Okay, how about this?

[Blastman]

Monday- Shoulders, Chest, Triceps (in this order)
Wendesday- Back, Biceps
Friday- Legs

For Abs, train at home every Tuesday and Thursday.

What do you guys think of this? Or can you gimme any tips to modify them a little?

 

[bharminder]

Do chest first. If you are squatting and deadlifting then chances are that when you deadlift on wednesday your lower back might be sore to squat on friday.

 

[Charger]

Your doing a push\pull routine, I have had good gains with it. I would also do chest first.

 

[Large And In Charge]

Your routine looks good bro but I also agree with the others about chest being first.

Also welcome to xtreme!

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[Arnold]

Very common routine.

As far as doing chest first, it depends. Are you trying to do priority training?

Sometimes, I prioritize, and work a weaker muscle first. For example, I was doing biceps before back, and triceps before chest for awhile. Because I think my arms are weaker than my chest and back.



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[Blastman]

Thanks for the replies everyone

I will emphasize it a little and please help me see whether this fits or not.

Chest: Incline DP (3 x 12), Flat BP (12, 10, 10, 4, 2), Peck Decks (3 x 10)

Triceps: Rope Pushdowns (3 x 10), one arm pushdowns (4 x 10), Bench Dips (3 x 20)

Shoulders: Seated Press (3 x 10), lateral raise (3 x 10), front raise (3 x 10)

Back: Pulldowns (3 x 12), Pullups (6, 6, to failure), another alternate choice of (3 x 12)

Biceps: Alternate dumbell curls (3 x 10), Hammer curls (3 x 12), preacher curls (4 x 8)

Legs: Squats (12, 10, 8, 6, 2), Extensions (3 x 10), leg press (3 x 15), hamstring curls (3 x 8), calf raises (3 x 15)

How is it? I am hoping to obtain more mass and size.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Guys, you think working your chest and shoulders on the same day is ok? I've never tried that. Seems like an awful lot for the upper body in one day. How good can your shoulders or chest workout be if you exhaust one of those muscles groups by working the other first? I would think breaking that workout up would be better, but that's just my opinion.

 

[Scotty the Body]

Hey Blastman, looks Ok to me, what are your goals though?
If your looking to put on mass, you may want to drop your reps down a bit to 6-8 or even 4-6 and go with more wieght.
Also, you don't have much work for your back, I'd learn to deadlift.

Baboon, I've done shoulders with chest often and find it a good combo as you don't need to do as much work as they're already burnt from chest, a good routine when your short in time.


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[Blastman]

Scotty the Body, my goals are to gain at least 10 more pounds. I love deadlifts, but my lower back has been giving me a little problems thus the doctor advise me to stay away from lower back training for the next 2 months or so, thus I neglect that

BTW, for mass gaining, you mean the best reps are sticking with 6-8? Cause even though I'm training with weights that's very heavy for me, I'll always squeeze my way at make it 10-12 reps. Yes, it's awfully tiring, but I just struggled through that process. Is it acceptable? Or should I just go with 6-8 Reps (well, it'll definately make me feel less pain, but I'm kinda cautious about it's quantity)

 

[w8lifter]

Well, you should still hit failure at 6-8 reps, which means the weight would have to be heavier than what you're using for 10-12 reps. If you reach 8 reps and feel like you could do more, up your weight some.

 

[ALBOB]

Two suggestions: Make Monday leg day. Squats will benefit your entire body and should be done early in the week so you're nice and rested from the weekend. If you move your legs to Monday, your lower back should be fine by Friday when it's time to do the deadlifts.

Also, you said your overall goal is more mass. I'd drop the triceps and biceps movements and place more emphasis on chest and back compound movements. Your arms will grow very well just with these and you won't be wasting energy tearing down muscles that have already been stressed. Let your body use that extra energy to grow.

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