My full body routine, please critique

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Akira5284

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So I have been aiming to put together a good workout I could do at home. This is my full body workout I came up with to do 3x a week.

Shoulders - Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Back - Dumbbell Reverse Flies
Chest - Bench Press
Bicep - Dumbell Bicep Curls
Tricep - Dumbbell Tricep Extensions - Behind Neck
Legs - Squats
Legs - Forward Lunges
Lower Abs -Leg Raises
Obliques - Pendulum Crunches
Frontal abs - Toe Touch Crunches

At 2 sets of 20 reps for each of the activities with low-medium weight.

I would appreciate any feedback on different activities that might be more beneficial for different areas.
 
sorry i forgot to put info about myself:

I'm 5' 9" and 172lbs. My current goal is to lose 12-15 lbs, hopefully mostly fat. I am going on a 500 calorie a day deficiency and starting a high cardio routine. However, i also want to strengthen the muscle I currently have so when I'm done losing weight, I will be in decent shape for building muscle. Overall I really want to get my BF% down, i'm not sure what it currently is, but I know it's too high for my liking.

I think the goal of this full body workout will be to get use to weights. Once I get into a routine I might look for something better, but i justed wanted to put a simple full body in order to get into it.

As for my calves, I have it planned into my workout but I forgot to include it. Calves will be done with Calf Raises with some weight.

I also have stretches picked out for prior to workout.
 
Keep the reps 6-10 and go heavy.
You don't want to do light weight work, especially when your losing weight. You want to go heavy to stimulate your tissue and remind your body you don't want to lose the muscle.
 
I don't see shrugs for your traps. :(

Keep the reps 6-10 and go heavy.
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Amen. On #10 be close to failure.

For fat loss, I suggest doing supersets as soon as you can. This will keep your heart rate higher and burn more fat/calories and make your workouts shorter and more efficient.
 
i was using the Build your own workout feature on fitness.com, shrugs was either not on it or i overlooked it. Either way thanks for the recommendation, i'll toss those in.

A superset is doing multiple exercises in a row before a break?

Should I try to keep going until I feel like I need a break? or aim for 2-3 exercises?
 
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If you want to burn fat, dont overlook light weight high rep workouts,

but also, keep the low rep high weight workouts a major part of your routine to shock your muscles. Mix it up however you please.
 
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