Routine help
Hello! I’m starting at the gym and my main goal is to lose weight. I’m 250 pounds 5ft5. My main goal is to just overall lose weight. I have different people telling me different routines, some are saying to focus on cardio with minimal muscle training, others are saying to not really do much cardio.
This is the plan I’ve been following:
LEG DAY:
Warm up: 10 min treadmill
Leg press 3 sets of 10
Hamstring curl 3 sets of 12
Leg extension 2 sets of 10
Hip abductor 3 sets of 15
Hip adductor 3 sets of 12
ARMS & CHEST:
Treadmill 10 min
Chest press 3 sets of 12
Pec deck 3 sets of 12
Seated row machine 3 sets of 12
Shoulder press 2 sets of 10
Bicep curl 3 sets of 12
Tricep push down 3 sets of 12-15
Treadmill 10 min
Stairmaster 5 min
BACK AND BICEPS:
Lat pull down 3x12
Seated row 3x12
Back extension 2x12
Reverse pec fly/rear delt 2x12
Bicep curl 3x12
Cable bicep 2x10
Posted Feb 19, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC