ashamelessego Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I've been a lurker for probably over a year now. About a month ago, I started working out about six weeks ago. I started out at the gym with a circuit of twenty body weight squats, eight assisted dips, eight assisted pull-ups, five push-ups, eight leg lifts, and finally 30 second planks. I end it all with ten minutes doing some sort of cardio. I do this two times a week and then three-four times a week I do other forms of cardio just to keep myself busy. I originally planned on starting squats, dead lifts, and overhead press with the weight bar at my gym, and then realized that we only had a Smith Machine at the Planet Fitness I go too. I was wondering how I should augment things moving forward to actually continue gaining muscle. Should I just be looking at free weights? And what's a good overall workout to do moving forward? Should I start just by doing the same workout more often, less weight for the assisted dips/pull-ups, and keep working up to weight? Thanks for your help,-JT Quote Link to comment
jfreaksho Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Whether you continue doing bodyweight exercises or you want to lift weights, you need to find progressively more difficult exercises to do. From pushups you can start working towards 1-arm pushups, or pseudo planche pushups. From bodyweight squats you can start working towards pistol squats. Or you can put weight on a bar, and add a bit of weight every so often. More is not always better. Better is better. Quote Searching the world for a cure for my wanderlust. Link to comment
ashamelessego Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Well, I want to keep things going at a steady rate. Do you think I should just decease the weight in the dips, add lunges, add pushpus, and increase the time in the planks? Quote Link to comment
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