Going for muscle gain on my arms, back, chest and shoulders. Is this routine... overkill (or underkill, lol)? Trying not to hit the same muscles again and again.
Trying to find out if I'm not doing enough, or perhaps hitting the same areas too much.
My schedule is unpredictable. I know I get 4 days at the gym each week, but I don't know which ones, which is why I do "push" then "pull" just in case it's a back-to-back (M,T,W,Th) gauntlet.
**Day 1 weekly: Push Day (Chest, Shoulders, Triceps)**
1. **Bench Press** (3-4 sets) – Primary chest movement 2. **Dips** (3 sets) – Chest, shoulders, and triceps focus 3. **Overhead Shoulder Press** (3 sets) – Shoulders and triceps 4. **Skull Crushers** or **Tricep Pushdowns** (2 sets) – Reduced volume to avoid tricep overwork 5. F**ace Pulls** (3 sets) – Shoulder health and rear delts 6. **Forearm Work + Farmer’s Walk**
**Day 2 weekly: Pull Day (Back, Biceps, Legs)**
1. **Pull-ups** (3-4 sets) – Back width and biceps 2. **Rear Delt Machine** (3 sets) – Focus on rear delts and upper back 3. **Bicep Curls** (3 sets) – Biceps isolation 4. **Forearm Work + Farmer’s Walk** 5. **Leg day (various gauntlet of leg machines... feel pretty comfortable here)**
**Day 3 weekly: Push Day (Chest, Shoulders, Triceps)**
1. **Decline Dumbbell Press** or **Push-ups** (Alternate weekly, 3 sets) – Lower chest and triceps 2. **Lateral Raises** (3 sets) – Side delts for shoulder width 3. **Incline Dumbbell Flye** or **Pec Fly Machine** (2-3 sets) – Chest isolation 4. **Tricep Extensions** or **Tricep Pushdowns** (2 sets) – Reduced volume to prevent triceps burnout 5. F**ace Pulls** (Optional, 3 sets) – Rear delts and shoulder balance, depending on fatigue from previous days 6. **Forearm Work + Farmer’s Walk** (Daily)
**Day 4 weekly: Pull day**
(repeat of day 2)
Too light on "pull day"? Am I thinking of this all wrong? Curious for thoughts as I enter Week 4 of this routine...