Please Critique my new Routine

[muscleman1234]

I posted here a few days ago about how I was tired of all the routines out there with conflicting info, so I decided to put my own together with what I think is the best of each...

My Stats: 200lbs, 15%BF, 5'11",Training 7 Years
My Goals: Muscle Hypertrophy/FatLoss

The Routine:

- 3 Day split per week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday

- HST-Style Full Body Workout on each day consisting of:

Squats
Flat Bench
Straight Leg Deadlifts
Full Dips
Hamstring Curls
Underhand Close Grip Chin Ups
Military Press
Seated Calf Raises
Cable Rows
Barbell Upright Row

If needed: Standing EZ Curls and Skullcrushers

I will do 2 warmup sets, 1 work set of 5 reps and 1 work set of 12 reps (with reduced weight of course).

In my training log, I will have a column where I can record what I progressed on for each exercise, for each session. The goal is to progress on SOMETHING each session. The options are: weight, reps, rest time, and maybe more...

I'm thinking this routine will combine the benefits of HST (possibility of growing 3x per week) with the benefits of multiple rep ranges (5 and 12) for targetting different fiber types. It also incorporates progressive overloading.

What do you think??

 

[revexrevex]

You forgot legs

 

[muscleman1234]

Squats
Straight Leg Deadlifts
Hamstring Curls
Seated Calf Raises

Is that not enough for legs?? Or is it too much?

 

[revexrevex]

oh, didn't see squats there. Looks good

 

[slobberknocker]

I kinda like it. I think it might be too many exercises though. I'd break up those exercises you have and spread them out over the course of the week. Just my opinion. But I do like your exercise choice, and your emphasis on progressive resistance.

 

[dood]

I would change the flat bench for incline since you already have dips for lower pecs.

 

[dood]

Also one more thing. Get rid of the leg curls since you have sldl's and squats.

 

[slobberknocker]

I like it a lot. I can be picky and sit here and try to tweak this and tweak that, but nobody knows your body like you. I say try it and add/substitute/change as you feel needed, experiment a little. Overall I like it though.

Yeah you'll know within a couple weeks whether this will work for you. Try it and see.

 

[BigBadBootyDaddy29]

I like it a lot. I can be picky and sit here and try to tweak this and tweak that, but nobody knows your body like you. I say try it and add/substitute/change as you feel needed, experiment a little. Overall I like it though.

 

[muscleman1234]

I find that SLDL's dont build my hams at all, they do a good job on my spinal erectors though...thats why I have ham curls in there....

Whats a good compound exercise for hams anyhow? I can't seem to find any that will work them as good as squats work the quads.

slobberknocker,

As for splitting the exercises, I was thinking to leave it as is, and if I was unable to progress every workout for say a few weeks, I would know that I was overtraining and then I would cut back some. Do you think that is a good method?