Overtraining?! (routine posted inside)

[JMan06]

I go to the gym 4-5 days perweek. My arms are lacking in size and thickness.Im wondering if I am over training them? I usualy do them once a week but i do them seperate from back and chest days. (technicaly bis and tris get worked twice a week) Here is my routine.

Legs

• Squats
• Leg Press
• Lunges
• Legs Curls
• Hamstring Curls
• Calf Raises

Back/Shoulders

• Deadlift
• Seated Pullbacks
• Chin-ups
• Back Flies

• Barbell Upright Row
• Arnold dumbell Press
• Lateral Raises
• Shrugs

Chest

• Flat Bench Press
• Incline Bench Press
• Flies
• Dips
Biceps/Triceps

• EZ curl bar curls (4 sets)
• Alternate Seated Dumbbell Curls (3 sets)
• Preacher Curls (3 sets)
• Hammer Curls (3 sets)

• Tricep Cable Pushdowns
• Skull Crusher
• Dips

[crash187ct]

i usually do about 2 (maybe 3 on rare occasion) different workouts per body part. like, only bench, flies, or ez bar curl, and dbell curl...with no more than 2 sets each at about 6 reps. i've seen good size, and i work out about 3 times a week. after reading the mike mentzer book, i've begun to think weight lifting is 50% growing 50% lifting. other people my differ, but its working for me

[JMan06]

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[TADOLFI]

If that is the order of your week - I would switch legs to the day after chest and give the arms time to recover more from the larger exercises and then hit them.

Just my 2 cents.

[suckysucky]

If that is the order of your week - I would switch legs to the day after chest and give the arms time to recover more from the larger exercises and then hit them.

Just my 2 cents.

Ya i would put legs somewhere in the middle of your workouts to give your upper body more rest. Thats what I do anyway

[brutesinme]

yeah dude, i'd switch workouts 2 and 3.

[Steve80]

I would do it more like this:

Chest
• Flat Bench Press
• Incline Bench Press
• Flies
• Dips

Legs
• Squats
• Leg Press
• Calf Raises
I would just do these three, the others wont add much, plus lunges **** up your knees, but its up to you

Biceps/Triceps
• BB curls (3 sets)
• Preacher Curls (3 sets)
• Hammer Curls (3 sets)

• Tricep Cable Pushdowns
• Close grip bench press
• Dips

Back/Shoulders
• Deadlift
• Seated Pullbacks
• Chin-ups
• Back Flies

• Barbell Upright Row
• Arnold dumbell Press
• Lateral Raises
• Shrugs

I changed the order of your lifting days, this way you arent hitting squats and deads in a row, plus added some lifts I think would work better, just a suggestion its really up to you though.

[novastepp]

it depends on how many sets and what weight you are doing in order to tell if u are overtraining.