of about 3 different plans and throwing in some cardio and some abs and some general all over lifting and some specific body part plans and blah, blah, blah wandering aimlessly, shocking i know.
So, I sat down today and did exactly what I would tell you to do, set some goals and then formulate a plan to meet those goals. The goal setting has been the hang up for me. I'm not trying to lose or gain weight, I'm not training for anything specific (triathlon, 5K, etc) so what's my goal? So, how did I get here? I read. I knew reading would get me into trouble eventually. Anyway, I read fitness magazines and books, always trying to see what is new and exciting in the world of working out. And I tend to be my own guinea pig. So, largely what I've been doing is flopping from plan to plan. Changing a plan every 4 weeks is a good idea, changing every week is not. So here is the plan for the next 4 weeks:
Day 1 Chest workout
Day 2 Back workout
Day 3 Cardio (spinning) and abs
Day 4 Shoulder workout
Day 5 Arms workout
Day 6 Cardio (spinning) and abs
Day 7 REST
Because I plan to work out 6 days a week, I can focus on one main body part each day. I am not working the same body part 2 days in a row, which allows me to lift either heavier or more reps because the body parts will get time to recover. I moved the arm workout away from the chest and back workouts so that I don't over worm my triceps which get used in most chest and back exercises. If necessary I'll lighten the triceps load on arm day. At this point I think spinning will be enough workout for my legs, if I feel the need I can always add in a leg workout. On days other than cardio I will do 20-30 minutes on the arc trainer, 1/2 as a warm up.
So, what's your plan? How many days are you going to work out next week? How long do you have to work out? What are your goals?
Thats all for now, but I'll be back,
I'll see you at the gym
