Beginner workout, Constructive criticism please :)

Posts: 8 Join date: 2009-10-11

This is my attempt at a beginner work out. I am capable of more but with reduced quality (I suppose that means I'm not capable of more actually haha) and I realise you are after quality not quantity.

For the pull ups and chin ups I alternated between each set, so 3 sets of each.
Pull ups/chin ups: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Wide arm press ups: 3 x 20
Decline press ups: 3 x 10
Sit ups: 2x35 in 1 1/2 minutes and 1 x 20 rotating
I did 5 more chin ups just to get an extra pump in my arms.
Hold yourself at the top of the bar for at least 10 seconds and then very slowly lower yourself.
Finally 10 knee raises just to give your abs some extra burn.

All exercises were performed wearing a weighted backpack (except sit ups).

I realise this may not be taxing for a lot of you as I will not be as strong as you, my main focus is endurance training so if any of you want running programs I am far more suited towards that. Anyway, I digress. I will post a link to the video shortly as soon as I finish putting it together and upload it.

I know it may not be suitable for you more advanced

Posts: 8 Join date: 2009-10-11

Here are the links to my very very basic workout
It is nothing special and I am capable of more, I just wanted to show you my basics to start off with and get everything right with quality. In time I will hopefully progress some more of my videos and reach my full potential.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELBcdymEkEc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8tn_-XqMJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kJNNQU82BE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzbOv2xEZuU

Focus on the basics thats whats it all about

LittleBeastM wrote:

Focus on the basics thats whats it all about

True that True that

Posts: 8 Join date: 2009-10-11

Let me know when you have seen the videos and please send some criticism my way for improvements. Smile

Posts: 320 Join date: 2009-06-21 Location: LONDON U.K

Bro keep doing the basics as Littlebeast said you can't go wrong with these as you get stronger just up your reps try and add and increase your reps in a set by each week for your first set in any exersize try for an extra 5 reps a week get the numbers up keep pushin and pulling...

Posts: 905 Join date: 2008-12-13 Age: 42 Location: Canada

Good stuff, you're getting the basics in.

I'd lighten the load on the pull-ups in the first vid so that you can get your chin over the bar for every set. Once you've got full ROM on every rep of every set of pull-ups, then start increasing the weight.

Posts: 276 Join date: 2008-12-12 Age: 29 Location: NYC

Hey man. keep it up. thanks for posting. what i do with the backpack, for pull-ups, is put it on my front. Try that and see which you like better. Also add abs on the bar with knee/leg raises if you aren't doing this already.

SlikRic wrote:

Hey man. keep it up. thanks for posting. what i do with the backpack, for pull-ups, is put it on my front. Try that and see which you like better. Also add abs on the bar with knee/leg raises if you aren't doing this already.

ABS

ABS

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i second that Twisted Evil

Posts: 21 Join date: 2009-08-10

SlikRic wrote:

Also add abs on the bar with knee/leg raises if you aren't doing this already.

Is it better to do these with straight or bent arms?

Cheers

Posts: 17 Join date: 2009-10-24

SiMan wrote:

SlikRic wrote:

Also add abs on the bar with knee/leg raises if you aren't doing this already.

Is it better to do these with straight or bent arms?

Cheers

go all the way down and pull all the way up.

as for me personally i always do every sets until muscle failure. you have to make training hard so that in competition its easy.

failure @ one exersice or like super like i do.. first max on l-seat pulls than straight to dips than straight to hannibal diamonds straight to T-POLE.. and squats.. if u do one exersice than u really need to change ur routine

Posts: 17 Join date: 2009-10-24

LittleBeastM wrote:

failure @ one exersice or like super like i do.. first max on l-seat pulls than straight to dips than straight to hannibal diamonds straight to T-POLE.. and squats.. if u do one exersice than u really need to change ur routine

Im a beginner and what i do is focus on 1 exercise like pull-up and do 3 sets max reps then go on the next exercise. that way i get enough rest time and able to do quality reps.

for now im still trying to incoporate 2 exercises in between to save time so if you have a good total body workout plan share it to me.

Posts: 33 Join date: 2010-04-17 Age: 21 Location: Earth

dont forget about lower body...squats, lunges, pistols, box jumps, tuck jumps, running. you will look weird with a beast like upper body and spaghetti legs haha

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