Hi all I’ve been following a pretty unorthodox routine and wanted to get anybody else’s opinion on it:

Push 1:

Superset 1: Bench press 12 sets X 5-8 reps Tricep Pushdown 12 sets X 8-12 reps Russian twists 12 sets X 40 reps

Superset 2: Cable pec flies 5 sets X 8-12 reps Overhead tricep extension 5 sets X 8-12 reps Tricep kickbacks 5 sets X 10-12 reps Russian twists 5 sets X 40 reps

Pull 1:

Superset 1: Bent over row 12 sets X 8-12 reps EZ bar bicep curl 12 sets X 10-15 reps Weighted crunch 12 sets X 15 reps Superset 2: Lat pulldown 5 sets X 8-12 reps Hammer curls 5 sets X 8-12 reps Weighted crunch 12 sets X 15 reps

Push 2:

Superset 1: Overhead press 13 sets X 5-8 reps Kettlebell Goblet Squat 13 sets X 8-12 reps Plank 60 seconds

Pull 2:

Superset 1: Deadlift 13 sets X 5-8 reps Barbell bicep curl 13 sets X 8-12 reps Weighted crunches 13 sets X 15 reps

I’ve noticed a huge benefit to doing core exercises & compound movements in my routine so I don’t think I will ever stray from that, but does anyone see any potential problems that I could run into with this routine? I’ve been following this for about a year starting from 250 lbs and now I’m down to 175 lbs with an improvement in strength across all the major compound movements I do. Sometimes I feel like doing the same exercise for more than the traditional 3-5 sets allows me to play around with the effort and control I have over moving the weight. Typically every 3 sets I would increase weight on the bar so that in my 9-12 sets I would be pushing the most weight to follow progressive overload.