hi ppl....
i made this post on bb.com and then suddenly remebered that i'm a member here as well
ok, i need help...
i have to hook this friend of mine - a 20 year old girl, with a program aimed at fat loss...
i know that fat loss depends on diet, which is ok and i have explained
some of that to her...
i thought that for her workout i'd make her do compounds (heavy) 3x a week and cardio HIIT style on the off days...
here's what i had planned out:
Workout A
Squats
Bench Press
Barbell Rows / Deadlift 1x a week
Workout B
Leg Press
Military Press
Barbell Rows
she does it like this:
Week 1:
Monday: Workout A (with deads)
Wednesday: Workout B
Friday: Workout A (with rows)
Week 2:
Monday: Workout B
Wednesday: Workout A (with deads)
Friday: Workout B
Week 3:
Monday: Workout A (with rows)
Wednesday: Workout B
Friday: Workout A (with deads)
and so on and so forth..
now, from what i've read, girls can train the same way as boys.. they too should try and lift heavy - "heavy" in the sense a load which is heavy for them - and yes, "them" IS a relative term....
now my problem (assuming YOU are ok with the program so far) is choosing a set/rep scheme... i am confused whether to put 3x5 with the same weight which will and MUST be increased every workout or 5x5 ramping the load and aiming for a new 5 Rep set every session.....
please help... thanks
Anuj