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Workout Routine Needed
02 February 2012 13:06
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Hi all New to this so please go easy. I have been training for about 6 months at the local gym and gained a little mass,nothing major. I have been following a routine that one of the instructors has put me on there but, not convinced that this is much good. Can you all please have a look at this training routine that i want to try and please suggest any advice you think is appropriate. Day 1 - Chest,Biceps,Forearms Bench press - Barbell Incline Dumbell press Dumbell Flys Dips Standing Barbell Curls Dumbell Curls Alternate Concentration Curls Reverse Barbell Curls Wrist Curls - Barbell Day 2 - Legs,Shoulders,Core & Abs Leg Press Leg Extensions Leg Curls Straight Leg Deadlifts Behind The Neck Barbell Press Front Lat Raises Side Lat Raises Upright Rows Various Core & Abs Excersises Day 3 - Back,Triceps Lat Pull Downs Wide Grip Pull Ups Seated Cable Rows Cable Tricep Extensions One Arm Tricep Extensions Day 4 - Cario,Core & Abs Excersises I Look Forward to comments and advice.
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Re:Workout Routine Needed
02 February 2012 14:45
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Its not the worst routine but could be a lot better. I don't like the split. When you separate triceps and biceps from chest/shoulders and back respectively, it means you're in fact hitting those muscles twice because you can't hit your chest and back without hitting your triceps and biceps, respectively. The whole point of compound movements is to hit the most muscles with the fewest movements. Splitting the routine like that largely defeats the purpose, certainly for someone at your level (and long beyond). It also has very dubious exercise selection - omitting the two best mass building exercises you can do, squat and Deadlift, and including downright unsafe exercises like behind the neck pressing and upright rows (when I say unsafe I mean they can be if you have anything other than very good shoulder mobility, but I'm willing to bet that the trainer paid no heed of this when he did up this routine for you). You have two options IMO, a push/pull/legs split or a full body routine. I personally would go for the latter, but individually they look like this: Push/Pull/Legs: Monday - Push Bench Press Overhead Press Dips Flyes Wednesday - Pull Deadlift Bent Over Rows Chin Ups Curls Friday - Legs Squat Straight Leg Deadlift Leg Press Calves Or, Full Body: Monday Squat Bench Press Bent Over Rows Wednesday Deadlift Overhead Press Chin Ups Friday Squat Dips Power Cleans
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Re:Workout Routine Needed
02 February 2012 16:56
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