What do you think of this full body workout plan for a ectomorph?

[oregon00]

Exercise A Exercise B

DB Bench
45 lbs 3X8
Deadlift
100 lbs 3X8
Military Press
80 lbs 3X8
Bent Over Rows
90 lbs 3X8
Pull ups
1 set to failure
Hyperextensions
35 lbs 3X15
Leg lifts
4X10
Sit ups
3X20
Calf Raises
3X10

Exercise B

Dips
3X10
Squat
115 lbs 3X8
Arnold Press
3X8
Lat Pulldown
3X8
Pullups
1 set to failure
Hyperextensions
35 lbs 3X15
Leg Lifts
4X10
Situps
3X20
Calf raises
3X10

Week 1

Monday
exercise A
Tuesday
off
Wednesday
Exercise B
Thursday
off
Friday
Exercise A
Saturday
off
Sunday
off

Week 2

Monday
exercise B
Tuesday
off
Wednesday
exercise A
Thursday
off
Friday
Exercise B
Saturday
off
Sunday
off

im 6'1 at 145 lbs.
diet 3000 to 4000 calories a day.

DURATION
i understand to build mass you should use full body compound workouts.
how long should i stay on that plan? does it depend on my results? like strength or mass gains?

RECOVERY
The problem i ran into when using a full body plan(which was similar to the one above)was that i felt my muscles didnt have time to recover. It was one exercise, every other day. Which looked like this..

Squat
Deadlift
DB Bench
Dips
Military Press
Bent Over Rows
Hyperextensions
Leg Lifts

I felt like i needed more like 2 days rest inbetween with the above workout. but working out only 2 days a week didnt sound right. Ive read in a couple articles that when doing full body routines, you shouldnt work the same muscle more than once per day. for example, doing a squat and deadlift in the same day or doing a bench press and dips in the same day. So after feeling like my muscles didnt have time to recover, i decided to split up my full body routine.. squat in one exercise and deadlift in another... bench press in one exercise and dips in another. this way the same muscles will still get hit at different angles but hopefully will have more recovery time as well.

In my research of split routines, the same muscle doesnt get worked out more than once or twice a week to allow for enough recovery time. which is why im confused/concerned about the full body approach. the same muscle is getting hit 3+ times a week.

Im not being a pussy and I love feeling sore and dont mind working through sore muscles, but i just want to be sure i am allowing for maximum gains and not robbing myself by over working.

Anyone else have any opinions on this matter?

[dodzy]

I think your doing way too many exercises per workout. I've just started doing full body workouts and I usually do 5 exercises per workout or possibly 6 and that takes me about 55mins ( 4 sets each usually). I've heard that after about an hour of working out your testosterone starts to decrease and the workout gets much less effective, also workouts should be high intensity so after an hour you should be shattered :P . Just a small point you should thinm about if your spending hours in the gym at a time.

[dday39]

get on a proven novice routine and eat more food

[omahawk]

I think anyboy who refers to themselves as an ectomorph needs to learn to eat.

[musikguy72]

Two links you need to read and consider:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4195843

and

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703981

Both links have helped many people just like you achieve their goals.