Currently doing Push Pull Leg routine with 5 exercises each day.
Pull: Lat Pulldown, Seated Cable Rows, T Bar Rows, Biceps Curls (Cable) and Cable Crunches
Push: Push Ups, Chestpress (machine), Butterfly (machine), Shoulder Press with Dumbbells, Knee Raises (body weight), Triceps Push Down (Cable)
Legs: Leg Press, Leg Extensions (Machine), Leg Curls (Machine), Crunches (body weight), 30 minute stepper low intensity
Is this okay?
So I have a similar routine (push, pull, leg/ab), but different workouts
One of the cool things about the present is we no longer have to guess which exercises are most effective at stimulating muscle development.
By using a technique called Electromyography (EMG), which measures the electrical activity of muscles during exercise, we have a good proxy for how much of the muscle is being used.
Results are below, hopefully they help you in further refining your workout plan (all numbers are % of muscle stimulated)
Lower Chest
Upper Chest
Lats / Back
Side Deltoid
Rear Deltoid
Front Deltoid
Biceps
Triceps
Quadriceps
Hamstrings
Calves
RECTUS ABDOMINIS
Mean: Chin Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Ab Wheel
Peak: Chin Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Swiss Ball Crunch
INTERNAL OBLIQUE
Mean: Ab Wheel from Feet, Ab Wheel from Knees, Bodysaw
Peak: Ab Wheel from Feet, Bodysaw, Tornado Ball Slam
EXTERNAL OBLIQUE
Mean: Ab Wheel from Feet, Hanging Leg Raise, Bodysaw
Peak: Turkish Get Up, Hanging Leg Raise, Bodysaw
ERECTOR SPINAE
Mean: Kneeling Cable Lift, Landmine, Reverse Hyper
Peak: Kneeling Cable Lift, Tornado Ball Slam, Lumbar Extension