Thread: critique my routine please

Is this all you're doing?

You have no hip/ham work, and only 1 leg movement in the whole thing.

Please read the training stickies.

I don't really see why you're doing the same workout 3 times a week.

Why don't you try a push/pull/legs split if you really want to go 3 times a week, or do a proper full body workout, but drop it to twice a week?

And if you're only doing one workout, i would drop the isolation work, and use the extra time in the gym doing big compund movements. Some examples would be Pullups (Chins), Deadlifts, Lat raises, shoulder press, lunges, good mornings, etc.

If you read the stickies, there are loads more ideas for programs and exercises there which will help you maximise your training time. You might not want to get 'big', as you say, but neither should you be in the gym wasting your time.

Best of luck and all that

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Is this all you're doing?

You have no hip/ham work, and only 1 leg movement in the whole thing.

Please read the training stickies.

damn it, i thought i'd finally worked this out.

dont know where i got this from but i thought i was only ment to do one excercise per muscle group?

Originally Posted by mboylan86

damn it, i thought i'd finally worked this out.

dont know where i got this from but i thought i was only ment to do one excercise per muscle group?

Its best not to think in terms of muscle groups, but instead Upper/Lower and Push/Pull.

If you want more balance you can further separate into Horizontal/Vertical aswell.

Basically, setup two or three sessions for a split like Upper/Lower or Fullbody, with a different template for each session such as:

Upper Push/Lower Pull + Upper Pull/Lower Push

Pick 2-3 compound movements for each "half" of each session (ie 3x upper pulls, 3x lower pushes) and then assign your rep ranges and add any isolation/extra work such as grip or core that you want and voila a simple program.

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Its best not to think in terms of muscle groups, but instead Upper/Lower and Push/Pull.

If you want more balance you can further separate into Horizontal/Vertical aswell.

Basically, setup two or three sessions for a split like Upper/Lower or Fullbody, with a different template for each session such as:

Upper Push/Lower Pull + Upper Pull/Lower Push

Pick 2-3 compound movements for each "half" of each session (ie 3x upper pulls, 3x lower pushes) and then assign your rep ranges and add any isolation/extra work such as grip or core that you want and voila a simple program.

just when i think i got this whole weight lifting thing figurde out
guess im gonna redo my routine, pity i wasted 6 weeks


cheers for all the help mate