What's a good weight lifting routine (best answer chosen)?
I'm going to get a membership to the YMCA and I want to know the best routine that would work for me. I'm 16, 5'9, and pretty skinny (120lbs) so I don't have to worry about losing fat, I just want to gain muscle. I was thinking of weight lifting every other day and running a few miles the days I don't weight lift but i don't know which exercises to do.
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1. Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength program for beginners.
Monday
Squat 3x5
Bench press/press 3x5 (alternating)
Chin-ups: 3 sets to failure or add weight if completing more than 15 reps
Wednesday
Squat 3x5
Press/bench press 3x5 (alternating)
Deadlift 1x5/Powerclean 5x3 (alternating)
Friday
Squat 3x5
Bench press/press 3x5 (alternating)
Pull-ups: 3 sets to failure or add weight if completing more than 15 reps
If you don't know how to do any of these exercises, look it up on youtube. They have a ton of instructional videos.
2. mondays/thursdays -back and biceps
tuesdays/fridays- chest and triceps
wednesdays/saturday- shoulders and legs
sunday off