Gym schedule help?

Su

Su

I'm going to be getting back to the gym. I've been working out at home and I'm sick if it. But I honestly have never been good at creating a good schedule to go on. I plan on going 4-5 times a week. What would be a good pattern to stick to? Should I do whole body weighted workouts on certain days and do cardio others? Or should I do cardio to start and pick a muscle group? And for building bootie what kinds of sets should I do? More reps or more weight? Thanks in advance ☺️

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Ch

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When I wanted to get slim I would cardio everyday followed by a full-body strength/weight session. Now that that I want muscle gains: i still do the cardio each gym day as a warmup but stick to ONE muscle group that day. Eg. Mon- hamstrings & quads, Tues - upper body, Weds- core/abs, Thursday - booty, Friday - netball. Sat- just cardio or boot camp, Sunday - rest.

Ke

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I do cardio at home every morning and then lift after work 2-3x per week. I do full body compound lifts. Look up Bret Contreras for booty exercises. I like squats, deadlifts, glute bridges, hip thrusts, and split lunges(single leg squat). Go heavy (for you) and increase the reps or weight gradually over time.

Ju

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I’m a beginner, so my schedule is 20 min incline at 6 & 3 mph10 min on elliptical at 6mph and15 mins of various arms and legs weights

B

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Personally, I like variations. So I do muscle groups each day. Sometimes I'll combine them and occasionally I'll do full body. I weight train so I don't do too much cardio but I still try to incorporate it a few times a week. I also go 4-5 times in a week. Honestly, just go see what flows best and go from there. I pre wrote my workouts now and I'll switch it up with all cable days, all free weight days, and combinations. As far as booty workouts:Squats (variations), lunges, deadlifts, fire hydrants, donkey kicks. Resistance and weighted. Bodybuilding.com or the app has some good workouts. Check it out for ideas.

Su

Su • Nov 11, 2019
I'll be sure to do that. Thanks for the advice!

B

B • Nov 11, 2019
Lol I do too! My husband thinks I'm weird but I feel like if I'm not sore, I didnt do anything. A few years in, sore is hard to get now but still achievable. You don't have to start out super light, just bearable for you. If you cant do more than 6 reps on the first set, go down. If you do more than 8, go up. Keeping track of weights help too. We have a notebook and track our weight/reps for each set and excersize. It's nice to see it on paper and see how much stronger you have gotten!

Su

Su • Nov 11, 2019
I honestly love being sore. But I will be starting with really light weights like you said. I've always been good at endurance but heavy lifting is my weakness. But I wanna be strong and explosive so lifting again should be helpful.