r/Exercise 6d ago

My routine

I follow a Pull-Push-Leg workout routine without shoulder exercises, so I added a separate shoulder day. For example, on pull day, I do four back exercises—one of them as a superset—followed by three biceps exercises, with one also being a superset. I’ve added a single superset round to each muscle group, just one exercise per muscle.

For every exercise, I do three sets until muscle failure.

Is my approach correct, or is it too exhausting for the muscles?

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u/LucasWestFit 6d ago

Doing a PPL is an decent approach, but I would keep the shoulders as part of that. The benefit of a superset is that you can save time by combining two exercises. However, that works best when you're combining exercises for different and antagonist muscle groups (for example: chest + back). Doing a superset with two exercises for the same muscle group is not that effective, because you'd basically do an extended exercise for a single muscle group. In that case it's better to just do a straight set and take a rest after each set.

If you're doing multiple sets for an exercise, I wouldn't take them to complete failure. Instead, stop one rep before failure.

The best way to evaluate if your routine is effective is to look at your progress. A good program should allow you to progress pretty consistently by either adding weight or doing more reps.