Am I wasting my time?
Apologies, but there are kinda 2 questions in one here:
This is my current routine:
Workout 1 Squats 5x5
BB Bench 5x5
Bent over Row 5x5
WG Chins 5x5
Weighted Hanging Leg raise 2x12
Weighted crunch/reverse crunch 2x12
Workout 2 BB military press 5x5
Deadlift 5x5
Weighted parallel dips 5x5
BB Bicep curls 5x5
Weighted Hanging Leg raise 2x12
Weighted crunch/reverse crunch 2x12
I work out 3 times a week, alternating between the two workouts.
I've been using this routine whilst I was bulking over the winter. I've started my cut about 2/3 weeks ago. I'm 5'9, currently 14st 7lbs. I don't know if it's psychological, but it seems that since I started my cut, I can't increase the weights I'm lifting.
Should I change my rep range (or routine altogether)? That was question 1. Question 2 is this. I've been training properly for coming up to two years now. When I first started I was around 11 1/2 stone. I bulked not very cleanly up to 15 and a half stone in about 6 months or so. I then cut down to 13 1/2 stone last summer. I learnt from last year's mistakes, bulked a lot cleaner, and now am carrying a lot less bf than last year. I've started my cut slowly, rather than hitting it with everything full tilt like last year (which I think caused more problems).
I've decided though that this is going to be my last cut for a little while. Bulking in the winter and cutting in the summer might be alright short term, but I've decided now that I want to do this thing properly or not at all. So here goes.
My target weight is 20 stone, cut. I can't use anything illegal. Training naturally, 3 times a week, how many years am I looking at? Am I being stupidly unrealistic? Thanks for taking the time to read this.
RR.