What's the best workout routine for a male beginner?

Question:

My boyfriend is 26 yrs old and basically wants to burn fat, gain muscle, get in better shape. He's been working out with me on my rountine, but I'm not entirely sure it's what he needs. I rotate upper and lower body weight lifting, taking breaks every few days for some sort of cardio class. My weight rountine consists of usually 2 sets of 10 (attempting to max out at #10) or sometimes 3 sets of a slightly lighter weight on a couple machines. He seems to just want to do like 40 reps of anythng then be done with it. This doesn't seem to be the best from what I've heard, but i'm not sure adn don't want to steer him wrong.

Answers:
Yes, when doing weight training, starts with the major groups of muscles. Do pull-up, bench press, row, squat. You are right man. For aerobics like running and swimming, do at least 15 min of warm-up, you are right again man.

However, there are many variations, and it is pretty hard to do a standard routine here by answering to thousands of this kind of questions (perhaps they should buy a book and do some reading first) As a fitness trainer myself, I will say without a good assessment, any suggestion here including mine is for reference only.

One thing for sure, it takes 20 years for me to learn and improve what I am doing now in weight training and aerobics.

Other Answers:
for a male beginner of his age, it is best to start with cardiovascular exercises and basic weight exercises such as bicep curls, tricep flexes and chest pumps and push-ups for the upper body, and leglifts for the lower body. start with weights not greater than 7 kg, and then increase after two weeks. that way he would not incur major muscle pain. after two weeks on this program, he can also add stamina training such as uphill climb or pull-ups. powerwalking, instead of jogging on the treadmill, would burn more calories per hour and would develop the leg muscle faster. also, this would prevent knee or joint aches. throw in about 30 crunches everyday for abdominal development.
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i am a personal fitness instructor.

First and foremost any workout regime will include at least 20 minutes of cardiovascular exercise as a warm up. After that beginning weight training/lifting is all about the basic muscle groups. These are 1.) the legs (squats, presses, lifts)
2.) the back and shoulders (large variety of movements here) and 3.) the chest and abs (bench presses, crunches, leg lifts)
You'll notice I didn't add the arms as a basic muscle group. This is because for begginers the arms(biceps and triceps, etc..) are sufficiently worked out by doing all the other exercises and only need isolation (curls, pull downs.) after 3-4 months of focusing on the basic muscle groups.
If all he wants is a cardio workout the magic sport is swimming.
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No offense Chay Veracruz but as a "fitness instructor" you screwed up on your advice. I'd never hire you.

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