5 Day PUSH PULL LEGS routine

[Tommygunn95]

Hi all this is about a PPL routine. Most of these routines normally work like: Day 1 push, day 2 pull, day 3 legs, day 4 rest, REPEAT. Unfortunately I can not train on Saturday or Sunday due to family commitments so weekend training would be inconsistent or not at all.

So I was wondering what people's thoughts were on a routine laid out like this.
DAY 1 - PUSH
DAY 2 - PULL
DAY 3 - LEGS
DAY 4 - PUSH
DAY 5 - PULL
DAY 6 - REST
DAY 7 - REST

The following week would then begin with the body parts that were only trained once on that week and continue like so. The exercises, sets and reps would be -

Day 1 – PUSH
Barbell bench press (3) 3 x 5 –
Military press (3) 3 x 5 –
Weighted dips (2) 3 x 8 –
Lateral raises (1.5) 3 x 10 - 12 –
Skullcrushers (1.5) 3 x 12 –
Day 2 – PULL
Deadlift (3) 1 x 3 –
Barbell row (3) 3 x 5 –
Pull ups (1.5) 4 x 8 –
Barbell shrugs (1) 3 x 10 - 12 –
Barbell curl (1.5) 3 x 10 - 12 –
Facepulls (1) 3 x 15 –
Day 3 – LEGS
Squat (3) 5 x 5 –
Leg press (2) 3 x 10 –
Leg curl (1.5) 4 x 10 - 12 –
Good mornings (1.5) 3 x 10 –
Standing calf raises (1) 4 - 12 -
Decline crunch (1) 3 x 10 - 12 –
Leg raises (1) 3 x AMAP –

Thoughts on this from others would be appreciated.

 

[BarryScott]

That's fine. There's no rule that your routine has to fit neatly into a 7 day week. If you did want it to however you for do ULPPL (upper, lower, push, pull, legs).

 

[Slapoyjoe]

I’d up the volume a bit, and an LISS cardio day, but your overall setup looks good to me.

 

[BloodManor]

That's fine. There's no rule that your routine has to fit neatly into a 7 day week. If you did want it to however you for do ULPPL (upper, lower, push, pull, legs).

That’s what I do at times - PHAT training

 

[Smont]

As long as your consistent and progressing the routine don't matter that much, go for it

 

[Whisky]

Anything works, until it doesn’t....actually serious although it doesn’t sound it.

There isn’t one best program or format. There’s smarter programming and less smart but as long as you have some form of overload ( type depends on training years, I.e first two years you can have basic progressive overload most sessions, after that you might work in meso and micro cycles for example) but really it’s about seeing when your body adapts to a program and you stop progessing, then changing. I’m a big believer in variety (personally I like 6-10 week blocks) as I thing it’s mentally more stimulating as well as physically.

Program looks fine. You could just do PPL rest one day, P rest two days PL rest one day, PP rest two L etc, ie just rotate it as time allows. Just move the weekly rest day to never be Monday or Friday so you never train 4 and rest 3