New Routine

Yoga is good. You ever see that movie with Josh Hartnett and Harrison Ford. Basically the classes are all women ;)
 
tonymcclellan said:
Yoga is good. You ever see that movie with Josh Hartnett and Harrison Ford. Basically the classes are all women ;)
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Haha: that's exactly what i told my gf's friend: he went to a Pilates class, which was full of women. I told him that I was exceptionally disappointed in him, and yet strangely proud of him at the same time :D
 
theGOOCH said:
OK, I want to have all the major compound movements represented evenly throughout the week with a "back to basics" bare bones routine. I think this is the best way to do it:

Push pull split:

A.Squats
Bench Press
Bar Dips

B.Deadlifts
Pull Ups
Bent over Rows

Do twice per week to make 4 days/week

It will feel weird to to just 3 lifts per session, but they are good lifts
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OK, I've been doing this for a couple weeks now and it feels great, but do you think I'm missing something by not having a Military press? I have the vertical push covered with dips, but that's quite different. I don't have any exercises where I push overhead.

Do you think it might be better to alternate dips and mil presses?
 
dips is not a vertical push, well kinda, since you kinda push down. But it can't be compared with military press. More with decline bench press. you use way more lats and pecs than in a military press. However, I don't think not having military press is a problem, unless you have a strenght goal with overhead pressing.
 
Yeah that's what I'm saying. It's a vertical press, but very different than mil press. It should balance out the vertical pull (pull ups) but with vertical pull/vert push there are 2 different planes each (up and down for each) I guess just picking one is OK rather than having both?
 
I wouldn't say they balance eacother out, but then again, almost no movements really do. Both pullups and dips use lats, tight lats contribute to downward rotation of the scapulae.

And you need to pick what exercises that fit your goals, nothing else.
 
I'm really not an "athlete" as in I don't play sports, but I just love lifting and fitness. I just want to continue to build my body and have a "balanced" physique.

I started lifting when I was 12 which was in 1987, so I have been guilty of largely neglecting legs and doing too many isos in the past. Plus I had knee problems which contributed to my weak leg workouts+

There was no internet back then to really research lifting, you just did what the other guys at the gym did.


I was kind of big, so I just kind of maintained muscle I had previously built and I began to build my stomach quite nicely:eek:


I really like my routine now, I'm probably just over thinking it. I'm back to feeling like a "real" lifter again LOL
 
yeah, if it works for you and you're having progress, then stick with it!
It's a very basic routine, and there's nothing wrong with the setup. No reason for it not to work.
 
OK, so I've revised it again and I like it even better now:

A: Squat
Bench Press
Bent Over Row

B: Deadlift
Pull Up
Overhead Press

I think it's a little more well rounded, I get a true vertical push and I'm not over-focusing on chest and triceps.

It shouldn't be a problem to get indirect tricep (bench and overhead) and bicep (rows, pull ups) two days in row do you think?
 
I feel ya on that. I used to do 5-6 lifts, and it would kick my ass, have me reeling for the next couple hours, and I would get very sore. My new workouts are 3-4 lifts depending on the session, and it's the complete opposite. I am making the best gains of my life, it doesn't kill me, and I'm not unbearably sore. It's only been a month and I've made more progress than ever before. I like the same kinda method you are on now...
 
F'in right, brotha!
 
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