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Which routine works for you?
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Posted 4 months ago I used to train 1 muscle group/day (Monday-Chest, Tuesday-Back, Wednesday-Legs, Thursday-Shoulders, Friday-Bi's/Tri's). For the last year I have been training 2 muscle goups/day (Monday-Chest/Back, Wednesday-Shoulders/Legs, Friday-Bi's/Tri's). I have done the back/bi, chest/tri routine also. I feel like i'm stuck right now. I don't have a workout partner, so that contributes, but I'm only making moderate gains. I use creatine/protein, but my gains just seem minimal. Anybody who's been in this situation with any advice feel free to post. Thanks... |
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| Posted 4 months ago Right now, my workout partners and I are doing a hard/short/basic routine, which I like A LOT! It's basically deadlift/squat/bench. The deadlifts are timed sets, not reps, and we're currently at 1:30x135lbs then Squats at 5-4-3-2-1 x 200-210-220-230-240lbs and dumbell bench at 4setsx6x75lbs. We increase weights by 5lbs each workout (MWF) and deads by 10 secs each workout. If we stall, we stay at that weight/time till we master the weight. The best part? For 3 guys doing all of this, we're in and out in less than 1 hour or 45 minutes if someone misses. I'm guessing you could do it yourself in 1/2 hour. It works for me, you may want to try it for a bit. 100 Years from now ..... all new people !! |
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| Posted 4 months ago I'm using a very short program at the very beginning of my day. At 6am I'm in my gym doing 200 crunches - the last 25 - 30 also incorporate double-punches to burn the obliques a bit. Then I do 30 - 60 seconds of stretching of the back and hamstrings and flop over for my 50+ push-ups. As soon as I get up from that I'm on the pull-up bar. OK, I'm really low on this... I can only crank out a half dozen at the most right now. I'm still breathing pretty heavily from all that when I hit the Bowflex for bench-press and my curling bar. I do a set of 10 reps (at the moment I'm maxing out the BF at 110lbs) and then a set of 8 reps of curls with a 75 lb curling bar. Finally I do round two of bench and curls. After that it's time to start my day at work and I just try to eat right. So far it's holding me up. |
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| Posted 3 months ago rest and sleep are also important, don't forget that workingout is only one part of getting in shape/putting on muscle. |
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| Posted 3 months ago Don't forget to eat and drink right or the results won't be as good and you won't burn as much fat off. Try to stay away from routines that are too repetitive. That causes a plateau effect. Switch your routines every week so your muscles stay confused and never get a chance to get use to the routine. That way they always grow. |
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| Posted 3 months ago brooks125 says ...
I like the intensity of this workout. How many days/week are you hitting it? |
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| Posted 3 months ago Jophes says ...
So by switching the routine, do you mean alternating intensity (lighter weights/more reps one week, etc.), or switching types of exercises? |
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| Posted 3 months ago ppupatrol says ...
Mostly, the types of exercises. Change what exercises you do for each body part. On Chest day, change the exercises used each week. Don't always do bench press. Change to a different kind of bench one week, then to another. Also, don't bench one week, and overload yourself with push-ups instead. Do this changing routine, with high intensity for three weeks, then switch to low intensity for one week to allow your body to heal. Then do it over again, but keep changing your exercises as much as possible. |