The T-Man Chronicles: 1.0
This is my new workout journal. I enjoy following along and participating with a few other members who keep one so I decided I may as well have one too. I hope a few people will take the time to come and visit me because I really enjoy learning new things from all of you.
This is an interesting time in my journey. I have done various types of splits in the past however I have been doing a full body workout, focused primarily on compound moves and strength, three times a week for the past 6 months (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). I am now reaching the point where recovery is becoming difficult. I still enjoy my full body workouts so I have decided to keep the same exercises I do now but in order to give myself a little extra recovery time I have decided it's time to go with a 4 day push/pull type split which will be broken up not only by push/pull but also to train a variety of rep ranges by having 2 lower rep power days in the beginning of the week and 2 higher rep days at the end of the week.
The plan for now is to do something like this:
[B]Sunday:[/B] Off
[B]Monday:[/B] Push (Lower Rep)
[B]Tuesday:[/B] Pull (Lower Rep)
[B]Wednesday:[/B] Off
[B]Thursday:[/B] Push (Higher Rep)
[B]Friday:[/B] Pull (Higher Rep)
[B]Saturday:[/B] Off
And here is my current exercise selection:
[B]Push Days[/B]
Leg Press
Hack Squat
DB Flat
DB Incline
Machine Press
DB Shoulder Press
Upright Row
Tricep Overhead Extension
[B]Pull Days[/B]
BB Row
DB Row
Lat Pulldown
Close-Grip Lat Pulldown
Face Pull
BB Curl
Roman Deadlift
Prone Leg Curl
Exercise selection is definitely a tough choice for me. There are so many exercises that I enjoy doing but of course we can't do them all. I usually have anywhere from an hour to 1 hour and 15 minuets to work out and have some time saved to shower before work. Due to this my workouts are mostly based on compound lifts to get the most "bang for my buck" with just a couple of accessories thrown in the mix and in my opinion, 8 exercises per day is plenty for me.
It may be worth mentioning that I need to be a little choosy right now with certain leg exercises because I have been suffering from a hairline fracture on the bottom of my left foot for the past two months. Thankfully, the leg exercises I am currently doing on the machines do not seem to further aggravate it so those are the ones I will go with for now. I will be taking it slow and making sure not to do anything that will create any further issues (for now). ;)
Also, although the exercises listed is my current selection, there are very few things in life that I choose to write in stone. Occasionally I do swap exercises when I feel it's time for a change (i.e. trading off bb upright rows for side laterals, face pulls for reverse flyes, etc). Same thing applies to sets, reps and even days of the week. My workout is always evolving based on my needs at the time so what I can say is that what I have listed above is what I will be doing for now.
Well, that’s it for now. I’ll be enjoying my rest days tomorrow & Sunday then back to the gym on Monday for the first day of my new split.