What kind of workouts do you do? And what is your daily rotation?

[jharris35]

I'm just curious how you ladies get buff, and stay mean and lean. I'm trying to figure out what will give me the best results. I want to lose some much needed poundage and give a great shape to my shapeless body. I just don't know the best way to do it. I love cardio and like circuits but I'm curious if adding some full body or body parts if it would be helpful. All advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Jenn

 

[Muffin Top]

I voted circuits, but I actually rotate cardio-total body weight training and circuits...usually like this:
Cardio
Strength
Cardio
Circuit
Cardio

Strength
Cardio
Circuit
Cardio
Strength

 

[LauraMax]

I do cardio 5-6 days a week, & traditional weight training 3X a week (legs/chest, biceps/back, triceps/shoulders). My preference would be one body part a day 6X a week, but I just can't get to the gym that often.

 

[red_mct]

LauraMax, you do chest with legs? That is a very interesting combo. When I was in the gym I always did legs separate and then either did a push/pull (chest/back, etc.) or a standard split. I was just thinking today that I really hate working chest lately. I'm not sure why except sometimes I feel like Cathe has too much chest work in the U/B workouts. Maybe I will try moving chest to my leg day! Thanks for the idea!

Marie

 

[LauraMax]

Oh there's a very specific reason. I used to do chest/tris & legs/shoulders. But for me shoulders are a much more important body part than chest (you know, to get that "V" shape to your body), & I found that after my leg workout I was just too exhausted to do my shoulders justice.

So I decided to put my least important body part with my most difficult workout, & put my shoulders with my easiest workout (triceps without a doubt--quick & painless! ;-) ).

I have definitely seen results--my shoulders are more cut & striated. Also I threw in an extra 6 sets of rear delt exercises w/my bi/back workout to really round them out.

 

[Python]

I do cardio, either on treadmill or aerobics with video 4 times a week & weight training 2 other days a week with 1 day rest. Hopefull can work my way up to doing more.

 

[gym_mom]

Despite the fact that I'm in an exercise slump right now, I prefer to do 4-5 days of cardio plus weights every other day. I was doing UB one day, LB two days later and than an overall strength/endurance workout two days after that. I got great results using this rotation. On the days where I would do both cardio and weights, I'd do weights in the AM and do an easy cardio (like a power walk) in the PM.

I tried circuits and they just didn't work well for me.

I tend to store my extra weight around my middle - tummy, butt and thighs. I'm on the small side, 5'3", 128 lbs. Not sure how that info impacts my results, but I know certain rotations work better for certain body types.


"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." Satchel Paige

 

[kathryn]

I mostly alternate days of cardio with days of weights, but also do cardio/weight combos (and when doing cardio vs. weights days, I will often do a short cardio workout---10-20 minutes---before my weight workout).

 

[stephl]

I generally do splits of cardio some days and weights others, but I like to try to throw in a circuit workout once a week or so.

 

[msbowman]

I get my best results when I do strength training 3x/week (1 day u/b, 1 day l/b and 1 day total body) and cardio 3x/week. When I started throwing circuits in I lost some definition. So I try now to only do those every now and then.

Sally