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Thinking "out loud" here about my trips to the gym and how folks say that if you just do one exercise over and over again your body doesn't burn Calories as effectively as when you vary your routine with different exercises/machines. I trend toward the elliptical machine at the gym and want to make sure I'm doing everything I can to get in shape.
To this end, here is my plan at the gym, let me know if you see any flaws:
1.5 hours per day Monday through Friday.
Monday: 1 hour elliptical, all ab and thigh machines
Tuesday: 1 hours treadmill, arm/chest machines
Wednesday: 1 hour stationary bike, calf/leg machines
Thursday: 1 hours elliptical, arm/chest machines
Friday: 1 hour stationary bike, machines that work any muscles that aren't feeling sore at this point
Saturday and Sunday are "extra." Anything I do is good on these days. Otherwise, if I go there for Maria (I have to be there for her to work out as my guest) then I'll make sure to take advantage of the massage chair and tanning booth*.
I realize that 1.5 hours seems like a lot but I'll take it easy when I need to, especially on the treadmill. The treadmill day will actually end up being a minimalistic workout due to my plantar fasciitis which makes it dangerous to push myself too hard on something like that (I could snap some muscle/tendon thing in my foot) and the elliptical, well, I actually enjoy doing it.
Am I crazy? Maybe. Can I do it? Probably. Will I try my hardest and push myself until I some day fall gasping to the floor? Most likely.
*No, I'm not a big fan of tanning. That being said, I'm kind of tired of being the guy who is either snow white or lobster red. I'm going to get a base with the tanning beds then use it maybe once every week or every other week for a while.
To this end, here is my plan at the gym, let me know if you see any flaws:
1.5 hours per day Monday through Friday.
Monday: 1 hour elliptical, all ab and thigh machines
Tuesday: 1 hours treadmill, arm/chest machines
Wednesday: 1 hour stationary bike, calf/leg machines
Thursday: 1 hours elliptical, arm/chest machines
Friday: 1 hour stationary bike, machines that work any muscles that aren't feeling sore at this point
Saturday and Sunday are "extra." Anything I do is good on these days. Otherwise, if I go there for Maria (I have to be there for her to work out as my guest) then I'll make sure to take advantage of the massage chair and tanning booth*.
I realize that 1.5 hours seems like a lot but I'll take it easy when I need to, especially on the treadmill. The treadmill day will actually end up being a minimalistic workout due to my plantar fasciitis which makes it dangerous to push myself too hard on something like that (I could snap some muscle/tendon thing in my foot) and the elliptical, well, I actually enjoy doing it.
Am I crazy? Maybe. Can I do it? Probably. Will I try my hardest and push myself until I some day fall gasping to the floor? Most likely.
*No, I'm not a big fan of tanning. That being said, I'm kind of tired of being the guy who is either snow white or lobster red. I'm going to get a base with the tanning beds then use it maybe once every week or every other week for a while.
