I just started going back to the gym about 6 weeks ago. It had been a while since I had gone regularly before that. My goal is to build strength/muscle and lose fat. I'm a big guy. 6'3" about 280. Although i'm a lot more scary looking than fat looking. While I do have fat to lose, i'm by no means round or really with a belly at all. I'm just big.

The routine I started out with was one I learned a while ago in college but have been told by a few people that it was too much. Here it is.




Sunday: chest and triceps
monday: back and biceps
tuesday: legs and shoulders
wednesday: chest and triceps
thursday: back and biceps
friday: legs and shoulders
saturday: rest

i had always thought that you were supposed to work a muscle group twice a week, although i've been hearing a lot lately that that's not necessarily true.




This week I switched up my routine to this:

sunday: rest
monday: chest
tuesday: back
wednesday: legs
thursday: biceps/triceps/forearms
friday: shoulders
saturday: rest

i also do 20 minutes of cardio before my workout 3-5 times a week.




I would really love to get some feedback on the new routine (and the old one) and hear what you guys think.