Abbreviated routines

[Toast]

My wife just had a baby so I just don't have very much time to spend in the gym. With that in mind I need a good abbreviated routine for the next few months. I was thinking of the following:

Day 1
Deadlift
Overhead Press
Chin ups

Day 2
Squats
Bench Press
JS Rows

I want to do Day 1 on Mondays and Thursday, Day 2 on Tuesdays and Fridays.

What do you think?

 

[E-Dawg]

Sounds good, very similar to the original 5x5. Lots of compound movements, little or no isolation exercises. If you haven't read the stickie on the 5x5, you should. I love the 5x5, and have made great gains from it....without juice, and had plenty of time for my work and family life.
E-Dawg,

 

[youngBuilder]

Ya i would stick to the 5x5. You dont know how good it really is until youve done it completely once or twice. Plus its only 3 days a week, 1 day less than your program.

But if u prefer urs, try it...see if it works

 

[Girth]

Your routine looks good and would work decently. I've been there, done that with the kid thing. I'm about to do it again in fact.

But ask yourself this, am I utilizing all of my time? Do you watch ANY television? How much time on the net? Could you maybe switch to AM workouts for a bit? I'm not trying to dog you, I just think most really need to evaluate their time. I am by no means an anomally, but I have a full time job and a side business, a wife and kid, and still can manage a workout or even 2, of some kind every day. I also get 6-8 hours of sleep still too. A little structure to your day goes a long way.

 

[Toast]

No doubt, I could definitely manage my time better. The baby is only three weeks old right now and I can only fantasize about 6-8 hours of sleep at this time. I'm sure it will get better in the coming months...

I work from 8:30am to 6:30pm 5 days a week. Not really a morning person so I can't imagine getting to the gym before work and don't have the time in the middle of the day. I just think for the next few months I want to get a decent workout while still spending as much time with the family as possible. Good points though Girth.

 

[Girth]

Little hint.....NO ONE is a morning person. You have to force yourself into that.