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Training Discussion Board Critique My New Routine Please
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Author | Topic: Critique My New Routine Please | ||
Cool Novice Posts: 16 |
Ok... the beginning of college has made my workout schedule absolute hell, but I've managed to construct a routine for myself that should work out fine... please critque it. My goals are size and strength, but are more focused toward size. Not looking to get all cut & pretty yet, just wanna get huge first. Day I (Monday) Squats - Stiff-Legged DL - Front Squats - Standing Calf Raises - 3 sets 12 Seated Raises - 3 sets of 20
Bench Press - Standing Barbell Shoulder Press - Dips - 3 sets of 8,6,4 Skull Crushers - 3x8 (Thinking maybe I should drop this) Incline DB Press - 3x8
Deadlifts - Power Cleans - Chins - BB Curls - DB Shrugs -
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Amateur Bodybuilder Posts: 185 |
Warik...I think all those warm-up sets are overkill. Just do one warm set. | ||
Amateur Bodybuilder Posts: 123 |
It looks good to me. I just started a very similar routine. I have a squat day, a bench day and a deadlift day. I do assistance exercises on those days. I prefer lower volume for me, but if that amount of sets works for you, then by all means do them. I personally would stay with the dips instead of skull crushers and I personally alternate inclines with military presses. I'm also gonna add some grip work on my deadlift day. Perhaps the Farmers walk or I believe it is called the Hercules Hold(not sure). It is where you hold a loaded barbell off the pins of a power rack until you can't hold it any longer and it falls. Good Luck with it and hopefully we'll both make some gains in strength and size! ------------------ | ||
Cool Novice Posts: 16 |
I think that move in the power rack is the Hercules Hold... the Farmer's Walk is when you grab some dumbbells and walk around till they fall on yer feet... hehe Well, my standing barbell shoulder press is basically a standing military press (not behind the neck... from the front of the neck)... so maybe I should alternate incline db presses with something else that hits the shoulders? My pecs are doing alright, they could use a little more size and maybe a bit more work on the upper portion, but they are not a trouble spot for me. My shoulders are GARBAGE, and that's putting it lightly. My best set of dumbbell shoulder presses is 30lbs for 6. Wouldn't bench pressing and barbell shoulder pressing be enough for the shoulders, though? Also, I think I might drop the skull crushers... bench press, dips, and incline db presses is plenty to keep my tris busy. Maybe I should replace skull crushers with a shoulder exercise and leave incline db presses alone, eh? Maybe some db side lateral raises or something... I really don't know much about shoulder training (my shoulders are proof), so can someone throw me some tips in that department? Thanks guys... keep the commentary coming. -Warik | ||
Cool Novice Posts: 22 |
Its not bad, some good basic excersises there.Personally i would drop the front squats(the regular one's will do the job),skull crushers(since your pressing and doing dips)and shrugs(deadlifting works the traps).I would also do rows instead of power cleans, as they are a basic back thickner and shouldn't be left out.As far as the shoulder's go maybe add some laterals after your presses.Hope this helps. | ||
Amateur Bodybuilder Posts: 57 |
Warik It sounds like you are fairly new to bodybuilding and you have allot more questions than you have answers for. If you want to, you can e-mail me and I will try to help you in more detail. It also sounds like your shoulders are a lagging muscle group compared to the others and that you are really dissatified with them. One thing you can do to fix that is work shoulders at the beginning of the week as your first muscle group that you hit. This way, you give top priorety to your shoulders and you will have more energy when you do train them! --------------------------------------- Train.........................(S)mart |
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