new routine- makes me sore. is this bad?

[chronicx357]

I posted this quesiton on the anabolic board but got no responses.


I am fairly new to lifting. have done 1 cycle. just started a new routine that looks liek this

mon- tris
tues- bis
wed-back & shoulders
thurs-calves
fri-chest
sat-legs
sun-off

with this new routine i get sore alot, especialy my tris and chest for like 3 days after i lift. is this bad or does it just mean my muscles are growing. i used to get pain like this when i just started to lift

 

[Rémy!]

Soreness is generally good if your a experieced lifter, it usually means you have hit a muscle from a diff angle and suprised it. Have you just started to really hit these groups hard for the first time? Only thing I would consider changing is working the back right after biceps, as back does incorporate bicep involvement to a degree.

 

[Kid Blast]

Hey Chronic,

Need more info. Give a sample of each day - exercises, sets, reps. Then someone will probably be able to help you.

What are you doing on gear when you're still "new"? Are you pulling our legs?

 

[chronicx357]

for example on my tri day i do:

3 sets of 8-10 reps

skullcrushers
cable pushdown
machine tricep extension
dips on parallel bar

 

[chronicx357]

would it be better to do bis and back and then shoulders and calves on differnet days and then take an extra day off on wednesdays?

 

[MrMuscle]

I am sorry..but..you are fairly new to lifting...but you have done one cycle...and you dont know what soreness is??

 

[Kid Blast]

If you're doing 3 sets of 4 different exercises to failure each time, that's 12 sets. You're probably overtraining.

Soreness is totally okay for a couple days. Actually, it's usually a sign of a good workout. But overtraining will halt your progress.

You could probably cut your sets down to 6 - 8 per body part, keep the intensity high and move to a 3 or 4 day a week routine. Maybe chest/tris, back/bis, legs/shoulders. (Each body part gets hit once per week like you're doing now.)

Look at some of the routines posted around the board for other ideas.