Only 3 sets an exercise enough?

[Clubber Lang]

If I'm doing 5 exercises a session, is 3 sets enough for each exercise?

Here's my workout: (Workouts A and B alt. every week) I will increase the poundage each set.

Workout A

Day 1 Mon

Incline dumbell press 10,8,6
Flat flys 10,8,6
Side lateral raises 10,8,6
Overhand pushdowns 10,8,6
4 way neck machine 3x10

Day 2 Weds

Deads 4x5
Reverse hyperextensions 10,8,6
Leg extensions 10,8,6,
Cable side bends 10,8,6
Reverse forearm curls 10,8,6

Day 3 Fri

Close grip or Underhand lat pulldowns 10,8,6,
Straight arm pulldowns 10,8,6
Seated reverse flys 10,8,6
Incline dumbell curls 10,8,6
Reverse ez bar preacher curls 10,8,6

Workout B

Day 1 Mon

Flat dumbell press 10,8,6
Seated front raises or seated dumbell press 10,8,6
Incline flys 10,8,6
Rope pushdowns 10,8,6
Underhand pushdowns 10,8,6

Day 2 Weds

Squats 4x5
Leg curls 10,8,6
Calve raises 10,8,6
Kneeling cable crunches 10,8,6
Behind the back forearm curls 10,8,6

Day 3 Fri

Seated rows 10,8,6
Wide grip lat pulldowns 10,8,6
Seated rotator cuffs exercise 10,8,6
Incline hammer curls 10,8,6
Shrugs 10,8,6

Mon start A again

I'm 25 years old 6' 220 with a little gut on me. I'm kinda just getting back into lifting after a couple of years.

 

[6_pak]

It all depends on your workout goals, as well as your workout history and if you can stimulate muscle growth with the routine. I'm not sure how you came up with this routine, but if it works for you. You didnt ask for critique, so i'll just answer your ?

 

[Clubber Lang]

Feel free to critique.

 

[6_pak]

If I'm doing 5 exercises a session, is 3 sets enough for each exercise?

Here's my workout: (Workouts A and B alt. every week) I will increase the poundage each set.

Workout A

Day 1 Mon

Incline dumbell press 10,8,6
Flat flys 10,8,6
Side lateral raises 10,8,6
Overhand pushdowns 10,8,6
4 way neck machine 3x10

Day 2 Weds

Deads 4x5
Reverse hyperextensions 10,8,6
Leg extensions 10,8,6,
Cable side bends 10,8,6
Reverse forearm curls 10,8,6

Day 3 Fri

Close grip or Underhand lat pulldowns 10,8,6,
Straight arm pulldowns 10,8,6
Seated reverse flys 10,8,6
Incline dumbell curls 10,8,6
Reverse ez bar preacher curls 10,8,6

Workout B

Day 1 Mon

Flat dumbell press 10,8,6
Seated front raises or seated dumbell press 10,8,6
Incline flys 10,8,6
Rope pushdowns 10,8,6
Underhand pushdowns 10,8,6

Day 2 Weds

Squats 4x5
Leg curls 10,8,6
Calve raises 10,8,6
Kneeling cable crunches 10,8,6
Behind the back forearm curls 10,8,6

Day 3 Fri

Seated rows 10,8,6
Wide grip lat pulldowns 10,8,6
Seated rotator cuffs exercise 10,8,6
Incline hammer curls 10,8,6
Shrugs 10,8,6

Mon start A again

I'm 25 years old 6' 220 with a little gut on me. I'm kinda just getting back into lifting after a couple of years.

Day 1 (A) CHEST,SHOULDERS,TRIS
Your only doing 6 sets for chest?? I know i need at least 12
1 ex. for shoulders (3 sets)?? not enough
Are the pushdowns used for triceps? if so 3 sets may be enough, but i would rather do skullcrushers or closegrip BP for hypertrophy

Day 2 LEGS,FOREARMS,ABS?
you put deads in your leg day. are the stiff-leg deads? they should be. That combine with hypers would be good for hammys.
I wouldnt do those exercises first though. IMO you need to hit squats every leg w/o, legpress, lunges, these are good for hypertrophy, extensions are a shaping exercise(want build muscle)
Side bends(for abs)??????
Forearms curls would be better worked in with bis

Day3 BACK,BIS,FOREARMS??
You need to do regular deads. You have no rowing exercises??? chinups, and have 2 pulldown ex. IMO not a good mix.
3 sets of curls, may be plenty after working back, but the reverse curls, hit primarily the forearm. Pick one day to do forearms.

For putting on mass, both w/o imo, want be beneficial at all, with the exception of squats in w/o b. I dont like the exercises and the volume is too low. Each day your workouts should be under 30min easy, with the necessary intensity.

 

[ACEHOLE]

nice


but i dont think i could ever use the 4 way neck machine scary!

 

[yomama]

That's a total of 15sets, enough for me.