Help me please

 
    Hello all, as you can see I am new here.  I use to lift before when I was in the Marines but never reallty got the gains I wanted too, so I figured I would educate myself better this time around.  Anyways I figured Id give you my weekly routine and some nutritional/supplement intakes I have to get a basic opinion if I am on the right track or not.  I want to build up bulk muscle.  I am 5'6 200 lbs.  I have some fat in my gut but I am hoping that bulking up in muscle will eventually get rid of that.
 
    For supplements I take 1 multi vitamin, amplified creatine before and after workout, L-Glutamine before and after workout, Halodrol 3x daily, and Fish Oils.  I was taking Redline liquid but I think im going to stop because it will dehydrate water gains from creatine, and cause muscle loss.  I also consume about 120g of protein a day from shakes and eat about 40-60g of protein in various foods, and i try to stay low on carbs, i try to only eat carbs before workout to give me extra energy for long workouts. I also have about 2-3 servings of fruit a day.
    
As for my lifting routine I do 5x a week than 2x days off cycle.  I do Legs, Chest, Shoulders, Back than Arms than rest.  Each Muscle workout seems to take me about 1 hour to 1 hour and a half by myself.  I usually go heavy for low reps but I am thinking of trying somtin new such as, 2 weeks light, than 1 week heavy.
Finally, since i have the fat in my stomach that I am also trying to get rid of while building muscle I swim laps from 30 mins to an hour after every workout for cardio and fat burn.  This is one thing im worried about and wonder if it could have some kind of damaging effects on my muscles.  Its usually not painful while im doing it or anything just enough to keep me breathing hard.
 
Well thats about all i can think up, if you can see any problems or think I should add additional information please get back to me.  And thank you for reading, I beleive this website will help me greatly.

Are you talking about halodrol by gaspari?  If so, why are you taking 3x the recommended daily amount of it?

Halodrol-50 Recommended Use:
As a dietary supplement, take EXACTLY AND ONLY 1 Scored Tablet daily for 15-30 days. Do not use for more than 30 days without a 90 day break in between.

From what I know it is a somewhat mild pro-steroid similar to turanibol, so you should be ok with your liver.  However do you have anything planned for PCT and how long have you been taking it?

As for the workout I think you would be better suited hitting your muscle groups more than once a week.  You don't need that long to recover. 

Try an 8-day like this:

M- Push
T- Pull
W- Legs
T- Off
F- Off
S- Push
S- Pull
M- Legs

or this if you only want legs once a week:

M - Pull
T - Push
W - Legs
T - Pull
F - Push
S - Off
S - Off

I've done both of those with success.

My routine right now is this:

Legs done on pull days

M- Push
T- Speed/assistance Pull
W- Off
T- Speed/assistance Push
F- Pull
S- Off
S- Off

Ive only been taking Haolodrol for a week and I havent planned anything for when my monthly cycle is over yet
 
I also do not understand what you mean by the push pull weight lifting cycle.

Push=lifts where you push (bench, OH press etc.)
Pull=lifts where you pull (deadlifts, Rows etc.)

Goals by end of 2009:
Bench 205
Squat 255 ATG
Squat Clean 185

"There is no elevator to success, you must take the stairs."

While this subject is being discussed if someone has some time could you briefly explain to me the claimed benefits of a push-pull workout, ty ty in advance.

connelly


Push=lifts where you push (bench, OH press etc.)
Pull=lifts where you pull (deadlifts, Rows etc.)

So what exactly do you decide to pull for instance? you can pull rows, curls, deadlifts, lat pull downs etc....  My question is how would you break it down. On pull days I'd imagine itd be way too strenous to do every muscle group that uses a pull for till failure, or would you just do a little of each and do it consistently?
 
Sorry I am just confused I never heard of this method before..