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Haven't been on here for a while!
Just thought this would be the right place for advice!

So, I'm overweight. Body fat at around 25%, maybe more.
Desperate to get lean, lose some weight by August...

Not a novice.
Was training for over a year and a half before coming to university, just fell off since I've been here.

Today's the first day of getting back on track, and before I head to the gym this evening I want to know exactly what routine I'm going to follow until I'm back in shape.

I've narrowed my routine...

I fell off haaaaaaaard.

I started University in September this year, thinking I'd make the most of the free gym this year and at this point be in the best shape of my life.
I couldn't be more...

I used to box, maybe a year and a half ago before I broke my ankle. (Playing football)
After that, I never got back into it, I never really found the time and the gym I was training at closed down. ...

I'll keep it short.

Met this girl at University on the first day and hit it off real good.
We went out in a big group, round a friends flat for some drinks, and she said 'You can come back to...

I've seen worse.

You've done quite well, the first picture looks like a holocaust survivor.
The second looks like an average person.
Keep it up.

In another 6 months, you should look decent

With the bench press being one of the main, compound lifts, I'm wondering which rep range it should be trained in.

Compound lifts are usually trained 1-3 x 1-5, from what I've seen on most...

Written a new routine, however the only issue I'm having right now is where to place my shoulder workouts.

If I have them on my Chest & Triceps day, then I feel that the workouts could be too...

What exercises in/out?
What should I change?

I personally prefer high volume training. I'm training for size, so any strength gains are just a bonus.
Coolcicada's PPL is a 6 day a week programme, and I ran that for a while and felt okay, so...

That is what I'm saying.
When I reach 12 reps on each set, the next session I'll add 2.5kg and then aim for 10 reps on each set. Then, the next session I'll try and get 11/12 reps each set. Then,...

I've just re-written it, taking some of the exercises out and putting them in on the second sessions.
I've edited the opening post with new new routine.
For progression:

When all 3/4x12 is hit,...

I was previously doing Coolcicada's, then changed over to Big Man on Campus.
I enjoy the 2x a week frequency of Coolcicada's, but the exercises & volume per muscle group in Big Man on Campus.
...

I was previously doing Coolcicada's, then changed over to Big Man on Campus.
I enjoy the 2x a week frequency of Coolcicada's, but the exercises & volume per muscle group in Big Man on Campus.
...

Okay being at University has given me a lot of spare time, and there's only so much drinking & socialising you can do in a day.
Perhaps 2/3 hours of lectures a day, 1/2 hours in the gym 4-6 days a...

I don't drive.
I haven't taken lesson's because I saw no point in learning, then not being able to afford my own insurance.
Insurance prices are ridiculous.

I wondered that.
Debating cutting the bi's and tri's to maybe 2/3 exercises

Big Man on Campus is a routine that is really kicking my *ss.

For those of you that don't know, it's a 5 day routine that looks like this:

Monday: Chest & Tri's (9 exercises, 5 chest 4 tri's)...

Yes, gf dat bishhh.
Then, become alpha male and her ex's will never bother her or you.