Gym excersice routines?

[LordRahl]

The recommended routine is 3 sets of 8-12 repetitions, with no more than 30 seconds between them.
Then rotate around your exercises until you've done them all. Keep similar ones apart so that the tiredness of one muscle doesn't prevent you from working another one hard.

Correct. Especially if your goal is gaining muscle. You should only work out 3 times a week, and keep changing order of the exercises, days and time during which you exercise. "Surprising" your body that way, is the best method for avoiding gain platoes. If you keep your routine short and focused (minimal breaks between sets - overall no longer than an hour, hour and a half), you may even be able to skip cardio altogether.

I also highly recommend natural supplements - like Creatine (go for tablets if you can afford them, better absorption than powder), and Whey Protein.

 

[MobBoss]

So does anyone here go to the gym, or just excersise in general? If so whats the routine you use?

I'm planning on starting myself, I realized I lack muscle of any sort....

I am walking about 4+ miles a day. In my speed walking I can now cover 2.5 miles in under 35 minutes.

 

[CaptainF]

For cardio I either jump rope for about 30 minutes or ride a bike for about 40 minutes.

For muscle building/lifting I do lotsa pushups/situps and what not.

I'm pretty fit myself. I can bench about 220, run a 6 minute mile, can do about 160 pushups without stopping, and can sprint pretty fast.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

just run for awhile (how long depends on present fitness), then alternate a push day (bench, squats, etc. etc. etc.) followed by a pull day (rows, cleans, etc. etc.)

Unless you're already pretty darn fit there's no point in super-tweaking your routine yet.

And always try to use freeweights over machine/cable lifting, as freeweights are more effective.

This is fairly solid advice. It is tempting to neglect cardio when you first start working out: DON'T! A half an hour every workout of solid cardio will take you a long way. I personally find a half hour on a stationary bike to do the trick. You can monitor your progress from day to day, and it is very easy on the joints. Switch it up between high cadence aerobic and low cadence anaerobic, but you want to be leaning for high cadence most of the time as you want to save your legs for squats/etc. Stairs are another fantastic way to get cardio.

Push and pull days are a pretty good ways of making sure you aren't overworking particular muscles by doubling them up between routines. This is especially important if you are just starting out and don't really know what the heck different exercises work. Just follow the simple push/pull rules.