Thread: routine?

Originally Posted by dteller1

routine looking ok? looking to pack on muscle, so am eating like a horse, im 5'10'' and 154lbs below is what im thinking of doing:

workout a

squat 3 x 8
bench 3 x 8
military press 3 x 8
calf raise 3 x 8
french press 3 x 8

workout b

deadlift 3 x 8
pull up 3 x 8
bent over row 3 x 8
hamstring curl 3 x 8
hammer curl 3 x 8

in a A rest B rest A rest B rest A rest etc

That'll work.

Another option you may wish to consider would put shoulder and chest pressing work on different days (I like it this way because, well, I'm a fossil - my RC and I have an agreement about how much pressing I do in any given day).

For example, you could alternate between these:

workout a
squat 3 x 8
bent over row 3 x 8
bench 3 x 8
hammer curl 3 x 8
hamstring curl 3 x 8


workout b
deadlift 3 x 8
military press 3 x 8
pull up 3 x 8
french press 3 x 8
calf raise 3 x 8

You could try doing the workouts the way you have them set up for now, then in a month or so switch it to the one above to see how you like the setup - your lifts will be heavier then, and you might appreciate the fact that you're working upper body in antagonist pairs (vertical push-pull; horizontal push-pull)

A few more notes:

Try doing cleans (full, or just from a hang like I do 'em). I'd do them before squats, since they're such a taxing and dynamic movement - not something you want to do while trashed.

Try doing Olympic bar corner presses instead of military press sometime. You'll love the way they feel.

And don't be afraid to sub in dumbbell rows for bent over rows. Personally, I don't get much out of hamstring curls. Perhaps sub in RDLs or pullthroughs?

Happy bulking.

thanks just wanted to check the routine was all in order, i do alternate a lot between bar bell and dumb bell variations, for bench press i often sub in dumbbell press, barbell press sometimes aggrevates my shoulders where as i dont get that using db's.

how many days split is that routine a week?