Been Working Out But...

[jjlane86]

5'9'' 175lbs 22y/o

I joined a gym probably going on a month now and started a routine recommended by a member here that basically had me doing squats, bench, mil press, dead lifts and I tried it for 2 weeks but it being a 24 hr gym the dead lifts and squats are limited to machines or guided weight bars...so I did the best I could with what I had and was working out 3 days a week...now a buddy of mine joined with me and he convinced me to do his routine which consist of a mon-fri rotation of targeted muscle groups, for example, chest and tri's one day, back and bi's the next, and legs the next followed by a 30 min cardio session...the exercises consist of 3 sets of 10 reps...

Keep in mind my friend is 6'0'' around 220lbs and hes transforming ideally, but we are 2 totally different builds, hes concentrating on fat loss and I am geared towards chest muscle gain and I know that fat loss will follow for me as I am naturally a fairly skinne person, with the exception of a persistent beer gut....

What should I really be doing?? I feel great after doing my buddies routine however, I want results asap and am going to start supplementing creatine and protein as of tomorrow...

[SuicideGripMe]

First, diet is key, the only way you can get rid of the beer gut besides lots of cardio (and I mean a lot!) is a good diet. Sorry, but beer does not fall into it...
As for your workout, you should stick to a basic freeweight workout for sometime before going to a body part split. Stick with the barbells until you have a good base of strength before trying to go to a 5 day split. If you want to split your workout up, I suggest going to a very basic push pull or upper lower split.

[jjlane86]

So whats a good "Basic Barbell" routine?

and I have been watching my diet very well...I have cut beer consumption to almost none on the weekends and absolutely none mon-fri...

I have also got my meals up to 4 - 5 per day with tons of fiber and protein.

[SledgeHammer01]

You shouldn't be doing a split workout as a new guy, you should be doing something like the Rippetoe starting strength in the stickies.

[SuicideGripMe]

A good basic barbell routine would be something like Ripptoes or the one listed below.
http://www.animalpak.com/html/articl...on=training%0A
*However, I would do squats and SLDL's rather then leg presses and curls*

[jjlane86]

can I run on the off days?

[SledgeHammer01]

can I run on the off days?

You can't really build muscle and loose fat at the same time effectively. You do a bulking cycle to build muscle, then a cutting cycle to cut fat (while keeping muscle). Stop drinking beer if you want to loose the beer gut lol.