Whats this routine like?

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Im currently doing a weight routine set by a magazine, i want to build muscle and lose weight. So far i have been on this weight routine for a week and cardio is going to continue again today, what do you think? (just weights, cardio not mentioned) All the weights are set so the last rep is very difficult

Monday; upper body session (sets/reps)
Bench Press (8/3)
Dumb Bell Bench Press (4/10)
Triceps extension (3/12)
Barbell bent over row (3/10)
Lying Dumb Bell Row (3/15)

Tuesday; lower body and core muscles of mid-section
Squat (4/10)
Romanian Deadlift (3/12)
Dumb-bell lunge (3/8)
Back extension (3/15)
High Pulley Crunch (3/to failure)

Thursday; chest, shoulders and back
Bench Press (3/10)
Dumb bell front raise (4/12)
Close Grip Bench Press (3/6)
Lat Pulldown (3/to failure)
Rear lateral raise (3/20)

Saturday; legs, abs and lower back
Deadlift (4/5)
Dumb bell lunge (3/10)
Back extension (3/12)
Weighted sit-up (4/12)

I know nutrition is important but i posted that on the nutrition board and i have fixed where i was going wrong, but for just weights, does this routine sound 'productive'?

Cheers
 
I'm no expert but it looks pretty good to me. The only things I would change are on Thursday: if you have a pull-up bar replace the lat pulldowns with pull-ups, and add in Military Press for shoulders. I'm actually surprised that came out of a magazine, usually their routines are ****
 
Of course this is just MY thought ... On Thursday .. rear lateral raise 3/20. I would personally increase the weight and do 3 X 10-12 as long as your form is still strict. JMO.
 
I was gonna say exactly what they said already, but in addition, with the chest work on Monday, I would change one of the presses to a different angle, you could rotate it. One week do flat bench barbell and incline dumbbell, the next week incline barbell and flat DB, etc...
 
Ok brilliant, i will add the incline bench presses like you said AGP, take it that trains/works the upper chest muscles.

Also it does actually say to do pull ups but i do my workouts at home with the equipment i have, unfortunately i dont have a bar for pull ups so i changed it to lat pull downs but i put my amount of weight on it, i kno its not as good but it will do! Cheers for the input guys!
 
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