Working Out Every Day. Now What?

Training
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And if you can’t do barbell benching, you don’t have to. Use dumbbells or dips if you must.

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[quote]BrickHead wrote:

[quote]elevit2 wrote:

What do you think of the “Fierce 5” program? You can find it on the bodybuilding forum. I was referred to this program from another member but my set up is somewhat similar and out of this program I do not want to do the following: incline or decline bench (not now at least due to my physical issues), pendelay row (I am doing Bent over BB row instead-there are alternatives on the program), Romanian deadlift, front squat, squat. Again I’ll be doing the alternatives. What I got useful from this program though is knowing when to do calf raises and leg curls, although I am still confused on when I should really be doing the calf raises, lying leg curls, seated calf extension/standing calf extension, hack squat/leg press, suspinated alternative leg raise (if I even really need this), step ups, weighted lunges and weighted goblet squats with either a kettle bell or dumbbell. Another question: from these, which ones should I do and not do? In terms of grip work/forearm work, it would make sense to me to do those either after my workouts or on separate days away from my main lifts.
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Actually your lifts are not bad at all for your weight, and I think you will be on the road to being impressive.

I am not familiar with the program at all. You went through a lengthy list of leg exercises. If you are doing a full body program, that will leave only room for one or two leg exercises per workout, say squats and leg curls or perhaps deadlifts and lunges or only squats or only deadlifts depending on everything else.

If I were to do a squat based leg workout for an upper-lower split it would look like this:

  1. leg curls or GHR’s
  2. squats
  3. stiff legged deadlifts or hyperextension
  4. calf raises
  5. leg raises

If I were to do a deadlift based lower body workout it would look like this:

  1. deadlift
  2. leg press or hack squat
  3. hyperextension or pull through
  4. calf raises
  5. ab wheel

Or I were to do squats and deadlifts in same workout, I might only do those two exercises and something non-taxing, like only calves and abs, and that is it, and leave other exercises for the second lower body workout of the week.

I would do grip work on lower body days, if you want to include that. So do plate pinches or various holds or farmer’s walks (in place of lunges, say) or whatever on your lower body days.

This is how I do things. I am not the foremost expert though. I’m a frustrated bodybuilder. :slight_smile:

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Oh, so if I don’t plan on squatting, then I should not follow the first plan and instead do the second deadlift plan along with incorporating it into my newly updated routine? (I posted this new routine just above your last comment on the 24th still).

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[quote]BrickHead wrote:

[quote]elevit2 wrote:

What do you think of the “Fierce 5” program? You can find it on the bodybuilding forum. I was referred to this program from another member but my set up is somewhat similar and out of this program I do not want to do the following: incline or decline bench (not now at least due to my physical issues), pendelay row (I am doing Bent over BB row instead-there are alternatives on the program), Romanian deadlift, front squat, squat. Again I’ll be doing the alternatives. What I got useful from this program though is knowing when to do calf raises and leg curls, although I am still confused on when I should really be doing the calf raises, lying leg curls, seated calf extension/standing calf extension, hack squat/leg press, suspinated alternative leg raise (if I even really need this), step ups, weighted lunges and weighted goblet squats with either a kettle bell or dumbbell. Another question: from these, which ones should I do and not do? In terms of grip work/forearm work, it would make sense to me to do those either after my workouts or on separate days away from my main lifts.
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Actually your lifts are not bad at all for your weight, and I think you will be on the road to being impressive.

I am not familiar with the program at all. You went through a lengthy list of leg exercises. If you are doing a full body program, that will leave only room for one or two leg exercises per workout, say squats and leg curls or perhaps deadlifts and lunges or only squats or only deadlifts depending on everything else.

If I were to do a squat based leg workout for an upper-lower split it would look like this:

  1. leg curls or GHR’s
  2. squats
  3. stiff legged deadlifts or hyperextension
  4. calf raises
  5. leg raises

If I were to do a deadlift based lower body workout it would look like this:

  1. deadlift
  2. leg press or hack squat
  3. hyperextension or pull through
  4. calf raises
  5. ab wheel

Or I were to do squats and deadlifts in same workout, I might only do those two exercises and something non-taxing, like only calves and abs, and that is it, and leave other exercises for the second lower body workout of the week.

I would do grip work on lower body days, if you want to include that. So do plate pinches or various holds or farmer’s walks (in place of lunges, say) or whatever on your lower body days.

This is how I do things. I am not the foremost expert though. I’m a frustrated bodybuilder. :slight_smile:

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In addition to my last comment, can you please tell me how I should incorporate the deadlift workout into my newly updated workout? What would I eliminate from my newly updated workout? Thank you again–Eddie.