Thread: My Routine: Rough outline

I would
1.move the pull ups to back day.
2. Drop the curls all together.
3. Move dips to chest day
4. Switch smith machine shoulder press out for military press.
5. Rather worry about (judging from the numbers you posted) doing legs 2 a week instead of chest.
6. Take words like "show" and "off" out of my weight lifting vocabulary (unless you are standing on a stage)

Shit my bad, thought you were asking for advice/opinions. Play on playa

Haha all good. Not looking for advice, just throwing it out there for anyone else.
I like to hit my chest twice a week. Once straight up chest, then I do the dips about 3 days later to get it tight again, plus dips work the shit out of my triceps.
As of today I added legs to my routine twice a week. Once on monday in the evening and again on friday.

I might agree on dropping the smith machine for military press. But, the military press here sucks. I need a slight angle or I have pain. I sometimes do a modified military press by using one of the benches that you can adjust the angle. Then have two people pick up the weight and hand it to me. Good little trick up from the smith machine, and lets me know that I can't really get 315!!! haha. 275 for about 3 reps is most I can get with that technique.

show off stays in my vocab, sorry bud. I am a competitive person. I work best when competing with someone else. so when I say show off take it in that context. If I am lifting with a bad ass I can generally get an extra rep or a few extra lbs. Motivation!

Originally Posted by Gissurjon

I would
1.move the pull ups to back day.
2. Drop the curls all together.
3. Move dips to chest day
4. Switch smith machine shoulder press out for military press.
5. Rather worry about (judging from the numbers you posted) doing legs 2 a week instead of chest.
6. Take words like "show" and "off" out of my weight lifting vocabulary (unless you are standing on a stage)

Originally Posted by ckcrown84

Haha all good. Not looking for advice, just throwing it out there for anyone else.
I like to hit my chest twice a week. Once straight up chest, then I do the dips about 3 days later to get it tight again, plus dips work the shit out of my triceps.
As of today I added legs to my routine twice a week. Once on monday in the evening and again on friday.

I might agree on dropping the smith machine for military press. But, the military press here sucks. I need a slight angle or I have pain. I sometimes do a modified military press by using one of the benches that you can adjust the angle. Then have two people pick up the weight and hand it to me. Good little trick up from the smith machine, and lets me know that I can't really get 315!!! haha. 275 for about 3 reps is most I can get with that technique.

show off stays in my vocab, sorry bud. I am a competitive person. I work best when competing with someone else. so when I say show off take it in that context. If I am lifting with a bad ass I can generally get an extra rep or a few extra lbs. Motivation!

Military press is a standing-in front of the head-barbell press.
Why do you do back exercises on two back to back days?

Competing and showing off are two different concepts

Showing off implies you are trying to look good for somebody who's watching. Competing means you pull together everything you have to crush somebody else's efforts.

I do not see where you are getting that I do back exercises on two back to back days.
I do back on Tuesday.
Wed I rest
Thursday I do shoulders and triceps.

I am aware of what a military press is. Just the seat they have setup doesn't agree well with me. Where the weight rests is behind ur neck and hurts my shoulders to break the weight and to rack it (feels like it will tear) My shoulder's don't belong back there.
Also standing shoulder press is a good full body explosive exercise. In my opinion.

Originally Posted by Gissurjon

Military press is a standing-in front of the head-barbell press.
Why do you do back exercises on two back to back days?

Competing and showing off are two different concepts

Showing off implies you are trying to look good for somebody who's watching. Competing means you pull together everything you have to crush somebody else's efforts.

Originally Posted by ckcrown84

I do not see where you are getting that I do back exercises on two back to back days.
I do back on Tuesday.
Wed I rest
Thursday I do shoulders and triceps.

I am aware of what a military press is. Just the seat they have setup doesn't agree well with me. Where the weight rests is behind ur neck and hurts my shoulders to break the weight and to rack it (feels like it will tear) My shoulder's don't belong back there.
Also standing shoulder press is a good full body explosive exercise. In my opinion.

Pull ups, which you have on Monday, is a back exercise. Then you do a back workout the next day.

Military press is performed while standing.

You are great!

The pullups I do on Monday do hardly anything for my back.
I keep my hands close, palms facing me, and really do the "pull" with the bicep. Works my back minimally. If I were to move my grip wider it would incorporate a lot more lats and back work.

