I’m 17 years old and I’m trying to gain strength, particularly in my arms, for martial arts. While I am already stronger than most girls my age, I could definitely be better and also it would be pretty sick to see some cuts on my arms.
I do intense cardio at my dojang 2x a week already (I go 3x a week but not counting the third day because it’s shorter/usually more lax), and people have told me to left weights 3x a week for about 40 min- an hour. Since I get the cardio in at martial arts (and it isn’t my main concern/what I particularly need to work on imo) I have been lifting weights for 40 min (doing about 3 sets of 15 for 8-10 exercises). At first I was doing arms every time but I was advised to incorporate an abs day as well (I do a lot with my legs already so I don’t feel the need to target them).
And just want to know if this is enough, and when I should expect to start seeing results. I’m not particularly insecure about myself so I don’t mind not seeing results asap but I’d like some indication that I’m doing it right/that it’s even working. I’ve only been doing this for like 2 weeks, and at first I wanted to do 5x but ppl told me that was too much so idk.
Also I’d just like to throw in that I’m not worried about looking “bulky” or “manly” and that I would actually prefer to have bigger muscles instead of leaner ones, as my primary goal is to gain strength/improve health. So yeah. Please give any tips
I do intense cardio at my dojang 2x a week already (I go 3x a week but not counting the third day because it’s shorter/usually more lax), and people have told me to left weights 3x a week for about 40 min- an hour. Since I get the cardio in at martial arts (and it isn’t my main concern/what I particularly need to work on imo) I have been lifting weights for 40 min (doing about 3 sets of 15 for 8-10 exercises). At first I was doing arms every time but I was advised to incorporate an abs day as well (I do a lot with my legs already so I don’t feel the need to target them).
And just want to know if this is enough, and when I should expect to start seeing results. I’m not particularly insecure about myself so I don’t mind not seeing results asap but I’d like some indication that I’m doing it right/that it’s even working. I’ve only been doing this for like 2 weeks, and at first I wanted to do 5x but ppl told me that was too much so idk.
Also I’d just like to throw in that I’m not worried about looking “bulky” or “manly” and that I would actually prefer to have bigger muscles instead of leaner ones, as my primary goal is to gain strength/improve health. So yeah. Please give any tips