Looking For Total Gym Workouts?
Hi, I’m a 15 year old guy and I’m not muscular at all and really short. I’m looking to build muscle over the summer. I have a total gym pro in the basement. If someone could help me out witha workout routine that would be awesome as I have no idea where to start. I also plan on running about 30 minutes 5 days a week to keep in shape for cross country next fall. Help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!
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That’s the thing about those Total Gyms, no workout DVD, not even so much as a book. As soon as I got mine out of the box, I go “Now what?” They want you to buy the workouts. After spending that much money you’d think they’d give you the workouts so you could actually use the equipment. Not cool. I keep my Total Gym in the closet.
I suggest doing the same and getting a setting of Bodylastics resistance bands. You’ll be able to do more with them. Click here for some free workouts and you’ll see what I mean.
Break up your workouts so you workout different body parts on different days.
Mon – Chest
Tues – Abs
Wed – Back
Thurs – Legs
Fri – Arms
This is just an example. Make sure if you do chest, back, and arms on different days, you do them every other day like I showed in the example. This is because those body parts use each other and you need them to be full of energy next time you workout.
This brings me to my next point, rest. Muscles need at least 48 hours of rest between workout sessions. Remember, its during the resting period that your muscles grow, so don’t compromise it.
Here are some exercises for different body parts:
Chest – bench press, flys
Abs – crunch, hip raise
Back – rows, pulldowns
Legs – squat, calf raise
Arms – hammer curls, dumbbell triceps extension
You can find alot more exercises and how to correctly perform them at bodybuilding.com
Get at least 1g of protein of pound of body weight. Ex. you weigh 150lbs so you get 150g of protein a day. Eat a decent amount of carbs and fats too. Eat 5 or 6 small meals instead of 3 big ones.
Good luck!