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jaafar, the simple answer to your question is yes.

beginners (something i would even consider myself, even though i happen to know a decent amount about body building, i am not always vigilant) put on lots of muscle doing simple 3 day splits based on these movements. what iron worker posted is a prime example of what a beginner should be doing. again, i can't stress it enough: the important thing is that you are doing these movements correctly, and are progressing slow enough so that your mechanics do not suffer and you don't over train or injure yourself. every 6-7 weeks, deload: do some cardio, or some easy lifting. there are more detailed methods on how you can deload but i wouldn't see them as applicable to a beginning lifter.

that said, assuming proper eating (A LOT, remember you're bulking, who cares about the fat), you should be able to progress on EACH of these lifts at a rate of 5lb (bench press, overhead press) to 10lb (squat, dead lift) every week for a period several months. at that point, you should be starting to see blatant results, and you'll still be able to progress like this most likely, but at a slower rate (like, 5 pounds every 2 weeks or something to that effect). after THAT stops working, more careful manipulation of the process will be needed in order to gain. i wouldn't expect to get to that point (where you actually need to change your routine) for at least a year.

in my experience as a baseball player and an all around decent athlete, the biceps and calfs are the most useless muscles on my body. as for calfs, the biceps are almost a purely cosmetic muscle, and what's more, from what i have read people seem to have a heavily influencial genetic pre-disposition on whether or not they can even make their calfs get bigger. in other words, you can do iso movements for them as much as you want, but for most people they're stuck with the calfs that were given to them. point being, i wouldn't worry about them much, unless your concern is women (women like biceps).

Haha, bluecore, lold at the last sentence. I didn't expect to get so much information in this forum. Thanks, man!

Alright, so what if I do these accessory exercises...

Workout A
Deadlifts
Bench Press
+ 1 or 2 accessory lifts(barbell curl 3x8)

Workout B
Squats
Overhead Press
+ 1 or 2 accessory lifts(chin-ups 3x6-8)

Workout A
Deadlifts
Bench Press
+ 1 or 2 accessory lifts(calf raises 3x12-15)

Week 1 - ABA
Week 2 - BAB

Looking forward to answers! Thanks

Clean bulk is the way to go. Listen here is my split, day 1-4 chest back abs. 2-5 shoulder bi and tri. Days 3-6 Quads hams calves. 15,12,12,12. Now before I hear, where is the strength and other flame crap, go 2-1-2 under control for each rep and add 5 lbs a month as long and it's with good reps. Keep your calories high and you will be fine.

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Hey, Iron worker is pretty spot on as usual. I just want to remind Jaafar (and any other curious reader) that you will have to test out your routine for 2 weeks and see what your results are. Then adapt accordingly, or continue if the results are positive. It's all trial and error.

Bodybuilding is based on scientific principles rather than cut and dry strategies. Ever body is different in the way it reacts to the stimulus of weight training, so it is dependent on how your own body reacts...not how ours act.

That's why we can give you examples and routines, meal plans and such...but you have to test and adjust accordingly.

Why else do you think the pro's have their own personal trainers and dietitians? Because it's not as hard a science as we're led on to believe.

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Alright, I got it. So should I do this workout

(Workout A
Deadlifts
Bench Press
barbell curl 3x8

Workout B
Squats
Overhead Press
chin-ups 3x6-8

Workout A
Deadlifts
Bench Press
calf raises 3x12-15)

as long as I progress? Some of my friends told me that I shouldn't do same workout for more than 5months? What do you suggest?

If you are making progress and your body is staying healthy then there is no reason to stop.

IW