Is my workout plan too much?

haha p-90x is FUCKING INTENSE... no but really i'm too lazy to read the whole first page.

what i recommend is doing a push pull routine, this means that one day is all push exercises like bench, dips, shoulder press etc... the pull day is things like curls, pull-ups, rows, etc. in addition to this I alternate legs, cardio and core every day that i go to the gym. so for example an average week for me goes like this

day 1: push, core
day 2: pull, legs
day 3: push, cardio
day 4: pull, core

and so on. I also like this because it keeps workouts more varied instead of just being 2 or three days of the same thing. also another variation my friend does is having legs as their own day in the push pull cycle, so the rotation goes push, pull, legs. hope that helps

 
haha "i dont care about my legs"

sound slike u are just trying to beef up chest and arms for the ladies?

you should do an all around workout if u care about skiing or fitness
 
hahahahaha! and that's why you're fucking retarded. we are all trying to tell you you can't do this shit, but you think it's okay. you asked for advice, but won't listen. just go do bench presses, i hear those make you FUCKING HUGE.
 
I heard some good advice, that getting one of your friends to see if he can give you...

nevermind, not gonna say it

but like I said, got some good advice, some advice that I think only matters to a serious athlete. whoever said just trying to tone up to look better for ladies, bingo.
 
hahaha good attempt there man, but you did say it. way to look humble...oh wait, nevermind.

have fun with the ladies then bud, i sure hope they're attracted to you now or else you're fucked...
 
You're retarded if you just want to work out for the ladies. It won't even matter if you get big in one area, you're WAY more prone to injury if you just work out biceps and pecs and shoulders. Plus, when you work out your triceps (arguably the most important muscle in your arm) and your back it'll expand the muscles you want to work even more, provide balance, and not make you look like an upside-down hunched-over triangle who has to get back surgery or miss months and months off skiing for some poon...
 
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just fucken let him do what he wants. he being ignorant and isnt taking advice so let him keep doing what hes doing. hes the one who will be completely unbalanced.
 
yeah dude curls dont do shit, its to impress ladies, and definatly have B day be legs and A day be arms and shoulders you should have a core day too, but then agian if your just trying to impress the chicks its cool
 
Bench

Clean

Squat

Deadlift

Do variations on each (ex. Incline/Decline Wide grip/Close grip dumbells/free weights for the Bench, Clean is mainly about form, work sets in with different reps 3x8 4x6, Clean + Squat + Jerk/Snatch/Clean 'n Jerk, Squat is also mainly about form, use different sets with all four main lifts, get a 90 degree with your knees and your back, and the Deadlift just creates explosive power) while remembering to mix up the sets and reps, slowly gaining weight on each variation.

These will not help your cardiovascular system, so make sure to do some kind of running excersize (ex. stairs, track runs, wind sprints, suicides, get creative with this...)

Many more things you can do, but these are 4 basic lifts that utilize all your muscles.
 
Here's mine

Warmup:

Run 2.5 - 3miles

aim to burn 400 plus calories

Ab Workout includes 25 raised leg situps, 60 cherry pickers, 15 20lb weight situps, 20 reverse crunches, 2x25 side crunches, 1min. tv watchers, 1 min 6in. leg raises, 25lb back ups, 30 ball ups.

Chest Days:

3x6 Bench Press Heavy Weight

1x12 Bench Press Low Weight

2x15 Incline Free Weight Press

4x20 Low Weight incline/bench flies

Alternate Chest Days:

2x8 Decline Bench Press Heavy Weight

2x10 Decline Bench Press Light Weight

6x20 Incline/Decline/Bench Flies heavier weight

Pyramid Press (essentially 1x5 Super Heavy Weight, 1x8 Heavy Weight. 1x20 Light weight in quick succession.)

Arm Days

2x15 Bench Curls

2x21 21's (1x7 lower half curls, 1x7 upper half curls, 1x7 full curls)

2x10 Freeweight curls

4x 20 Tricep dips

2x15 Tricep bar presses

2x15 Close hand Bench Press

Leg Days:

Use the Machines.

3x20 for Hamstrings, Maximum weight leg press, adductors, abductors, calves, and gluteals

Leg days I add an extra mile on the cool down because it helps flush out lactic acid. Trust me, you will be dying if you don't do anything when you're done

Finish With 1/2 mile cool down or 5 min, swim

Try my workout. IT is weight adjustable, and it is a good way to start out. It seems like you don't know much about this, so just pm if you have questions.
 
Oh dear, kid you really should open your ears and understand that almost everything in this thread has been useful.

I just want to ask, how old are you? I'm not trying to be a dick, it could affect what I would recommend for you. Also, height and weight? And what do you want to achieve from lifting?

