Saturday, March 10, 2007

New State, New Gym, New Routine

It's been a while since I've posted. I been out of the gym for a few weeks with one of those lingering chest colds. I was able to sneak in a couple full-body workouts over the past few weeks, but nothing above minimal maintenance. In addition, I have also been busy with relocation and moving activities, as I have relocated to another state with my job.

So now I am finally settling in. I looked at a few gyms in the area, and ended up joining the one with the most squat racks, which is good since all of my recent routines revolve around multiple Squat workouts each week. My latest routine is no different. It's the most basic yet, but I think it will be the most effective.

Tuesday: Squat, Bench, Row, Tricep Extensions

Thursday: Squat, Standing Press, Deadlift, Curls

Saturday: Squat, Bench, Row, Tricep Extensions

Sunday: Calf Raises, Leg Curls, Standing Press, Shrugs, Curls

Basically it's a modified A/B routine with Sunday consisting of only accessory leg exercises, and also replacing Deadlifts with Shrugs. (Deadlifting twice a week would be a bit much considering the 3x per-week Squat frequency).

This routine was inspired by many of the squat-centric routines I have been reading about lately, like Supersquats, HST, Bill Starr's Rippetoe's, etc.

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