Please critique workout for specific goal AND which is best program 5x5; P90x etc.

[pg600rr]

Have not been to the gym regularly in almost a year now (was into it pretty steadily for two years prior). With that said, I am not out of shape, I am 6'1" 175 lbs., eat pretty healthy and run a few miles every few days. Before I stopped this was my routine:

Chest/Tri's
Shoulders/Legs
Back/Bi's

One day on, one off, with cardio and abs mainly on 'off days', nothing on sat./sun.

Exercises looked similar to this, usually in 3 sets of 8-12 reps:

Chest: bench (bb), incline bench (db), flyes (db), dips, decline bench (bb) [mixed every other week]
Tri's: dips, skull crushers, cable push downs
Shoulders: overhead press (bb), side raises (db), overhead press machine, upright row, shrugs
Legs: squat, lunges (db), duck sqauts, calf raise machine, leg curl machine
Back: deadlifts, seated row, back extensions, bentover row, lat pull down
Bi's: preacher curls, reverse grip ez bar curls, bb curls, alt seated db curls

Just when I stopped I was getting ready to start the stronglifts 5x5 program so I have all the info on that.

Also, recently i got everything to do P90x.

Here is my question, my goal is to have a 'model' type body, and before you **** on me for that comment by 'model type' all I mean is lean, slender, tight muscle (i.e. Pitt in Fight Club days) NOT bulky, thick, etc. for example I attached a random pic I came across while shopping today.

My question is this, what would be the best set-up/program for achieving the body style I am after? 5x5 stronglifts, P90, my old regime, something else?

Comments and help would be appreciated.

 

[pg600rr]

p.s. I was thinking some workout with high reps (i.e., 20-25) but havent really come across any info on something like that...

stronglifts with the 5x5 method seems like it would add considerable bulk

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Yoga/pilates/rock climbing

 

[Lagrangian]

You need to lift to have a physique like that? Just looks like a lean dude to me with not much if any muscle. You should be able to get there with diet, cardio and bodyweight stuff.

 

[virus646]

Yup, just enjoy a sport or cardio and stick with a simple diet. Not really much more than that.

 

[pg600rr]

Originally Posted by Ambulance Chaser

Yoga/pilates/rock climbing

just started with yoga 3 weeks ago

Originally Posted by TrH

You need to lift to have a physique like that? Just looks like a lean dude to me with not much if any muscle. You should be able to get there with diet, cardio and bodyweight stuff.

ha, true, prob. could have picked out a better picture. It was more to just emphasize the point of getting away from the bulky look, which is kind of what I had prior to stopping a year ago. I was up to 205, broad shoulders, fairly large pecs... currenlty down to 175 and wearing a 38 suit, which is where I'd like to be at, but with much more muscle/definition.

I am well aware its very difficult to gain muscle and cut at the same time, but I guess thats prob. the type of workout I am looking for..

 

[Lagrangian]

There's also the magic reference to Fight Club, and what makes the physique there very remarkable is being really, really lean. Recomping can be done but takes a fair bit of effort - if you want to go that route I'd stick with a very basic lifting routine, then fill up the rest of your schedule with cardio and bw exercises. Since you probably have somewhat decent frame already, you probably only need to cut to get that look.

It's not like you need millions of reps at the pec-flexor 3000 (bonus points if you get the reference) to look like that..

 

[munchausen]

Paleo Diet! No Gluten!

 

[pg600rr]

Originally Posted by TrH

There's also the magic reference to Fight Club, and what makes the physique there very remarkable is being really, really lean. Recomping can be done but takes a fair bit of effort - if you want to go that route I'd stick with a very basic lifting routine, then fill up the rest of your schedule with cardio and bw exercises. Since you probably have somewhat decent frame already, you probably only need to cut to get that look.

It's not like you need millions of reps at the pec-flexor 3000 (bonus points if you get the reference) to look like that..

Then I guess my question would be, besides the body weight exercises, what other lifting should be done (i.e., high rep 20+, low 5, whole body workout everyother day, split upperbody/lowerbody, two body parts each day, 5x5, etc.)

 

[willpower]

A breakdown of Pitt's Fight Club workout routine http://fitnessblackandwhite.com/brad...-club-workout/ Seriously consider getting pushup bars for P90X because there are so many of them ahead. Add Insanity Asylum to P90X and a healthy eating program and you'll be golden. Asylum is brutal - relentless circuit training and body weight exercises. It comes with a hybrid P90X/Asylum workout schedule, which basically replaces P90X Kenpo and Rest and Stretch with Asylum vids.
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[indesertum]

you have way too much **** going on.

just do shoulder press, bench press, squats, deadlifts, but easy on the squats and deadlifts. like do them once a week. maybe add some chinups, hyper extensions and ab work like rollouts or hanging leg raises.

go for strength (3 sets 4-6 reps), then play some sports or take up boxing in between and watch your diet.


i think the brad pitt look is more about getting lean and losing body fat than it is the type of workout you do

 

[Lagrangian]

Originally Posted by indesertum

i think the brad pitt look is more about getting lean and losing body fat than it is the type of workout you do

Yes.

 

[pg600rr]

Originally Posted by willpower

A breakdown of Pitt's Fight Club workout routine

http://fitnessblackandwhite.com/brad...-club-workout/


Seriously consider getting pushup bars for P90X because there are so many of them ahead.

Add Insanity Asylum to P90X and a healthy eating program and you'll be golden. Asylum is brutal - relentless circuit training and body weight exercises. It comes with a hybrid P90X/Asylum workout schedule, which basically replaces P90X Kenpo and Rest and Stretch with Asylum vids.

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I did get the pushup bars, they are really great on the wrists.

Originally Posted by indesertum

you have way too much **** going on.

just do shoulder press, bench press, squats, deadlifts, but easy on the squats and deadlifts. like do them once a week. maybe add some chinups, hyper extensions and ab work like rollouts or hanging leg raises.

go for strength (3 sets 4-6 reps), then play some sports or take up boxing in between and watch your diet.


i think the brad pitt look is more about getting lean and losing body fat than it is the type of workout you do

I figure I had too much **** going on and it is great to hear advice to simplify it, which is what I was hoping for. My only concern was dropping reps 'for strength' would create that swole 'jacked' look I am trying to stay away from... maybe I am wrong but I always thought that was the concept of low and heavy.

For stringy lean muscle definition I thought 25+ reps per set was the way to go.

As far as exercises, those you laid out seem to be similar to the Madcow, 5x5 etc. programs. They seem to be the exercises that produce the most core strength and best results working multiple muscle groups at the same time, not so much the isolation exercises I was doing...

 

[indesertum]

if you're on a cutting diet then you wont get much hypertrophy if at all. again that stringy muscly look is about lack of body fat.

i would say the exercises i laid are more productive. there's no need to do calf raises, leg curls, and then lunges, if you just do squats. squats will also develop your core (abs) and hip flexors (jumping ability, speed)



you'll get the body you want with the exercises you listed if you watch your diet, but tbh it wont be that impressive and you'll have to spend a lot of time in the gym running through all the various sets

 

[jarude]

Funny thing is a huge percentage of people who start exercising use the "Brad Pitt in Fight Club" example as what they want to achieve, and a justification as to why they shouldn't be doing big lifts.

Guess what: If you do 5x5 or any kind of basic compound lift program, that's where you'll get. You're not going to magically puff up into Arnold just because you lift hard and heavy. Lift, diet. Like others have said stop messing around with countless pointless exercises and get down to the basics.