Everyone please critique this workout

[karsun]

Day 1-chest
Flat barbell bench press-4 sets, 2-5-8-10 reps
Incline dumbbell press-4 sets, 6-8-12-12 reps
Pec deck-3 sets, 10-16 reps
Incline machine press-3 sets, 8-12 reps
Cable crossovers-3 sets, 12-20 reps

Day 2-back

Bent barbell rows-4 sets, 6-8-10-12 reps
Hammer strength pulldowns-4 sets, 8-10-12-12 reps
Low pulley rows-4 sets, 10-12-12-15 reps
Pulldowns with narrow v-bar-3 sets, 10-10-12 reps

Day 3-shoulders

Barbell shoulder press-4 sets, 4-6-8-10 reps
Side laterals-4 sets, 8-10-10-12 reps
Rear delt machine-4 sets, 8-10-10-12 reps
Shrugs- 4 sets, 12-20, reps
Side lateral machine-3 sets, 12-15-20 reps

Day 4-arms(superset tris and bis)

Straight barbell curl-4 sets, 4-6-8-10 reps
Scull crushers-4 sets, 4-6-8-10 reps
Dumbellcurls-3 sets, 8-10-10-12 reps
Cable pressdowns-3 sets, 8-10-10-12 reps

Do a set of bis then a set of tris,etc…

Day 5-legs

Barbell squat- 5 sets, 2-4-6-8-10 reps
Leg extentions-4 sets, 8-10-12-12 reps
Hack squats-4 sets, 8-10-10-12 reps
Hamstrings
Stiffleg deadlifts-4 sets, 8-10-10-12 reps
Lying leg curls- 4 sets 10-10-12-12 reps
Calves
Seated raises-4 sets, 6-8-10-12 reps
Standing raises-8-10-12-15 reps




All sets are to ABSOLUTE MUSCLE FAILURE!!!
Abs should be done twice a week.
Eat 3000-4000 calories a day

 

[rjl296]

if you are natural, I think you are doing too many exercises for pecs, would cut out pec dec, drop all shoulders by one set from 4 to 3. Personally, I dont like leg extensions, I would do leg presses. Might throw some chins in on back to replace a pulldown motion. I also wouldnt go quite to failure on everything, just 1 or 2 reps short. You probably will overtax your CNS. If you aren't juicin' Also when are your rest days ??

 

[backlash79]

well what the guy above me said and also. It seems like a lot of focus on upper back but almost none for the lower....like
deadlifts, hyperextensons, good mornings...other than those sets of SL DL's with legs.

just seems like a ton of volume...make sure your getting. 8-10 a night. and taking your 2 rest days off.

 

[louden_swain]

I see a number of problems:

#1 - Way too many sets used in this routine!! You are on a one way ticket to overtraining.

#2 - Way too many machine exercises!! Cut out the fluff and incorporate more basic compound movements. . . there is a lot of redundancy in this program.

#2 - Cut down the number of training days to 4. . .spend the other three days eating and letting your muscles grow.

 

[karsun]

bump

 

[gettinlarger]

Listen to swain on this one.