Am I on the right track?

[wordski]

Last night was supposed to be chest and tri's night,but due to sickness I didnt do all of my normal routine (sore throat and a runny nose) and when Im sick its harder for me to breathe due to asthma.Anyway,this is what I did.

Flat Bench
135x6
145x4
145x4
185x1
155x2
155x4

Decline Bench
115x15
135x6
135x6

Incline Bench
95x7
95x5

standing cable fly's
40x10
50x10
60x10

Calves
140lbs x 15
200lbs x 15

elliptical-415 calories in 30 minutes(snottin and sneezin all the way)

Are those good exercises to do to fully develop the chest muscles in a equal fashion?I would also normally do some incline dumbell's but I alternate between those and barbell benchpress.Let me know what you think!!

[ROCKILLER]

Depends on what you want. If youre going for mass, I would skip the cardio right after the workout. It is more important to get some protein in you to feed your muscles than get some cardio in. I do cardio on some of the days that I lift but I spread them out. Personally, I like 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps. I dont often do much really low rep high weight stuff because of form. If you can only put it up 3 times or less, you probably cant control it like you should either. I work out alone with no spotter though so maybe its different for others. If your normally working triceps this day too, I think youre a little on the high side as far as number of exercises go but again that just my opinion. General rule is your workout should last 45min- 1 hour.

I say screw lifting if I'm sick. youre only going to be able to half ass it anyway, as you found out. I'd rather go home and get better.

Hows, your diet? Thats more important than the lifting. If you need help, post it up in the nutrition section for some help.

[swollpatroll]

its best just to eat and rest then come back strong when you feel better. you don't want to prolong the sickness. good luck

[Control]

^^^Agreed. Don't lift when you're sick. Also, I don't understand your rep range. Why are you going up to a 1 rep max and why are you then going back down? If your goal is muscle, you should stick with 8-12 reps for upper body exercises and 12-20 for lower body. Now, if you've been getting 155 for 10 reps and you decide to go for 175 and only get 6 reps, no big deal. But, you want to aim for that 8-12 rep range. I usually work up to the heaviest weight I can do for 8 reps or so and then I'm done with that exercise. I only take my last set to total failure. If I'm disappointed with that set, sometimes I'll drop the weight a little and do one more set to failure, but not usually. Also, I feel that weighted dips are a much better exercise than decline bench.

[wordski]

^^^Agreed. Don't lift when you're sick. Also, I don't understand your rep range. Why are you going up to a 1 rep max and why are you then going back down? If your goal is muscle, you should stick with 8-12 reps for upper body exercises and 12-20 for lower body. Now, if you've been getting 155 for 10 reps and you decide to go for 175 and only get 6 reps, no big deal. But, you want to aim for that 8-12 rep range. I usually work up to the heaviest weight I can do for 8 reps or so and then I'm done with that exercise. I only take my last set to total failure. If I'm disappointed with that set, sometimes I'll drop the weight a little and do one more set to failure, but not usually. Also, I feel that weighted dips are a much better exercise than decline bench.

About the one rep max thing-I had a routinre I got from mens health mag that I was doing when my buddy said "I bet ur 1RM has went up" so I tried to see if he was right(went up 10lbs).I read that for strength and muscle growth 4-6 reps are optimum,8-10 are strength/bodybuild,and 10+ is for bodybuilding/sculpting the muscle once u have built it.I guess everyone thinks differently.How many sets do u do?For example, do you do 155x10,165x10,175x10,etc. or do u 155x12,165x10,175x8?

[Control]

About the one rep max thing-I had a routinre I got from mens health mag that I was doing when my buddy said "I bet ur 1RM has went up" so I tried to see if he was right(went up 10lbs).I read that for strength and muscle growth 4-6 reps are optimum,8-10 are strength/bodybuild,and 10+ is for bodybuilding/sculpting the muscle once u have built it.I guess everyone thinks differently.How many sets do u do?For example, do you do 155x10,165x10,175x10,etc. or do u 155x12,165x10,175x8?

The heavier I go the more sets I need to build up to my last set.
So, if I'm doing 1500 pound leg presses, I'll do like 6 warm-up sets. I'm doing lateral raises with 30 pounds I'll just do 1 or 2 warm-ups.

[wordski]

okay,thanks for the info