need help with routine

inked1

huh?
If anyone has the time , can they give me a hand with my training routine.

I have been off for about 9 months due to a back injury which is about 85% better now.

I have been back lifting again for about two weeks. My program has been something like this
Day 1 back,bi's,calves,traps
Day 2 chest,tri's,shoulders
Day 3 legs, calves, traps

I have been going pretty light, as I don't need another injury. Because I am training so light I change the routine around a bit, so I may do some muscle groups every second day ( eg calves, traps etc).

for example day 2 may be like this

chest:incline bench press 4 x 12
bench press 4 x 12
flyes 4 x 12
incline dumbell press 2x 10

shoulders: lateral raises 3 x 12
bent over lat raise 3 x 12
standing military press 3x 12
seated dumbell press 3 x 12

Tri's:ezycurl tricep press 4 x 12
one arm dumbell extension 4 x 12
cable press down 4 x 12

I am going to the gym about 4 to 5 times a week

does this seem ok?
if so, how long should I stay like this before spliting the routine down further?
any other help or advice would be great!
 
You are just coming back from an injury, so definitely be careful. Listen to your body. In terms of your program, I think you may be doing a little too much in one day. If you're going to train chest and tri's on the same day, set shoulders for another day. And switching your program up frequently is a good idea, keeps the muscles in a shocked state.
But as I said before, be very careful, don't push yourself too fast. Back injuries are nasty.
 
personally i think your doing way too many sets but that's me i would doing something like this according to your exercises:

chest: Bench press 4x12
incline press 3x12
cable flyes 2x15

Shoulders: lateral raises 3x15
standing military press 3x12
bent over lateral raise 2x 15

tris: one arm dumbell extension 2x15
cable pressdown 4x15

that is how i would do it in that order
and becareful injuries suck
 
Doing chest, tri's and shoulders in one day is overkill IMO. Go 4 days and put tris and shoulders on their own day. This is what I do

Mon: Chest
Tues: Legs
Wed: off
Thurs: tris, shoulders
fri: back, bi's
 
thanks for the input !

the reason I am doing so many sets is that I was trying to build up the stamina or endurance in the muscles so when I eventually do start to train heavier, and split the routine into 4 or 5 days my body will be ready.

I am training really light at the moment, and by doing so many sets, it kind of wears me out because I haven't trained for so long. Which keeps me occupied and stops me from going heavy

I was worried that if i say did a four day split, with only two body parts per day, I would want to push myself harder with the amount I was lifting.

I am sure a lot of this is just psychological bullshit, but I just want to make sure i do it right
 
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