Are we doing it right? (Help our spread and nutrition)

[MattchewPichu]

Hello, my fellow health nuts! This is my first post here on this forum, so I'd like to ask a few questions that I'm constantly wondering about. I have been training with my best friend for 6 months now (The first 3 we were taught by our personal training from Pompano Fitness). We've seen lots of strength building and results, but I feel that we can do better to be better. We are looking to be big, strong, healthy, and sexy haha! Here is our spread followed by our nutrition plan. Please note that we are college students on a budget.

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Week 1 Chest/Tri
Chest Press
Fly
Flat Bench
Incline Dumbells
Decline Dumbells
Dips
Kickback
Pulldown
Skullcrush

Week 2 Chest/Tri
Chest Press
Fly
Flat Dumbells
Incline Bench
Decline Bench
Seated Extension
Cable Extension
Kickback
Dips

Week 1 Back/Bi
Wide Grip Pullups
Wide Pulldown
Cable Row
Dumbell fly
Curls
Hammer Curls
Preacher Curl
Reverse Preacher Curl (Seated)

Week 2 Back/Bi
Wide Grip Pullups
Wide Pulldown
Cable Row
Pullover
Curls
Pullups
Preacher Curl (Seated)
Reverse Preacher Curl

Week 1 Shoulder/Trap
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Dumbbell Shrugs (Overhead)
Dumbbell Raise (Lateral)
Dumbbell Raise (Front)
Barbell Shrug

Week 2 Shoulder/Trap
Barbell Shoulder Press
Dumbbell Shrugs
Incline Seated Dumbbell Raise (Front)
Seated Dumbbell Raise (Lateral)
Barbell Shrug

Week 1 Legs
Squat Machine
Leg Press
Quad Curls
Hamstring Curls
Calve Extension (Machine)

Week 2 Legs
Barbell Squat
Dumbell Squat (Front)
Lunges
Leg Press
Calve Extension (Dumbbells)

Week 1 & Week 2 Core (Max Reps in 1 Minute)
Bodyweight Crunch
Situps
Leg Raise
Bodyweight Plank

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1 Multivitamin and Fish Oil a day

We basically have sandwiches during the day (Turkey, Jimmy Johns, Publix Subs, PB&J). We have a Gold Standard Optimum Nutrition Chocolate Malt shake (2 scoops + skim milk) with one of the sandwiches and one after our workout for the day with dinner (Chicken and Brown Rice with veggies). So 4 sandwiches, 2 shakes, and one meal a day. I know it sounds odd, but it's very hard to afford food at this point. We are open to any advice though. Thank you for your time.​

 

[Goldfish]

What progress are you making, in terms of measurable strength gains on the main lifts and bodyweight? If you're getting stronger each week and your lean body mass is increasing each week at an even pace across the body, you're doing it right.

 

[MattchewPichu]

What progress are you making, in terms of measurable strength gains on the main lifts and bodyweight? If you're getting stronger each week and your lean body mass is increasing each week at an even pace across the body, you're doing it right.

Okay, we are doing it right then haha and I'm almost 15-17% body fat now, I'd say. I've gotten a lot of mass and after every couple of weeks, I can bump up the weight and handle it very well. I just psyche myself out, I guess, because it's such a long progress.