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Beginner...weight??

GuyArcher Posts: 3 Joined: 2006/02/21	2006/02/21, 03:11 PM Hi! I just joined up with the ft community and hope to be successful in my lifestyle changes. My roomie and I are quitting smoking and starting a workout plan together as a way to motivate eachother when we can't quite get the motivation ourselves. My question is about weights. I filled out all of my information. For example...my first day has the Machine Incline Presses for chest. 4 sets of reps progressing 20, 15, 12, 10. Now, it's been awhile since I've worked out. I assume I'd need to find the weight that I can lift about 21 of for the first set. However, for the second set...do I keep the same weight or try to find the weight that I can lift about 16 of? Hope that makes sense. I'm excited about a healthier me. Hope that makes sense.
GuyArcher Posts: 3 Joined: 2006/02/21	2006/02/21, 03:23 PM Oh...I had one other question. Sorry! Background info..I'm 26, male, 5'8", 170 lbs. With class and work, my best workout days would be Tue, Thu, Sat. Would I need to do cardio on Wed, Fri or would Fri, Sunday work? Typically, how long should a cardio workout be?
raiderfanusa Posts: 139 Joined: 2002/06/06	2006/02/21, 03:28 PM Guy, typically you should be warming up with your first set. Add weight each set. you should be able to complete the reps untill the last set. You should fail to complete the reps on the last set. Fail as in not be able to complete the rep without cheating or maintaining. I add 5-lbs per set on single arm and 10 on double arm sets. Once I can complete all the sets and reps I up my starting weight on the first set by 5 or 10 lbs. Hope this helps -------------- "Do the right Things" and "Do Things Right". You will succeed.
raiderfanusa Posts: 139 Joined: 2002/06/06	2006/02/21, 03:31 PM Fail as in not be able to complete the rep without cheating or maintaining. should have read Fail as in not be able to complete the rep without cheating or maintaining good form. -------------- "Do the right Things" and "Do Things Right". You will succeed.