Many of us Google, research, and buy books on fitness. We’ve all more than likely followed some fad diet and some of us have followed workout programs found in the latest issue of men's/women's health. There are many fitness programs out there that have worked for other people. How is a person supposed to find a program that works for them? They can make one. Whether you're a bodybuilder on a contest prep phase, a bride that wants to fit into the dream dress, or the average Joe that wants to show off in a swimsuit when summer comes around you can design your own workout program with these three simple steps.
1. Determine your goal
When designing a workout program a person must ask themselves, "What's my goal?”.Excercise regimens can differ if a person wants to lose fat or gain muscle.Before designing a program it is important to decide which one you want to do.
2.Determine the areas of your body that need improvement
This is especially important if you're an aspiring bodybuilder like myself.Take a moment and look in the mirror.Think about the body parts you'd like to work on.Are you lean and muscular in every area of your body except your abs or do your legs need more attention?For example if you have a hard time burning belly fat, your chest looks a bit flabby, and you have a bit of bingo wing on your triceps then you would want to improve your chest triipecs and abs.Figuring out what needs the most work on your body is a good thing to do before putting the program together.
3.Put the program together
Now that you know your overall fitness goal and the areas of your body that need improvement you can put together your program.Make a weekly workout plan starting the week with the areas of your body that you want to improve the most.Then continue with the areas that only need minor upkeep.Make sure to have rest days planned out too,but don't make all your rest days do nothing days.Have one day for total rest and then have one or two where you perform some form of cardio.Here is an example of a workout program I designed myself.
Day 1:Chest triceps and abs
Day 2:Legs and back
Day 3:Biceps and Shoulders
Day 4: Rest(Total rest)
Day 5:Rest (Cardio)
Day 6: Rest (Cardio)
Day 7 Rest (Cardio if desired)
As you can see the first day of the week is the day where I work on my improvement areas.The next two days are my areas of minor upkeep.I have one day of total rest and then three days where cardio can be incorporated.This way I allow myself to recover but I don't remain sedentary for long.Do-nothing rest days can sometimes be very boring.
So in conclusion, designing a workout routine is simple once you take the time to assess yourself.A program specifically made for you is going to work better than some fad diet or gimmick.
For ideas on excercises you can use to plan out each individual workout check out bodybuilding.com.
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