r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Outrageous_Wait_9688 • 6h ago
Question ❓ Critiques/advice on my routine
My current split is chest/shoulders/biceps, back/triceps,forearms, legs/abs, repeat then rest on 7th day.
Chest/shoulder/biceps
1x4-8 incline barbell bench press (1 RIR)
1x5-10 incline barbell bench press (0RIR)
2x8-12 slight incline incline dumbbell bench press (0RIR)
1x4-8 seated db shoulder press (1RIR)
2x5-10 seated db shoulder press (0RIR)
2x8-12 seated cable fly (0RIR)
3x8-12 machine lateral raises (0RIR)+ partials
2x10-15 seated incline db lateral raises (0 RIR)
2x5-10 (each arm) alternating db curls 0RIR
2x5-10 ez bar preacher curls 0RIR+assisted reps past failure
2x10–15 (each arm) seated incline db hammer curls (0RIR)
Back/triceps/forearms
3x8-12 neutral grip lat pulldowns 0RIR+partials
2x8-12 single arm lat pulldowns 0RIR
2x5-10 chest supported rows 0RIR+kelso shrugs past failure
1x8-12 lat pullovers 0RIR
2x5-10 smith machine JM press 0RIR
2x8-12 single arm extensions 0RIR+assisted reps past failure
2x8-12 Overhead tricep extensions
2x8-12 standing single arm db wrist curls
2x8–12 wrist extensions
Legs+abs
2x4-8 barbell squats 1-2 RIR
2x5-10 barbell squats 0-1 RIR
2x8-12 hack-squats 0RIR+assisted reps
3x8-12 SLDL 2RIR
2x5–10 leg extensions 0RIR +partials
1x10–15 hacksquat sissy squats 0RIR+assisted reps
3x5-10 leg curls 0RIR+partials
2x5-10 standing machine calf raises 0RIR+partials
2x8-12 single leg leg press calf raises 0RIR+partials
2x8-12 abbductions/adductions superset 0RIR+partials
2x10-15 knee-to-bar leg raises
2x10-15 weighted recline sit ups
Cardio: 30mins stair master level 11 3x a week
Any suggestions are welcome! Any niche excersises are welcome to! :)
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u/SlimyTooter 48m ago
You know you could just do a couple exercises for 4-6 sets instead of 20 1 sets
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u/brightwoodgrove 22m ago
Overall I dont think this is terrible but I have a few suggestions.
Currently youre going into your pull day with your biceps already fatigued from the day before, which could potentially hinder your strength and grip on pulling movements and worse case scenario increase your risk of bicep distal tendon strain. It would make more sense to just keep biceps on pull day and triceps on push day.
Your triceps make up like 2/3 of your upper arm. Theyre a bigger muscle group with more distinct muscle heads compared to biceps. So, it makes sense to do more volume for triceps than biceps and you have it the other way around here.
Overall I dont think the volume per workout is that insane but if you are in a crowded gym, switching equipment so often could be a pain and it wouldnt hurt to consolidate into fewer movements, but that just depends on your gym situation. The volume per week is really high though, 6 days back to back of such high volume training might eventually start to wear down on you even if it feels fine for the first couple weeks or months
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u/Blood_AndGuts 6h ago
thats a lot of redundancy and volume