I have been doing the 5x5 the whole Summer now, and my chest and shoulder do see a little improvement by getting bigger, and the side view of my arms have for sure gotten wider, but looking straight forward in the mirror and the arms still look thin, not bulging or thick as I would have thought they should be by now.
Please critic my program and help me work out smarter, I work out 3-4 days per week = every other day, and each session last 45-60minutes. Please tell me what to add or change to help me grow my arms. The chest and shoulders are growing the way they should I think with my routine ?
PUSH day = my favorite sets, I really like doing bench and military feels good after working them hard
- Bench press = 5x5
- Military Press = 5x5
- Dumbbell Incline Press = 3x8
- Weighted Dips = 3x8
- Squats = 5x5
PULL day = my least favorite I really do not like allot of these exercises but they say they really help me grow ??
- DeadLift = 5x5
- Bent Row Barbell = 5x5
- Chin Ups with weight belt = 3x8
- Barbell Curls = 5x5
- Dumbbell hammer curls = 3x8
How does this routine or program look, it was recommended to me by a friend who has been doing BB for a while, and said compound lifts will grow me the most, and even said I shouldn't need curls period that the compound exercises should wear me out and build me up.
Open to suggestions to change anything, or are the 5x5's in the right group, and 3x8's ok or should stuff be altered ?
Thanks
Please critic my program and help me work out smarter, I work out 3-4 days per week = every other day, and each session last 45-60minutes. Please tell me what to add or change to help me grow my arms. The chest and shoulders are growing the way they should I think with my routine ?
PUSH day = my favorite sets, I really like doing bench and military feels good after working them hard
- Bench press = 5x5
- Military Press = 5x5
- Dumbbell Incline Press = 3x8
- Weighted Dips = 3x8
- Squats = 5x5
PULL day = my least favorite I really do not like allot of these exercises but they say they really help me grow ??
- DeadLift = 5x5
- Bent Row Barbell = 5x5
- Chin Ups with weight belt = 3x8
- Barbell Curls = 5x5
- Dumbbell hammer curls = 3x8
How does this routine or program look, it was recommended to me by a friend who has been doing BB for a while, and said compound lifts will grow me the most, and even said I shouldn't need curls period that the compound exercises should wear me out and build me up.
Open to suggestions to change anything, or are the 5x5's in the right group, and 3x8's ok or should stuff be altered ?
Thanks