New Routine...wat u think?

-RAJ-'s picture

This is my new routine..its time to change as i was on my old one for at least 2 months...
My new routine is a 4 day split...

Monday: Legs and Shoulders

Legs:
Quad Extention 4 X 10
Hamstring Curl 4 X 10
Leg Press 4 X 10
Calf Extention 4 X Max

Shoulders:
Seated Shoulder Press 4 X 10
Side Laterals 4 X 10
Front Raises 4 X 10
Rear Laterals 4 X 10
Shrugs 5 X Max

Wednesday: Chest and Triceps

Chest (Greg Plitt routine):
Incline Press superset Incline Fly 4 X 10
Flat Press superset Flat Fly 4 X 10
Close Grip Dumbell Press 4 X 10
Chest Dips 3 X Max

Triceps:
Dumbell Skull Crushers 4 X 10
Kickbacks 4 X 10
Rope Pull Down 4 X 10

Friday: Back and Biceps

Back:
1 Arm Dumbell Row 4 X 10
Deadlifts 4 X 10
Lat Pulldown 4 X 10
Cable Row 4 X 10

Biceps:
Seated Alternating Dumbell Curl 4 X 10
Seated Hammer Curls 4 X 10
Close Grip Dumbell Curls 4 X 10

Saturday: Abs and Cardio

Abs:
Circuit training x 5
a. Lying Leg Raises (Swiss ball between feet) 20 reps
b. Swiss ball reach (Swiss ball between feet, finger tips reach out to touch the swiss ball) 15 - 20 reps
c. Russian Twist with 5 kg dumbell 10-15 reps
d. Butterfly Crunch

Cardio:
10 minutes of skipping + 15 minutes of Shadow Kickboxing

As for my diet, it is something like this:

Meal 1: Protein Shake (25g) + Oatmeal + Glass of Milk
Meal 2: Apple + 10 Almonds
Meal 3: Chicken breast + rice/pasta/bread + veggies
Meal 4: Peanut Butter sandwich + 10 almonds
Meal 5: (Post workout) Protein Shake (25g)
Meal 6: Chicken/Fish + Rice/Bread/Pasta + Veggies
Meal 7: (Before Bed) Glass of Milk

So this is my routine and diet plan. I'm NOT training to be an IFBB Pro but more a fitness model like Julien Greaux or Clark Batram. Pls let me know what u think.

Thanks!!

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My opinion is you didn't

robbie-bbc's picture

My opinion is you didn't "earn" a rest on Tuesday. Your leg workout...it looks like a difficult "warm up" but not a workout bro.
putting size on your legs puts size all over your body. There are countless amounts of articles out there on the internet and probably even on this site - but basiqaully all the articles about training legs conclude that 'training legs trains everything in your body. training legs will help everything in your body grow' - and thats true!
bro you are doing 4 more sets for legs than you are for biceps... please change that. biceps are already being hit with back.
I also do not like chest tri
back bi
and leg shoulders
I feel like if you train your biceps with your back one is going to lack strength
and like wise for chest tri
I don't like doing my legs with my shoulders because than i feel like im dead... my entire lower body is sore, and if you train shoulders correctly, you should be sore on the upper part of your body as well.
Again, I do not have the only right way, nor do I even have a "right" way. I have a way that works well for me, and probably works well for other people too.
Check it out I'll give you a couple of routines

Day 1 - Chest and Bicep
Incline Barbell Press 10 / 8 / 6 / 12
dumbbell flat bench press 10 / 8 / 6 / 12
failure push us (wide grip 1 set, feet on a bench another set, regular 1 set, medicine ball 1 set) 4 sets of failure
cable cross overs OR machine flies 3 sets of 10 - 14 reps

biceps
Bar curls 4x8-10
Dumbbell curls 2x10-12
Hammer curls 2x10-12

Day 2 - Legs
ride bike with resistance for 5 minutes. Not a lot of Resistance but enough to feel it in your quads and to get a nice burn. this is part of your warm up.
Barbell free weight squats 3 sets of warm up sets. (Bar squat, 25lbs on each side. and than 135lbs) each warm up set do about 5 - 10 reps, but make sure its easy. Than do 5 work sets of squats. I'd suggest high rep squats. High rep squats have giving me the best workout. They have made my legs grow a lot, and I don't have the genetics for great legs... I'd say do 5 sets of 12 - 15 reps, but making sure you are pushing with the weight. If you do not benifit from high rep squats I'd suggest doing 10 – 8 - 6 – 4 – 2.

