After looking through some other member's splits, I've noticed that I do a lot more sets. This is what my split looks like, though it does vary slightly:
Chest/Tris
-Bench Press 10x10x8x6
-DB Chest Press 12x10x8
-Machine Incline Press (looks like this http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ptec/lvt.html) 12x10x8
-Machine Flys 10x10x10
-Cable Tricep Extension 12x10x8x6
-Overhead DB Tricep Extension
-Dip Machine
Biceps/Back
-Preacher Curls 10x10x10x8
-Hammer Curls 10x10x10
-EZ Bar 21s 21x21x21
-Machine Curls (small BB) 12x10x8x6
-Front Lat Pulldown 12x10x10
-Bent Over DB Row 10x10x8
-Reverse Flys(machine) 10x10x10
-Seated Cable Rows 10x10x10
-Back Extension Machine 10x10x10
Shoulders/Legs
-Arnold Dumbell Press 10x10x10x8
-Cable Rotator Cuff Rotation 10x10x10
-BB Upright Row 12x10x10x8
-Machine Lateral Raises 10x10x10
-Machine Military Press 10x10x10
-Leg Press 10x10x8
-Lying Leg Curls 10x10x10
-Leg/Quad Extensions 10x10x8
-Seated Calf Raise 10x10x10
That's pretty much my 3 day split. I go to failure on my last set of each exercise, but the number I listed above is usually what I fail at. Also, for the exercises where I lower the # of reps each set, I increase the weight slightly for each set. Am I doing too much? I've made pretty good gains since I started 2.5 months ago.
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Thread: Too many sets?
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02-24-2005, 08:40 PM #1
Too many sets?
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02-24-2005, 08:41 PM #2train-recover-GROW
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yeah. just take out acouple exercises for each muscle..
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02-24-2005, 08:45 PM #3
Is it actually hurting me though? I don't have my drivers license yet(5 days away) so a lot of time I can't get a ride home until like 20-30 minutes after I would be done lifting. That's most of the reason that I added more exercises, to fill up that extra time.
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02-24-2005, 08:47 PM #4In Vino Veritas
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A little too much volume for my liking...but whatever works best for you.
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02-24-2005, 09:33 PM #5
seems too much to me. i would go with metalmodex's advice and taking out a couple exercises per muscle group
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02-26-2005, 01:24 AM #6
Don't do more than 3 or 4 sets per excercise. If you are doing 10 to 12 sets
for each excercise, then the weight that you are lifting is no where near adequate to produce the growth that you want. It is to easy to over work,
expecially when you are young. Hit it hard and get out! For any one muscle,
chest, bicep, quads, whatever, don't do more than 2 to 3 excercices for
each. I know it sounds counter-productive, but it's not. Lift heavy. As heavy
as you can safely, and rest. Give yourself at least 72 hours between specific
muscle workouts and I guarantee you, if you're lifting heavy and properly, you will see reslults, and fast!!
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