Thread: new routine

Volume is to high. Less reps and sets, more weight.

yea i admit i am a big fan of volume workouts i believe its a lot easier way to perform to failure while decreasing your chance of injury and i think a lot of its psychological but would say dropping one set a body part and decreasing the rest of my reps to the 4-8 rep range be more suitable

i meant excersise per bodypart

also diet will consist of
meal 1 ( pre-workout)
3 eggs on whole wheat bread
oatmeal
cup of coffee


meal 2 (post workout)
protein shake milk add scoop of peanut butter
fruit

meal 3
pasta
chicken breast/protein shake water(convience)

meal 4
2 cans tuna
veggie

meal 5
protein shake water

meal 6
chicken breast
veggie

meal 7 (If I can fit it in)
2 cans tuna

meal 8
protein shake milk
handful of almonds

Whats so great about working to failure? Not only is it a major tax on the CNS especially with all of that volume, it is a sure way to get you closer to injury. Don't forget your muscles take days to recover. Where's the vegetables and fiber? And we need your grams of intake and total calories. Protein shake could be 15 or 70 grams and 80 or 300 calories......???? And what are your goals? All of this volume with 3 days of cardio? Way over-kill in my book and I'm sure alot of other books.

I know that performing to failure is not always the way to go but i just have it in my head that if i absolutely can't do one more im not getting a good workout(pyschological) . plus my body responds well to this type of training. nutrional intake would be around 3300 calories 70 fat 420 protein 200 carb. im 6'3 212 by the way. And my goals are to put on as much lean mass. My workout is kind of based on a football routine combined with a bodybuilding routine and i realize it is tooo high in volume just not sure how tweak it right? thoughts thnx

Deadlift = hip-dominant leg exercise

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4 quad-dominant leg exercises = really weird looking legs and possibility of injury down the road.......

Shrugs = Deadlift's and Hangclean's bitch

Upright row = P-Funk's mortal enemy

So many protein shakes. Not the best for your health or wallet.

You're missing so many other nutrients from real food when you take that many protein shakes.

Originally Posted by bill90

also diet will consist of
meal 1 ( pre-workout)
3 eggs on whole wheat bread
oatmeal
cup of coffee


meal 2 (post workout)
protein shake milk add scoop of peanut butter
fruit

meal 3
pasta
chicken breast/protein shake water(convience)

meal 4
2 cans tuna
veggie

meal 5
protein shake water

meal 6
chicken breast
veggie

meal 7 (If I can fit it in)
2 cans tuna

meal 8
protein shake milk
handful of almonds

4 cans of tuna a day? Holy crap. That, alone, is around 130g protein. On top of all the shakes, chicken, eggs, bread, oatmeal, and pasta..that's one HELL of a high-protein diet! How much protein do you consume with this? You must fart like a retired Texan linebacker.

Originally Posted by T_man

So many protein shakes. Not the best for your health or wallet.

You're missing so many other nutrients from real food when you take that many protein shakes.

Wouldn't it depend on the brand? I did my shopping around and am very happy with what I have. I consume usually two but sometimes three scoops a day. I just make sure to balance with whole foods and it seems to work wonders. I crash without my protein shakes. Not only are most meats so expensive but it's so difficult to eat, eat, eat all day..no matter how much you work out! I love getting some nutrients/calories in a more efficient way.

Thank you Built for shining on me the light that is the olive oil-enhanced protein drink! It's like that analogy of the jar filled with the rocks. You then put in the smaller rocks..then pebbles...then sand....then, when you think there's nothing left, pour some water in there, baby! Ahhh, squeezing in calofies and nutrients..gotta love it!

And, I'm sure Isaac Hayes can dig that, too.

Theres many nutrients you get from natural protein sources that protein shakes do not have. They're called supplements, not food replacements, for a reason.