thelazerbeam
New User
*Note* This has to do with getting in shape, nothing to do with the specifics of tennis. Also, if you guys don't want to read the history of my gym life, then skip down to my questions.
So i just got a gym membership two weeks ago and I love it. I considered myself in decent shape before getting the membership. I have been going for about 6 days a week for the two weeks that I have had membership. This is my routine. I don't know whether to do weight training or cardio first, so i mix it up somedays. Usually, it goes something like this:
1.) Run 20 minutes at a pace that I can handle, but also challenging myself. In 20 minutes I usually end up running about 2 miles on the treadmill. On somedays when the I do the elliptical to mix things up and to make it more fun.
2.) Then I lift. I don't know specifically what to do so I end up working on my biceps, triceps, upper arm, shoulders, traps, and chest.
3.) If i have enough energy, I go to the pool. I don't swim laps i just let my body cool down.
My body feels fine as long as I get one or two days a week off. But, i have some questions.
QUESTIONS:
1.) Should i be running and be doing weight training on the same days?
2.) Should i even be running 5-6 times a day? I heard people say to keep running at a minimal, maybe twice a week, and to focus more on weight lifting.
3.) My goal is to get cut...not Bruce lee cut, but more bulkier...not so much bulkier that it makes me look like the hulk -_- With that in mind, what do i do?
So i just got a gym membership two weeks ago and I love it. I considered myself in decent shape before getting the membership. I have been going for about 6 days a week for the two weeks that I have had membership. This is my routine. I don't know whether to do weight training or cardio first, so i mix it up somedays. Usually, it goes something like this:
1.) Run 20 minutes at a pace that I can handle, but also challenging myself. In 20 minutes I usually end up running about 2 miles on the treadmill. On somedays when the I do the elliptical to mix things up and to make it more fun.
2.) Then I lift. I don't know specifically what to do so I end up working on my biceps, triceps, upper arm, shoulders, traps, and chest.
3.) If i have enough energy, I go to the pool. I don't swim laps i just let my body cool down.
My body feels fine as long as I get one or two days a week off. But, i have some questions.
QUESTIONS:
1.) Should i be running and be doing weight training on the same days?
2.) Should i even be running 5-6 times a day? I heard people say to keep running at a minimal, maybe twice a week, and to focus more on weight lifting.
3.) My goal is to get cut...not Bruce lee cut, but more bulkier...not so much bulkier that it makes me look like the hulk -_- With that in mind, what do i do?
