is my routine ok ?

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i was fed up of doing full body workout 3 times a week as it got very boring and tiring so i decided to make a split routine
could u pls tell me if its ok or not :

saturday- chest - inclined flies 8 x 8 (30 sec rest between sets)
Triceps - skullcrushers 8 x 8 (30 sec rest between sets)
shoulders - milatary press 8 x 8 (30 secs between sets)

sunday - biceps - curls 8 x 8
back - 8 x 8
legs - 8 x 8

monday -rest

tuesday - chest - inclined flies 8 x 8 (30 sec rest between sets)
Triceps - skullcrushers 8 x 8 (30 sec rest between sets)
shoulders - milatary press 8 x 8 (30 secs between sets)

wednessday- biceps - curls 8 x 8
back - 8 x 8
legs - 8 x 8

thrusday- rest

friday - full body workout at gym

then my whole routine is shifted 1 day forward so i rest after fridays workout
 
in saturday/tuesday execise you should do your skullcrushers last since they are isolation. Same with your Sunday/Wednesday, the curls are isolation and should go last
 
Always do presses instead of flies.

8 sets is too many.

Give exercises instead of body parts/muscle groups, what exercises do you mean for "back" and "legs?"
 
for back im doing bent over rows (im abit scared to do them as i dont really know how to perform them 100% accuratly) and for legs im doing squats
and ive researched alot on how many sets u should do and i found out most of the successful body builders used to do around 8 - 10 sets (girvando used to, i read this article on him at t-nation which was EXCELLENT)

they say, to build muscle the only thing that you should be concentrating on is amount of work done in a minimum time thats why i have 15 sec rest between each set
 
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Instead of doing 8 sets/8reps for one exercises, try doing 3-4 different exercises for 3-4 reps to add variety to your workout and hit your body parts at different regions. For example, on chest days, instead of just doing incline flies, try doing sets of flat, incline, decline bench press and flies. Aim to work a body part 1-2 times a week and, as you have already done, add rest days.

Here's a link for a couple of routines:

Good luck.
 
Make sure bicep curls are the last exercise on your workout too.

Ex. Back- 3 x 10
Traps - 3 x 10
THEN biceps 3 x 10

NOT

Biceps- 3 x 10
Back - 3 x 10
Traps 3 x 10
 
big angry hippo said:
Instead of doing 8 sets/8reps for one exercises, try doing 3-4 different exercises for 3-4 reps to add variety to your workout and hit your body parts at different regions. For example, on chest days, instead of just doing incline flies, try doing sets of flat, incline, decline bench press and flies. Aim to work a body part 1-2 times a week and, as you have already done, add rest days.

Here's a link for a couple of routines:

Good luck.
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i appreciated what u wrote down i know its to help me but thats exactly wat the article told me not to do. it said do 8 x 8 with jus "ONE!" excercise per muscle group. next workout u may chose another exercise.
 
the other thing im confused with is that everyone here is saying that i would be doing too many sets but how comes gironda used to do it and he was on of the successful body builders. and he said that if ur muscle is really lacking in size then u might prefer 10 x 10 :S

heres the link to the article i recommend EVERYONE to read it cause its really good
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1100725
 
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Are you a professional? So why would you do what he did when he probably dedicated hours a day to train and you only have a couple hours a week. Dont assume that you can do Arnold or Cutler or Colemans routine, those guys use stuff that is kinda like magic....

Individuals in the old days didnt know much about physiology or human movement science either. Just because someone is big doesnt mean they know the right way to get there.
 
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