Training Due To Priority

[Tom Treutlein]

Okay, not that I want to be one of those everyday gym rats who only bench press and curl, but my priority lies in my upper body. My legs are 23.5" (quads) and 16" (calves). This is around the ideal size for my body frame, and I personally don't want my legs any bigger. My upper body is lagging, and I'm pressed for time these days with school, a girlfriend, and working. My legs have always been somewhere around this size, too, so I doubt they'll decrease in size much if I stop training them (or just not as intensely) and continue eating enough protein.

Is it okay to prioritize my training and work my chest, shoulders, triceps, biceps, and upper back over my legs, so I can cut 20 minutes or more out of my Monday and Friday workouts? I'm not looking to be an athlete, bodybuilder, or anything of that sort. I'm training to look good, and protect myself if ever needed (though I could do so better if I saw stronger and stronger, I have to draw the line somewhere).

I don't want to seem like some newbie who doesn't understand the importance of squats and deadlifts, but deadlifts aren't for me, and squats, while I love them, eat up alot of time and are helping to develop my legs, which I really don't feel need it.

Feedback?

 

[Brett44444444]

Well I guess you are asking for approval, because it is obviously possible to just train upper body. I'd say that for the sake of not performing a frat boy routine, you should do something like

day1 - chest/tri

day2 - back/bi - do maybe 2 hard sets of squats and 2 hard sets of deadlifts here

day3 - shoulders/calves

You should be able to keep time in the gym short this way, and still not be a complete wanker.

 

[Arnold'sApprentice]

at the very least work your calves

 

[Tom Treutlein]

I plan to still work the calves. They're my favorite bodypart. Plus, I feel sprinting/running will help keep my legs in good condition stil.

 

[Arnold'sApprentice]

to be fair even McRobert accepts that some of us are given genetics that always make the lower body overpower the upper body and need to limit squats and deads.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Would this work for my goals?

Monday
Military Press
Flat Bench
Inclined Flies
Curls

Wednesday
Shrugs
Chin-ups
Closegrip Bench
Lateral Raises

Friday
Inclined Bench
Closegrip Bench
Curls
Box Squat

Bench preses and the box squat are done with either 3x3, 3x5, 5-3-1, or 10-8-6 rep schemes. All others are 2x8, with Friday curls as an exception, being 4x8. I figure I can pound my triceps Wednesdays since it's only 2 sets of 8 reps then, and again on Friday. This doesn't amount to alot of sets of the course of the week and I can definitely recover from 2 sets in a day or so.

EDIT: I wanted to do this because on Monday I have Military Presses first to focus on shoulders, but then chest is emphasized on Fridays and triceps are burned out after chest (moreso then they would be) so I figured on Wednesday nothing interferes with triceps so it'd work.