New routine, have a goo

Tonto86

Just wanna see what ye think of this new routine im doing the last 2 weeks, have 5 weeks left on it before i change.

I've left out benching because i've seen not that much progress in the last year. Im thinking if I change it up with dumbells I might get some more weight on there!

Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Dumbell Press
Dumbbell shoulder Press
Dumbbell Lateral Raise
Cable Triceps Pushdown
Dumbbell Incline Fly With A Twist
Dumbbell Bent Over Delt Raise
Dumbbell Incline Bench Press

Back, Biceps & Traps
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown
Bench Pul
Cable Seated Row
Barbell Curl 60 Sec
Dumbbell Concentration Curls
V Bar Pull Down
Dumbbell Shoulder Shrug

Legs, Forearms & Abs
Leg Press
Lying Leg Curls
Seated Calf
Leg Extensions
Palms-Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench
Palms-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench
Ab Superset of bicycle crunch, rope pull down, ab crunch machine.

top madra

No squats no care!

Its not something i would do,is it working for you?

Why are you only doing it for a set amount of weeks,will it stop working for you after the next 5 weeks?

Michael 09

You've left out bench press (I know you explained it), deadlift and squat!

I'd be doing some switcheroo to get them in. No gains on bench then look at your technique.

FarmerH

I would also question the lack of bench/squats/deads/chins.

Your bench could have progressed if you'd focussed on it. I found a 5x5 program with a committed training partner really helped me increase the weight on the bench. My opinion might be skewed however cos i find it an enjoyable exercise regardless of how often i do it.

What's your goal??

Tonto86

Ok ok... all taken aboard!

Guess I was just gettin a bit disheartened with the benchin! Gonna stick it back in and gonna get a spot ever time. I think the main prob is I don't push myself on it hard enough!

The squads and deadlines will be coming back in... I pulled back on legs a bit cause I throw size into them easy enough, was startin to look a bit bottem heavy! :pac:

FarmerH

I used an excel file that laid out a 5x5 program tailored to what you can lift now, what you should lift on each set, and a weekly increase (normally 2.5kg).

I know there's many other ways of building up your max, but i liked the idea of having 10 weeks training calculated for me in advance so i knew exactly what i was lifting when i was packing my gearbag. Made huge gains in bench/squats/deads/incline bench/bb row along with my training partner (then fractured a wrist and lost it all)

If you want a copy to look at, PM me with an email address

jive

Put shoulders with legs and forget about isolating forearms as they'll get worked enough anyway. Chest/tri/delt would be a long day if done properly!