The Perfect Well-Rounded Workout Routine

Over the years, muscle training has certainly improved to give its participants tremendous results. When a person enters a weight room for the first time in their lives, it can be a little bewildering. There are tons of weights and machines to match, not to mention people who seem to know what they are doing. One can always get a personal trainer, but hopefully after reading this article a personal trainer will not be needed.

It truly doesn't matter which muscle a person starts with, but in order to receive wondrous results in only a few short weeks concentration on the muscles worked is absolutely necessary. Usually, stick to no more than two muscles per day, and make the routines complimentary to the muscles being worked.

Day 1: Chest and Triceps

Start with three quick sets of pushups, roughly 20-25 should be fine, but do enough that all three sets are completed. I recommend reading "The Power of Pushups" before starting any pushups routines. This loosens up the muscles before the actual workout begins. In addition, pushups work the chest, back, and triceps muscles. Next, go to bench press and do three sets of bench, work with the weights and see how much weight is needed to complete three sets of eight reps. The next exercise should be pectoral flies, this works the side pectoral muscles and will give your pectorals a great look.

The triceps should already be feeling a little weak from the chest workout. Try to do three sets of dips followed by three sets of tricep pull-downs with the tricep rope. The good thing about dips is that it works, not only triceps, but chest as well. This workout, which should last at maximum an hour, incorporates four exercises for triceps and four exercises for chest. If time or strength is not a factor, try to incorporate shoulders into the routine - military press.

Day 2: Back and Biceps

Start with three sets of pull-ups. Then move to lat pull-downs, do three sets. Finally do three sets of back-rows. This is the machine which feels like rowing a rowboat. For biceps, grab some free weights and do three sets of normal bicep curls, followed by three sets of hammerhead curls, and end with straight-bar curls which incorporate the back muscles as well as biceps. Finally, end with one power set, as many as you can do, of chin ups which also incorporates back and biceps.

Day 3: Legs and Shoulders

Start with shoulder. Do three sets of military press, followed by shoulder raises with free weights, do three sets. One of the best exercises on this day is hang cleans. If a person is healthy enough to do this exercise, it works both legs and shoulders at the same time. As for legs, start with squats, and then move to leg raises which work the quadriceps, and end with calf raises. If the gym does not have a calf raise machine, use a free weight and do three sets.

Day 4: Stomach and Stretching and Aerobic exercises

Start by running a few laps to loosen up the muscles and begin your stretches. This is like normal stretching but should incorporate every muscle. In addition, try to hold the stretch for at least 20 seconds. Finally do your abs; there are tons of exercises that can be manipulated to work the abdominal muscles, do at least five sets.

This routine is perfect for many people looking to get into shape and show a little muscle on their bodies for the summer. The workouts are complimentary meaning they work two muscles at the same time. In addition, the routine allows the muscles to rest a few days before they are worked again. Finally, one day for aerobic exercises benefits the heart and lungs and stretching benefits flexibility, both necessary for a great workout and great health.