Just for a bit of variation I guess. Seated DB press will work different parts of the shoulder, yes? If I just stick to Mp and don't worry about varying it then I can live with that.Why seated press and not standing?
A 20 rep squat back-off would be better. It sure is, but once it starts getting heavy I develop exertion headaches beyond the 10th rep.. I still haven't worked out what's the cause of this.A 20 rep squat back-off would be better.
Interdasting! What if I swapped the light squats day with front squats instead? Again, for a bit of variance.Either skip the squats that day or do them heavy, the light session is a waste of time in my opinion.
If it's a three day a week routine, you'd best talk in terms of day 1, day 3, day 5 followed by two days rest etc. As to whether or not it's balanced ... Well, no, I personally do not think it's balanced: for example, there's no calf work at all. Unless you are genetically blessed with good calves, you'll find yourself looking like 90% of failed bodybuilders with pathetic twigs supporting thick quads and you'll never win a bb comp ever.
Bugger all hammies, for that matter.
Triceps are only gonna if you do narrow grip dips and triceps give arms their size.
For me, it wouldn't permit enough rest time on the major muscle groups before you hit them again, and I can have Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness of 4 days for pecs and quads especially. I never train these bodyparts more frequently than every 5 days (although I sometimes hit chest twice a day). But if you're young and juiced up and getting a lot of sleep, you might be OK.
I've always thought Bill Starr's theory was over-rated, but it might work for lifters who don't care what they end up looking like. Me, I'm a bodybuilder, hence calves have been a priority for 25 years because I was built like Sylvester Stallone in the legs department. Now they're very strong but only passable in appearance.
But in the final analysis, only you will know if it's a good routine, so try it and find out. Report back in 6 - 8 weeks!
If it's a three day a week routine, you'd best talk in terms of day 1, day 3, day 5 followed by two days rest etc. As to whether or not it's balanced ... Well, no, I personally do not think it's balanced: for example, there's no calf work at all. Unless you are genetically blessed with good calves, you'll find yourself looking like 90% of failed bodybuilders with pathetic twigs supporting thick quads and you'll never win a bb comp ever.
Bugger all hammies, for that matter.
Triceps are only gonna if you do narrow grip dips and triceps give arms their size.
For me, it wouldn't permit enough rest time on the major muscle groups before you hit them again, and I can have Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness of 4 days for pecs and quads especially. I never train these bodyparts more frequently than every 5 days (although I sometimes hit chest twice a day). But if you're young and juiced up and getting a lot of sleep, you might be OK.
I've always thought Bill Starr's theory was over-rated, but it might work for lifters who don't care what they end up looking like. Me, I'm a bodybuilder, hence calves have been a priority for 25 years because I was built like Sylvester Stallone in the legs department. Now they're very strong but only passable in appearance.
But in the final analysis, only you will know if it's a good routine, so try it and find out. Report back in 6 - 8 weeks!
Since you're asking about balance, I'd have to say the program has problems:
5 x push vs. 3 x pull (per week), for starters. A lot of people make this mistake, or so I hear. If anything, most guys should be doing a bit more of the "pull" type lifts vs. "press" type lifts - again, so I hear.
edit: I like the idea of front squats for the second day. They rawk, IMO.
Um... maybe indirectly, a bit?Do you think mckwi that squats are in fact also a back builder?
Not directly, but imo you need a big back for a big squat, though not necessarily a big squat for a big back
Yeah, we often talk about how squatting will provide the ability for growth of all muscles and not just the muscles doing the mechanical work, sort of like dropping a stone in water creating a ripple, I believe this is so true, the squat stimulates the endochrine system.
Since you're asking about balance, I'd have to say the program has problems:
5 x push vs. 3 x pull (per week), for starters. A lot of people make this mistake, or so I hear. If anything, most guys should be doing a bit more of the "pull" type lifts vs. "press" type lifts - again, so I hear.
edit: I like the idea of front squats for the second day. They rawk, IMO.
Thanks for pointing this out, I didn't notice this before. So what would you recommend for more pull work (I already have pendlay rows and pullups, they are the most effective exercises as far as I am aware) and which push work can I drop without hesitation?
Thanks for pointing this out, I didn't notice this before. So what would you recommend for more pull work (I already have pendlay rows and pullups, they are the most effective exercises as far as I am aware) and which push work can I drop without hesitation?
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