Upper/Lower routine setup

[musclehead24]

I put together my own upper/lower routine.

Upper A
Military Pres
Weighted Dips
T-Bar Rows
Pull-Ups
Barbell Curls

Upper B
BB Bench
Close Grip Rows
Chin-Ups
Tricep Press

Lower A
Squats
SLDL
Calve Raise
Abs

Lower B
Deadlift
Leg Press
Calve Raise
Abs


I will train Mon, tues, thurs, Fri
My goal is strength and size. A litttle more focus on mass. How does it look?
Do I have a good balance of exercises? I will be training in the 5-7 rep range, but I'm not sure about the number of sets I should be doing. Thanks for the help.

 

[Guinness5.0]

Looks pretty good, depending on where you're at.

If you were to go in and hammer every set to near failure every time, then it wold be awful. If you progressively increase teh resistance and make adjustments for where you are in terms of systemic fatigue, then most likely it would work well IMO.

My overall advice would be to read Practical Programming by Mark Rippetoe and Glenn Pendlay. That book will help shed light on how to go about setting up a training program that is appropriate for where you are in your journey with the iron. This stuff is indiividual -- the best program for me would not likely be the best program for you (or anyone else). The idea is to set up a program that allows for the greatest progress in your lifts in the approproate rep range and then to eat according to your goals.

 

[musclehead24]

Looks pretty good, depending on where you're at.

If you were to go in and hammer every set to near failure every time, then it wold be awful. If you progressively increase teh resistance and make adjustments for where you are in terms of systemic fatigue, then most likely it would work well IMO.

My overall advice would be to read Practical Programming by Mark Rippetoe and Glenn Pendlay. That book will help shed light on how to go about setting up a training program that is appropriate for where you are in your journey with the iron. This stuff is indiividual -- the best program for me would not likely be the best program for you (or anyone else). The idea is to set up a program that allows for the greatest progress in your lifts in the approproate rep range and then to eat according to your goals.

Just some background info. I'm 21, 5'11, 190lbs. I've been training for 5 years. I don't plan on failing. I would go 2 reps shy of failure on all my sets.