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optheta
April 16th, 2007, 10:01 PM
Here is a full body routine tha ti have been recently been doing was wondering if u guys could critique it.

4sets with 10reps,3sets with 8reps alternating

Dumbbell Deadlifts
Military Press
Bench Press(incline,flat alternating)
stiff-legged Dumbbell Deadlift
Bent over Two-Dumbbell Row
Bent Arm Dumbbell Pull over

MannishBoy
April 16th, 2007, 10:38 PM
Here is a full body routine tha ti have been recently been doing was wondering if u guys could critique it.

4sets with 10reps,3sets with 8reps alternating

Dumbbell Deadlifts
Military Press
Bench Press(incline,flat alternating)
stiff-legged Dumbbell Deadlift
Bent over Two-Dumbbell Row
Bent Arm Dumbbell Pull over




I wouldn't do both deads and SLDLs. Swap in lunges or Bulgarian Split Squats or one of those.

If you can do pullups, that's another good "pull" to have in there you could swap out for pull overs sometimes.

Pretty decent, though. Seem to have most of the body there. :tu:

optheta
April 17th, 2007, 02:37 AM
When I do this Routine the next day or the same day I am usually not extremely sore and i feel that the next day I can do it again. Am I not doing big enough weights? Or u dont always need to be sore to have Muscle growth?

Also you know how ur last rep of the last set should cause A near failure well when i do the Bench press I have to do lighter waits just cause my left arm cannot do waht My right arm can do so its more like Faliure for my left arm then both of them. is that okay? should I do like some Isolation moves on my left arm to increase its strength?

MannishBoy
April 17th, 2007, 09:03 AM
Soreness has nothing to do with muscle growth. You shouldn't probably do this 2x in a day, or even on consecutive days.

Don't isolate a weak limb, or do more on the stronger side. Continue what you are doing, progressively increasing the weight on both arms. Over time, the imbalance will probably correct itself.

M@
April 17th, 2007, 11:12 AM
Am I not doing big enough weights? Or u dont always need to be sore to have Muscle growth?

I'd increase the weight and give yourself 48 hours of rest before doing the routine again.

Also you know how ur last rep of the last set should cause A near failure...

Training to failure is a very helpful technique but I wouldn't do it on a program that you're repeating several times per week. If you have one training day with more rest afterwards than the others (e.g. training Monday, Wednesday, Friday and have the weekend off) then working to failure on that final day (i.e. Friday) should be okay. Doing it every training session isn't going to give you much time to grow unless you're only training that bodypart once every 72 hours +.

should I do like some Isolation moves on my left arm to increase its strength?

Ditto what MannishBoy said. :tu: