My Biggest Problem!

[thatozzieguy]

My biggest problem when working out is being able to keep going...i start off by doing sqauts which is alright...but then i move on to my upperbody and by the time ive finished doing my first exercise im to stuffed to do my next exercise...like if i start with bench presses then im to stuffed to go on to do the seated shoulder press or my single arm rows, or vice versa. Would it be advisable to say do the bench press and then go onto squats and then do the shoulder press or whatever...or could i do the squats and bench press then come back say 10 minutes later and do the shoulder press. I only work out at home so i can take as much time as i need.

Any help is appreaciated.

[newf]

Too vague, how many sets of squats are you doing are you training to failure, what's your nutrition like leading up to your session to name a few........

[thatozzieguy]

okay...well lets see i do 3 sets of 10 squats while holding 16 pounds worth of weights (otherwise i could do lots).. well im on a break from work..i go back tomorrow so it will be different as of tomorrow but..since i started i usually eat 2 poached eggs on toast for breakfast and have a mango or some other type of fruit for morning tea, and then at about 11:30 or so i start to do my workout..but it generally only lasts for 20 minutes before im completly stuffed.

[newf]

Sounds like a motivation issue to me. One thing about working out its WORK. You know squating very much i can't see why your drained, try a few hundred pounds lol

[thatozzieguy]

if i had a proper barbell i would be squating more..but i only have dumbells so its a bit harder i think to squat with those. i think motivaton is my biggest problem..it would be easier if i had someone to workout with but im doing it by myself and ive got no-one to encourage me to keep going. like i have a mate in the army and he says its alot easier to run long distances when you have a drill sargent barking at you the whole way.

[newf]

I can imagine, i workout at home but i don't take many workouts off. Even when i don't feel up to it i just warmup, more times then not i'll bust out all the set/reps that i planned for that day. I like to keep workouts short 30 to 45min.

[Shenandoah]

ozzie...............

Split up your routine. Do legs one day and upper body the next. You could do a six day a week routine like that, or you could do a five day a week routine, alternating legs and upper body from week to week.

Never do the same exercises two days in a row. That is a cardinal no-no of working out.

Do just one set of as many squats as you can handle. Thighs are big muscles and grow quickly. Same with bench presses.

And remember this - Doing even as little as 20 minutes of exercise a day over a year's time will be infinitely more beneficial for you than knocking yourself out for a couple of hours a day and then giving up. Once working out becomes drudgery that you're not looking forward to, then it's all over.

[NBS 4life]

Dont forget everyone starts somewhere newf.

[thatozzieguy]

Originally Posted by Shenandoah

ozzie...............

Split up your routine. Do legs one day and upper body the next. You could do a six day a week routine like that, or you could do a five day a week routine, alternating legs and upper body from week to week.

Never do the same exercises two days in a row. That is a cardinal no-no of working out.

Do just one set of as many squats as you can handle. Thighs are big muscles and grow quickly. Same with bench presses.

And remember this - Doing even as little as 20 minutes of exercise a day over a year's time will be infinitely more beneficial for you than knocking yourself out for a couple of hours a day and then giving up. Once working out becomes drudgery that you're not looking forward to, then it's all over.

okay so you think say doing this

So really i should just break my routine up into alternate days then.

[thatozzieguy]

So Lets say Hows this as a Routine
Starting Tomorrow

Wednesday: Bench,Shoulder Press, Shrugs
Thursday: Sqaut, Arm Rows
Friday: Wednesday's Routine
Saturday: Thursdays' Routine

or say should i not repeat wednesdays routine until saturday..sorry im so difficult im just new to this and i want to do it right.

[Shenandoah]

ozzie........

Physiologically, you must absolutely not do the same strenuous exercises everyday. When you perform a strenuous exercise, you are actually breaking down muscle cells. And then during the recovery period, blood rushes into those cells and repairs them, making them bigger and stronger than they were. That's why it's important to eat properly. Blood carries nutrients and protein into those cells. It takes 48 hours for this process to complete itself, and if you keep doing the same workouts day after day, you are not giving your muscles the time needed to recuperate, and you will wear yourself out very quickly.

Muscles work in conjunction with each other. I've devided upper body exercising into what I call the Pushing muscles and the Pulling muscles. Basically, the Pushing musles works chest, shoulders, and triceps. The pulling muscles work back and biceps.


I'm being called to dinner. Later........

[evolution]

Just throw yourself a day off between workouts. Take longer rest periods if you need them and if you are going to failure, quit.

[thatozzieguy]

So from all this i am gathering i should

go and do a routine similar to this?

Day 1: 'Pushing' exercises

Day 2: Break

Day 3: 'Lower Body' exercises

day 4: break

Day 5: 'Pulling' exercises

day 6: break

Day 7: 'Lower Body' Exercises

[Shenandoah]

Here's what I was doing until recently when I decided ro go full bore on my forearms. But that's another subject.

Monday-Wednesday-Friday

Calf Raises
Crunches

Pulling Exercises:

Chinups
Rows
Various Curls

Tuesday - Thursday

Squats
Leg Extensions

Pushing Exercises:

Pushups
Shoulder raises
Triceps Curls
Triceps Pushdowns
Triceps Extensions

Aside from the above, I was doing some forearm exercises at the end of each session.

Relax on the weekend, and then the following week, switch the routine around.

[evolution]

To much concentration on upper body and particularly triceps.