My 3-month lifting plan

Basically I need to construct my routine as simple as possible, due to the time constraint I will have during the school term.

A 3-day full body routine:

Day A
Squats
Flat barbell bench press
Bent over barbell rows
Seated shoulder press (with a smith machine)

Day B
Deadlifts
Incline barbell bench press
Lateral pulldowns
Standing OH press

Alternate between day A and B.

I will start the routine with moderate weights, do 3 sets of 12 and try to progress with the weights each workout. As the time goes, if I stuck at one lift (for example, I couldn't reach 12 in the first or second set) I would decrease the weights again, and do 3 sets of 8. I will work my way up again in this rep range. Everytime I stall, I will keep on decreasing the weights, along with the reps, and work my weights up again. Got it?

So I will be lifting different rep ranges depending on which lifts I stall first.

Also, I have considered about doing squats 3 times a week. If I were to do so, where would I put the deadlifts in day B?

Edit: my expectation with this routine is to gain as much mass as possible before december. Probably around 7 pounds would be good.

5'8.1"
Age = 20 
started in February 16th 2007: 58kg (127.6lbs)
current : around 79-80kg (173.8lb-176lb)

That looks pretty simple and solid. If you squat all days I personally would probably squat less on dl day. Maybe 1-2 sets.

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That looks pretty simple and solid. If you squat all days I personally would probably squat less on dl day. Maybe 1-2 sets.

Squating less on deadlifts' day is a good idea that I never thought off. On that day, should I try to squat the same weight as previous' workout? And on the next squat day try to progress from there?
 
Also, I have gained some decent strength in pullups. If I don't include them somewhere in my routine, I would probably lose the strength, which I don't want. Should I add some pullups or replace the lateral pulldowns?
 
The only problem I could see with substituting the pulldowns with pullups is that I won't be able to keep on progressing on the exercise.
 
Thanks btw!

5'8.1"
Age = 20 
started in February 16th 2007: 58kg (127.6lbs)
current : around 79-80kg (173.8lb-176lb)

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That looks pretty simple and solid. If you squat all days I personally would probably squat less on dl day. Maybe 1-2 sets.

Squating less on deadlifts' day is a good idea that I never thought off. On that day, should I try to squat the same weight as previous' workout? And on the next squat day try to progress from there?

Also, I have gained some decent strength in pullups. If I don't include them somewhere in my routine, I would probably lose the strength, which I don't want. Should I add some pullups or replace the lateral pulldowns?

The only problem I could see with substituting the pulldowns with pullups is that I won't be able to keep on progressing on the exercise.

Thanks btw!

A) I probably wouldn't push my heaviest weight for squats on dl day unless I did dl first and got the most out of it. That's me personally.

B) I would absolutely swap pulldowns for pullups and you can progress by doing more reps or adding weight to a dip belt.

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That looks pretty simple and solid. If you squat all days I personally would probably squat less on dl day. Maybe 1-2 sets.

Squating less on deadlifts' day is a good idea that I never thought off. On that day, should I try to squat the same weight as previous' workout? And on the next squat day try to progress from there?

Also, I have gained some decent strength in pullups. If I don't include them somewhere in my routine, I would probably lose the strength, which I don't want. Should I add some pullups or replace the lateral pulldowns?

The only problem I could see with substituting the pulldowns with pullups is that I won't be able to keep on progressing on the exercise.

Thanks btw!

A) I probably wouldn't push my heaviest weight for squats on dl day unless I did dl first and got the most out of it. That's me personally.

B) I would absolutely swap pulldowns for pullups and you can progress by doing more reps or adding weight to a dip belt.

Cool, thanks!
 
For the pullups, I think adding reps is the way to go. I can't see myself do weighted pullups any time soon. I can only get 8-9 on a good day now.

5'8.1"
Age = 20 
started in February 16th 2007: 58kg (127.6lbs)
current : around 79-80kg (173.8lb-176lb)

No problem.

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For the pullups, I think adding reps is the way to go. I can't see myself do weighted pullups any time soon. I can only get 8-9 on a good day now.

for pull ups it would be easier to add weight at a point. i mean if you can do 10 pull ups trying to get 11 could take a long time and its a 10% increase. if your about 170lb. and add 5lb. thats only like a 3% increase and would probably give better progression (not always the case but i would say in general for pull ups)

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For the pullups, I think adding reps is the way to go. I can't see myself do weighted pullups any time soon. I can only get 8-9 on a good day now.

for pull ups it would be easier to add weight at a point. i mean if you can do 10 pull ups trying to get 11 could take a long time and its a 10% increase. if your about 170lb. and add 5lb. thats only like a 3% increase and would probably give better progression (not always the case but i would say in general for pull ups)

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the idea. I will definitely go for it if I have the need to.

5'8.1"
Age = 20 
started in February 16th 2007: 58kg (127.6lbs)
current : around 79-80kg (173.8lb-176lb)