Check my routine

[slick33158]

Hey fellas, I just wanted to post what my routine looks like and receive any feedback on it you might have good or bad. Here it is:

I train for 4 days on then 1 off for rest and just continue this so its not like I have the same schedule each week as it is just continuous.

DAY ONE: Back & Biceps (Lats, Rhomboids, Teres minor and major, middle Traps, Bis)
DAY TWO: Legs (Quads, Hams, Calves)
DAY THREE: Shoulders & Traps (Front, middle,and rear delts, Traps)
DAY FOUR: Chest & Ticeps (Full chest, triceps)
DAY FIVE: Rest
Then I start over at day one and continue this cycle.

How does it look? I've found that doing it this way instead of setting a weekly schedule is more beneficial in many ways. With a weekly schedule, unless your on a three day split, you only train each muscle once a week, With my routine they only get 4 days of rest. Some guys also take two days off per week so they either go 3 rest one then 2 rest one for 7 day week or they go 5 on 2 off. This seems like too much rest for me, and again, you split your whole body into 5 workouts and everything only gets hit once a week. That's my reasoning behind going with my routine. I might switch bi's to my shoulder day and leave back by itself, because as it stands I've got shoulders bythemselves and they're a pretty small muscle group. I pair back with bi's because they're secondary to all back movements besides isolations. Same reasoning for pairing chest with tri's. Anyway what do you think?

[slick33158]

I forgot to add that I do abs on days 1 and 3 in the morning seperate from my regular workout.

[Reinheart]

I don't really like it.
You should better do:

Day 1: Chest, Calves
Day 2: Back, Traps
Day 3: Rest
Day 4: Legs, Delts
Day 5: Arms
Day 6: Rest
Day 7: Rest

Follow this routine and it's guaranteed you'll feel much more relaxed and you'll also train better and heavier. I used a routine similar to yours for over a six month period and after i switched to this one and i found Jesus. I came up with it pretty easily and didn't expect that much to be honest but i was soooo fucking wrong. (Do ab work 3 times a week (eod). Just give it a try and you'll see!!!

[jsupstarz]

Originally Posted by slick33158

Hey fellas, I just wanted to post what my routine looks like and receive any feedback on it you might have good or bad. Here it is:

I train for 4 days on then 1 off for rest and just continue this so its not like I have the same schedule each week as it is just continuous.

DAY ONE: Back & Biceps (Lats, Rhomboids, Teres minor and major, middle Traps, Bis)
DAY TWO: Legs (Quads, Hams, Calves)
DAY THREE: Shoulders & Traps (Front, middle,and rear delts, Traps)
DAY FOUR: Chest & Ticeps (Full chest, triceps)
DAY FIVE: Rest
Then I start over at day one and continue this cycle.

How does it look? I've found that doing it this way instead of setting a weekly schedule is more beneficial in many ways. With a weekly schedule, unless your on a three day split, you only train each muscle once a week, With my routine they only get 4 days of rest. Some guys also take two days off per week so they either go 3 rest one then 2 rest one for 7 day week or they go 5 on 2 off. This seems like too much rest for me, and again, you split your whole body into 5 workouts and everything only gets hit once a week. That's my reasoning behind going with my routine. I might switch bi's to my shoulder day and leave back by itself, because as it stands I've got shoulders bythemselves and they're a pretty small muscle group. I pair back with bi's because they're secondary to all back movements besides isolations. Same reasoning for pairing chest with tri's. Anyway what do you think?

Looks ok

[Thickneck]

I di a 3 on 1 off routine when i was younger. Now that i'm older i go everyother day which seems to be working well. Rest day are very important.

[Neodavid]

Everyone is different though. If I did your's I'd get weaker than a b1tch. If I don't hit a muscle group twice a week it gets weaker.

Originally Posted by Reinheart

I don't really like it.
You should better do:

Day 1: Chest, Calves
Day 2: Back, Traps
Day 3: Rest
Day 4: Legs, Delts
Day 5: Arms
Day 6: Rest
Day 7: Rest

Follow this routine and it's guaranteed you'll feel much more relaxed and you'll also train better and heavier. I used a routine similar to yours for over a six month period and after i switched to this one and i found Jesus. I came up with it pretty easily and didn't expect that much to be honest but i was soooo fucking wrong. (Do ab work 3 times a week (eod). Just give it a try and you'll see!!!

[pupeye]

But what movements are you doing? Sets and reps? These all play a factor in determining if your workout is any good.