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Thread: cutting my workouts too short ?

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    cutting my workouts too short ?

    so recently ive been trying to do less exercises & sets but push myself harder & quicker, i think my mistakes before for building mass was too many exercises and sets for each muscle group. for example today was shoulders & triceps here is what i did, felt great. wondering if im hitting each muscle enough tho

    1: warm up for 10 minutes with various exercises
    2: standing dumbell shoulder press 3 sets superset with seated laterall raises each for 10 reps 90 seconds between sets 1 warm up 2 working
    3: standing cable lateral raises 2 sets superset with facepulls each for 10 reps
    4: rear delt exercises facing pec deck 2 sets 10 reps with a good squeeze
    5: skull crushes 3 sets of 5 reps superset with rope cable pressdowns for 10 reps
    6: behind the head dumbell raises 2 sets 10 reps
    DONE

    took me about 35-40 minutes max, felt like i hit it hard and every exercise i did 2 working sets apart from when i do 3 sets the first will be a warm up. not cutting it too short am I ? been watching alot of dorians videos and trying to keep my training along the same lines. short & sweet !! i warm up alot at the biggining so i can more or less literally jump streight into heavy sets and not waste sets warming up.
    Last edited by leanmachine6; 08-25-2014 at 06:27 AM.

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    It depends if it is working for you

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    I find 45 min workouts about 4x/week perfect for bulking. Your workout would work well for me. If your not sore by the end of your workout that should be a pretty good indicator. I know personally when I do shoulders after 45 minutes I can tell ive done enough for muscle growth because they are ****in sore

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    That's plenty bro, as long as it's working. Anterior (front) delts get a heap of work when you bench. Personally I'd do a little more for rear delts (i have some internal rotation though so it needs to be fixed)

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    If it's working for you stick with it. When it quits working then change something up. Your body will adapt at some point.

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    i do prefer short & sweet workouts, 60 minutes MAX ! il keep it going, guess its better to slightly undertrain than overtrain. but i do feel its enough for myself

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    I've recently changed to this my self

    Example shoulders

    Barbell Raises - 6 5 4
    Dumbbell Side Raises - 6 5 4
    Dumbbell Front Raises - 6 5 4
    Dumbbell Rear Raises - 6 5 4
    Shoulder Press - 6 5 4
    Side Cable Raises - 6 5 4
    Front Cable Raises - 6 5 4
    Shoulder Flies - 6 5 4

    But try to lift as heavy as possible while keeping proper form ... Just started last week

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