Can you critique my workout routine?!
Question: Can you critique my workout routine.?
Do you think this is a good routine. I do around 4-6 exercises for each bodypart around 12-15 sets
Mon - chest
Tues - back
Wed - Legs
Thurs - Shoulders
Friday - Arms
And abs 2-3 days a week along with 45 minute cardio sessions 6-7 days a weekHealth Question & Answer
Mon - chest
Tues - back
Wed - Legs
Thurs - Shoulders
Friday - Arms
And abs 2-3 days a week along with 45 minute cardio sessions 6-7 days a weekHealth Question & Answer
Answers:
I can critique your split, but not your routine. You will need to list your exercises. Don't listen to the people that say that you will not grow on a body part split such as this because these ones are the ones that give the best results.
Just one thing, don't do a back workout before a leg workout as your back will be too tired to stabilize you.Health Question & Answer
Just one thing, don't do a back workout before a leg workout as your back will be too tired to stabilize you.Health Question & Answer
wow, 12-15 sets. That's impressive. Well, I work as a trainer for a Chronic Pain Clinic and before I just worked as a Fitness Trainer so let me just leave you some tips. You are exercising different muscle groups each day and really working it! BUT, it's only one muscle group per day (excluding abs). First off, your cardio is fine, and that's what it should be. But let me make this suggestion, try doing a full upper body routine every other day, rather than splitting up the routine by day. Study shows that it only takes 72 hours to begin losing muscle mass..so while you are working out your back, your chest, arms are being neglected and they will begin to lose muscle mass. What you can try to do is just work out everyday, Monday = Upper Body, Tuesday = Lower Body, Wednesday = upper body and so on...Definitely decrease the exercises on each body part to maybe around 1-3, maybe do around 3-4 sets and then go on to another. What do you want to focus on.? More muscle building/strength or toning and endurance. Go for more reps for toning, and less reps/more sets with building. Definitely focus on COMPLETELY fatiguing your muscles so that you have the jiggly feeling afterwards and you know you worked. Any other questions, just find me and ask and i can go into more depth.Health Question & Answer
EDIT: Misread that, I thought you said 12-15 reps, never mind, 12-15 sets is fine, quite a bit though, even 9 would be great...
How come you aren't working out triceps and traps.? I'd do traps on your shoulder day and triceps on your chest day. I'll give you a split I think would be better at the end. The rest of your planning looks good, except cardio.
I'd really recommend High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) since you're a bodybuilder. It's 9 times more effective at reducing body fat than any other form of cardio, while completely preserving muscle mass.
It only needs to be done for 12-15 minutes 3 times a week, non-consecutively, on off days, or either about 6 hours before a workout, or just after a workout (but you might be too tired to do it efficiently).
Find out how to do HIIT here:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wotw40.h...
If you don't like HIIT, you can do the cardio you planned on doing. Here's the split I'd recommend:
Monday:
Chest/Biceps
Tuesday:
Legs
Wednesday:
HIIT/calves/abs
Thursday:
Triceps/Shoulders
Friday:
Back/Traps
Saturday:
HIIT/calves/abs
Sunday:
OffHealth Question & Answer
How come you aren't working out triceps and traps.? I'd do traps on your shoulder day and triceps on your chest day. I'll give you a split I think would be better at the end. The rest of your planning looks good, except cardio.
I'd really recommend High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) since you're a bodybuilder. It's 9 times more effective at reducing body fat than any other form of cardio, while completely preserving muscle mass.
It only needs to be done for 12-15 minutes 3 times a week, non-consecutively, on off days, or either about 6 hours before a workout, or just after a workout (but you might be too tired to do it efficiently).
Find out how to do HIIT here:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wotw40.h...
If you don't like HIIT, you can do the cardio you planned on doing. Here's the split I'd recommend:
Monday:
Chest/Biceps
Tuesday:
Legs
Wednesday:
HIIT/calves/abs
Thursday:
Triceps/Shoulders
Friday:
Back/Traps
Saturday:
HIIT/calves/abs
Sunday:
OffHealth Question & Answer
Hi,
Your workout routine looks good. You are doing one body part a week, this way you give time for each part to recover fully. You can also do more abs days and cut a couple of days of cardio once in a while. Try to switch it up.
