I'm starting to cut from now till Spring, I'm going to be switching up my workout routine and would like some input on it. My current routine is as follows;
Monday = Chest + Biceps, Tuesdays = Back + Abs, Wednesday = Legs, Thursday = Triceps + Abs, Friday = Shoulders.
I've been currently bulking, my exercises had sets that looked like this, 1x15, 1x10, 1x5, 1x15. The weight increases gradually, and then decreases on the last set, I had between 4-8 exercises for each day. I currently don't do cardio in my workouts, the only cardio I do get is I bike to and from work (7kms roughly all together) I've been doing this routine for the past 6 months or so and I've had progress with it.
Anyway, my new routine I've come up with is looking like this;
Monday
Arms
- Shoulder Press
- Drag Curls (R.I.P. Vince Gironda, thank you, these fucking rock!)
- Cable Push Downs
- Lateral Raise
- Preacher Curls
- Lying Triceps Extension
15 mins of skipping
Tuesday
30 mins of skipping
15 mins of boxing
Wednesday
Legs
- Deadlifts
- Standing calf raises
- Squats
- Good Morning
10 mins of skipping
Thursday
30 mins of skipping
15 mins of boxing
Friday
Chest + Back
- Bench press
- Pullover
- Dumbbell Flys
- Shrug
- Incline Bench Press
- Seated Rows
15 mins of skipping
All exercises with have sets as follow, 1x25, 1x20, 1x15, and 1x25.
I am a hard gainer, while bulking I had to bust my ass extra hard to see changes. Will this mean I'm a hard 'loser'? I'm always having trouble getting a proper routine together, I keep thinking I'm over training with everything I put together, another disadvantage for me is that I am limited to what have to workout with. On a side note, I don't go to a gym, I have my own equipment and am limited with what I can do with it.
I've come up with another workout as well, its something like this;
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Squat
Bench Press
Deadlift
T-Bar Rows
Seated Shoulder Press
Drag Curls
Lying Tricep Extensions
Standing Calf Raise
(same sets and reps as above)
Tuesday, and Thursday
15 mins of skipping
10 mins of boxing
Or switch the workouts to Monday and Friday, and do the cardio and boxing Tues-Thurs. So lets hear it, all useful input is appreciated. Thank you.