Best way to start exercising again

[hannes joubert]

Hey all.

What would be the best way to start exercising again, assuming that one is coming off of a pretty sedentary lifestyle?

The balls to the wall approach leaving everything in the gym from the 1st workout

or

The gradual buildup from steady state cardio to HIIT / Resistance cardio?

Reason I ask is that everytime I start an exercise regime I go with the balls to the wall approach and end up floored after 2/3 weeks needing at least another 2/3 weeks to recover, then need to get remotivated again etc, so no real progress is made in the end.

I am seriously considering taking option 2 now to see if I can last a bit longer, get more results etc...

But I also need to consider that insulin sensitivity is my biggest concern at this point in time. will steady state cardio make any significant improvements on that issue?

What you think? I suppose if option 2 is going to get me exercising and continue exercising then I should go with that?

H

 

[Zyglamail]

Balls to the walls is never a good idea. Cycling when not "already in the groove" with your diet and exercise is also not a good idea, waste of good juice.

If your primarily concerned with fat loss then start out 3 days a week, work a single compound lift up to say 3 sets of 5. In between those sets work on some ancilliary strength movements. If your pushing maybe do some pulling etc. Follow that up with some HIIT cardio work using various tools from rowing to jump rope to barbell stuff to just bodyweight stuff (many of the crossfit style workouts are great for this). Keep the cardio portion to less than 15 minutes. Do that for a 8 weeks and add a day, go another 8 weeks and add a day.

 

[XMAN.]

Balls to the walls is never a good idea. Cycling when not "already in the groove" with your diet and exercise is also not a good idea, waste of good juice.

If your primarily concerned with fat loss then start out 3 days a week, work a single compound lift up to say 3 sets of 5. In between those sets work on some ancilliary strength movements. If your pushing maybe do some pulling etc. Follow that up with some HIIT cardio work using various tools from rowing to jump rope to barbell stuff to just bodyweight stuff (many of the crossfit style workouts are great for this). Keep the cardio portion to less than 15 minutes. Do that for a 8 weeks and add a day, go another 8 weeks and add a day.

spot on Zyg

 

[hannes joubert]

Thanks Zyg, X...

Will try that on for size and see how we go...

H

 

[SouthernLord]

Low intensity cardio and calistenics