What do you think about this exercise routine?

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abcd

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A couple years ago I made a post on a message board about a routine I had in mind. Let me know if you would recommend this routine or how you would revise it for a beginner.

This is how they responded:

You're working out the same 4 muscles group every other day which is bad. You should only work out a muscle group every 7-9 days. You have to give your muscles as much rest as possible in order for them to grow, they dont grow as you do a rep in the gym, they grow while u rest/recover/eat.

Your sets for each muscle group should be around 9.
I dont see you working out your legs and your shoulders. Work out EVERYTHING because each muscle group contributes to another.

Heres a sample of workout
Monday:
Chest
Shoulder
Tri

Tuesday: Off/do cardio if u want to lose fat

Wensday:
Legs
Abs

Thursday: Off/cardio

Friday:
Back
Bicep
Forearms

Sat/sun: off/cardio

When you use the term "loose weight" you can be refferin to losing either muscle or fat. In order to gain muscle, you have to gain weight. So your question is a contradictive/paradox. By loosing weight I think you meant buy loosing fat.

Try not doing suppliments yet since your starting but i guess protein shakes wont hurt.

You should be seeing results within 3 months, if not, your doing something wrong.

But even if you follow the best routine in the world, you wont get no result if you dont watch your diet which is the MOST important factor in losing fat and gaining muscle.
 
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abcd said:
This is how they responded:

You're working out the same 4 muscles group every other day which is bad. You should only work out a muscle group every 7-9 days. You have to give your muscles as much rest as possible in order for them to grow, they dont grow as you do a rep in the gym, they grow while u rest/recover/eat.

Your sets for each muscle group should be around 9.
I dont see you working out your legs and your shoulders. Work out EVERYTHING because each muscle group contributes to another.
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It sounds like someone gave you some retarded advice.

They're going by 20-30 year old routine design.

Here, my best advice to you, buy the book "New Rules of Lifting" and be good.
 
There are plenty of different opinions, but if you're going to lift 3 days a week I'd go with a full body routine on each day. Instead of doing 3-6 chest exercises in a day, do one or two well in each workout. You also don't need 9 days rest. Every other day should be fine, which would allow for at least 48 hours rest between sessions. Just my 2 cents.
 
DEF said:
There are plenty of different opinions, but if you're going to lift 3 days a week I'd go with a full body routine on each day. Instead of doing 3-6 chest exercises in a day, do one or two well in each workout. You also don't need 9 days rest. Every other day should be fine, which would allow for at least 48 hours rest between sessions. Just my 2 cents.
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what would you consider well? until you can't continue with that particular excercise? or how many sets/reps would you recommend? I'm actually working on cardio to lose a belly, so I'm not looking to bulk up.
 
I think Karky summed it up pretty well here:

Karky said:
lets say this is how you're squat stuff is looking

Leg Day:
Back Squat 3x10
Front Squat 3x10
Bulgarian Squats 3x10

So, even by the front squat you will have used alot of energy on the back squat, you wont be able to keep intensity up, lets say it goes something like this for KGs

Back Squat 3x10 100 kg
Front Squat 3x10 80 kg
Bulgarian Squats 3x10 20kg

Now if you did something like this

Monday:
Back squat

Wendsday
Front squat

Friday
Bulgarian squats

..

what do you think the numbers would be compared to the leg day?
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That's what I consider 'well'. Completing the sets with your full potential. If you're in a caloric deficit and doing a significant amount of cardio, you're not going to bulk up no matter what sort of sets and reps you do, but it will help you maintain what you have, rather than burning through all of your existing muscle.
 
Cynic said:
Here, my best advice to you, buy the book "New Rules of Lifting" and be good.
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or check your local library. its a popular book, so if you don't wanna shell out $15, borrow it first and re-educate yourself on what's been learned in the last 10 years...cuz things have changed.
 
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