Training & Nutrition - Is this considered 'over training'?

Hey guys,

I have recently joined the gym, and have found that I love coming there and working out. Hopefully my attitude won't change, hopefully I'll always look forward to going to gym like I do to going biking.

Anyways, I just want to make sure that I'm not doing more bad than good.

Right now, I am on a 3 day cycle that is something like this:

Day 1: Chest/Shoulders/Triceps + 30 min of cardio
Day 2: Legs/Back/Biceps
Day 3: Some form of active recovery such as a whole cardio workout, swimming, or sometimes the day off from the gym.

Is this a reasonable workout schedule?

Thanks for your time, opinions, and knowledge!

Doesn't sound like overtraining to me - just be sure you take a day off every now and then.

When I was bodybuilding, we did a 4 day cycle:
Day 1: back, biceps, abs, and cardio
Day 2: chest, shoulders, triceps, abs, and cardio
Day 3: legs, abs, and cardio
Day 4: off

I would say as long as you are giving yourself a day off or 2 in between workouts you should be fine. Just try to keep the number of sets down. No more than 45min to an hour is more than enough time in the gym. Gotta save time for riding ;)

Winter now, no riding. :)

In the warmer months of the year, I'm planning on toning down on the time on weights, as well as the cardio. I plan the time I spend biking will be enough cardio vise.

sounds perfect to me.

as was said - allow 2 days between workout of a MUSCLE GROUP, which you are.

4 years ago i was lifting 6 days a week, 2 days chest/tri, 2 days back/bi, 1 day legs, 1 day shoulders/wrists/neck + stomach most days...

with weight training - allow the 2-day rule and otherwise the only real "conflict" is cycling and leg lifting -- during the summer i do no leg weight training... in winter make sure to ride VERY light the days following a leg workout.

sounds perfect to me.

as was said - allow 2 days between workout of a MUSCLE GROUP, which you are.

4 years ago i was lifting 6 days a week, 2 days chest/tri, 2 days back/bi, 1 day legs, 1 day shoulders/wrists/neck + stomach most days...

with weight training - allow the 2-day rule and otherwise the only real "conflict" is cycling and leg lifting -- during the summer i do no leg weight training... in winter make sure to ride VERY light the days following a leg workout.
Thanks for the reply.

In that case, won't doing any cardio (running on treadmill, power-cycling class, biking on stationary bike, ski machine) be bad even the day after a legs workout? What about before? Should I perhaps switch my order around to:

Day 1: Legs/Back/Biceps
Day 2: Chest/Shoulders/Triceps + 30 min of cardio
Day 3: Some form of active recovery such as a whole cardio workout, swimming, or sometimes the day off from the gym.

Although, I guess I'm still doing cardio then, that 30 min post workout cardio on Day 2.

What do you suggest?