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Hello everyone, my name is Ali (Male) I am 19 years old and 75KG with around 18% body fat. I have been going to the gym now for about 4 months using the program I have typed down below. I go 6 days a week, training 2 body parts a session with abs sometimes. My workouts lasts around 90 mins and 120 mins with ab workout if included sometimes. One day I would train chest and triceps, the second day I would train back and biceps and the third day I would train legs and shoulders and then repeat the three days once again to make it 6 and then the 7th day on Friday is my day off. My question is, am I making the most out of my time at the gym? Am I over training a muscle group? maybe under training a muscle group? I am asking these questions as I am not seeing much results and I am not sure if I am giving it my all. Feel free to ask my any question and I will reply right away.

I make sure to use weight that make the last few reps of each set a little difficult to achieve and my diet is not on point at all times but I do prioritise as much protein a day as I can.

CHEST
Bench press 4x10 (1x20KG, 1x40KG, 1x45KG, 1x50KG)
Chest press 3x12 (1x10KG, 1x12.5KG, 1x15KG)
Incline Dumbell Bench 3x12 7.5KG OR 10KG
Cable fly low down 3x12 14KG
Seated Dip 3x12 38KG
TRICEPS
Cable 3x12 (1x7KG, 2x9KG)
Cable pull down 3x12 (1x16KG, 2x18KG)
Cable over head 3x12 18KG
Barbell skullcrasher 3x12 15KG

BICEPS
Dumbbell curl 3x12 10KG
Barbell curl 3x10 15KG
Seated hammer curl 3x12 7.5KG
Both hand dumbbell 3x12 10KG
BACK
Deadlift 5x12 (1x20KG, 1x40KG, 1x80Kg, 2x100KG for 6 reps)
Pull down wide grip 3x12 (1x27KG, 1x32KG, 1x36KG)
Pull down close grip 3x12
Seated row 3x12 (2x15KG, 1x20KG)
Pull 3x12 (1x32KG, 1x36KG, 1x41KG)
Lower back 3x12 10KG

SHOULDERS
Lateral raise 3x12 10KG
Overhead press 3x12 10KG
Shoulder push up machine 3x12 (1x10KG, 1x12.5KG, 1x15KG)
Lateral raise machine 3x12 25KG
Plate weight 3x12 10KG
LEGS
Squats 5x12 (1x40KG, 1x45KG, 1x50KG, 1x 60KG)
Leg press 3x12 90KG
Leg extension 3x12 34KG
Back thigh machine 3x12 38KG
Calf raisers 4x12 20KG
(edited 4 years ago)
Original post by Darkiorra
Hello everyone, my name is Ali (Male) I am 19 years old and 75KG with around 18% body fat. I have been going to the gym now for about 4 months using the program I have typed down below. I go 6 days a week, training 2 body parts a session with abs sometimes. My workouts lasts around 90 mins and 120 mins with ab workout if included sometimes. One day I would train chest and triceps, the second day I would train back and biceps and the third day I would train legs and shoulders and then repeat the three days once again to make it 6 and then the 7th day on Friday is my day off. My question is, am I making the most out of my time at the gym? Am I over training a muscle group? maybe under training a muscle group? I am asking these questions as I am not seeing much results and I am not sure if I am giving it my all. Feel free to ask my any question and I will reply right away.

I make sure to use weight that make the last few reps of each set a little difficult to achieve and my diet is not on point at all times but I do prioritise as much protein a day as I can.

CHEST
Bench press 4x10 (1x20KG, 1x40KG, 1x45KG, 1x50KG)
Chest press 3x12 (1x10KG, 1x12.5KG, 1x15KG)
Incline Dumbell Bench 3x12 7.5KG OR 10KG
Cable fly low down 3x12 14KG
Seated Dip 3x12 38KG
TRICEPS
Cable 3x12 (1x7KG, 2x9KG)
Cable pull down 3x12 (1x16KG, 2x18KG)
Cable over head 3x12 18KG
Barbell skullcrasher 3x12 15KG

BICEPS
Dumbbell curl 3x12 10KG
Barbell curl 3x10 15KG
Seated hammer curl 3x12 7.5KG
Both hand dumbbell 3x12 10KG
BACK
Deadlift 5x12 (1x20KG, 1x40KG, 1x80Kg, 2x100KG for 6 reps)
Pull down wide grip 3x12 (1x27KG, 1x32KG, 1x36KG)
Pull down close grip 3x12
Seated row 3x12 (2x15KG, 1x20KG)
Pull 3x12 (1x32KG, 1x36KG, 1x41KG)
Lower back 3x12 10KG

SHOULDERS
Lateral raise 3x12 10KG
Overhead press 3x12 10KG
Shoulder push up machine 3x12 (1x10KG, 1x12.5KG, 1x15KG)
Lateral raise machine 3x12 25KG
Plate weight 3x12 10KG
LEGS
Squats 5x12 (1x40KG, 1x45KG, 1x50KG, 1x 60KG)
Leg press 3x12 90KG
Leg extension 3x12 34KG
Back thigh machine 3x12 38KG
Calf raisers 4x12 20KG


It’s my second year of training. I see some results now. Make sure you sleep well and I would say, train 4 days a week. You should take protein powder as it’s a very convenient source of protein and is low in carbs. Make you what you are doing. If you at cutting(burning fat), make sure you create a sufficient calorie deficit and vice versa. The most important thing is consistency. Be patient
If you wanna get bigger,you shouldnt be doing 10 to 12 reps.instead do a higher weight and lower reps(6-8 reps).this will end up making you stronger as long as you have the muscle stamina.if you want to lose weight then go on a diet otherwise just do cardio for 20 mins to stay fit and keep the belly fat.
Reply 3
Original post by cooltank09
If you wanna get bigger,you shouldnt be doing 10 to 12 reps.instead do a higher weight and lower reps(6-8 reps).this will end up making you stronger as long as you have the muscle stamina.if you want to lose weight then go on a diet otherwise just do cardio for 20 mins to stay fit and keep the belly fat.


