girl friend wants to get in shape

[Crj900]

Ok, ive been working out for about 3 years. Im 6'4 about 200lbs or so... I know what im doing, and what to do in the gym for the results i want...

My gf is 5'8 and like 135. She really isnt toned at all, and has some love handles.

Well we both just got a membership at golds gym, So i figured I'd should tell her to lift light weights and high reps. and then do cardio for about 30 mins.

But i figured shed do back/bis, tris/chest,delts, and legs... and abs on all those days w/ 30mins of cardio... am i thinking right here? also what workouts would you suggest? thanks.

[Crj900]

it would be sketchy telling her to join a site where the main focus is steroids. haha..... i do realize this about the diet. but i just dont know about the lifting routine.... light and high reps?

[redsquirrel]

Originally Posted by Crj900

it would be sketchy telling her to join a site where the main focus is steroids. haha..... i do realize this about the diet. but i just dont know about the lifting routine.... light and high reps?

Also, how many days a week is she lifting? You broke down the bodypart workout, but I'm not clear on the split you have her doing.

Another thing she may try a couple times a week is the Body Pump class offered by Gold's Gym. It's really a good way for her to learn good form and the basic movements that will be important later down the road. I'm hoping your location does offer it because it is a really good class.

Aside from her diet being the key to her weight loss, cardio is also a factor. since she's not wanting to put on muscle mass, she could realistically get away with doing the Body Pump 1-2 times a week, and doing say 3 bodyparts per workout with some cardio on the days she doesn't do BodyPump