Is my workout regime 'too much'?

[GGK2]

Hello, everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays with their loved ones! I am new to these forums and I am sorry if this is not the right section to ask for advice!

A bit of a background on my 'experience'. I am a full-time student, so time is not an issue for me. I have been going to the gym for years, I have been regular, however, my dietary plan and habits are plain awful (something I am aware of and I will change) this is not the issue at hand though. What I am concerned with is that whether my new training regime/dieting is going to be too much for my body to handle (cutting fat and gaining muscle at the same time without any muscle loss).
Here is what I am planning to do:
- 5 day training split - evenings (chest, back, shoulders, legs, arms/abs) I will dedicate a day for each muscle group
Chest: Bench Press 3x8, Flat bench flyes 3x8-10, Incline dumbbell press 3x8, Incline bench flyes 3x8, Decline bench press 3x8, decline bench flyes 3x8, Cable crossover 3x8, Wide grip dips 3x until drop

Back: Wide-grip pull up 3x as many as possible, Deadlift 4x8, Bent over barbell row 3x8, Single arm row 3x8, T-bar row 3x8, Close-grip lat pull down 3x8

Shoulders: Seated barbell military press 3x8, Arnold dumbbell press 3x8, Bar upright row 3x8, Seated front raise 3x8, Front plate raise 3x8, Dumbbell lateral raise 3x8, Rear lateral raise 3x8, Shrugs 3x8

Legs: Squats 4x8, Dumbbell lunge 3x8, Machine leg extension 3x8, Machine leg curl 3x8, Seated calf raise 3x8, Calf raise 3x8

Arms/abs: Seated preacher curl 3x8, Incline dumbbell curl 3x8, Hammer curl 3x8, Cable biceps curl 3x8, Overhead bar press 3x8, standing single-arm triceps extension 3x8, Triceps kickback 3x8, Cable triceps pushdown 3x8, Ab crunches with weights 3x10, Side bend with weights 3x10, Dumbbell leg lift 3x10
- 20 minute cardio sessions after each workout
- punching bag + skipping rope in the mornings (after breakfast)
- I will go on a low carb diet for 4 weeks followed by 4 week 'maintenance' then low carb again. The cycle will go on until I reach my goal (I might/will fit in a month of bulking up at some point)
- the supplements I am going to take are: Creatine, Glutamine, BCAA, Whey Protein and L-carnitine
Please give me your thoughts on that plan!

Thank you!

[TheViking1992]

So where's the routine? Impossible to tell if it's too much without seeing it. And what exactly is your goal? Build muscle or drop bodyfat?

[Partyrocking]

No one can say if your routine is too much because you didn't post a routine. You just posted muscle groups.

A routine has exercises, reps, sets, planned progression, etc. We'd need to know all of that and you're experience level to say whether or not it's too much.

[GGK2]

So where's the routine? Impossible to tell if it's too much without seeing it. And what exactly is your goal? Build muscle or drop bodyfat?

My bad, completely forgot to put in the routine itself! My goal is to build muscle and drop bodyfat simultaneously.

[TheViking1992]

My bad, completely forgot to put in the routine itself! My goal is to build muscle and drop bodyfat simultaneously.

Unless you're extremely overweight, that's nearly impossible to do on purpose. Pick one goal and focus on achieving that. And the routine looks like mess... you basically doing every exercise there is. I doubt you're gonna make much progress on that.

[GGK2]

Unless you're extremely overweight, that's nearly impossible to do on purpose. Pick one goal and focus on achieving that. And the routine looks like mess... you basically doing every exercise there is. I doubt you're gonna make much progress on that.

Considering that I am doing each muscle group once a week, shouldn't I be covering as much as possible on each session? And what about the morning cardio session?

[TheViking1992]

Considering that I am doing each muscle group once a week, shouldn't I be covering as much as possible on each session? And what about the morning cardio session?

I'm doing every muscle groups once a week too... but I don't do anywhere near that amount of volume, even after a decade of experience and being able to bench more than most guys can squat.

[brianpancow]

I think the other two can help you enough, but I'll just say that if you've been a regular going to the gym for years, then performing 3x8's seems a bit lacking when you can reduce the amount of exercises by 2 or 3. Then increase your load and volume accordingly.

You stated your diet is awful, so you already know your main problem. It may sound cliche, but nutrition is everything. You aren't going to get anywhere with an awful diet. Let us know how everything pans out.

[davisj3537]

8 chest exercises. Good grief. After the 4th one you're not accomplishing anything.