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  1. #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by x_SANDMAN_x View Post
    Im currently in the middle of my 16 weeks cycle...if im overtraining, what should i do? Take a week off?
    No especially on cycle. Change your routine. Dont do so many sets if you are doing to many. Dont work each muscle group more than 2x a week if you are. Just change things up. Stop trying to be a STRONG man lifting heavy if that's not your goal. Drop 10, 20 lbs in weight and concentrate on going slow and form. Make sure you FEEL the muscle you are working. That should be the one that burns on those last couple of reps to failure.
    Last edited by lovbyts; 07-05-2011 at 08:14 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lovbyts View Post
    No especially on cycle. Change your routine. Dont do so many sets if you are doing to many. Dont work each muscle group more than 2x a week if you are. Just change things up. Stop trying to be a STRONG man lifting heavy if that's not your goal. Drop 10, 20 lbs in weight and concentrate on going slow and form. Make sure you FEEL the muscle you are working. That should be the one that burns on those last couple of reps to failure.
    My routine is something like:

    Sat:
    Chest & biceps

    Chest: 4 exercises, 4 sets per exercise @ 12, 10, 8, 6 reps

    Biceps: same as above but 3 exercises instead of 4.

    Sun:
    Rest

    Mon:
    Shoulders and traps

    Shoulders: Same as chest

    Traps: 4 sets @ 20, 18, 15, 12 reps

    Tue:
    Back and triceps

    Back: same as chest

    Triceps: same as biceps

    Wed:
    Rest

    Thursday:
    Legs: Same as chest

    Friday:
    Rest

    Am i doing too much? How should i modify?

    As for form, my form is ALWAYS %100, at worst times %90. Its something that've always taken seriously. I even keep a record on my workout journal. For instance, if my form was off today, i would write on my journal something like "%90 form, do same next time but focus on form"

    No way could form be the reason im not "buffed"!
    Last edited by x_SANDMAN_x; 07-05-2011 at 12:38 PM.

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    No offense, but it could just be genetics. Being 6'5" is going to be hard to fill that frame with enough muscle mass to make you looking like a body builder. There's a reason why most body builders are 5'5" to 5'10". Muscle shape/bellies, insertions, and size are all genetics, and very, very few people are blessed enough to be at the good end of the spectrum.
    Last edited by sxxen; 07-06-2011 at 02:02 AM.

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    i do 1 body part 5 days a week my body responds good to that and recovers well but i like your routine seems on point

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