PLEASE Criticize My Routine!

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andrew926

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Monday – Bench Presses (4x10) (Chest)
Military Presses (4x10) (Shoulders)
Dumbell Shrugs (4x20) (Traps)
Dumbell Bicep Curls (4x10) (Biceps)
Reverse Barbell Curls (4x10) (Forearms/Biceps)
Tuesday – Lunges (2x25) (Legs)
Dead Lifts (4x10) (Legs)
Dumbell Pullovers (4x10) (Lats)
French Presses (4x10) (Triceps)
50 Crunches (Abs)
50 Bicycle Maneuvers (Abs)
Wednesday do Monday’s routine.
Thursday do Tuesday’s routine.
Friday do Mondays routine.

I'm mainly just looking to build some muscle. My diet is pretty good. I'm going to start cardio in a bit.
 
So should I replace the pullovers with the curled barbell rows? And then change the lunges to deadlifts?

I'm still practicing at chin ups and pull ups. I can't even do one yet. Once I get stronger I'll just start doing them. But I'm still practicing them!!! Just need more strength.
 
evolution said:
Sheep are cool.
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Tom certainly seems to think so.

No but seriously, you should listen to evo. WSFSB is an awesome beginner's template. Joe does all the heavy figuring for you, and it's got tons of variety built right in. Don't be put off by the name.
 
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Meh, read through it, seems confusing. I don't know. But like what's bad about my routine now? Now trying to argue the fact, you guys know a lot more than me about this stuff just wondering. Does it matter or?

And as for the pull ups. I just did 3 was my max, maybe I can do 4. But I was thinking everyday I'm just going to start doing 4 sets of 2-3 pull ups. I already feel better at them. :cool:
 
andrew926 said:
Meh, read through it, seems confusing. I don't know. But like what's bad about my routine now? Now trying to argue the fact, you guys know a lot more than me about this stuff just wondering. Does it matter or?

And as for the pull ups. I just did 3 was my max, maybe I can do 4. But I was thinking everyday I'm just going to start doing 4 sets of 2-3 pull ups. I already feel better at them. :cool:
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What's confusing? Have you tried just skipping to the workout templates? He says exactly what to do, and in what order. The only confusion I could see is not knowing what some of the exercises are, or which to pick. Or what the term "work up to" means, which he explains at the end of his rambling, right before said templates.

But yeah, it matters. 2-3 Pull-ups is fine, but volume is important, so it's good that you realize you need to do at least 4 sets. But you probably shouldn't be doing that every time, as it falls into a max effort range. I would do 6 or 7 at that rep range, but only once a week. You could do assisted pull-ups or lat pulldowns on your other upper body day, if you have either of those pieces of equipment available (for some higher rep work). Or you could follow WSFSB.

Basically, what you've got now is poorly balanced, and too heavy. It looks like some sort of weird hybrid between an upper/lower split and a full body routine. If you don't want to try WSFSB, check out the stickies on putting together your own program. There's a lot of information there.
 
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Do you think I should have like something like this.

Monday: Chest, Shoulders and Traps
Tuesday: Biceps, Triceps and Forearms
Wednesday: Lats, Abs
Thursday: Legs
Friday: Cardio/whatever.
 
It's just kind of hard to do a full body or something like that Skinny Bastards thing because I'm only doing this at home with a bench set, a barbell, a curled barbell and a few dumbbells. And a pull-up bar, well I edited mine a little.





Monday – Upper Body:

Barbell Bench Presses (4 Sets of 8 Reps) (Chest)

Military Presses (4 Sets of 8 Reps) (Shoulders)

Dumbbell Shrugs (4 Sets of 8 Reps) (Traps)

Curled Barbell Curls (4 Sets of 8 Reps) (Biceps)

Curled Barbell French Presses (4 Sets of 8 Reps) (Triceps)

Curled Barbell Reverse Curls (4 Sets of 8 Reps) (Forearms/Arms)

Tuesday – Lower Body:

Dumbbell Lunges (3 Sets of 8 Reps on Each Leg) (Legs)

Dead Lifts (4 Sets of 8 Reps) (Legs)

Back Squats (4 Sets of 8 Reps) (Legs)

50 Floor Crunches (Abs)

50 Bicycle Maneuvers (Abs)

Pull-Ups (4 Sets of 5 Reps)
On Thursday do Monday’s routine and on Friday do Tuesday’s routine.

And once again, I'll add in cardio...
 
Or do you think I shouldn't be doing all these in 1 day? As in like a day just for the arms and have like 2 exercises for each arm, and then like day for chest with a few exercises, etc. Like just work a certain muscle/muscles 1 day a week with multiple exercises?
 
andrew926 said:
It's just kind of hard to do a full body or something like that Skinny Bastards thing because I'm only doing this at home with a bench set, a barbell, a curled barbell and a few dumbbells. And a pull-up bar, well I edited mine a little.





Monday – Upper Body:

Barbell Bench Presses
Military Presses
Bent over Row
Pull ups
Dips
( what ever isolational you want )

Tuesday – Lower Body:
Squats/back squats ( If you don't have squat rack, power clean the barbell )
Dead Lifts
Lunges
Good mornings
50 Floor Crunches (Abs)
50 Bicycle Maneuvers (Abs)


On Thursday do Monday’s routine and on Friday do Tuesday’s routine.

And once again, I'll add in cardio...
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Fixed....
 
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