Help With Routine

[cmarcell]

Hey guys. In a few weeks I'll be starting an HST program. I'm currently 6'0" and about 176-177 lbs. Basically I'm going to post what I have so far, and would welcome any criticism. I split my workouts into workout A and workout B. So in each 2 week span, it'll go A, B, A, B, A, B. There isn't much difference between the two, just 2 changes. I'll explain why I did it.

Workout A:
Squat x2
SLDL x1
Flat Barbell Bench x2
Dips x1
Barbell Rows x2
Chins/Pullups x1
Sitting Dumbbell Shoulder Press x2
Lateral Raises x1
Bi's x2
Tri's x2
Shrugs x1

Workout B:
Replace Flat Barbell Bench with Incline Dumbbell Bench
Replace Sitting Dumbbell Press with Standing Barbell Shoulder Press

Legs, Chest, Shoulders, Back- 9 sets/wk.
Bi's, Tri's- 6 sets/wk.
Traps- 3 sets/wk.
(Yes I realize compound movements count for more than one body part, but I'm going to count it that way for explanation purposes).

Concerns:
1. Too many exercises. I like the sets. But the exercises may be too many. Being stuck with the 3x5 and 5x5 this allowed me more variety. I may have gone overboard. I could easily just do 3 sets squat or 3 sets rows. At the same time, different exercises work different things. So splitting it 2 and 1 may not be such a bad thing. I'm definitely doing 2 chest exercises, which brings me to concern 2.

2. My chest is lacking. I'm thinking about upping to 12 sets/wk, which would equat to another set of dips, which doesn't seem to be too big a deal. Thoughts? I also heard that I should do another set of back to compensate, maybe add a set of chins, which then brings me to my 3rd concern.

3. Chins/Pullups. I can do a set of 8. Maybe even 2. With chins. Probably not pullups. I probably wouldn't be able to add weight. This could def. be a problem when you have to actually change the weight over the program. Should I replace these with something like the lat pulldown where I can actually have a max weight beyond body weight and increase?

4. Last concern, I promise (for now haha). Calves. I didn't include calves because I don't want to mess with my squats. Many people include a set of calves each workout. I'm looking for advice. Would one set of calves hinder my squat progress? Would they not? Are they even necessary? I don't have the thickest calves, so it may be good.

Thanks in advance for any criticism/advice any of you have to offer.

 

[cmarcell]

I did forget one thing, my explanation of 2 workouts. I want to do both flat barbell bench and incline dumbbell bench. I've done flat only for a while. I don't want to stop, but also want the incline. I've thought about doing them both, but I want dips also. So the solution I had was one day do barbell with bench and dumbbells with shoulder, and the other day reverse. This doesn't seem to be a problem as exercises are rotated commonly. But that does lead to a question.

Say your max flat bench is 200 and your max dumbbell incline bench is 100. I originally thought you did 180, 80, 190, 90, 200, 100. But it seems it would be more like 150, 60, 170, 80, 190, 100. Where you fill out the 6 workouts for each, but only include the ones you actually do? Maybe you guys know better. Thanks.

 

[cmarcell]

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