whole body workouts

[tank2]

i've been getting pretty tired of my routine so i wanted to switch it up a little and try 3 day a week workouts training the whole body each day and then the other days i would just do 30-40 minutes of cardio. i guess it's sort of like HST..... here is what i did yesterday....

squats

incline hammer strength

t-bar rows

standing arnold presses

tricep pressdowns

standing barbell curls

i did one set of 10-12 and then a drop set. so 2 working sets for each body part....i was done in about 30 minutes

i felt like i didn't do enough b/c i'm not sore today at all, but i'lll be doing the same workout tomorrow.

my diet has always been pretty good....lotta chicken, steak and eggs everyday....

i guess my question is will i see any progress on this workout as opposed to doing chest/back monday shoulders/legs wed and arms on friday?? thx guys i appreciate all the help you can give me.

 

[djeclipse]

i've been getting pretty tired of my routine so i wanted to switch it up a little and try 3 day a week workouts training the whole body each day and then the other days i would just do 30-40 minutes of cardio. i guess it's sort of like HST..... here is what i did yesterday....

squats

incline hammer strength

t-bar rows

standing arnold presses

tricep pressdowns

standing barbell curls

i did one set of 10-12 and then a drop set. so 2 working sets for each body part....i was done in about 30 minutes

i felt like i didn't do enough b/c i'm not sore today at all, but i'lll be doing the same workout tomorrow.

my diet has always been pretty good....lotta chicken, steak and eggs everyday....

i guess my question is will i see any progress on this workout as opposed to doing chest/back monday shoulders/legs wed and arms on friday?? thx guys i appreciate all the help you can give me.

Full body workouts 3x a week are good for gaining strngth and mass. I suggest going to http://www.geocities.com/elitemadcow1/5x5_Program/Linear_5x5.htm and try this routine. There are many people here on it and they are all making nice gains.

 

[view]

can't go wrong with HST IMO. not everyone will agree though. 5x5 is a great way to train fullbody style as well.

if you are gonna go full-body 3x week HST style, i suggest you look into and learn more about progressive overload, deconditioning, etc.

also, step away from the smith!

 

[tank2]

haha...i hear ya on the smith machine but i've had 2 shoulder surgeries from powerlifting when i was younger...2 torn labrums. so these days i stick to machines for chest unfortunatley...it's boring but nothing i can really do. i also can't lift heavy either....so i opt for 12-15 reps on most sets...they are still heavy and i go to failure but i can't rack on the weight and do 5 super heavy reps. so will this routine work if i'm keeping it in this rep scheme of like 10-12? or will it only work if i lift super heavy with low reps ??