Just Stumbled upon This

[TizZle]

http://boards.muscleandfitness.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9555&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

What do you guys think?

 

[Mr.Positive]

Very interesting read. I've often wondered about ditching some of the smaller exercises, and just focusing on the compound lifts. Getting rid of flys, extensions, etc.

My question on this, is if you had one daily routine, what exercises would be best? This article doesn't really go into that. There's a lot of compound exercises out there and it could be very easy to over-train, especially if you train heavy weight/low reps, like I do.

I would think a routine of squat, deadlift, bench, standing press, pullups, ending with some ab work, like crunches. That routine should work the entire body all within 1 hour, 1.5 hours, max.

I'm seriously considering trying this out actually.

 

[Midnight_Oil]

If your a newbie you should focus on the compound basics. After that it depends on your goals.

I try to hit everything every time I lift. I've tried the one muscle group per day per week and it wasn't for me.

 

[Alle_Gory]

My question on this, is if you had one daily routine, what exercises would be best?

I would think a routine of squat, deadlift, bench, standing press, pullups, ending with some ab work, like crunches. That routine should work the entire body all within 1 hour, 1.5 hours, max.

Do that daily and you'll be bedridden for two weeks with "the flu". The body can only take so much stress.

 

[Fuglydude]

Think it totally depends on your goals. For your average dude who wants to get big and strong I think the program suggested would probably be productive... assuming of course the guy's diet/supplementation was adequate. This style of training is very draining to the CNS once you really figure out how to get the neuromuscular "spark" to start heavy lifts. CNS recovery in my experience takes a lot more time than muscular recovery. This would be my chief concern with this type of training.

I think it would be okay for a beginner. However for a dude like me, I would not wanna deadlift 405 for reps, do dips w/ 120 lbs around my waist and Squat 315 for reps every day I trained! My nervous system would be overtrained. That being said, I think it would be possible to slowly condition the CNS to be able to handle a bigger workload... but its pretty damn near impossible to get to your 1RM on every lift every day of the week.

I've been training w/ a more traditional bodybuilding style for the past few months after probably 6 years or so of training heavy and explosive. The bodybuilding work outs are a welcome change. I have had to, and still am learning a new skill w/ bodybuilding movements. However, I gotta say I really miss feeling strong and explosive every time I was in the gym. I'm 5'8" - 190 right now, and this is the first time in 4 years or so my DL coefficient is in danger of dropping below 2.5. It sucks to be bigger but not stronger....

 

[Mr.Positive]

Do that daily and you'll be bedridden for two weeks with "the flu". The body can only take so much stress.

I think you are right.

I went to the gym yesterday to try that routine out. After heavy squats, there was no way I was going to deadlift heavy after that. I ended up doing bench, incline bench, standing press, then barbell shrugs.

Perhaps, a rotating A/B type workout would be better. A, starting squats...B starting deads.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

 

[j0n24]

I've noticed that a push/pull/legs day gives you enough time to rest your body but enough workload to push your body to grow.

Deadlifts are a pain once you get in the high weight and adding heavy squats is a recipe for disaster.

I dont agree that the CNS would wither away that fast and personally think that CNS fatigue to overtraining would take weeks of this routine to actually set in before you began to feel sluggish.

You might want to try out a push/pull/leg with compound movements and see if you like that.

I'm on a 5x5 push/pull routine and am still adding weight to the bar and thats what we all want. Right now though I'm gonna add a burn set at the end of the 5x5 to get some more mass.

 

[TizZle]

Thinking of trying a full body workout routine like this:

Monday-Squat, Standing calve raise, Pull-ups, DB incline, DB shoulder press

Wednesday-Flat Bench, Seated Military, Leg press, Bent rows, Seated calves

Friday-Deadlift, Chinups, Standing calve raise, Close grip bench, Lateral Raise

Throw in some abs,bis,tris if i see them lacking.

 

[shizz702]

Been there, done that. That article has been around for years.

Full body routines can be great, and productive, but are not the be all end all. There are many other effective ways to train and one shouldn't be narrow minded thinking that there is a one size fits all approach, cause nothing could be further from the truth.

 

[user43770]

Thinking of trying a full body workout routine like this:

Monday-Squat, Standing calve raise, Pull-ups, DB incline, DB shoulder press

Wednesday-Flat Bench, Seated Military, Leg press, Bent rows, Seated calves

Friday-Deadlift, Chinups, Standing calve raise, Close grip bench, Lateral Raise

Throw in some abs,bis,tris if i see them lacking.

I like it. I'm thinking about doing something like this:


Monday: Squat, Pull-ups, Standing Military Press

Wednesday: Bench Press, Leg Press, Pendlay Rows

Friday: Deadlift, Chin-ups, Dips


Thanks for the template!