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Biggins
06-06-2012, 06:18 PM
Hey fellas and fellerettes...
For the past several months I had just been maintaining, not really pushing myself. I had been away from the boards and become stagnant in my routines.
I finally realized that and made this routine to kickstart myself again.
I just got done with 12 weeks of this, my strength and muscle endurance is through the roof, I feel great and believe Im better than ever!

Day 1
Fat Bbell press 10/10/8/8/12
Incline Dbell press 10/10/8/8/12
Decline Dbell press 12/12/10/10
Inclines Dbell Flies 10/10/10/10
Cable Flies 18/16/14/12

Day 2
Deadlifts 8/8/8/8
Weighted Pullups 10/10/8/8
Revers Grip Bbell Rows 10/8/8
T-bar rows 12/10/10
Lat Pulldowns (5 second contraction hold) 12/10/10
Bbell shrugs 10/10/10/10
Machine Shrugs 10/10/10/10/Fail

Day 3
Dbell Shoulder press 12/12/10/10
Arnold Press 10/10/8
Side lat Raise 12/12/12
Front lat raise 12/12/12
Wide grip upright rows 12/10/10
Reverse Flies 10/10/10

Day 4
Wide stance Bbell Squat 10/10/8
Bbell Lunge 8/8/8 - Each leg
Narrow stance leg press 20/20/20/20
Seated leg curl 12/12/12/12
RDL 12/12/10/8
Seated calf raise 15/12/12/10
Standing calf raise 12/12/12/10

Day 5
Reverse Grip Bpress 12/10/10/8
Vbar triceps pushdown 12/12/10/10
Skull crushers 12/12/10/10
Dips 15/15/Fail
Bbell Curls 12/12/10
Alternate Hammer curls 12/12/10
Reverse grip curls 12/12/10
Preachers curls 10/10/8/Fail


I kept my protein and BCAA intake high and cardio low-moderate, so I wouldnt over-train.
The reps were a " guide " to myself, I changed up rep ranges a little here and there for different weeks depending on what I thought needed it or if I felt a little twinge.

Thanks
Biggins

Patriot1405
06-06-2012, 07:31 PM
Looks good Biggins, almost ready for a new routine, think I might just give this a try!

ZOOT
06-06-2012, 11:05 PM
Solid routine right there man

Walker
06-06-2012, 11:10 PM
so, no one has a problem here with deadlifts twice a week? lol :)

ShortnWide
06-07-2012, 05:04 AM
Good routin, always good to switch up every 3-4 months. Good luck with you everything.

ShortnWide
06-07-2012, 05:04 AM
so, no one has a problem here with deadlifts twice a week? lol :)


There Romanian so I guess the idea is keep it in the quads but I know what you mean. I can't f... around with DLs, I can only hit them good once a week.

telmon1
06-07-2012, 03:47 PM
Looks good, but for chest I think it might be a bit much...22 sets. That's my opinion anyway, I only do 12 sets total(4 exercises, 3 sets each) and I get awesome results. For me, its not about how many sets I get in, instead its about how I do each exercise.

Biggins
06-07-2012, 04:15 PM
Thanks guys, and as far as the deads go I never had a problem, just made sure my form was right and didn't push farther than I should. I would say if you don't want to do deads twice a week then you shouldnt its a lift that can definitely hurt your body.

wallycn
07-18-2012, 11:20 PM
I was looking for something new. Going to start this next week.

musclebrain
07-22-2012, 07:36 PM
looks very simliar to my own routine at the moment. i go through different phases. the 5 day muscle group isolation or the 6 day 2 muscle groups a day routine

almonster
07-29-2012, 11:20 AM
stated it last monday thanks

BEASTIN
07-29-2012, 10:05 PM
Do almost same routine, good stuff!!

jimmyjon
07-30-2012, 01:17 AM
so, no one has a problem here with deadlifts twice a week? lol :) why, people do abs 3-4x a week. nobody thinks thats odd, the lower back is right on the other side of them.
deads twice a week is ok. leg day,and back day. need to keep the back strong, i was doing light deads for reps after front squats, and heavy deads for power on back day.
routine looks decent, might give it a go next month.
i just started this routine last month, but i'm starting to miss the deads , shrugs,good mornings, power cleans,and squats-needed a break from power lifting, i guess
http://www.thepumpingstation.com/tps_duce_bodybuilding_routine.html

at least he's not benching and curling 3x a week!

kazman32
07-30-2012, 03:15 AM
I did something similar to this when I competed but imho throwing a rest day in the middle helps...I did high volume ala Lee Priest..Arnold etc...

Day 1 Chest calves
day 2 Legs & Abs
Day 3 off
Day 4 Back % Abs
Day 5 Shoulders, traps , soleus
Day 6 Arms, Gastocs
Day 7 off
As you can see I did alot of calf work I had twigs for calves but managed to get them up to around "20. To me it's about having a balanced body (with plenty of mass) everywhere.