Looking for gym advice and a routine recommendation?

Question

As it stands now im 20 pounds overweight and im looking for gym routines but most of them tend to ask for chin ups, pull ups, and dips which i am not able to do. Should i just make up my own routine to try and attempt to build some strength until i am not overweight. I fell my workout routines are bad xD so i wanna stick away from them. please all tips will be of use. Or if anyone has a site or can tell me a workout i can do would be great i am 17 and entering college i really want to be in shape and look good.

Answer 1

Menshealth.com is a great site for workouts, they have a lot of creative ones if you dig around the 'fitness' section. As for the exercises you can't do: lat pull downs are a good chin up substitute, and dips can be replaced by chest and tricep exercises. Do the resistance training as a circuit; do one set of an exercise, then move on to the next exercise. No rest till you finish one time around. Keep going around till you finish 2 sets for each. Here's a sample routine for you:

Strength workout (3 days a week, one day of rest between):

-5min warm up (cardio of your choice)

-Crunches, ~20 reps

-Side bridge, hold for 30 seconds.

-Squats or Leg press, 8-12 reps

-Leg curl machine, 8-12 reps

-Calve Raises, 10-15 reps

-Bench Press, 5-7 reps

-Lat Pull downs, 5-7 reps

-Pec Flies, 8-12 reps

-Bent Over Rows, 8-12 reps

-Shoulder Press, 5-7 reps

-Lateral Raises, 8-12 reps

-Bicep Curls, 8-12 reps

-Tricep Kickbacks, 8-12 reps

-Give yourself about 2 minutes of rest, and do the circuit again.

-5 min cool down

This routine can reasonably be done in 45 minutes, once you get going.

Don't cheat and rest more than 30 seconds between sets. This will get your heart rate up and help you build some muscle, while burning away the fat. For the same reason, don't ignore your lower body: your glutes and quads are two of your biggest calorie burning muscle groups. For your first week do 20 min of cardio on 3 of your off days (take one day totally off). After you get into the rhythm, boost your cardio to at least 30 minutes and consider doing intervals.

Answer 2

look up denise austin on youtube

shes from the 80s i think but she has some REALLY good routines

Answer 3

bodybuilding.com has some good workouts.  Pick one and stick to it.  Consistancy is the key.  Your diet is actually more important  than your routine though.

My routine is

Monday - chest/triceps/abs

Tuesday - back/biceps/abs

Wednesday - Shoulders/traps/abs

Thursday - legs

at least 3 excercises for each muscle

Answer 4

inorder to drop your weight down workout out with a light weights and do some cardio about 2-3 days a week

if you would like a routine u can go to bodybuilding.com and type in exactly what you are looking for and have to do to exactly drop that weight