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Rate my push/pull workout routine

Posted on 1/3/23 at 10:02 pm
Posted by HurricaneDunc
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
10472 posts
Posted on 1/3/23 at 10:02 pm
Below is my upper body push pull routine. I generally try do this twice in a week (4 days) with an additional leg day for day 5 when I can. I’d love to hear some comments on what I’m missing, need to do more or less of, etc. I’m completely “self-taught” and have just cobbled this together over time going to the gym the past 2 years. Thanks in advance for all the feedback.

PUSH
- bench press 2 warm up sets of 8 then 3 sets of 5
- Triceps cable rope pull down 3 sets of 8
- Decline hammer machine press 3 sets of 8
- Incline Dumbell bench press 3 sets of 8
- Shoulder Arnold Press 3 sets of 8
- Skull crusher with ez bar 3 sets of 8
- Abs

PULL
- Pull ups body weight 3 sets of 10-8
- Straight bar curls 3 sets of 8
- Dumbell front raise 3 set of 8
- Face pulls 3 set of 8
- Front straight arm lat pull down 3 set of 8
- preacher machine curl 3 set of 8
- T bar row wide grip 3 set of 8
- Side lateral Dumbell raise 3 set of 10-8
- Abs
Posted by FieldEngineer
Member since Jan 2015
2124 posts
Posted on 1/3/23 at 10:43 pm to
You need to get on the PPSA train and not look back.
Posted by Mizooag94
Hillbillyville, MO
Member since Sep 2018
1636 posts
Posted on 1/4/23 at 6:53 am to
No leg day?
Posted by HurricaneDunc
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
10472 posts
Posted on 1/4/23 at 7:08 am to
Leg day not listed above, but yea try to one day a week. Not always the best at getting it done though. Definite need for focus.
This post was edited on 1/4/23 at 7:41 am
Posted by lofty
Member since Dec 2019
404 posts
Posted on 1/4/23 at 7:23 am to
Add in some leg work, minimum leg curls, Romanian deadlifts , if u can squat and deadlift then do those.

I think ur plan is missing that, otherwise it's OK.

I love greyskull and ppsa and have come to grips with learning to like squats.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
31104 posts
Posted on 1/4/23 at 7:45 am to
quote:

PUSH
- bench press 2 warm up sets of 8 then 3 sets of 5
- Triceps cable rope pull down 3 sets of 8
- Decline hammer machine press 3 sets of 8
- Incline Dumbell bench press 3 sets of 8
- Shoulder Arnold Press 3 sets of 8
- Skull crusher with ez bar 3 sets of 8
- Abs


very light on shoulder work, heavy on press work. if you are going to priortize chest, i think you need to have some flyes in there and before hitting tons of machine work, better off getting good at dips


quote:

PULL
- Pull ups body weight 3 sets of 10-8
- Straight bar curls 3 sets of 8
- Dumbell front raise 3 set of 8
- Face pulls 3 set of 8
- Front straight arm lat pull down 3 set of 8
- preacher machine curl 3 set of 8
- T bar row wide grip 3 set of 8
- Side lateral Dumbell raise 3 set of 10-8
- Abs




you have shoulder work in your pull day. thats fine but you are destroying them on pull day then trying to come back and hit your major progressive lift on the push day



quote:

I’m completely “self-taught” and have just cobbled this together over time going to the gym the past 2 years. Thanks in advance for all the feedback.


ill be honest, the program above has a ton of frickarounditus.

i would suggest you either getting on the greyskull lp aesthetics template i posted in the greyskull thread on here if you have never run a linear progression

if you have run an LP program, i suggest you getting on a PPSA program. I would suggest starting with grasshopper. if you like the push/pull/legs type routine, look at pump city as its ppl.

i tell everyone, stop trying to program for yourself. You dont know better thant he best coaches in the world. if you have done a program a while, you can tweak it some but not until you understand the princples behind it.
Posted by HurricaneDunc
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
10472 posts
Posted on 1/4/23 at 12:47 pm to
Appreciate the feedback. Checking on the GSLP program you mentioned now.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
31104 posts
Posted on 1/4/23 at 12:51 pm to
Posted by bamaguy17
Member since Jul 2022
719 posts
Posted on 1/4/23 at 1:16 pm to
GSLP is good stuff, give GZCLP a read as well, or VDip by GZCL.
Posted by HurricaneDunc
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
10472 posts
Posted on 1/4/23 at 7:41 pm to
Thanks man! 3 days a week lifting doesn’t feel like enough reps. Can I modify it to 4 and just accelerate the plan?
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