Starting bulk today, going to continue for 3 more years.

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

Routine helped made by the great people on t-nation:

Monday, Chest:

Flat BB Bench Press 4x6-8
Incline BB Bench 3x8-10
Dips 3x10-12

(I'm doing the range thing but I'm going for the highest number there but if I don't get it I won't cry)

Tuesday, Back:

Chins 4x6-8
Pull Ups 3x8-10
DB Rows 3x10-12
T-Bar Rows 3x10-12

Wednesday, OFF

Thursday, legs:

Squat 4x6
Romanian deadlift 3x8-10
Leg Press 3x10-12
Leg Curl 3x10-12
Calf Raises 3x10-12

Friday, OFF

Saturday, Tris, Bis, Shoulders, Abs, mirror muscles basically.

Military Press 4x6-8
Barbell Curls 3x10-12
Close Grip Bench 3x10-12
Revers Crunch 3xFailure
Shoulder Press 3x8-10

Sunday OFF

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

Chest

Flat DB Bench

90lbs, 3x6, 95lbs, 1x6

Incline DB Bench

85lbs, 1x10, 1x7, 80lbs, 1x9

Dips

BW+45lbs, 1x12,1x11,1x10

[swanso5]

no deads?

leg curls????

houston c'mon mate....

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

I do have Romanian Deadlift up there.....

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

Pull Ups

BW 4x6

Chin Ups

BW 3x10,9,9

DB Rows

100lbs, 3x12

BB Rows

135lbs, 3x12

[swanso5]

there's nothing like real one's

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

Squats, ass to the grass.

295lbs, 5x5

Deadlifts, happy swans?

275lbs, 5x5

Leg Press

540lbs, 5x5

Leg Curl

162.5lbs, 5x5

Calf Raises

610lbs, 5x5

I decided to do everything 5x5. You may be critical of that but when I was doing my previous program I made more progress on the 5x5 setxrep scheme than any other. I made progress very fast and a lot of it.

[swanso5]

it doesn't make any sense to do everything 5 x 5...calves are slow twich fibres and need a lot more time under tension for starters...and yes happy with deads but not squats in the same workout

[DianaB]

I have to agree with the last comment, particularly in regards to squats and deads on the same day. Good way to kill the CNS and hamper growth.
HT, I understand your point about 5x5, I know many people who have had great success with it. However, don't overdo it you need no more than 4 big lifts a day, plus some abs if you want. Use the KISS principle, 2 upper/2 lower or 3 full body, eat, recover, repeat. That may sound too simple to you, but just keep in mind quality over quantity.

Bench variation
Squat or DL
Row variation
Quads or Hams
Weighted abs

Nice that you are going ATTG on squats, but it's not necessary, just get into the hole below parallel. Set up the pins so you know where that is, tap them and get out of there. The only time you need to go that low is the bottom of a technical clean or snatch.

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

Yeah I really do think I could gain more strength on an upper/lower split then on whole body workouts. Like I could do it like this:

Mon Upper
Tue Lower
Wed Off
Thur Upper
Fri Off
Sat Lower
Sun Off

I just need to input exercises....I like my 5x5 though....

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

BB Bench

225lbs, 5x5, It's almost getting close to normal again

BB Row
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185lbs, 5x5

Lat Pulldown

235lbs, 1x5, 250lbs, 4x5

Standing DB Military Press

40lbs, 2x12, 45lbs, 1x12

Decline Medicine Ball Crunches

3xFailure

[DianaB]

You log everything at the gym right, while you are training?

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

I keep it in my head then write it on here right after I get back from the gym.

[swanso5]

write it out beforhand i say...i always know exactly ehat i will do before i start...i won't do more and i won't dfo less than what's written but it's always progressed from the previous workout

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

Well I will get on here and check what I did last time while I'm getting ready to go workout. I have very good short term memory so I always remember what I did.