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Anonymous
I'm currently in cooking school. Last course block we were working with meats. So every night I was getting a heavy meal of lamb, pork, steak, etc. It was then I decided I really needed to start working out. Past meats but I'm still working out.

Start out with 25 reps on the bench press machine at 4 (the max setting is 25) then 25 reps on the leg curling machine at 5. Then cycle for 25 minutes at a low resistance, bumping it up every 10 minutes. Then every week I add another 5 minutes onto it. After that I go back to the machines, 100 reps on each alternating every 25 reps. Once that's over, I finish with 15 reps on each at double the weight.

I'm not too interested in gaining strength, or loosing weight. Mostly just want to build up my stamina and such. Will this achieve what I want?
>> Anonymous
Yes.
>> Anonymous
So long as you keep doing it, and not stopping half way, it should get the results that you want. And you'll probably lose weight/gain strength a little while you're at it.
>> Anonymous
>machine

Cut machines, replace it with free weights and body weight exercises. Just do a 50/50 workout if you aren't interested too much in strength, do like half an hour of cardio and half an hour of weights.

e.g. 15 minutes on cross trainer, 15 minutes on a rowing machine

then a program like http://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-dumbbell-5x5-strength-training-using-dumbbells/ that.
>> Anonymous
I think machines are okay for a beginner. After say a month of consistency on the machines you might want to buy some free weights, they are better since you have to use extra muscle groups to stabilize the weight (which the miachine used to do for you).

So to build initial strength there's nothing at all wrong with machines.
>> Anonymous
>>232733
No, no they aren't. Machines won't prepare you for free weights because free weights are what prepares you for higher free weights.

I don't care if you have girly stick arms, start with light dumbells. If you want a scale up then do bodyweight exercises.

Right now you'd be better off doing pressups, dips, lunges, bodyweight squats etc.

There are no good reasons to use machines.
>> Anonymous
>>232655
>>232756
>There are no good reasons to use machines.

Very fixed income and the machines are part of the apartment's gym, which is free.
>> Anonymous
>>233831
you are missing the point. . .

Lurk moar.
>> Anonymous
>>233831
do you want fucking advice or not? keep doing your shitty routine for all I care.