Just some pecks, big biceps and shoulders, and a toned stomach right?

This is the wrong attitude to have man, you can have a ripped front but if you're back is weak, it doesn't have the strength to support the opposing muscle groups, now this can have very serious effects, from pulling your spine slighty out of line due to the pressure it can give you horrific knee and neck problems and obvious alignment problems.

Now you are more than welcome to think bullshit to this, as you have no problems currently, but wait a year or two, or when you're back on your skis and you'll realise what went wrong.

You don't want to look unbalanced man, honestly. You will look stupid, large biceps and weak ass triceps look mad weird, and also your arms will never be ass big as you want as you're only working half your arm...

Your back is probably the most important muscle group in your upper body, it is part of your core but gives you mad support and is key for skiing/swimming and general posture. Work it out...

Legs, so you run and swim... What's your point? That is not the way to respond man.

You honestly need to sort out your attitude otherwise you are going to look unbalanced and you'll have severe joint issues.

Be welcoming to help man and don't think you know it all, you clearly are in the dark and you ain't helping yourself.
 
Thread Jack because this one is going nowhere:

I was gonna make my own workout thread but then stumbled across this ah... gem, and decided to seek advice here. I'm in a similar position, just left home and the comforts of my local gym for a shithole with nothing but dumbbells and a bench. So I'm guessing y'all are gonna rip this plan to shit too, but here goes.

Curls (2x15)

Triceps (2x15) [Holding one dumbbell behind my head with both hands and pushing it up and down]

Push-Ups (2x30,1x40) [I do the 30 right at the start, 40 somewhere in the middle, and 30 again to cool down at the end]

Abs [Sit-ups until I get sore, and then I go on my side and do those weird side sit-ups for both left and right again until I get sore. It's worked OK so far, I have a budding six-pack and they're hard as shit]

Squats (2x15)

Shoulders (2x15) [Hold two dumbbells at each side and make a bird-like flying motion with arms]

Horizontal Fly (2x15) [On my back on the bench, try to lift weights in as fly-like a motion as possible for pecs]

Press (2x15) [As best I can without bar weights, I just push straight up with two dumbbells and twist as I reach apex and then again as I start to come back down]

Yes, I do this every time I go (three times a week, whenever I have the time). I know I should split it up but there's some things (like pecs) I want every day and it fucks it up. Yes, I know I need more leg shit, I'm at a loss with only dumbbells.

At first I HATED free weights but I've noticed a drastic improvement in how I look and feel since starting them, I don't know how, but they've done a much better job in three or four gym appearances than machines did in months.

I eat whey protein and all that shit regularly.




 
Oh, and any advice on how to work my back into it would be awesome. Feel free to chop up, split up, and generally fuck up the plan I have laid out. I think I have MOST everything I need (except for legs and back) but any suggestions are welcome.
 
Motumbo..instead of doing 100 regular pushups..Maybe make the last set negative pushups to failure, instead of 30..

Negative rep would be just going from all the way extended-chest to the ground-hold for 3-5seconds. Get back up, repeat to failure.-You will like it.

For back you can do dumbell rows, bent over rows, pull ups/chin ups.

 
your plan is deece. maybe add deadlifts. and for your back, you can do wide griped pull ups and the military press (sit down with two dumbbells and push them up past your head)
 
Awesome, thanks to both, I'll get on that. Should I split it up into A day B day or will I be OK as is?
 
^ i would split it up into an a and b because you need to give your muscles 48 hours to recover. i have an upper body day and a lower body/core day, but you can mix it up as long as you dont work the same muscle two days in a row.
 
Wow, those pushups are crazy haha. I did them right at the end of my workout and got to ten before I just collapsed, damn. The place I'm at hooked it up with some machines so I got those for my legs/back now, but given how amazing my results have been with free weights I'mma stick to those for everything else. Thanks for the advice everyone, now I can look all pretty for the rich young women who visit the resort I work at.
 
im insanely sore now from yesterday. did my workout which was a 5x5 workout with squats, bench press and deadlifts then a crazy bike ride. couple hours later i bike to go play football for 3 hours and if my legs werent already sore from squatting, i biked home after football and died.
 
you gotta add some cardio, because it makes you look better overall a healthy heart is good. Also what is the point if you look good but can't fuck the ladies hard for more than a minute. Cardio is important man.
 
i dont usually like to perform cardio around the same time of day as i lift, good to give your muscles a little bit of recovery time, leg days that is.

I usually run early in the morning and then play a few hours of basketball later after lifting.
 
Ehh, true, I just can't motivate myself to do it. Maybe if I cut up my workout so it doesn't take a goddamn hour and a half I'll start squeezing it in.
 
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