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Old 10-19-2007, 05:47 PM
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The most important thing to keep in mind for any trainee looking to just put on muscle mass (bulk) is that you can't do it with isolation exercises. Having a 'shoulders' day is no good - same goes for triceps, biceps days, as well as having legs and back on different days. The problem with that kind of programming is that it prevents you from using exercises that overlap - the compound ones, the good ones for packing on powerful mass. For instance, a bench press can work your chest, triceps, and shoulders, all in one movement. What day would you put that on, really?

For a beginner, you don't need too much stuff involving supersets, dropsets, etc. You've got a lot of volume there but it does seem like a lot to do - overcomplicated is right. Check out the info here:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=998224
And look into that program (I think it's in the 3rd post or so that they actually list the program itself). It focuses on just the basic compound movements, with only a very small bit of assistance work. I can say from experience that it works really, really well for beginner-level stuff.
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