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..is bulking up!
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Cana-dah
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Cutting routine
This is a 4x upper/lower split. Almost similar to what I'm currently doing. How does it look for a cut?
Lower A (Mon) ATG Back Squats - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) Low Leg press - 3x8 Hyperextensions - 3x10 EZ BB Curls - 3x5 (+3 warm up sets) Hammer Curls - 3x10 Upper A (Tue) NG Seated Cable Rows - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) DB Incline Press - 3x5 Supinated Pulldowns - 3x8 DB OH Press - 3x10 Standing Calf Raises - 3x8 Lower B (Thu) DL's - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) V-Squat - 3x8 Leg Extn - 3x10 EZ BB Skull Crushers - 3x5 (+3 warm up sets) OH Rope Pressdowns - 3x10 Upper B (Fri) BB Bench - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) Sup Cable Rows - 3x5 BB Decline - 3x8 Yates Rows - 3x10 Seated Calf Raises - 3x12 |
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Bioidentical Bodybuilder
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Hmmm... I like the emphasis on heavy compounds, but you do a lot of machine work - vsquat, leg extensons, pulldowns, leg press - and a lot of accessory work: two different bicep exercises, two different tricep exercises... calves... How about doing chins instead of the bicep and lat pulldown work? Bent over rows instead of the cable rows? RDLs instead of hypers maybe? Switch out front squats for v-squat, and ditch the leg extensions?
Thoughts? Also, you may find this is a lot of volume. As your cut progresses I'd suggest dropping the 5x5s down to 4x5s, then 3x5s, and ditching the direct arm and calf work. |
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..is bulking up!
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Cana-dah
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Lower A (Mon) ATG Back Squats - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) Low Leg press - 3x8 RDL's - 3x10 EZ BB Curls - 2x10 (+3 warm up sets) Upper A (Tue) Bent Over Rows - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) DB Incline Press - 3x8 Chins - 3x10 Standing Calf Raises - 3x8 Lower B (Thu) DL's - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) BB Split Squats - 3x8 Front Squats - 3x10 Pressdowns - 2x10 (+3 warm up sets) Upper B (Fri) BB Bench - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) Sup Cable Rows - 3x8 DB OH Press - 3x10 Seated Calf Raises - 3x10 Quote:
A few weeks ago I began to feel a sharp pain in the elbow joints especially when doing heavy tri work (no pain on Bi work). I took most of the past 2 weeks off and went back to the gym last night but the pain is still there. So I'm starting out without light arm work. Hopefully elbows will be fine soon. |
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..is bulking up!
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Cana-dah
Posts: 5,302
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Damn. cant edit that post. I think this is prob better. Let me know what you think.
Lower A (Mon) ATG Back Squats - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) Low Leg press - 3x8 RDL's - 3x8 EZ BB Curls - 2x10 (+3 warm up sets) Upper A (Tue) Bent Over Rows - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) DB Incline Press - 3x5 Chins - 3x8 Standing Calf Raises - 3x8 Lower B (Thu) DL's - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) BB Split Squats - 3x8 Front Squats - 3x8 Pressdowns - 2x10 (+3 warm up sets) Upper B (Fri) BB Bench - 5x5 (+3 warm up sets) Cable Rows - 3x5 DB OH Press - 3x8 Seated Calf Raises - 3x8 |
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