How is this full body workout???

[DJNY24]

fist off I read up on HST, and some 5x5's and im not interested. I would like to do a workout like this. I chose mostly all compound excersises with a few iso's. please check out to see if im missing anything, thanks

I will workout M,W,F alternating between workout A and B.

Workout A
DB Bench 3x12
Bentover row 3x12
Mil. Press 3x12
Squat 3x12
DB curl 3x12
Tri pushdown 3x12
ABS

Workout B
Incline bench 3x12
Lat Pulldown 3x12 (my sub because I cant do pull ups)
Upright rows 3x12
Deadlifts 3x12
Preacher curls 3x12
DB tri. ext 3x12
ABS

[John Prophet]

not bad, not bad

Im not too fond of all the "3x12" though.....especially for deads.....deads are just not a high rep thing....you are generally better off on deads doing 5 reps or less...so maybe on deads you can do 4 or 5 sets of 5....a decent way to get going and keep good form is to start off fairly light and then just add weight every set.....that way you sort of figure out how much weight you can do for 5 reps....then when you want more of a challenge you do more sets at your top weight and less of the lighter sets


also, I wouldnt do 3x12 on BOTH days for other moves......maybe 3x10-12 on one day.....then maybe 4x6-8 on the other day (except for deads which I already discussed).....that would be a decent setup


and....maybe just a point of preference for me.....id switch out the upright rows and put in Press behind neck or db shoulder press or some sort of overhead jerk or something


JP

[DJNY24]

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[romeyjdogg]

looks pretty good man. I would do the squatting and deadlifting first though, simply because it is activiating a significant amount of muscle to begin with

[SuicideGripMe]

Second romeys post, squats and deads should always be done first. They give you the best gains, so you should hit them when you have all your energy. I would drop the isolation sets to about 1-2 sets myself. Id definitly add some core work. Also, Id change the set/rep scheme each week.

[DJNY24]

Originally Posted by SuicideGripMe

Second romeys post, squats and deads should always be done first. They give you the best gains, so you should hit them when you have all your energy. I would drop the isolation sets to about 1-2 sets myself. Id definitly add some core work. Also, Id change the set/rep scheme each week.

what do you mean by core work?? Ive studied full body workouts. These excersises are pretty much the foundation. What am i missing??

[Helis]

Originally Posted by DJNY24

what do you mean by core work?? Ive studied full body workouts. These excersises are pretty much the foundation. What am i missing??

Core as in abdomen and lower back. Just tacking "Abs" to the end of the session makes it seem as though you're going to maybe do a few crunches if you feel like it. Having a weak core will adversely affect your squat and deadlift poundage.

[Le13lanc]

i think it could use some barbell lunges, stiff legged deads & lower reps on them deads & squats

[DJNY24]

Originally Posted by Helis

Core as in abdomen and lower back. Just tacking "Abs" to the end of the session makes it seem as though you're going to maybe do a few crunches if you feel like it. Having a weak core will adversely affect your squat and deadlift poundage.

sorry about that. As for ABS im looking to do 3x25

[Helis]

You should probably include some weighted core work as well. Try to add some weighted situps, russian twists, hyperextensions, goodmornings, and things like that.

[Stm-wrestler]

Originally Posted by Le13lanc

i think it could use some barbell lunges, stiff legged deads & lower reps on them deads & squats

I 2nd that, try adding a stiff legged deads for 3x10 w/ a medium weight to really concentrate on the squeeze.

As for squats, try doing sets of 7.

[DJNY24]

Originally Posted by Stm-wrestler

I 2nd that, try adding a stiff legged deads for 3x10 w/ a medium weight to really concentrate on the squeeze.

As for squats, try doing sets of 7.

Ok as for the DB lunges and SLDL do I just add them into the current workout program??? So id be doing squats and SLDL workout A and deadlifts and lunges together in workout B or is that to much???