I see your point, pullups are a back exercise, but the way I emphasize them it is a bicep pullup. Lat work is minimal.

Originally Posted by Gissurjon

Pull ups, which you have on Monday, is a back exercise. Then you do a back workout the next day.

Military press is performed while standing.

Thank ya

Originally Posted by caaraa

You are great!

Originally Posted by ckcrown84

The pullups I do on Monday do hardly anything for my back.
I keep my hands close, palms facing me, and really do the "pull" with the bicep. Works my back minimally. If I were to move my grip wider it would incorporate a lot more lats and back work.

I see your point, pullups are a back exercise, but the way I emphasize them it is a bicep pullup. Lat work is minimal.

Primary muscle involved in a pull up is latissimus dorsi (which is in your back).

That makes about as much sense as doing bench press with minimal shoulder involvement.

How are you going to do a compound movement but not use the primary contracting muscle?

Not trying to be an ass but I think you should freshen up on your Kinesiology.

but hey, if it works then it works so work it.

Well what your textbook says and what I feel when I hit the gym and pull up on that bar are apparently two different things. Not too worried about you being an ass. I threw my business out there for people to comment on. It works for me.
I agree when I do a wider grip pull up I do feel it in my lats, However if i keep my hands close and concentrate on my bicep that is where I feel it. If I set my grip a bit wider (or at least shoulder width apart) then I feel it in my lats.
In any case when I do back on Tuesday, my lats are not tight, sore, or in any way feeling fatigued. So, I am good to go in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Gissurjon

Primary muscle involved in a pull up is latissimus dorsi (which is in your back).

That makes about as much sense as doing bench press with minimal shoulder involvement.

How are you going to do a compound movement but not use the primary contracting muscle?

Not trying to be an ass but I think you should freshen up on your Kinesiology.

Also the range of motion I utilize my play a role in how I am really working my bicep a lot in the workout. As I said it works for me. If you would like to compare bicep strength using an Olympic bar bell I am game... Not to be an ass either.
My routine works well for my lil biceps. Promotes good strength.

Originally Posted by ckcrown84

Well what your textbook says and what I feel when I hit the gym and pull up on that bar are apparently two different things. Not too worried about you being an ass. I threw my business out there for people to comment on. It works for me.
I agree when I do a wider grip pull up I do feel it in my lats, However if i keep my hands close and concentrate on my bicep that is where I feel it. If I set my grip a bit wider (or at least shoulder width apart) then I feel it in my lats.
In any case when I do back on Tuesday, my lats are not tight, sore, or in any way feeling fatigued. So, I am good to go in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Gissurjon

but hey, if it works then it works so work it.

This guy has to have some badass genetics. He doesn't look that big for the weights he's pushing (freakishly strong) and he can train twice a day sometimes. That's like some Arnold style training there.

I weigh almost 50 lbs more than him (255) and my bench max is 320 for 5 reps, shoulder press 250 for 5 reps, I can't curl for shit (bad wrists), dead 350 for 5 reps. Only thing I might have him beat on is squats (500 for more than 5-10 reps) and I would gladly trade that in for better upper body strength.

what a jerk.

Of course my genetics are good. I am a bad ass

No but seriously, I been lifting for a long time (8 years). I am still learning a lot. I do have some pretty impressive lifts in some categories, but lagging in others--which I am working on.

I train twice a day sometimes, yes. But I must listen to my body and go with what it tells me. I also rest a lot. Hell, I am just coming off a 2 week break from lifting. I usually go pretty hard for a while (2-3 months) then take a good 2 weeks off.

As you may well know, my fav lift is the Bench Press...I need to shutup and squat!!! (which is why I am hitting legs twice a week. Once monday night, and again Friday)

Originally Posted by banker23

This guy has to have some badass genetics. He doesn't look that big for the weights he's pushing (freakishly strong) and he can train twice a day sometimes. That's like some Arnold style training there.

I weigh almost 50 lbs more than him (255) and my bench max is 320 for 5 reps, shoulder press 250 for 5 reps, I can't curl for shit (bad wrists), dead 350 for 5 reps. Only thing I might have him beat on is squats (500 for more than 5-10 reps) and I would gladly trade that in for better upper body strength.

what a jerk.