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    Starting routine for Hypertrophy

    Hey, I've just come off a cutting diet with no precious training in last 2 year's, dropped 9kg's but lost some muscle too. Now im looking too bulk with minimal increase in body fat.

    180lb's 6'1 ft 22 years

    3x per week
    Squats 20 x 2
    Bench 3 x 10
    pull-up's 3 x max
    Bent Row 3 x 12
    Press 3 x 12
    Power clean 2 x 5

    How does this look for starting off hypertrophy?

    My diet is good, all whole food's 50% protein, 30% fat, 20% carbs @ >3000 calories per day.
    BTW all natural, only supplement is ON whey protein & Natures own fish oil's.

    Let me know what you think, what i should change etc

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    So you're doing a short but nevertheless full body workout 3x/wk? I used to do this many years ago and I don't think its so good. Not enough recovery time and not enough volume/intensity. I'm not bulking yet but when I do I am aiming for a 4 day split, exercising one body part per week.

    Day 1 Chest/Bis/Abs
    Day 2 Legs/calves
    Day 3 Rest
    Day 4 Back/Forearm/Abs
    Day 5 Rest
    Day 6 Shoulders/Tris
    Day 7 Rest

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    Yeah im only just getting back into the lifting. I'm not a big fan of isolation exercises, love the functionality and bang for buck of the compounds.

    ATM my main goal is to gain some size back, but i am also after strength/power gains.

    Iv'e been on the program for 2 week's now, i think i'll give it 3 month's and then re-asses where i am. I have before photo's, weight and waist measurement recorded, hopefully this will be enough to tell me how i went (muscle/fat gain wise)

    If anyone has any idea's for some adjustment to this program, let me know.

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    If you're set on doing a 3 day/wk workout like that, I would mix up what you do on each day a little.

    M Squat, bench, hang clean, shrugs etc
    W Good mornings, incline, power clean, upright rows...
    F Front squat, dead lift, lunges, decline, military press...

    I wouldn't deviate from too many of the primary/core movements when you are trying to work the whole body like that though.

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    ahh true, yeah as you can see ive stuck with big compound movement's. I hear what your saying, but iv;e never done front squats or good morning's before and i fear it will be harder too keep track of my progression strength wise if i mix up with that many movement's.

    Not too sure, cheers for you input though mate.

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