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critique my workout please! - Saturday, February 07, 2009 12:15 PM ( #1 )
 Mon....Chest and Triceps
 
                        Bench Press---- 3 sets 10 reps
                        Dumbell Flys---3sets 10 reps
                        Pushups---------3sets of 40
                        Dips--------------3sets 50 reps
                        Cable Tricep Extentions----3sets 10 reps
                        Dumbell One Arm Tricep Extention---- 3sets 10 reps
                        Skull Crushers------2 Sets 12 reps
 
 
WED......Back and Biceps
                      Barbell Row------3 sets 10 reps
                        Deadlifts-----------3 sets 10 reps
                        Dumbell Curls------3 sets 12 reps
                        Barbell  Curls------2 sets 12 reps
                        Concentration Curls----3 sets 10 reps
                        Hammer Curls --------2sets 12 reps
 
 
FRI......Shoulders and Leg
 
                    Dumbell Press-----2 sets 12 reps
                         Seated Lateral Raises------2 sets 12 reps
                         Squats--------------3sets  10 reps
                         Lunges-----------2 sets 12 reps
                         Leg Press-------2 sets 12 reps
                         Leg Curls-------2 sets 12 reps

Cardio----Sun  Tues...Thurs..
      OFF----saturday

                          
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Re:critique my workout please! - Saturday, February 07, 2009 1:48 PM ( #2 )
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 Mon....Chest and Triceps

                       Bench Press---- 3 sets 10 reps
                       Dumbell Flys---3sets 10 reps
                       Pushups---------3sets of 40
                       Dips--------------3sets 50 reps
                       Cable Tricep Extentions----3sets 10 reps
                       Dumbell One Arm Tricep Extention---- 3sets 10 reps
                       Skull Crushers------2 Sets 12 reps

Drop the flys and throw in some incline press.  I don't really like all the pushups and dips, they seem like they would just wear you out.  Throw in some weighted dips instead and drop the reps much lower.  You have too many isolations for the triceps.  Just do one if you have to, you would be better off with a compound like cgbp or rgbp and maybe one or two sets of extensions after.


WED......Back and Biceps
                     Barbell Row------3 sets 10 reps
                       Deadlifts-----------3 sets 10 reps
                       Dumbell Curls------3 sets 12 reps
                       Barbell  Curls------2 sets 12 reps
                       Concentration Curls----3 sets 10 reps
                       Hammer Curls --------2sets 12 reps

I like that you are deadlifting but 10 sets of curls?  That is overkill for your biceps and they will never benefit from something like that especially if you are a beginner.  I would throw in another upper back exercise such as pull ups or low cable rows.  Then I would drop 2 of those bicep exercises.


FRI......Shoulders and Leg

                    Dumbell Press-----2 sets 12 reps
                        Seated Lateral Raises------2 sets 12 reps
                        Squats--------------3sets  10 reps
                        Lunges-----------2 sets 12 reps
                        Leg Press-------2 sets 12 reps
                        Leg Curls-------2 sets 12 reps

Squat first here, it is your most draining exercise so do it when you are 100%.  Throw in an exercise or two for your calves.  The rest of the day looks decent enough.

Cardio----Sun  Tues...Thurs..
     OFF----saturday
                       


Anyway, like we told you before, you would do much better with a beginners routine full of mostly compounds but oh well, you seem to know more than us about what is best.  Those are my thoughts on what you posted.
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Re:critique my workout please! - Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:01 PM ( #3 )
Oh yea, and once you start adapting to the new stresses of working out I would drop your rep range down a bit and use some heavier weight.  10 reps seems a little high.
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Re:critique my workout please! - Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:31 PM ( #4 )
i was on a beginners workout with compounds for awhile....and i wanted to get something different going
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Re:critique my workout please! - Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:54 PM ( #5 )
what was your routine before and how long were you on it?
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Re:critique my workout please! - Sunday, February 08, 2009 8:57 AM ( #6 )
well i remember the excercises i did but i dont remember how i set it up

bench press
deadlifts
squats
lunges
military press
bent over row
pull ups
push-up

i did that for about 6 weeks and i felt like i got nowhere....should i have been doing it longer?
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Re:critique my workout please! - Sunday, February 08, 2009 10:30 AM ( #7 )
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well i remember the excercises i did but i dont remember how i set it up

bench press
deadlifts
squats
lunges
military press
bent over row
pull ups
push-up

i did that for about 6 weeks and i felt like i got nowhere....should i have been doing it longer?


No, you should have been figuring out why it didn't work.

Not going heavy enough?
Not making linear progress?
Not eating enough?
Not resting enough?

There's plenty of reasons one can get nowhere even though they are doing the right lifts.  You need to assess why your original workout didn't work rather than add in a bunch of isolations.
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Re:critique my workout please! - Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:18 PM ( #8 )
Drop a Tricep workout and add incline bench
On Back day you should do pull ups and drop a bicep workout
but ... I think the full body workouts that you were on before would be better.
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Re:critique my workout please! - Sunday, February 08, 2009 4:47 PM ( #9 )
okay i think im just going to go with the compounds again and try to fix hat i did wrong....i dont think i was eating nearly enough i think that was the problem.........
how many sets reps should i be doing for each exercise?
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Re:critique my workout please! - Sunday, February 08, 2009 6:02 PM ( #10 )
start a 3x8 maybe, then move onto a 5x5 with heavier weights IMO
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Re:critique my workout please! - Sunday, February 08, 2009 10:11 PM ( #11 )
what exercises are for sure ones to do?
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Re:critique my workout please! - Monday, February 09, 2009 7:26 AM ( #12 )
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Re:critique my workout please! - Monday, February 09, 2009 2:37 PM ( #13 )
Squats bench deads pull ups dips rows oh press

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