Anyone ever follow a workout plan from a magazine?
 

Iwas reading SHAPE mag and it has a special..
"Total body, the ultimate fast blaster workout" Drop pounds, sculpt muscle & bust plateaus! And it says the average 145lb woman consuming an average 1,800 cals a day could lose up to 20lbs and gain 2lbs of muscle on this 3 month plan)

yeayeayea sounds a lil too good to be true since I'm hypothyroid and can't lose.. but still..

So yea, I was thinking of trying it out. Especially since it's recomended to follow with a high protein diet. (your choice of which to follow, like atkins, the zone..ect) :roll:

And like ok, I've always made up my own workouts, doing like the same thing every single day..(eck my gym log is proof of that LoL :o ) And maybe I wasn't doing it right? I haven't exercised or low carbed in 2 months and although I haven't gained weight, I got FATTER! Oops. :o

Should I go back to my own plan, or try and follow one from a mag? I mean like how reliable can something be from a magazine..lol :confused:

Ok, Guess not..

First, was your previous workout effective? Were you feeling and seeing results? If no.. give the magazine workout a try. You'll have to customize it to suit you, obviously. Don't use the weights they recommend, use the ones that work for your body.

I looked at your gym log and it seemed like it was the same thing, every day: a circuit, and cardio. If that wasn't giving you good results try breaking up your circuit into two or three diff workouts, and work the crap out of the muscle group you're concentrating on. Then work the muscle group every four days, with the exception of legs because if you work them hard enough you can do them ever 6-7 days, adding cardio throughout the week.

eg: Monday - legs and butt
tue: back and shoulders
we: arms and chest

sat: back and shoulders
sun: arms and chest
mon: legs and butt

and so on, just get enough rest days inbetween working your muscles.

Or break it up into two workouts: 1) legs&butt 2) chest and back and arms.

Meg