First time journal user

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ok i have just made up my journal with Word, i like it alot just want to get feedback from those that have been journaling for awhile, help me find anything im need to add

im doing a 3 body part workout a day, week 1 will be chest/triceps/abs on monday and thursday. tuesdays and fridays are back/shoulders/biceps. wed and sats are legs

there is a total of 4 sets per muscle group starting at a warming for 12 reps, then 10, then 8 and then 4-6 for final with highest lbs keeping good form. im varying my options for muscles groups like mon. bench press and then on thursday incline bench press, also doing that for each muscle. i got notes on the bottom incase i need to add weight for the next session.

questions i have are i think the rest time for each day is good or isnt it? and when im adding weight (if and when it gets easy for me) should i add to each set or just a certain set?

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well this week i wanted to start this new workout journal but im sick as a dog...stupid cold weathers coming. i think i need to renew my gym membership too,lol

plus i got my tattoo retouched so that will need a couple of days

[teresamari]

we can all find excuses not to do this. find one that will make you do it. lol.

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Originally Posted by teresamari

we can all find excuses not to do this. find one that will make you do it. lol.

yes that is true, just got out of the gym, kinda disappointed because that workout schedule only took 30mins. im going to add another set of 10 at the same weight for each muscle and also a set of 12 using a different technique after my working set of 4-6. i think this might help, will also make my muscles work because it just didnt feel like i got a good workout

we will see tomarrow, if i need to do even more tweaking to this workout, i like it alot....again your comments are welcome

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well adding the sets really helped workouts now will be around 50-60mins. only took 1 week off and the muscles are sore then again i am using different weight now that im only working 3 muscles twice a week compared to all my muscles on 1 day 3 days a week, much better. i hate doing legs because they take so much energy from me, but oh well it must be done

still trying to establish a weight where i get positive failure, hopefully by next week i will have it all down pat....im so excited!!!!

[stencil]

Workouts should be based on working hard, not how long you're working. I can be in and out of the gym in 40 minutes if it's not too crowded, and I'm definitely working hard.

Post the actual workouts you're doing: exercise / set / reps.

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Originally Posted by stencil

Workouts should be based on working hard, not how long you're working. I can be in and out of the gym in 40 minutes if it's not too crowded, and I'm definitely working hard.

Post the actual workouts you're doing: exercise / set / reps.

good point, this is the first week i have went to a 3 muscle split so im still trying to figure out weight to use for positive failure

Monday worked Chest/Triceps/Abs

chest set/reps/lbs
bench press
1-12-95lbs
2-10-135lbs
1-8-155lbs
1-4-165lbs
DB Bench Press
1-12-40lbs

Triceps
Close-Grip Pushdowns
1-12-90lbs
2-10-100lbs
1-8-110lbs
1-6-120lbs
Lying BB Ext.
1-12-30lbs(need to do more of this exercise, stablizer muscles where shaking around 8 to 12)

Abs
Crunches (slow and squeezing)
1-20-n/a
2-15-n/a
1-10-n/a
Decline Sit-Ups
1-20-n/a

ima use my notes for tomarrow to get to the positive failure, its hard for me to try and set up a good schedule....if im doing it all wrong please tell me,lol

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for my other muscle split

back/shoulders/biceps

sets-reps

back
wide pulldowns for 1-12,2-10,-1-8,1-(4,6)
DB rows 1-12

shoulders
side rises same as pulldowns(different weight of course)
Seated DB press 1-12

biceps
Seated DB Curls
Restricted DB Curls(elbow against thigh)

ur right i shouldnt worry about time, just as long as im getting a good workout, i take a min between each set and 2 mins between each muscle

for all muscles i do different exercises all each week, i dont stay with the same form all the time

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ok i have legs tomarrow, but upper body is done for this week, i wasnt really happy with it but this is my first week. so ima use the first week to help get to the positive failure for next week by increasing the weight on alot of my exercises.

this might be a newbie question but when warming up do you want ur muscles in the flexed position, like it doesnt take any effort to flex them, they are just flexed,lol

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going to do DB rows instead of both pulldowns(rev grip, wide) i find i get a better workout for my back that way. Is there any other exercises using free weights that i can do on a bench besides pullovers? i found that i dont like to use machines at all.

as for todays workout it went good, got to postive failure on shoulders, couldnt get that last one up. biceps felt really good, will increase soon on them. As for back i was all confused because i was using the machine and i didnt think i got a good workout with the weight i was using (i think i might just need to decrease weight and worry about my form tho)

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if anyone is reading these journals of mine thank you, im really lost when it comes to this stuff

im telling you i know this subject has been brought up alot but i cant seem to get my left side to catch up with my right, i have alot of strenght in my right side but my left side is bigger...? i hope in time it will all work out, i try and keep everything to DB's so i dont find myself cheating when lifting the weights.

im still with the burning feeling workout, will try the 4-6 reps soon i know just to see how it goes

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ok got the weekend to get full rest for the new training routine, im so excited,lol.

with the help of tom's example(or if it was his workout) im going to make my lifting schedule.

i know im going to have a problem when i move back home cause i will be lifting out with my brother in his basement and not at the gym. going to be hard doing legs but im sure we will manage. going to order all the DB's and bench we need, already got a bench press, just need the adj. bench.