"Hmmm... You are doing a split routine. For a beginner such as yourself, you can probably do anything and make improvements. However, I would rather see you do a full body workout on MWF. On each day do the following:
1. Squat OR deadlift OR variation (you need a big lower body lift)
2. Bench, db bench, OR incline bench (you need a big upper body lift)
3. Pull ups OR rows (you need a big back lift)
4. A posterior chain lift (RDL, rev hyper, GHG raise)
5. Anything else you have energy for...shoulders, biceps, etc.
Since you are looking for hypertrophy, keep the reps in the mid range 6 - 12 and don't get too excited about your conditioning. If you use too much enegery there, you will undermine your efforts to build muscle."
"As for the tabata intervals, why? The conditioning involved for a football game is not the same as the conditioning you train when you do tabata intervals. I suspect you got that from menshealth website or some other thing like that (t-mag, etc.). Why dont you show your work week including all running, lifting, and whatever else you might be doing for each day. That'd give us a better idea.
As for the weights, I think you should rethink the setup, as it doesnt look very effecient. Also, I would suggest doing at least 4 weeks of just hypertrophy phase to get your muscle mass up, and then go right into a max strength phase after that.
Finally, arent you in the middle of football season right now? Why would you need to work on your grip and forearm strength? That's not important for a DB at all, instead you should focus on strengthening your core so you have the stability and ability to transition smoothly for change of direction and getting low for tackles and whatnot."
This is the advice I get. What do yall think of it?
The routine sucked. I aint postin it.<!-- / message -->
