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Offline Jediknight760071

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Workout Routine?
« on: July 10, 2005, 09:42 PM »
For those of you that workout....


I'm really trying to build up my torso, mostly my abs, but what I'm going for is shape, not strength.  So what I'm asking for is a good workout routine for someone trying to get in shape, particularly upper body shape. Thanks for any help. :)

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Re: Workout Routine?
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2005, 10:28 PM »
Situps, pushups, and jogging.

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Re: Workout Routine?
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2005, 10:46 PM »
OK, where to start...

The Old Dressel Rebel used to go to the gym.  I did virtually no cardio with the exception of an occasional basketball or racquetball game.  My game was weights.  I divided the week up into 4 workouts at that time:

Day 1 : Chest

(All sets were done with a weight heavy enough that I would struggle with the 10th rep in the set)

3 sets Incline Bench Press
3 sets Flat Bench Press
3 sets Decline Bench Press
3 sets Butteflies
3 sets Seated Vertical Bench Press

Day 2 : Back and Biceps

3 sets Pull Ups
3 sets Lat Pulldowns
3 sets Shrugs
3 sets Seated Cable Row
3 sets Bendover Rows
3 sets Preacher Curls
3 sets Straight Bar Curls

Day 3 : Shoulders and Triceps

3 sets Gorilla Press
3 sets Alternate Arnold Dumbbell Press
3 sets Straight Raises
3 sets Flies
3 sets Overhead Extensions
3 sets Pushdowns

Day 4 : Legs

Variable sets of Extensions, Curls, Squats, Seated Squats.  Who likes legs anyhow?

Now, I have given up the gym.  Too many teenagers sitting all over the equipment on their cell phones for my liking.  Enter the Bowflex...

Now what I do is a workout 4 times a week, same thing each time:

3 sets of Bench Press
3 sets of Butterflies
3 sets of Gorilla Press
3 sets of Tricep Pushdowns
3 sets of Lat Pulldowns
3 sets of Bicep Curls
3 sets of shrugs
30 minutes on the treadmill of walking

So now I do more of a total body thing, though I could divide the days up by muscle group if I wanted to.

If you're not looking to put on mass though, and just want to "tone," I would say jog, jog, jog, and when you're done with that jog some more.
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Re: Workout Routine?
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2005, 06:00 AM »
Awesome! This is exactly what I need. Thanks a lot guys!!!! :) :) :) :D