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Posted by: heeth

Hey how is everyone. I am 20 years old. About 7months ago, I tore my rotator cuff, but after physical therapy everything seems to be working alright. Anyways, I would like advise on my bulking routine to see if its any good. I lost significant size and strength while away from the gym, so I think i want to go onto a one year bulk.

Stats:
5'5''
185 lbs
17%Bf


Monday-Back and Bis

Wide Grip Pull Downs 4x8
Seated Rows 4x8
Dumbbell rows 4X8
Dead Lift 4x8
Ez bar curls 4x8
concentration curls 3x10

Tuesday-Shoulder and Tris

Military Press 4x8
lateral Raises 4x8
forward raises 4x8
Shrugs 5x8
over head extensions 4x8
skull crushers 4x8
rope pull downs 4x8

Wednesday- Rest
Light cardio-45 mins slow on bike
abs

Thursday-Chest and calves
Bench Press 4x8
Incline Bench Press 4x8
Decline Bench Press 4x8
Butterflies 4x8
weighted calf raises 6x10

Friday-Legs
Squat 4x5
leg extensions 4x8
leg curls 4x8
leg press 2x12 (light)

saturday-light cardio and abs

sunday-rest and sleep!

supplements
glutamine
protein
multi vitamin
thinking about taking creatine

Thanks for reading my routine. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!



Posted by: Built

Quote:
Originally Posted by heeth View Post
Hey how is everyone. I am 20 years old. About 7months ago, I tore my rotator cuff, but after physical therapy everything seems to be working alright. Anyways, I would like advise on my bulking routine to see if its any good. I lost significant size and strength while away from the gym, so I think i want to go onto a one year bulk.

Stats:
5'5''
185 lbs
17%Bf


Monday-Back and tris

Dead Lift 5x5**deads first. Note rep range
Wide Grip Pull Downs 4x8** shoulder width or narrower please. Saves RC and stimulates lats better. I'd prefer to see chinups here, weighted if possible.
Bent over barbell or t-bar or pendlay Rows or one arm rows 4x8** ditch seated


** ditch biceps, do triceps here so it's push pull. I suggest weighted dips and close grip bench.

Tuesday-Shoulder and bis

Hang clean and press 5x5
Arnold press ss with side laterals 3x8 of each
Shrugs 5x8** ditch shrugs. Cleans and deads are better

** do biceps instead of tris. Again, for push pull.
I suggest standing alternating dumbbell curls 3x8 and dumbbell preacher curls one arm at a time 3x8

Wednesday- Rest
Light cardio-45 mins slow on bike
abs** abs first, short heavy weighted sets, 3x5-8 reps of one or two exercises.

Thursday-Chest and calves
Flat or incline bb Bench Press 5x5
Flat or incline dumbbell Press 3x8
Decline Bench Press 4x8**ditch
Butterflies 4x8 **ditch, sub in dips 3x12
weighted calf raises 6x10**pause three seconds at the bottom of each rep, do these one leg at a time.

Friday-Legs
Squat 5x5 ** free barbell squats ass to floor.
leg extensions 4x8 ** ditch, do front squats 3x8 instead
leg curls 4x8** ditch, do Romanian deads 3x8 instead
leg press 2x12 (light)** ditch, do walking lunges instead, with barbell 3x 20 steps.

saturday-light cardio and abs

sunday-rest and sleep!

supplements
glutamine ** ditch
protein
multi vitamin
thinking about taking creatine **good. Get plain monohydrate, toss it into a shake with a scoop or two of dextrose.

Thanks for reading my routine. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!
Please see **



Posted by: heeth

Does the routine look ok? I was always told glutamine was good. Just curious whats wrong with glutamine?



Posted by: Built

Waste of money.

Please read my comments on your routine. I fixed it.





Posted by: heeth

I just noticed after I sent it. I feel dumb. What do you think of bulking for a whole year? My goal in the long run is to be 190 lbs at 10%bf



Posted by: Built

Just don't gain too fast and you'll be fine. If you find yourself getting too fat, back off the calories slightly.

Any parts you would like to bring up?



Posted by: Metallibanger

Quote:
Originally Posted by Built View Post
I fixed it.
LOL



Posted by: heeth

my calves are tiny...my friends always say i look like an upside down triangle when im in good shape



Posted by: cadnkides

train bicepts with chest and triceps with back you get a better pump and can work harder



Posted by: Travis Bell

you sure you dont mean chest with tri's and back with bi's?



Posted by: heeth

ive decided to go with Built's changes to my original routine for my bulk. Thanks everyone for the input



Posted by: danzik17

Make sure you ease into using the creatine. I made the mistake of jumping right in and got one of the worst bloating/gas/stomach aches in recent history.



Posted by: heeth

i will ive used creatine before Thanks for the advice though.



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