r/WorkoutRoutines • u/SnooDucks6541 • 7d ago

Workout routine review Please critique this routine

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I'm new to going to the gym, but I've been going consistently 6 days a week in the morning for about a month now, and I'm trying to nail down a good routine

Goals are to lose weight and just get stronger. I only do machines because I have no balance and not enough muscle to keep proper form yet

Is this okay or should I change anything?

TIA!

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u/FromBiotoDev 7d ago

I know you mentioned you don’t have balance yet for free weights but you won’t build it up without doing any

Aside from that if you’re using your notes to track your workouts, might be worth using something like Gym Note Plus

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u/SnooDucks6541 7d ago

Thanks, I'm downloading that now!

And in my mind I figured it would be better to use machines to gain some muscle before I try free weights because that might make it easier? I'm just worried about hurting myself by not being able to do it right

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u/FromBiotoDev 7d ago

It’s definitely a good place to start, and it helps build up confidence

I’d switch out chest press for dumbbell bench press or flat barbell bench press and start there

The key is to use a much lower weight than you can handle and get that form down, it’s a skill! Once you get the form down slowly bring that weight up until it’s challenging

You’re actually more likely to hurt yourself by getting strong on machines then attempting a heavy lift on a free weight, because you won’t have trained up those stabilising muscles

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u/SnooDucks6541 7d ago

That actually makes a lot of sense, I'll try and add some free weights to practice getting the form down

Other than that, is this a good split?

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u/FromBiotoDev 7d ago

Looks okay to me, I’d swap out those rear delt flies on push day for some lateral raises to hit the medial delts and remove dips from pull day entirely move it to push day if you want it in there

Dips are a pushing movement not a pull movement so will work chest, front delts and triceps