halflife3
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I currently try to lift weights 3 days a week. I used to do 4 days, but I was getting worn out and I'm busy with my job and long drive.
My workout consists of several exercises. I try to do a whole body workout, so I'll do one exercise for biceps, one for triceps, one for shoulders, one for hamstrings, one for quads, etc.
I also do a little ab work, like crunches and leg raises. I do leg raises to work the lower abs, as those are not visible at all. At least the top four abs are somewhat visible.
I do 3 or 4 sets of each exercise. Then when I work out a couple days later, I might work my biceps again, but will do a different type of curl (i.e. concentration, hammer, standing) to prevent my muscles from becoming "too used to" one particular exercise.
I currently do medium weight and medium reps. I tried heavy weights/low reps for a while, but I have to be careful because of chronic neck pain. Because of the pain, I actually did low weights/high reps for a little while.
By the way, I warm up before lifting weights by doing stuff like arm circles, body twists, lunges without weights, and a few pushups. Then after lifting weights, I do static stretching to prevent sore muscles and hopefully increase flexibility.
My workout consists of several exercises. I try to do a whole body workout, so I'll do one exercise for biceps, one for triceps, one for shoulders, one for hamstrings, one for quads, etc.
I also do a little ab work, like crunches and leg raises. I do leg raises to work the lower abs, as those are not visible at all. At least the top four abs are somewhat visible.
I do 3 or 4 sets of each exercise. Then when I work out a couple days later, I might work my biceps again, but will do a different type of curl (i.e. concentration, hammer, standing) to prevent my muscles from becoming "too used to" one particular exercise.
I currently do medium weight and medium reps. I tried heavy weights/low reps for a while, but I have to be careful because of chronic neck pain. Because of the pain, I actually did low weights/high reps for a little while.
By the way, I warm up before lifting weights by doing stuff like arm circles, body twists, lunges without weights, and a few pushups. Then after lifting weights, I do static stretching to prevent sore muscles and hopefully increase flexibility.