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DanielBishop
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I've not really visited bodybuilding forums much before, and I don't train with others or read magazines.... so I'm probably grossly misinformed about most things. But one thing I've noticed in many posts here, is people telling others that perhaps they have too much volume in their routine. I wondered if that might be my problem too?
I've posted my routine before, but I'll summarise it here and you can tell me what you think:
Chest-
3-4 sets of bench press, 3 of incline bench/dumbbell press, 3 of delince bench/dumbbell press, 3 of incline/flat flyes.
Triceps-
3 sets of dips, 3 of skullcrushers, 3 of pushdowns, sometimes 3 of close-grip bench or sometimes 3 of overhead dumbbell extensions.
Back-*
3 sets of pullups, 3 of cable rows/machine rows.
Biceps-
3-4 sets of EZ bar curls, 3 of preacher/machine curls, 3 of alternate dumbbell curls, 3 of hammer curls or reversal EZ bar curls
Shoulders-
3-4 sets of military press, 3 of dumbbell/machine press, 3 of lateral raises, sometimes 3 front/rear raises, 3 dumbbell shrugs, sometimes 2-3 barbell shrugs
I don't train legs, and don't want to. Please don't tell me I need to squat, because that's impossible for me.
My rep range is usually 5-9 for big exercises, slightly higher for smaller muscle groups.
*I know my back routine is poor, but it's all I can do safely with my condition.... spina bifida, which is the same reason I don't squat.
Is that too much volume? Too many sets?
I've posted my routine before, but I'll summarise it here and you can tell me what you think:
Chest-
3-4 sets of bench press, 3 of incline bench/dumbbell press, 3 of delince bench/dumbbell press, 3 of incline/flat flyes.
Triceps-
3 sets of dips, 3 of skullcrushers, 3 of pushdowns, sometimes 3 of close-grip bench or sometimes 3 of overhead dumbbell extensions.
Back-*
3 sets of pullups, 3 of cable rows/machine rows.
Biceps-
3-4 sets of EZ bar curls, 3 of preacher/machine curls, 3 of alternate dumbbell curls, 3 of hammer curls or reversal EZ bar curls
Shoulders-
3-4 sets of military press, 3 of dumbbell/machine press, 3 of lateral raises, sometimes 3 front/rear raises, 3 dumbbell shrugs, sometimes 2-3 barbell shrugs
I don't train legs, and don't want to. Please don't tell me I need to squat, because that's impossible for me.
My rep range is usually 5-9 for big exercises, slightly higher for smaller muscle groups.
*I know my back routine is poor, but it's all I can do safely with my condition.... spina bifida, which is the same reason I don't squat.
Is that too much volume? Too many sets?
) but need much less since they get taxed quite a bit with chest. stick with side laterals and maybe....maybe rear delts. shrugs are good, do a bit more volume for those since you arent getting much work with them. 4 sets of ~10 is good. 
