My First Push Pull Routine - Some Questions...

[JustinF77]

Hey guys, I have decided to do a 4 day / week push pull routine. This is my first routine of this kind, and I am just coming off of HST. I am not exactly sure how many sets total I should be aiming for, but here is what I put together:

Monday / Thursday Push

Chest (5), Quads (3), Shoulders (3), Triceps (3), Calves (2)

Tuesday / Friday Pull

Back (5), Hams (2), Traps (2), Biceps (3), Forearms (2)

For the big muscles (chest, back, legs, shoulders), I will start with 2-3 sets of a "Big 5" exercise, then finish off with something else. For instance, I did the pull routine today. I did 3 sets of chin-ups, then 2 sets of rows.

The reason for the lower number of hamstring sets is because I figure they will also be worked out when I do squats on the push days, on top of the fact that my hams respond very well to training.

Is this a good number of sets, and is the program balanced? I was thinking of adding in a couple more sets for legs, but I am not sure if it is necessary. I also will be doing 2 ab sets per workout for a total of 8 in a week. Any advice or recommendations would be really great. Thanks!

[JustinF77]

Anybody?

[JustinF77]

Please let me know if this is a dumb question. This is the first time I am trying a routine like this and would like to know if it is a good one. Thank you.

[Buk]

Give an example of the specific exercises for a push and a pull day. Depending on what you do for your chest and shoulders, your triceps may not need their own 3 sets. What kind of hamstring exercises are you planning?

[JustinF77]

Push Day

Chest:

2 DB Chest Press
1 Incline Press
2 Cable Flyes

Quads

2 Squats
1 Leg Extension

Shoulders

2 Shoulder Press
1 Lateral Raises

Triceps

2 Skull Crushers
1 Cable Pushdown

Calves

2 Standing Calf Raises


For hams, I either do 2 sets of straight-leg deads or good mornings, then a single set of leg curls (sometimes isolating one leg at a time).

Based on this info, is this enough of a workout for a typical day, or should I add more?

[Jason]

For chest drop the cable flyes, and add some dips. For Quads drop the leg extensions and do all squats, or add some lunges. You could some more to chest and eliminate the tricep exercises; same with back and biceps.