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steve edwards

Alreet guys. First of all i'm 18 years old, 6 foot 2.5 and just over 14 stone.
i've been doing this routine:
Day 1: Chest - flat bench, incline barbell press
biceps - Standing barbell curls , incline barbell curls
Day 2: Rest
Day 3: Legs - squats, hamstring curls
shoulders - incline militirary press, upright rows
Day 4: Rest
Day 5: Back - deadlifts, pulldown
triceps - Close grip press, dips
Day 6: Rest
Day 7: Rest

All 3 sets of 8-10 reps.

However, i have read in mags of doing 2 sets of 3 exercises per bodypart. I'm up for doing this to add abit of variety to my workout but just wanted to check on here first. so what do you think? Would this be suitable for all bodyparts as i don't want to be a victim of overtraining.
cheers

andyboro

personally mate, id say you were probably doing enough (its about the same as im doing though so id have to say that lol).

I would switch stuff around a bit though because there would seem to be a lot of cross-over in there to me.. by that i mean hitting a muscle group more than once..

id stick tris with chest, back with shoulders and add bi's with legs...

Tall

Chest and tris is more of a classic pairing
As is back and Bi's

But before we dispense advice...

Are you growing with your current routine??

steve edwards

On the whole i reckon i'm growing, (12 stone to 14 stone in around 3 months). However i'm not seeing much difference in my arms and back (i can't see any on lower back). I am 6 foot 2 and half though.

THE RHINO

Try separating the bigger muscle groups and training them on there own.
Back and Legs require a lot of intense training and energy to grow therefore by the time you have worked these muscle groups you may have used most of your energy stores therefore are unable to put maximum effort into the other exercises (triceps & shoulders) .
Might be worth a try?
But on a whole if you are growing on your current routine and you are putting in maximum effort its fine.

Ali M

agree with RHINO, however if your bored with same old routine then a change is good as it keeps you motivated.

Hello there Stokey Rhino, im from Stoke mate nice to see a local on here

steve edwards

Thanks to everyone for the replies!
I'm changing my days around abit just to suit my work. I want to see much more bulk around my shoulders (i don't think the incline militirary press is working so i'm changing to Barbell Shoulder Press). Is the upright row a good shoulder bulker?
Leaving me with:
Day 1: Rest
Day 2: Back - deadlifts, pulldown
biceps - Standing barbell curls , incline barbell curls
Day 3: Rest
Day 4: Chest - flat bench, incline barbell press
triceps - Close grip press, dips
Day 5: Rest
Day 6: Legs - squats, hamstring curls
shoulders - Barbell Shoulder Press, UPRIGHT ROWS???
Day 7: Rest


I would also like to see more bulk on my arms - my upper arms are slowly(!) progressing but my forearms aren't ( my thumb and little finger touch around my wrist) Any suggestions? Wrist curls?
Ideally i want more bulk in all areas like i still look really thin when stood sideways in the mirror.


Other info:
age - 18
height - 6ft 2.5
weight - 14 stone 3 pounds
i also have a job where i'm nearly always carrying heavy things.
I try to get 8 hrs sleep at night and drink loads of water. Typical days diet is like:

Breakfast: 100g Oats and 1 scp Peformance whey. 1 fish oil cap
Mid morning: Egg mayo sandwhich (or tuna mayo sandwich) with cashew nuts
Lunch: 200g chicken, 2 tortillas ( in curry sauce) and 4/5 baby new potatoes.
Mid afternoon: 200g chicken, 2 tortillas (in mayo) and 4/5 baby new potatoes
Dinner: pasta in olive oil + 200 g mince (or steak with udos oil and oats) 1 fish oil cap
Pre workout: 1 scp Peformance whey and banana
Post workout: Build and recover. rice pudding
Evening: 100g Oats and peanut butter. Extreme protein with milk. 1 fish oil cap

thanks alot