I've started a weight loss journey about 3 months ago and about 2 months ago I got a YMCA membership and have been going Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week since then. I googled beginners weight training routines and pretty much went with the first one I found.
Monday: Chest and Triceps
Wednesday: Back and Biceps
Friday: Legs and Shoulders
I start out with a 25 minute walk to warm up then hit the weights after that. In the website I found they said to not care about weight and to focus on form and technique. I didn't know what weight to start at and I figured that would come with time. Next week will be my 9th week in and I think I may be ready to change things up. I'm just not sure what to do. I'm sure I can spend hours googling away on what to do next but I know the internet and myself. I would probably read everything and then come up with some insane ridiculous routine plan that even the most seasoned of weight lifters would cringe at.
A little background on myself: When I started I was 410Lb. I started doing the keto diet and with that and my exercise I'm down to 363Lbs as of this morning. My goal weight is 250lbs or less. I'm 35 years old.
I'm not looking to get 'huge' but I want to build some muscle and strength. I know if I build muscle it will help with my resting metabolism. Should I continue just doing what I am doing. I'm not tracking how much weight I am doing. I simply pick a number of lbs and I do a set of 12, then a set of 10, then a set of 8. If I feel the first set was too easy I up the weight 5-10lbs for the next set. I try to spend little down time between sets to keep my heart rate up.
Should I keep doing what I am doing and start tracking my weight? Is it time to put together a formal training routine rather doing machines I think make sense? Maybe I should just pay for some time with a personal trainer at the Y...
I wasn't sure where to post this. I looked at r/StartingStrength, r/Fitness, r/strength_training but after reading their rules it seemed like this would get removed or be considered 'dumb'.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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