Your probably not overtaining in a systemic sense although your shoulders are probably taking a beating on day 1. If you are trying to improve strength then there is no reason to have all the pressing shoved together on one day. You should have some pressing and some rowing/pullups/pulldown on day one and then do the rest on day three...
Also there isn't any sense in doing flat bench for four rep sets followed by incline bench for 4 rep sets. Simply speaking you could probably lift a bit heavier and get some more volume on one of the lifts. Then go to a secondary for higher reps. Preferable a dumbell bench press, imo. I mentioned in your other thread about making sure your deadlift technique is correct. That's paramount. You back being smoked like that is most likely a function of endurance and core conditioning/activation. You back may be taking too much of the stabilization load and also lacking in stength endurance. Hip extensions (like back extensions except the back is set and you use the hips) for high reps plus statics can help with the endurance. Planks of all kinds. Front plate squats to get the abs in the game. Without knowing what your deads look like though it is difficult to advize. Could be some flexibility/strength imbalance that is simply transferring to load to the back improperly. Tight hip flexors, hamstrings and erectors and weak inactive glutes will do this. Improper form would exacerbate it. I've had the same problem before though and sense I knew that my technique was good and my glutes were active I took care of it with lots of core endurance work and the extensions I spoke of. Statics especially. Also a proper "classic" Romanian deadlift can help greatly on the endurance front. Basically you take a many pronged approach. This kind of thing I am speaking of is one of the proper uses of volume when building strength. For instance there are much better uses of volume than those lying leg curls in terms of contribution to your overall strength and moving the big lifts. |
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Overtraining is a result of not getting enough restitution between your training sessions, so if you feel on top of the world, and brimming with energy when you enter the gym, you're not overtrained. I'd say that with your routine, you'd have to work pretty damn hard to get overtrained, since you only train each muscle group once each week.
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in accordance with what Eric said, Riley, you should look into working out more frequently. By this I am no referring to more than 1x a week workouts but more in terms of muscles and lifts.
If you have read the stickies in this forum (especially the sticky "why you arent growing" then you will know that it is more advantageous for you to think in terms of lifts rather than muscles. in the same way, you routine below can be broken up into an upper-lower program which you rotate on a sunday/tuesday/thursday schedule. in other words, your workout will look like: Week 1 Sun - Lower 1 Tue - Upper 1 Thu - Lower 2 Week 2 Sun - Upper 2 Tue - Lower 1 Thu - Upper 1 Week 3 Sun - Lower 2 Tue - Upper 2 Thu - Lower 1 etc etc etc The four workouts which you have to do are: Lower 1 Deadlifts 2-3 sets x 3-5 reps Squats 2 sets x 5-10 reps Glute Ham Raises 3-4 sets Front Plate Squats 2-3 sets Upper 1 Flat Barbell Bench Press 3 sets x 5 reps Pull-ups 5 sets to failure Low Incline Dumbbell Bench Press 2-3 sets of 6-12 reps Hanging Leg Raises 2-3 sets Lower 2 Squats 3 sets x 5 reps Romanian Deadlifts 3 sets x 10-12 reps Leg Curls 2 sets x 10-12 reps Reverse Crunches 3 sets Upper 2 Military Press 3 sets x 5 reps Cable Rows 3-4 sets x 6-12 reps Facepulls 2-3 sets x 12-15 reps Front Planks 2-3 sets (timed) so have a look at the above routine and tell us what you think... i have left the loading parameters fairly open to you. you can choose how to progress. but you must roughly have a plan. for example, on lower 1 you have deadlifts for 2-3 sets of 3-5 reps now, if you start out doing 3 sets x 5 reps x 225 lbs, then you can play around with such a progression scheme Week 1 = 3 sets x 3 reps x 265 lbs Week 2 = 3 sets x 4 reps x 265 lbs Week 3 = 3 sets x 5 reps x 265 lbs etc etc you can progress by either increasing the weight, increasing the reps or increasing the number of sets. any of these is possible either on their own or you can do two of them at the same time. also, what are your current maxes on the big 3 lifts? Quote:
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Wow, thanks for putting in the time and providing all that info. I need all the help I can get.
My current routine has me working each body part once/week with the same exercises and getting a whole week of rest before repeating. The LOWER1, UPPER1, LOWER2, UPPER2 routine is very different from what I am doing now. I see it alternates working either upper body or lower body twice/week and alternates chest and shoulder exercises and different variations on back exercises. I can give your workout a try however I am a little concerned about not getting enough rest/recuperation between workouts. I read a lot of the stickies and how important it is to get enough rest and to 'stimulate' the muscles and not 'annhilate' them. I've only been doing this for 6 months now and lost when I read conflicting points of view. My max lifts are as follows: Squat - 350lbs - 4 sets of 4 reps. I haven't tried a one rep max. Deadlift - 365lbs. - one rep max. I tried 400lbs. but couldn't even budge it. I know I could do 375lbs, maybe 385lbs. Bench - 275lbs. I think I could do 285lbs., maybe 295lbs. Are facepulls another term for doing pulldows to your chest with a lat bar? I'm still not sure what front planks are. What type of bench/machine would I need to do them? Withe the front plate squats, do I literally 'hug' a 45lb. plate and squat or do I squat with the bar on the front of my shoulders? Thanks again for your help. I'm really putting in a big effort with lifting and want to make sure I go about it the right way. |
front plate squats...just hold the plate out in front of you....
and planks :) no machine needed. http://www.abs-exercise-advice.com/plank.html and your still only working out 3 days a week....so i would not worry about rest/recuperation with what wolf lined out...he would not steer you wrong :) |
I prefer compound exercises but your workout is not that bad. You might want to mix in some body exercises like pushups, pull ups and chin ups...
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If it is such 'rubbish', why did it take a while for for it to be commented on? Notice that I typed "probably not a good idea", not "definitely a good indication" If it is such 'rubbish', I learned it from a certified trainer, a bodybuilder who competes, another BBer who should compete, and several other people with significant experience in the fitness community. If I am erroneous in my posting, I understand, but please try to teach, not insult. We are here to learn. I'd hate to see this forum turn into some of the garbage holes I've seen elsewhere on the net.
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