Cycling is all about RPM. Save your knees the wear and tear. Get on a bike and adjust the resistance to where you have a comfortable cadence of about 70-80rpm.
Good advice here. Your knee's should not be hurting on the bike. It's a low impact excersize. Either the resistance is too high or cadence is too high, or both.
Real common issue for anyone starting to work out. completely overwhelmed by all the machines, and a general lack of knowledge on how anything works.
Afraid to be the new guy, so you simply dont ask...
Somewhere in your life you know someone that works out. Go once or twice with them, and have them show you the machines. Wont be so overwhelming after that.
Like pete said, RPM.
Personally, if I was attempting to lose weight, I would do 75% cardio. If you hit the weights keep the reps UP, and the weight DOWN.
Consider getting a personal trainer from the gym for a few days. My wife did and it helped her drastically.
I'm going to as well. I know how to lose weight, get great stamina/cardio and strength. (General military type characteristics) However, regardless of how strong I've been I've never had any significant muscle definition. Sooo, as soon as I'm done cutting a certain amount of weight I'm going to utilize a personal trainer myself. I'm determined to get some before I get much older.
For my wife the one she uses made a huge difference in her knowledge and ability. Either way, my point is they will help.
If you don't want to pay, I'm sure you can talk them into a brief walk through and discussion. However, a good trainer will help you drastically - especially for getting started.
Most personal trainers are basically told what to do by lawyers who don't understand how the body operates. Take what they say with a grain of salt, and do your own research. There are plenty of good reference sites online, but message boards, even this one, are not always the best place to learn, because you never know who or where the information comes from.
My advice, pick a goal, find an accredited specialist or coach who has written books/articles relating to your goal, and start there.
If you're looking for lifting info, start with Mark Rippetoe's "Starting Strength."
Today went well. I was able to go 3 miles with a rmp of 78-84. My ass is what makes me stop. Did some more walking on the treadmill and a few other things.
Each of our machines has an instruction sheet on it and what muscles it works. I just need to research more of what I need to work on to reach my goals.
I hired a trainer for a few weeks when I first started. He really cared and enjoyed his work and has helped get me going in the right direction. It was worth every penny because I know me well enough to know that I would have done it all wrong and given up already.
There's still a lot of stuff I don't quite understand. Its like I have this jumbled up puzzle with just a few pieces here or there connected. I could stand to learn more.
You should really have someone who knows what's going on help you out. A lot of lifts aren't completely intuitive, and you can develop bad habits that will be hard to break.
I shit you not, buy this book. There is more info than you would believe and a lot of solid routines. Sometimes when I hit a rut or plateau, I can go back and re-read it and find stuff that may not have applied a couple week/months/years ago and suddenly makes all kinds of sense. May be overwhelming for a newb, but a good solid foundation.
I went ahead and ordered the book from Walmart for right at $20 shipped.
Thank you for the recommendation, I have heard a ton of good things about this book and I sure hope it helps out!
Well guys i did run into a friend there last night. I havnt seen alot of him in a few years and he has put on a ton of muscle. He is willing to show me the machines, and invited me to work out with him and 6 other guys.
Tonight sucked. Put in a solid kick my ass work day and then went and kicked my ass some more.
My shoulder i had surgery on continues to get stronger since june. Im up to 10 pound weights. Dont laugh before it hurt to lift my arm above my head.
I still get a tendon on the ac joint that pops and it will hurt from time to time.
I hope once the shoulder continues to get stronger that will go away.
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