Anyone tried a routine like this?

[Motorcycled00d]

Comments on my new routine idea are welcome. I feel that I hit my shoulders, bis, and tris enough doing chest and back that I don't really need to specifically target them.

Day 1: Squats, SLDL, DB lunges

Day 2: Incline bench, flat bench, dips, (some high rep cables at the end of workout)

Day 3: Yates rows, weighted pullups, wide grip cable rows

Day 4: off

Day 5: Dead lifts, bulgarian split squats, glute ham raises

Day 6: Dumbell incline, dumbell flat press, decline dumbells

Day 7: Close grip rows, lat pulldowns, reverse fly's with cables.

Day 8: off

I hate not lifting for a few days, so I set up the routine so that I have 4 days off between each muscle group workout, and every 3 days a total rest for my nervous system. Rep ranges will be between 5 and 8, for 3 to 5 sets depending on intensity that day.

 

[Motorcycled00d]

Nothing? No likes or dislikes?

I've read through the stickies and spoken with various local bodybuilders and figured I'd get another opinion on here.

 

[P-funk]

lots of training and not a lot of recovery.

even your rep and sets don't leave a lot of variation.

patrick

 

[ArnoldsProtege]

I wish I had 8 days a week to train, too.

I like the compound lifts. I personally dont think adding in military press would hurt, but I am doing a similar program to this right now... It really bothers me when I ask my friends what they are working out and they say "tris" or "arms". Im like, do you know how small your biceps are? To wich they reply, NOT FOR LONG!

 

[Motorcycled00d]

LOL

I used to do arms one day and shoulders another and just felt like I was wasting my time. I guess I figured this routine was giving me enough rest since it is 4 days between each muscle group, but I could be wrong.

 

[Skib]

I personally dont think adding in military press would hurt

I agree... on a day that you're doing flat and incline presses I'd just skip the decline press and do a vertical press instead... I personally like standing military presses and standing arnold presses...

 

[Motorcycled00d]

Thanks guys. I'm thinking about taking another day rest in between the upper body days, or maybe lift all 3 and then take 2 off.

I'll probably rotate rep ranges every time I hit a muscle group too.

I'll take your advice on the military press as well.