Looking for a good dumbell/universal routine

[WildGuy30]

I am just getting back into working out after a work out related injury I had two years ago. I am not looking to add a lot of size, as I know some of my size will start to come back, and I am naturally muscular looking. I pretty much just want to get rid of this gut that I have and get ripped.

My condo building only has dumbells (up to 50lbs) and a universal machine with a leg press, adjustable pec deck, lat pull down, and another piece that you can use to do curls, upright rows, tricep pulldowns etc. It also has a cardio room.

Any suggestions to a routine would be very helpful. Thanks.

 

[JDid23]

I am just getting back into working out after a work out related injury I had two years ago. I am not looking to add a lot of size, as I know some of my size will start to come back, and I am naturally muscular looking. I pretty much just want to get rid of this gut that I have and get ripped.

My condo building only has dumbells (up to 50lbs) and a universal machine with a leg press, adjustable pec deck, lat pull down, and another piece that you can use to do curls, upright rows, tricep pulldowns etc. It also has a cardio room.

Any suggestions to a routine would be very helpful. Thanks.

what injury did you have and what are your stats/training experience?

 

[WildGuy30]

I have been working out on an off for over 20 years (I am 38 now).
Currently, I am 5'11, 202 lbs, my arms are currently 15', chest 44, waist 37 and my lovely 'gut' is 40.5. Bleccchk!

My arms at their biggest were 16.5 three years ago. I injured my back doing squats at that time, about 5 weeks after starting the 'Starting Strength" program. I was really focusing on form, but something went wrong. I could barely move without immense pain for about 2 months before it started getting better. I started to work out lightly again at that time, and injured it again. Too early.

At the start of the starting strength program, I was squatting only 145 (3 sets of 8). My initial weight when I started that program was 185, and I felt like that was going to kill me! 5 weeks later, I was up to 265 when I hurt my back.

I am back to doing a variation of the "weider system" now, but using only dumbells and universal equipment, which I have been doing for the past month. The first working out I have done in three years. I know the weider system sucks, but that is all I really know, which is why I am looking for some suggestions

I am really just looking to get rid of this gut and tone up. I am not that interested adding size at this time.

Hope that helps clarify. Much appreciate any advice.

 

[JDid23]

I am just getting back into working out after a work out related injury I had two years ago. I am not looking to add a lot of size, as I know some of my size will start to come back, and I am naturally muscular looking. I pretty much just want to get rid of this gut that I have and get ripped.

My condo building only has dumbells (up to 50lbs) and a universal machine with a leg press, adjustable pec deck, lat pull down, and another piece that you can use to do curls, upright rows, tricep pulldowns etc. It also has a cardio room.

Any suggestions to a routine would be very helpful. Thanks.

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Just realized you said you want to get rid of your gut.... I would do some Dumbbell complexes if i were you in addition to your regular schedule. You can also do something like HIIT if you like running.

As for your routine, you definitely want to be careful with your back. Does it still hurt? I am going to assume it healed, and say you could do something like

M: Chest/Triceps- Flat DB Bench, Incline DB Bench, Dips, DB Skull Crushers, Tricep exercise.
W: Back/Biceps- DB Row, Pullups, DB Pullover (works your chest as well), Bicep exercise
F: Legs/Shoulders- DB Clean and Press, Bulgarian split squat, RDL/Lunges, Calf Raises, Lateral Raises

this is just something rough i made up, but maybe you'll like the look of it! You can do complexes after your workouts or on 2 off days as cardio. Your diet is going to determine whether or not you lose your gut, not your routine so make sure it's in check!

 

[WildGuy30]

Thank you so much for that response. No, my back doesn't hurt anymore, however I have been doing some dumbell pullovers which causes it a little pain.
I might try your routine, or a variation of it. it is only 5-6 exercises per day. Is that really going to be enough?

I am really focusing on my diet now as well, as I fricking hate cardio to the end of the earth, so I want to ensure that I don't wreck it by sucking back a couple pounds of wings and a few MGD at the end of the day.

I also wanted to clarify in my last post, I said that when I started the Starting Strength program, my weight was 185. That was the weight I started working out with, not MY weight. Irrelevant really in this case, but thought I would clarify.