My goal is to build muscle, not looking for powerlifting or anything related to that, more of a hypertrophy. However I do gain fat with muscle so changing up my diet and making it deficit to lose fat, i will do that soon after i gain some more weight first.
Original post by Darkiorra
Hello everyone, my name is Ali (Male) I am 19 years old and 75KG with around 18% body fat. I have been going to the gym now for about 4 months using the program I have typed down below. I go 6 days a week, training 2 body parts a session with abs sometimes. My workouts lasts around 90 mins and 120 mins with ab workout if included sometimes. One day I would train chest and triceps, the second day I would train back and biceps and the third day I would train legs and shoulders and then repeat the three days once again to make it 6 and then the 7th day on Friday is my day off. My question is, am I making the most out of my time at the gym? Am I over training a muscle group? maybe under training a muscle group? I am asking these questions as I am not seeing much results and I am not sure if I am giving it my all. Feel free to ask my any question and I will reply right away.

I make sure to use weight that make the last few reps of each set a little difficult to achieve and my diet is not on point at all times but I do prioritise as much protein a day as I can.

CHEST
Bench press 4x10 (1x20KG, 1x40KG, 1x45KG, 1x50KG)
Chest press 3x12 (1x10KG, 1x12.5KG, 1x15KG)
Incline Dumbell Bench 3x12 7.5KG OR 10KG
Cable fly low down 3x12 14KG
Seated Dip 3x12 38KG
TRICEPS
Cable 3x12 (1x7KG, 2x9KG)
Cable pull down 3x12 (1x16KG, 2x18KG)
Cable over head 3x12 18KG
Barbell skullcrasher 3x12 15KG

BICEPS
Dumbbell curl 3x12 10KG
Barbell curl 3x10 15KG
Seated hammer curl 3x12 7.5KG
Both hand dumbbell 3x12 10KG
BACK
Deadlift 5x12 (1x20KG, 1x40KG, 1x80Kg, 2x100KG for 6 reps)
Pull down wide grip 3x12 (1x27KG, 1x32KG, 1x36KG)
Pull down close grip 3x12
Seated row 3x12 (2x15KG, 1x20KG)
Pull 3x12 (1x32KG, 1x36KG, 1x41KG)
Lower back 3x12 10KG

SHOULDERS
Lateral raise 3x12 10KG
Overhead press 3x12 10KG
Shoulder push up machine 3x12 (1x10KG, 1x12.5KG, 1x15KG)
Lateral raise machine 3x12 25KG
Plate weight 3x12 10KG
LEGS
Squats 5x12 (1x40KG, 1x45KG, 1x50KG, 1x 60KG)
Leg press 3x12 90KG
Leg extension 3x12 34KG
Back thigh machine 3x12 38KG
Calf raisers 4x12 20KG


*programme
Reply 5
Original post by Faizan Maqsood
It’s my second year of training. I see some results now. Make sure you sleep well and I would say, train 4 days a week. You should take protein powder as it’s a very convenient source of protein and is low in carbs. Make you what you are doing. If you at cutting(burning fat), make sure you create a sufficient calorie deficit and vice versa. The most important thing is consistency. Be patient

Thank you for the nice reply. About the protein powder, I have considered it multiple times now but I see myself eating enough protein everyday from meals to meals which is usually around 120g of protein for 75kg person. Do you still think that I should start drinking protein shakes? And if so, do you recommend any? my knowledge about protein powder is very limited so any information about it will be highly appreciated.
Reply 6
Original post by A Rolling Stone
*programme

Alright.
Original post by Darkiorra
Thank you for the nice reply. About the protein powder, I have considered it multiple times now but I see myself eating enough protein everyday from meals to meals which is usually around 120g of protein for 75kg person. Do you still think that I should start drinking protein shakes? And if so, do you recommend any? my knowledge about protein powder is very limited so any information about it will be highly appreciated.

I started having it about 3 months ago
and I have seen results. I think 120g of protein is not enough. For every pound of body weight, have 1g(that’s what I found out doing my research). So you should. Any whey protein would be fine. I started with 1up nutrition but now I don’t use it as it’s expensive( I live in London and they ship it from US)
(edited 4 years ago)
Reply 8
Original post by Faizan Maqsood
I started having it about 3 months ago
and I have seen results. I think 120g of protein is not enough. For every pound of body weight, have 1g(that’s what I found out doing my research). So you should. Any whey protein would be fine. I started with 1up nutrition but now I don’t use it as it’s expensive( I live in London and they ship it from US)

Yeah they are expensive, might try and get one and use it for like a month or two months soon tho, thank you for all the information.
Reply 9
Original post by Faizan Maqsood
I started having it about 3 months ago
and I have seen results. I think 120g of protein is not enough. For every pound of body weight, have 1g(that’s what I found out doing my research). So you should. Any whey protein would be fine. I started with 1up nutrition but now I don’t use it as it’s expensive( I live in London and they ship it from US)

did you see more and faster results since you started using protein powder compared to before when you were not using it? I am about to order one.
Original post by Darkiorra
did you see more and faster results since you started using protein powder compared to before when you were not using it? I am about to order one.


Yes. But how you train matters more

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