Rate my PPL

[Vectee]

I wanted to make a routine that I enjoy to do.
I did a couple cycles of WK's PPL and it gave me good ideas (setting rest periods in advance, doing much sets with high reps but low rest etc.), but I don't enjoy doing main lifts in a hurry.

Then I needed to invent best rep schemes / the best amount of reps for me, and I came to this conclusion; sets are either 3-4 or 5-6 and rep schemes are 4-6 or 8-10 or 12-15.
4-6 is easy to progress, just adding weight every time I get 6 reps. 8-10 gives a good pump but still it's possible to do them heavy. 12-15 is then just pumping and having dat dere mind in a muscle.

So I did a PPL which looks like this:

PUSH

Bench press 3-4 x 4-6 /3'
Incline DB press 5-6 x 8-10 /2'
DB shoulder press 3-4 x 8-10 /2'
Lateral raises 5-6 x 12-15 /1'
Triceps pushdown 5-6 x 12-15 /1'


PULL

Rack pull 3-4 x 4-6 /3'
Barbell row 5-6 x 8-10 /2'
Pull ups 3-4 x 8-10 / 2'
Barbell curl 5-6 x 12-15 /1'
Face-pull 5-6 x 12-15 /1'


LEGS

Squat 3-4 x 4-6 /3'
SLDL 5-6 x 8-10 /2'
Hack-squat 3-4 x 8-10 /2'
Leg curl 3-4 x 12-15 /1'
Calf raises 5-6 x 12-15 /1'
Kneeling cable crunch 3-4 x 12-15 /1'


This way I can do my main lifts heavy and progress easily on them, but still doing lots of volume and getting a good pump.

What do you guys think?

[Joshuaa1995]

It's fine. If you enjoy it, it's perfect. People put too much emphasis on 'what routine' and 'how many sets'. If your nutrition is decent you'll see progress.

Ideally you'd do this twice a week though.

[Vectee]

It's fine. If you enjoy it, it's perfect. People put too much emphasis on 'what routine' and 'how many sets'. If your nutrition is decent you'll see progress.

Ideally you'd do this twice a week though.

Yes, exactly! I'd rather be doing a good routine what I enjoy doing, than an optimal routine that isn't enjoyable.

And oops forgot to put it up - but yes, 3on1off.

[tekno17]

I never had fun hitting Shoulderson Chest/tri day. Was always week. And I always had week Biceps curls on back day.
So i found that Chest+Arms, legs, back/delts to be most fun for me. SHould check it out op.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=150375983

For advice on routine swap out tricep Pushdown for something like Overhead Extensions for SKullcrushers. Because they hit your long head of the tricep (biggestpart), whereas Pushdowns hit the other 2 heads (which are hit in most pressing movements anyways).

[Tb0282]

Looks good OP. I'd throw in a second tricep movement like DB Skull Crushers or something similar

[Vectee]

I never had fun hitting Shoulderson Chest/tri day. Was always week. And I always had week Biceps curls on back day.
So i found that Chest+Arms, legs, back/delts to be most fun for me. SHould check it out op.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=150375983

For advice on routine swap out tricep Pushdown for something like Overhead Extensions for SKullcrushers. Because they hit your long head of the tricep (biggestpart), whereas Pushdowns hit the other 2 heads (which are hit in most pressing movements anyways).

This looks interesting, thanks!
And yeah I'll change to lying triceps extension a.k.a french press.

[Nitsua24]

It's beautiful (srs) one of the best P/P/L routines I've seen here. The only thing I can think to add is an overhead triceps extension exercise, and that was already covered. Try it out and play with exercise selection if you want but it already seems great.

[Vectee]

It's beautiful (srs) one of the best P/P/L routines I've seen here. The only thing I can think to add is an overhead triceps extension exercise, and that was already covered. Try it out and play with exercise selection if you want but it already seems great.

Thanks brah!

And yeah I forgot that tricep thing, just put there cable extension because it feels easier but gonna swap it to lying tricep extension.