Once in a while also change your workout routine (adding cardio on which any days you want), for example:
Mon - Chest, Triceps
Tues - Back, Biceps
Wed - Legs
Thurs - Shoulders, Triceps
Friday - Abs and Cardio
Just to shock your muscles.
Hope this Helps!Health Question & Answer
Your workout routine looks good. You are doing one body part a week, this way you give time for each part to recover fully. You can also do more abs days and cut a couple of days of cardio once in a while. Try to switch it up.
Once in a while also change your workout routine (adding cardio on which any days you want), for example:
Mon - Chest, Triceps
Tues - Back, Biceps
Wed - Legs
Thurs - Shoulders, Triceps
Friday - Abs and Cardio
Just to shock your muscles.
Hope this Helps!Health Question & Answer
maybe you should do a bit of each every day. That way, your muscles don't get sore while you do too much in one sitting. It should go something like this:
4-6 excersices, 9-11 reps (or sets)
Mon- all
Tues- break, go for a jog, walk your dog take a swim, walk at the park (or something)
Wednesday- all
Thursday-all
Friday- do same as tuesday
Saturday- legs, shoulders, arms
Sunday- miscellaneous
hope this helps! =)Health Question & Answer
4-6 excersices, 9-11 reps (or sets)
Mon- all
Tues- break, go for a jog, walk your dog take a swim, walk at the park (or something)
Wednesday- all
Thursday-all
Friday- do same as tuesday
Saturday- legs, shoulders, arms
Sunday- miscellaneous
hope this helps! =)Health Question & Answer
Honestly not very good because there is a long period where the other mucles you are trying to work out has a very long rest period and they will not grow much... possibly not at all. If you are going to do it like that you might as well do chest back and legs one day then the next day shoulders arms and abs. also it depends on how much you do.Health Question & Answer
4-6 excercises is what is bothering me....you are overdoing your muscles i doubt you have grown much at all. 12-15 sets...focus on doing 6-8 sets until you have built bulky muscle and need to cut down.
Your weekly plan isnt bad mine is something like
Mon-Chest tris
Tues- shoulders bis
wed - leg
thur- back
fri - rest day probably cardio
sat - chest abs
sun back
i am trying to focus on building large back muscle thoughHealth Question & Answer
Your weekly plan isnt bad mine is something like
Mon-Chest tris
Tues- shoulders bis
wed - leg
thur- back
fri - rest day probably cardio
sat - chest abs
sun back
i am trying to focus on building large back muscle thoughHealth Question & Answer
chest and back should workout your arms so there's no need to workout your arms alone. only do that sparingly.
your forearms are okay however to specifically target every week.
also it might be good to combine shoulders with the chest day.
instead use thursday for a core workout (more than jsut abs)Health Question & Answer
your forearms are okay however to specifically target every week.
also it might be good to combine shoulders with the chest day.
instead use thursday for a core workout (more than jsut abs)Health Question & Answer
Everyone is different. Is it working for you.? Are you seeing results.? That's all you have to know. If nothings happening, I'd change it up until you find something that works. Buy a muscle magazine or go online to get sample workout programs and start from there. Take what works for you.Oh yeah, your rep count is fine. Studies have shown that reps going as high as 25 builds more muscle than lower reps. Like I said though it varies by person. Concentrate on good form an you'll develop into an outstanding bodybuilder. It just takes time to settle into your own.Health Question & Answer
i have weightlifted for a long time. usually on mondays i would do chest and triceps. then tues i would do legs and biceps. wed a core workout. thurs back and shoulders. and then friday go for a nice run. the cardio is just as important as liftingHealth Question & Answer
It would help if you listed some of the exercises you do on each day. It seems pretty good. I wrestle so I can account for the positive benefits of doing a cardio workout as many days a week as you can.Health Question & Answer
I would suggest to work on each part of the body every session you have, assuming that it 'll take the same amount of time, that you exercise now.Health Question & Answer
it is really bad
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