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Training Discussion Board My Push/Pull/Legs Routine, tell me what you think, please EVERYONE! .
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Author | Topic: My Push/Pull/Legs Routine, tell me what you think, please EVERYONE! . | ||
Elite Bodybuilder Posts: 1109 |
My school schedule allows me HC workout days. well tell me anyway... but I know it's bad-ass! The rep ranges are guidlines, the last two sets of every exercise are done to blood vessel bursting intensity. I STRONGLY believe in pyramiding the weight and not going to failure on the first set of a movement. Last set is most always the heaviest and most intense. PULL PUSH -I have overpowering shoulders, so this chest workout may look odd to you.- LEGS I do calves first because I never have enough gas after squats. Barbell squats 5sets: 20,12,12,6,12 go home and pray I can walk tomorrow Well that's it... the PULL day may look like a long workout, but the first couple exercises are done very quickly and are part of the warming up process. The PUSH day is not completly refined yet, I did exactly that today with a triple drop set on side laterals we will see how sore my chest is... those dips annihilated me! FEEDBACK ANYONE?? ------------------ | ||
Amateur Bodybuilder Posts: 111 |
it sounds fine to me ph21 ------------------ | ||
Elite Bodybuilder Posts: 1109 |
bump. pull on Tuesday/push on Thursday/Legs on Saturday. I've been doing it for two weeks and I get pretty sore. This kind of workout demands a lot of active rest and high calorie diets. ------------------ | ||
Novice Posts: 10 |
looks great. i love a good 3 day routine, especially one with a lot of intensity. good post. i will have to try it myself. | ||
Elite Bodybuilder Posts: 1109 |
"shameless self bumpage" | ||
Novice Posts: 10 |
hey valdez, i saw another great push/pull/leg routine a couple of weeks ago. i have tried it, and i really like the pre-exausting with the supersets. i usually do 2 sets instead of just one though. Monday Wednesday Friday | ||
Elite Bodybuilder Posts: 754 |
Looks OK to me. I've done a similar split myself before. I'd maybe put stiff legged deads on leg day with hams to lessen pull day a little. I'd probably start pull day with the hyperextentions first. I have been doing this myself on back day as they really warm up the lumbar region and can prevent injuries to the lower back. It helped ease better an old injury for me. | ||
Amateur Bodybuilder Posts: 132 |
I don't think you're overtraing with that routine. I assume it's every other day. Your walking is just like throwing a couple of days cardio in. No big deal, your heart muscles is the most important muscle in your body. I thought you might be lacking slightly in your tricep workout. Not a flame, I know how hard you work! | ||
Elite Bodybuilder Posts: 905 |
If you've seen his pics, Valdez has a crazy wide lats. I like this type of split...you may want to try a trick Arnold used though: when training chest and shoulders on the same day, he would sometimes train shoulders first heavy, then chest lighter with higher reps. The next time he would reverse the order. I think you could apply this to your back work. As is you are doing all pulldown/chin work first, and then rowing. Since you already have good width, try rowing movements first every other workout. I actually followed a workout by Ian King on T-mag.com where you essentually did everything backwards half the time (a pulling day would start with bicep curls and finish with pullups). As for shoulders overpowering in the bench, if you depress your scapula and push the shoulder blades down and into the bench, lower bar to low chest and push in straight line (not back over face) you will not have this problem. I never got anything out of benching until I started doing it this way (Louis Simmons style). | ||
Elite Bodybuilder Posts: 1109 |
Thanks for the compliment, especially since it's comming from "Hugh Gellats!" That idea about exercise order sounds like it's worth a try. I know that my ability chins would severely decrease so I'd probably have to substitute pulldowns (no bigge) thanks. | ||
Amateur Bodybuilder Posts: 80 |
Hey Valdez, you still walking to work twice a week? That interfere with your leg work? ------------------ | ||
Elite Bodybuilder Posts: 1109 |
I walk to work 3.5 miles twice a week, tue, and thur. and no it doesn't hinder my leg workout in the slightest (saturday) I love this schedule! I would rather work 4 days a week instead of 3 but 3 keeps me "hungry" I am ready to go to war each and every workout! I love it. ------------------ | ||
Amateur Bodybuilder Posts: 80 |
I've never tried 3 on, 4 off. I'd say your intensity is through the roof on training days. I'm somewhat addicted to the gym...I'm addicted to getting a pump at least 5 times a week. I'm sure 3 days on works well, especially if you are balls-to-the-wall all 3 times, but I don't think I could do that, although it would probably be better for me as far as recovery and gains go. What kind of routine were you working before, Valdez? 5 on, 2 off or what? ------------------ | ||
Elite Bodybuilder Posts: 1109 |
I was doing an awesome split before too: mon- chest, triceps tue- legs wed-off thur- shoulders, triceps, abs, 15min cardio fri- back, biceps that worked well too! If I get a car I'll swith to 4 day split again, but I feel that I am making good progress right now. ------------------ | ||
Amateur Bodybuilder Posts: 80 |
Sounds good. I'd like to try something similar if I ever develop the balls to convince myself that I'm not get lose anything taking a couple extra days off. You gonna stay with the push/pull/legs routine for any particular set amount of time or are you gonna use it indefinitely? Let us know what you see from it. I am interersted in this kind of split...I've read about it and considered it before. ------------------ | ||
Amateur Bodybuilder Posts: 80 |
You're previous split is somewhat similar to mine now. I noticed you worked tri's twice and bi's once a week before. Any particular reason for that? Is it because it's a slighty larger muscle than the biceps or because they work in well with chest and shoulders? I'm just asking because I always tried to work them more than biceps too, but only because they always lagged behind my bi's as far as development went. I'm doing something like this... Mon: Quads, Hams, light Tri's ------------------ |
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