I am pretty new to all this gym stuff, and I'm loving it. I have skeptics, like always, that are trying to bring me down/telling me that there's no point to all of it. But, that's not what I'm here for. I'm here to ask if I'm doing okay. I'm going to lay myself out there for you, and give you my first week of working out, and would love to be guided in the right direction.
Please be nice. I'm not a gym rat (although I could become one!) and I'm enjoying myself. I can't handle rudeness towards it. <3
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I'll start off by saying that I'm 23 years old. I'm 5'3" and I weigh (as of March 29) 186.7 pounds. That's down from 209 in 2011.
I decided to get a gym membership with my best friend on Friday. We've both said 'enough is enough' and are pretty adamant about keeping up a regiment. I'm the last man standing. I think he's already quit, and I'm ready for more more more!
Day 1 - March 29
My first workout was pretty simple. I did 15 minutes on the stationary bike, at 16 mph or so and I had it on level 3 (I'm not sure the percentage).
After that, I did a round of everything (not knowing any better) that they had to offer of machines. That would include an abductor machine, butterfly press (I think that's what it's called), machine curls, tricep pushdowns, leg presses, leg curls, leg extensions, shoulder presses, and machine bench press.
To finish things off, I walked on the treadmill for 15 minutes at 3.5 mph - and I ate 1350 calories.
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Day 2 - March 30
Basically the same thing, but added some abs in by doing weighted set ups, and various crunches.
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Day 3 - March 31
I started off with 30 minutes on the stationary bike at 16.5 mph - level 3.
I worked my legs - leg presses, curls, extensions, squats, abductors - 3 sets of 10 reps.
I cooled down with 10 minutes on the treadmill at 3.5 mph.
That evening, I started the Zombies Run! 5k training, which consists of a 10 minute warm up walk, 10 sets of 1 min walk/15 second run intervals, and a 10 minute free run (which I walked).
I ate around 1350 calories.
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Day 4 - April 1
Rest Day
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Day 5 - April 2
I started off with 30 minutes on the stationary bike at 16.5 mph - level 3.
I worked my legs - leg presses, curls, extensions, squats, abductors - 3 sets of 10 reps.
I cooled down with 10 minutes on the treadmill at 3.5 mph.
That evening, I started the Zombies Run! 5k training, which consists of a 10 minute warm up walk, 10 sets of 1 min walk/15 second run intervals, and a 10 minute free run (which I walked 2 minutes, ran 30 seconds, walked 2 minutes, ran 30 seconds...twice).
Again 1350 or so calories.
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Day 6 - April 3 - Today
I did 30 minutes on the stationary bike at 16.5 mph - level 3
I did a round of arms - butterfly presses, bench presses, shoulder presses, bicep curls, tricep pushdowns - 3 sets of 10 reps.
I did machine ab crunches, leg lifts, push ups, and weighted set ups.
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Please be nice, but how does all this look? I feel great and I actually feel like I should be up and moving right now, but I was worried I was over doing it.
<3 Thanks in advance for your advice.
Please be nice. I'm not a gym rat (although I could become one!) and I'm enjoying myself. I can't handle rudeness towards it. <3
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I'll start off by saying that I'm 23 years old. I'm 5'3" and I weigh (as of March 29) 186.7 pounds. That's down from 209 in 2011.
I decided to get a gym membership with my best friend on Friday. We've both said 'enough is enough' and are pretty adamant about keeping up a regiment. I'm the last man standing. I think he's already quit, and I'm ready for more more more!
Day 1 - March 29
My first workout was pretty simple. I did 15 minutes on the stationary bike, at 16 mph or so and I had it on level 3 (I'm not sure the percentage).
After that, I did a round of everything (not knowing any better) that they had to offer of machines. That would include an abductor machine, butterfly press (I think that's what it's called), machine curls, tricep pushdowns, leg presses, leg curls, leg extensions, shoulder presses, and machine bench press.
To finish things off, I walked on the treadmill for 15 minutes at 3.5 mph - and I ate 1350 calories.
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Day 2 - March 30
Basically the same thing, but added some abs in by doing weighted set ups, and various crunches.
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Day 3 - March 31
I started off with 30 minutes on the stationary bike at 16.5 mph - level 3.
I worked my legs - leg presses, curls, extensions, squats, abductors - 3 sets of 10 reps.
I cooled down with 10 minutes on the treadmill at 3.5 mph.
That evening, I started the Zombies Run! 5k training, which consists of a 10 minute warm up walk, 10 sets of 1 min walk/15 second run intervals, and a 10 minute free run (which I walked).
I ate around 1350 calories.
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Day 4 - April 1
Rest Day
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Day 5 - April 2
I started off with 30 minutes on the stationary bike at 16.5 mph - level 3.
I worked my legs - leg presses, curls, extensions, squats, abductors - 3 sets of 10 reps.
I cooled down with 10 minutes on the treadmill at 3.5 mph.
That evening, I started the Zombies Run! 5k training, which consists of a 10 minute warm up walk, 10 sets of 1 min walk/15 second run intervals, and a 10 minute free run (which I walked 2 minutes, ran 30 seconds, walked 2 minutes, ran 30 seconds...twice).
Again 1350 or so calories.
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Day 6 - April 3 - Today
I did 30 minutes on the stationary bike at 16.5 mph - level 3
I did a round of arms - butterfly presses, bench presses, shoulder presses, bicep curls, tricep pushdowns - 3 sets of 10 reps.
I did machine ab crunches, leg lifts, push ups, and weighted set ups.
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Please be nice, but how does all this look? I feel great and I actually feel like I should be up and moving right now, but I was worried I was over doing it.
<3 Thanks in advance for your advice.