Full body workout.....questions......

[Salvia]

i've been thinking of switching to a full body workout....the question is how much is too much???? I was thinking.....flat bench,bent over row,military press,squat,barbell curl,tricep rope pulldown,calf raises......3 sets x 10 reps each....twice a week.
i currently lift 5 x a week.....but lately it takes forever to recover and the older i get the worse i hurt...plus 20 hours of overtime a week doesnt help......
any feedback appreciated..........

 

[monsoon]

I've got three Characters for you...
5 X 5

 

[Pumpup]

Full Body Blast

Check out this article from Muscle & Fitness Mag, good info on full body workouts.

http://www.thepumpingstation.com/feature.html

 

[MANWHORE]

I think it will be good for complete recovery. I like the idea. I workout 3 days/week for about 45min each time. That workout would be too long for me but it looks like it would work

 

[J DUB]

How about instead of curls do RG Pulldowns or pull ups?? These will work your biceps just as well IMO, and also being more muscles into the movement. I am not really a fan of isolation movements in general to be honest with you. The triceps are fine unless you use a CG for bench, but consider that for the biceps. Also, 3x10 is a good rep scheme, but dont forget to switch it up every once in a while, like go from a high rep (10-12) hypertrophy phase to a lower rep (3-5) strength phase over the course of say 6-10 wks. The 5x5 is also a good program as monsoon said, but if you have recovery issues it could be a problem because it is pretty demanding.

i've been thinking of switching to a full body workout....the question is how much is too much???? I was thinking.....flat bench,bent over row,military press,squat,barbell curl,tricep rope pulldown,calf raises......3 sets x 10 reps each....twice a week.
i currently lift 5 x a week.....but lately it takes forever to recover and the older i get the worse i hurt...plus 20 hours of overtime a week doesnt help......
any feedback appreciated..........

 

[Salvia]

thanks for the info guys.......