I'm getting a gym membership in a week. I wanted to know what exercises I should add based on my goal body and in order to increase weight. This is a long read, so thanks to all those who do read and reply. Let's start with the goal.
Goal Body: I can't describe the body type because I don't know the fitness terms. So recently, as I flipped through channels, I saw the tour de france was on. Not all of the bikers looked like this, but some definitely fit the description. They had really toned legs and defined arm muscle. Like, it wasn't freakishly huge muscle but enough to fill sleeves and look strong. That's what I'm trying to get.
What I've been doing: The following reps/weights/activities have been achieved over a few months of going to a class offered at a gym. Based on whether I do the exercises first or last, the reps may vary, but i'll try to account for that.
Basically, I can squat 145 for 3 sets of 5. I can bench 95 pounds for 3 sets of 10. I can bench 40 pound dumbbells for 3 sets of 10. I can curl 25 pound dumbbells for 5 sets of 10. I can do shoulder presses with 25 pound dumbells for 5 sets of 10. I can do lat pulls at 3 sets of 15 (90 pounds). I can do machine rows at 150 pounds(3 sets of 15). I can do 4 sets of 20 pushups. I can do 5 sets of 10 pullups(depending on if i start with pullups, if not, then 5 sets of 8). I absolutely despise cardio. But, I can pull 10minutes at the 15 setting on an elliptical (don't know if 15 is the same on all machines, but it's satisfying for me). I can also do 10min on the ladder(not straight, i do 5min, then break for about a minute between the last double 2min 30 sec).
Based on this and the body type described earlier, how do I go about increasing the weights and reps I can do? What additional exercises should I add? At what increments should I increase weight? Any advice is welcome and appreciated, thanks!
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