Routine help

How to start

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

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