begginer routine

[keano__]

hi just started kickboxing and bjj a month ago and just want to make sure im not overtraining. been doing weights for 3 years and just need to tone up and build strength now.

Current Routine

Mon - Kickboxing
Tue - Weights/Cardio (Chest,Tri's)
Wed - Kickboxing
Thu - Cardio
Fri - BJJ
Sat - Weights (Back, Bi's)
Sun - Weights (Shoulders, Legs)

Cheers all feedback is appriciated

[Feria]

i always do cardio before i lift. (also helps me stretch\get warmed up)
but i am also not one of the more knowledgeable posters
looks decent though

[keano__]

hey thanks for the reply. i have tried cardio before i lift but it has a bad effect on me. i need bulk energy for my weights to get maximum gains. when i tried cardio before i didnt have enough energy to finish my workout.

the cardio after weights is usualy running or some low intensity elyptical machine.

ill start doing more intensive cardio as i get more fit.

[pittelp]

Originally Posted by keano__

hi just started kickboxing and bjj a month ago and just want to make sure im not overtraining. been doing weights for 3 years and just need to tone up and build strength now.

Current Routine

Mon - Kickboxing
Tue - Weights/Cardio (Chest,Tri's)
Wed - Kickboxing
Thu - Cardio
Fri - BJJ
Sat - Weights (Back, Bi's)
Sun - Weights (Shoulders, Legs)

Cheers all feedback is appriciated

Your routine is too agressive in my opinion, try moving Sun. routine to Sat., and Sat routine to Tue and take Sun. off to recover. Tue. shouldn't have weights and cardio, it should be weights or cardio not both.

[keano__]

Originally Posted by pittelp

Your routine is too agressive in my opinion, try moving Sun. routine to Sat., and Sat routine to Tue and take Sun. off to recover. Tue. shouldn't have weights and cardio, it should be weights or cardio not both.

usually if im not doing cardio on thursday ill take a rest day. ill give that ago and see how i feel at the end of the week

cheers

[DrBdan]

You should read the FAQ in the S&P forum and get a lifting program that doesn't focus on body parts but rather movements, e.g. a pull/press/squat routine.

If you are looking to "tone up" you need to get your diet dialed in so check out the FAQ in the D&S forum.

Finally, you should have at least one day in the week where you don't train otherwise you will eventually burn out, especially if you just got into MT/BJJ. I assume you are getting lots of cardio in your MT/BJJ classes so you could drop the cardio day. Another option is to do a 2 day split for weights and take either Sat or Sun off.

[Ian Coe]

Originally Posted by keano__

hi just started kickboxing and bjj a month ago and just want to make sure im not overtraining. been doing weights for 3 years and just need to tone up and build strength now.

Current Routine

Mon - Kickboxing
Tue - Weights/Cardio (Chest,Tri's)
Wed - Kickboxing
Thu - Cardio
Fri - BJJ
Sat - Weights (Back, Bi's)
Sun - Weights (Shoulders, Legs)

Cheers all feedback is appriciated

Go to S&P and re evaluate your lifting program. It's shitty

Unless you are a student and get to sleep 8-10 hours everyday you will burn out within 2 weeks of that volume without an appropriate build up (I'm talking like 6-9 months).

Also, go thai boxing. Kickboxing, god lord no.

edit- I would also suggest dropping one lifting day and substitute it will hill sprints. For example, if you squat on the sunday, hill sprint on the tuesday and have the wednesday as a day off.

[Ifight4Beer]

hmmmm youre body will tell you when youve had to much, so you'll need be able to ajust yer workout acordingly. the rest of the posters are giving you what I would call good advice and make shure yer diet is very clean, this should help you increse the volume of yer workouts. and even if you was a pro fighter you would still need a rest day. If yer just geting started I have a feeling you are gona end up taking at least 2 a week with a heavy load like this one. i like to take Sat. or sunday as a planned rest day and then every other week or more I throw a rest day where I feel its needed. But thats just what has worked for me.