My bulking routine (high volume)

[taranradig]

My routine is based off of Arnold Schwarzenegger/Old School type of bodybuilding. Im talking an an hour to an hour and a half long workouts. I eat 5 meals a day, 30g of protein in each, 50-60g of carbs in each and each workout is repeated every 6-7 days. Advice and feedback please?

Day 1: Chest, Back & Forearm Workout
(stop one rep short of failure on each set, except the last set or two)
(alternate between chest & back exercises)
*incline barbell press 3-5x6-10
*barbell bench press 3-5x6-10
*dip or dumbbell flye 3-5x6-10
*pullover (light weight) 3-5x15
*deadlift from ground 3-5x6-10
*barbell or T-bar row 3-5x6-10
*lat pulldown (to the front) 3-5x6-10
*lat pulldown (reverse grip) 3-5x6-10
*reverse barbell curl 4-6x10-15
*barbell wrist curl 4-6x10-15

Day 2: Entire Lower Body Workout
(stop one rep short of failure on each set, except the last set or two)
*barbell front or back squat 4-6x10-15
*leg press (w/feet together) 4-6x10-15
*leg extension (strict) 4-6x10-15
*lying leg curl 3-5x10-15
*standing leg curl 3-5x10-15
*stiff leg deadlifts 3-5x10-15
*standing calve raise 4-6x15-20
*seated calve raise 4-6x15-20
*leg press calve raise 4-6x15-20

Day 3: Shoulder & Arm Workout
*standing barbell push press 3-5x6-10
*seated arnold dumbbell press 3-5x6-10
*dumbbell side lateral raise 3-5x6-10
*bent over cable lateral raise 3-5x6-10
*heavy dumbbell shrug 3-5x6-10
*standing barbell curl 3-5x6-10
*weighted tricep dips 3-5x6-10
*alternate dumbbell curl 3-5x6-10
*tricep cable pressdown 3-5x6-10
*concentration curl 3-5x6-10
*one arm tricep extension 3-5x6-10

Granted doing five sets an exercise every workout probably will probably overtrain me, i'll never do exactly 5 sets of any single exercise. I go by feel and which exercise gives me a better pump and which ones isnt.

[Kors4]

Thats looks like a pretty solid program. A couple recommendations:
replace lat pulldown to the front with wide grip pull ups (I feel pull ups are essential when your working out 3 times a week)
Going by feel on a couple exercises is fine but i don't think it wise to do it for the whole workout. Different amount of reps and sets have a huge impact and should be planned out more.
Hope that helps.

[taranradig]

thanks man. have you done high volume like this? does it work for you?

[taranradig]

okay, ive made a couple changes. now that i think of it, i couldnt do five sets of an exercise haha. heres the new one:

Day 1: Chest, Back & Forearm Workout
(stop one rep short of failure on each set, except the last set or two)
(alternate between chest & back exercises)
*incline barbell press 3-4x6-10
*barbell bench press 3-4x6-10
*dip or dumbbell flye 3-4x6-10
*pullover (light weight) 3-4x15
*deadlift from ground 3-4x6-10
*barbell or T-bar row 3-4x6-10
*wide grip chin up's 3-4x6-10
*lat pulldown (reverse grip) 3-4x6-10
*reverse barbell curl 4-5x10-15
*barbell wrist curl 4-5x10-15

Day 2: Entire Lower Body Workout
(stop one rep short of failure on each set, except the last set or two)
*barbell front or back squat 4-5x10-15
*leg press (w/feet together) 4-5x10-15
*leg extension (strict) or walking barbell lunge 4-5x10-15
*lying leg curl 3-4x10-15
*standing leg curl 3-4x10-15
*stiff leg deadlifts 3-4x10-15
*standing calve raise 4-5x15-20
*seated calve raise 4-5x15-20
*leg press calve raise 4-5x15-20

Day 3: Shoulder & Arm Workout
*standing barbell push press 3-4x6-10
*seated arnold dumbbell press 3-4x6-10
*dumbbell side lateral raise 3-4x6-10
*bent over cable lateral raise 3-4x6-10
*heavy dumbbell shrug 3-4x6-10
*standing barbell curl 3-4x6-10
*weighted tricep dips 3-4x6-10
*alternate dumbbell curl 3-4x6-10
*tricep cable pressdown 3-4x6-10
*concentration curl 3-4x6-10
*one arm tricep extension 3-4x6-10