Leg press medium length legs apart 2 sets of 8 – 12 reps
Leg press wide stance 2 sets of 8 – 12 reps

Stiff legged dead lifts 4 sets of 8-12 reps
Hamstring Curl single leg or double leg – 3sets of 12 – 15 reps

Walking lunges or step ups onto a bench 3 sets of 12 – 15 reps

Every other week change your squat with your dead lift. There for you should squat every 14 days and dead lift every 14 days. Do not confuse stiff legged dead lift with dead lift. There is a difference.

Day 3 – Rest

Day 4 – Back, Tricep, Shoulders

Wide Grip Pullups 3 sets of failure
Wide grip lat pull down 3 sets of 8-12 reps
Bent over barbell rows 4 sets of 8-12 reps
V-bar OR underhand pull down 4 sets of 8-12 reps
Lower back extensions 3 sets of 12 – 15 reps

Tricep
Skull crushers 3 sets of 10 reps
Rope 3 sets of 10 reps
Over head extensions 3 sets of 10 reps
Dips 3 sets of failure

Shoulders
Over head press 4 sets of 8-10 reps
Lateral raises 4 sets of 8-10 reps
Upright rows 2 sets of 12
Shrugs 2 sets of 12
Machine press 3 sets of 8 – 12 reps

Day 5 – Rest

Day 6 – 20 minute bike ride with resistance

1 minute hard run - 2 minute moderate pace walk X 8

Day 7 – Rest

Everyday do 200 reps of some sort of ab excersise (s)

For example
50 decline crunches
50 hanging leg raises
50 side crunches
50 leg lifts

Routine 2
Machine crunch 50
Rope crunch 50
50 feet up crunch
50 inverted situps

Change up the abs all the time

Every other day do calves
5sets of high reps

again, this is not hte only routine you could do, but try it out. i do like your diet. Instead of the glass of milk before bed, have a protein shake. its the same concept but with fewer calories and higher protein... less fat too. Unless you want the calories, than have a protein shake mixed in milk.
I'd try to have every meal have at least 20 grams of protein, but no more than 40.
good luck buddy, please write back to let me know what you think...

Hey bro, Thanks man! Ur

-RAJ-'s picture

Hey bro,

Thanks man! Ur routine is different from wat i've seen...will try it out..
Is training abs everyday overtraining?
And for calves, how many reps is considered "high reps"?

Thanks :)

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how so...?

robbie-bbc's picture

how is my routine different from others lol...
check out my 2 blogs... one is about AM cardio and the other one is about 2 gentlemen from Westside Barbell - the meca of power lifting. Theres good knowledge in both!

check them out and leave your opinion there please... http://www.myfittribe.com/blogs/robbie-bbc/20090802/please-read-these-ar...

Yes.

Stevers's picture

Abs at most should be done every OTHER day; but factor in you need your core if you plan on lifting heavy squats or deadlifts and many other largely compound exercises. So perhaps letting your core heal up a day or two prior to those body parts would be a good idea. High reps for calves is 25+. I never go below 10. I hit them twice a week, first time during the week i train "Heavy" which is still high volume, but more like 5 sets of seated calves [to target your soleus] 10-12 for as heavy as possible, then 5 sets of standing calf raises [to target your gastrocnemius inner/outter heads: knees almost locked]. So you're doing 10 sets total. then on my lighter days i'll do 3-4 sets of higher repetitions [like 20-25 or more]of both exercises. This helps work both teh slow and fast twitch muscle fibers. This has been what has worked for me in bringing up my calves.

I'm goign to take updated photos here soon to post on MFT. Maybe after i get back from vacation!

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your routin

ert's picture

ok first. the plan is good but will your definition or will you gain a little bit of muscle? would you definition your diet schould be:

1 meal 6 egg white with a cup of oatmeal, 1 fruit
2 meal 2 scoop of whey with water
3 meal 1 cup cooked brown rice and turkey or chicken breast
4 meal 2 scoop of whey with water
5 meal tuna with salad or lettuce and tomatos

in the morning you drink a cup of coffee and then do aerobic like bike or running or elliptical for 1 hour on empty stomach

your weight workout should be an circuit training least 3 times a week for one hour, one exercise per body part, 5 sets with 10-15 reps,
train the hole body your workout.

try this. i gote this from tips from julien and it works

good luck and stay fit and lean.