My weekly routine..need to see if its in check

[Always Liftin']

Well i decided to post this first to make sure its in check before i post my entire workout for arms, legs, ect...


Monday- Chest
Tuesday- Legs
Wednesday- Calves
Thursday- Back
Friday- Shoulders
Saturday- Arms(triceps,biceps)
Sunday- Off

All advice is welcomed, i train calves by themselves to make sure i dont slack off, i know i should probably be doing these twice a week (lol if you have seen my calves in the picture forum, you would know what im talking about)

Thanks,
AL

[musselman]

IMO... I would shift your back workout from thursday to tuesday...

Most back exercises (pulldowns and rows) uses the biceps to some degree... separating your back workout and your arm workout by just a day may overtrain your biceps (depending on how intense you work your biceps)

[bazerk]

Personally I don't like it. Not to say it's not good. I would prefer to work out less days. This is my routine:
Monday
Back, Bi's

Tuesday
Cardio,abs

Wednesday
Legs,calves

Thursday
Cardio,abs

Friday
Chest,Tris,Shoulders
Not saying this is the best, but it works for me, and I have the weekends off.

[24labor]

Well i decided to post this first to make sure its in check before i post my entire workout for arms, legs, ect...


Monday- Chest
Tuesday- Legs
Wednesday- Calves
Thursday- Back
Friday- Shoulders
Saturday- Arms(triceps,biceps)
Sunday- Off

All advice is welcomed, i train calves by themselves to make sure i dont slack off, i know i should probably be doing these twice a week (lol if you have seen my calves in the picture forum, you would know what im talking about)

Thanks,
AL

I used to have a day for arms but found it much better to add them in with other body parts. I would try this out for starters basic but effective

Legs
off
chest/tris/front+side delts
abs
back/bis/rear delts/trap(forearms get worked here from deads and rows)
abs
off
(you don't have to do abs all 3 days just a filler thats all
this is a standard approach hitting all muscles with pleanty of time to recover and no overlapping you can tweak the routine once you have a feeling of how your body responds

I like to do legs first, it requires the most out of you so I hit em when I'm full strength. On chest days your tris already get hit with presses so it would be wise to do triceps here as well as the anterior delts. With the presses you get chest, tris and front delts so after your cherst exercises hit up some triceps then some good old military presses to finish off the delts. After that hit up some side raises and youll have 4 for 1 on one day. The same thing goes with back your bis and rear delts get hit from rowing/pulling movements so blast the back, do some biceps and some bent over rows and your good. Finish off with some shrugs and you have another 4 for day. Like I said basic but effective until you know what your body responds to and what you fell works best for you. Also I would keep cardio to one day as well

[Always Liftin']

wow thanks for the reply's, um, any links you could send me so i can maybe find some good exercises to do on those days?

Thanks for the help guys, guess i got a little changing ahead of me

[24labor]

wow thanks for the reply's, um, any links you could send me so i can maybe find some good exercises to do on those days?

Thanks for the help guys, guess i got a little changing ahead of me

www.abcbodybuilding.com
http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html

[Flexor]

wow thanks for the reply's, um, any links you could send me so i can maybe find some good exercises to do on those days?

Thanks for the help guys, guess i got a little changing ahead of me

chest, triceps, shoulders

- 3 x flat bench
- 3 x incline db
- 3 x chest dips
- 3 x close grip bench
- 3 x incline db lateral raises
- 2 x skullcrushers

back, biceps

- 3 x deadlifts
- 3 x wide pull-ups
- 3 x barbell bent over rows or db rows
- 3 x standing simultaneous db curls or supinating incline db curls
- 3 x preacher curls or hammer curls

legs

- 3 x back squats
- 2 x short lunges
- 2 x deep long lunges
- 3 x stiff-leg deadlifts
- 3 x ham curls (toes pointed upwards, works biarticulate gastroscnemius)

calves

- 2 x standing barbell calf raises 15 reps
- 2 x standing one leg db calf raises 15 reps
- 4 x seated calf raises (knees flexed to activate soleus) 20 reps


Here you go man. Do the days in whatever order, it won't make a huge amount of difference.

[Always Liftin']

wow thanks, i was going to ask anybody to type it out for me but i really appreciate it!