any thoughts? well I might do 3 weights workout per week and do cardio in between those days. I wanna lose the fat and the inches around my waist area, I don't care if I gain kilos as long as it is muscle mass. any thoughts on this? currently 95 kg and 183 cm
Yes this will work although your diet is going to ultimately decide if you gain muscle or lose fat (or even gain fat). Get your diet in check first depending on your goal and then the training becomes a little easier to define. In regards to only doing weights, then yes you can lose a substantial amount of fat with the right weight training program even though cardio is still important for overall fitness.
On the topic of split vs full body exercises, both have their merits so why not do both? Personally I love cycling my training routine because I find that my body adapts pretty easily. What I mean by this is basically spend a month or two doing a split workout and then once you beginning nearing a plateau switch it up to a full body for a little while. Give my full body routine a try if you like:
3x Front Squats
3x Deadlifts
3x Barbell Rows
3x Incline Bench Press
3x Dumbell Shoulder Press
Do three times a week. Rep range should be in-between 8-12 reps (try and vary this so your workouts are never the same.. i.e. train heavier one day and lighter the next. If you're doing a split, train heavy for one week and then lighten up a tiny bit the next week). Guaranteed to leave you hammered.
Regardless of what option you chose, make sure you give yourself ample time to recover. Personally I wouldn't do more than 5 days a week worth of weight training if I were just starting out (you can make exceptions to this later down the track especially if a body part starts lagging etc).
