Beginner Weight Workout And Where To Start

Complete Workout Instruction Series:
http://buildingbodies.ca/beginners-workout-part-1/

You can download the workout and read the articles I wrote to answer Josh on the blog here:
http://buildingbodies.ca/beginner-workout-routines/

Here is the question about getting started as a beginner on a workout routine from one of our fitness newsletter readers. (You can read below or skip it and Ill narrate it in the video) Lets get at er!

Hey Ray,
Ive been reading your workout routines and Im having trouble finding which one is best for me Ill tell you a bit about myself. Im an 18 year old farm boy, I play hockey + baseball. Ive got a natural build, 5f10.5/180 lbs. My ups are my arms (to a limit) and my chest, my downs are my stomach and thighs. Ive recently decided that hockey will no longer work for me since Im going to be moving out to a college without a hockey team, and baseball will just interfere with a summer job I have access to a gym between now and the time I leave in January, and as well in January when I arrive to the college.

Ive decided to really up my body and boost my fitness and endurance level. As where my endurance level stands now, Im able to jog 15 minutes before Im saying to myself just 1 more minute, which is not so great. With no previous workouts, I can bench about 170 lbs, in which I have a goal to eventually be able to bench 250+, and have better cardio to allow me to jog longer and more at ease.

Ive been looking for an all-around workout with cardio aswell, so I can target my gut, thighs (fat), and gain muscle at the same time. I have daily access to a gym and all the equipment, and have a heavy mind-set to follow a routine that works. Basically, I want to eliminate as much fat as possible, get toned, and become fit in every aspect.

For the past week ive been going to the gym every day, doing 20 minutes of cardio and 45 minutes of weight training (biceps, triceps, pecs, back muscles, inner and outter thighs, calfs). Im almost certrain Im doing this wrong Im just really not sure what to target, and how often to target that area before proceeding to target somewheres else. Could you help me out, Ray? My family has a long line of premature heart problems and attacks in the early 40s, and all of them have never really been active - I want the active lifestyle and will work hard for it. Any diet/nutritional plans as well? If not, any tips/pointers? And yes or no for creatine? Ive never used it because Ive never been sure.

Hope youre able to get back to me!
Thanks in advance,
Josh

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[martycharters]

So where is the link for Josh the farm boy? It sounded pretty good and I might be able to benefit from what you said.

[buildingbodies]

@martycharters click the "show more tab"

[360DegreesMusic]

dude i thought at first u were the guy from the transporter ! xD

[buildingbodies]

@360DegreesMusic I would like to have the money he makes :-)

[buildingbodies]

@fatass514 quick and easy would be a protein shake and a bowl of oatmeal, about 9 almonds. Some people can get away with nothing in their bellies for fat loss training but most will need to eat 1 to 1.5 hours before training in the morning. And you'll find it easier to loss weight if you stop using "call names" like "fatass" according to most sports psychologists

[buildingbodies]

@ClintsFitness agreed

[lakotachance]

@buildingbodies I love this comment to Scottclements78... You tell him is all that i have to say about that!

[ClintsFitness]

i hate when so called trainers put heaps of isolations in fullbody program, wtf? i only use basic shit, bench, dips, seat row, latpulldown,leg press,squat variant to suit client

[buildingbodies]

@scottclements78 Straight forward english.....

Get off your ass, hit the gym with a full body routine three times a week on non consecutive days with one exercise per bodypart for three sets of 15 reps.

[scottclements78]

How hard is it too explain something in straight forward english. Blah blah blah. Answer the damn question!