Weight Training Workouts
April 24th 2009
Incorporating well designed weight training workouts into your overall fitness routine is an excellent way to achieve significant gains in the areas of muscle strength, muscle endurance, and core stability. The key is to adopt the best workout routine that will fit with both your body type and your goals.
First step? What are your goals? Are you strictly looking to build muscle - i.e. bulk up? Will you be mixing your weight training routine in with a cardio program? Typically a balanced approach that incorporates cardio and weight training workouts will achieve the best overall health and fitness results. Even bodybuilders swear by their cardio.
If you do intend to put together a plan that mixes in cardio and weight training, it is typically best to structure any given workout session so that you do your weight training routine first, then finish up with cardio. This will enable you to put maximum effort into the resistance training where full muscle strength is needed in order to make progress.
Next you need to determine how many days during the week you intend to workout. Will you do your weight training routine and cardio on the same day, or split them up? Depending on the flexibilty of your schedule, you may want to structure a routine that has you in gym 5 days a week, working a single body part each day. Or, if you can only get in 3 time a week, you’ll train 2 body parts each workout. Obviously the more energy you have to focus on each body part, the faster you will make progress.
The following is the weight training routine I currently follow:
Monday - chest, triceps
Tuesday - cardio
Wednesday - back, legs
Thursday - cardio
Friday - shoulders, biceps
This is just one of many combinations you could adopt when planning your weight training workouts. The key is to hit regularly hit each muscle group. Another important thing to remember is to give your muscles time to rest between workouts. Pushing yourself too hard by doing intensive weight training on the same muscle groups day after day is counterproductive and will lead to overtraining. You will actually lose muscle and potentially damage your body.
Weight training workouts should be a part of any good exercise routine. But do your homework and find a weight training routine that fits your schedule and your goals. The Adam Waters RTP Transformation System is an excellent place to start.
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