The way to gym

SunriseAmber

I'm a new member of LAfitness. I've been going with my brother and FI but they seem to like to do mostly weight lifting which I've looked it up on myfitnesspal.com and it seems to burn calories as well but should I be doing a split time every night Cardio/Weights? Or am I supposed to do something new every night?
Example:
Monday - Chest and back weights
Tuesday - Weight training with legs
Wednesday - Cardio
Thursday - Arms and shoulders

Etc...

Lobsters25

First, congratulations on joining the gym and GOING!  Be proud of yourself for doing the one thing most people already can't seem to do these days!

First and foremost, let me say that you need to do what makes you happiest.  The same workout schedule does not respond the same way to each person's body (or mental state).  If you start with one routine and hate it or aren't seeing any results after a month or two, then change it up.  If you aren't doing a workout you like, it's going to be really hard to stick with it.  

As far as the schedule, it really does depends on what you want to do, and your goals.  Are you going to spend x amount of time on weights if you do them all in one day, and less than that if you break them up by muscle group per day?  

If you decide to break the days up into muscle groups and are only then doing 10 minutes (for example) of weights that day, it probably isn't worth it, as you won't get as much of a burn.  If you break the muscle groups up into days and add more activities each day because you're only doing that muscle group, then you may start seeing bigger results a bit quicker.  However, if you find that you can't stand doing weights, then 10 minutes a day is still better than nothing, so just do 10 minutes of a muscle group with cardio a few times a week.

I do three weight days each week (two if it's a crazy busy week), and four to five cardio days (sometimes I do cardio and weights on the same day if I have the time and work has been particularly terrible.) 

Amt2109

I always went to the gym Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesday was my rest day in the middle (unless by some miracle I managed to get into a class).
I always did the same things... with three rest days a week I did weights every day at the gym (nothing too strenuous but I was noticing a difference).

I'd do about an hour cardio work each time (or if I didn't feel great, I'd at least do half an hour). Then I had about five weight machines I regularly worked on (the others looked more like torture devices to me), and then I would do some twisting sit ups/push ups/ other sit/lay down exercises I'd been taught in body pump. I was probably at the gym about two hours each visit.

I never really had any pulled muscles/achy muscles apart from the first week I was at the gym, and whenever I tried to work out ill (which I didn't do again after I got a dizzy spell on the treadmill one day and fell off).

Amt2109

I can't see my post, so:

ETA: if you decide to do a day which is mostly weights, you're going to want to warm up with stretches and maybe (20 mins?) cardio to really loosen up. You don't want to lift weights with cold muscles.

aloisk57

Pick up the New Rules of Weightlifting for Women...I was a cardio freak before I read it, but now I've got an awesome mix of weight lifting/cardio.  The workouts are all spelled out for you so it is super easy, and you're out of the gym in usualy 60-75 min.