My current workout routine...Winter turns to Spring...

It's been a while since I posted. I hope everyone's New Year's Resolutions are well underway and hopefully some of you purchased the p90x program which I highly recommend for those who exercise at home. It is the perfect workout for those who can't or simply don't want to deal with harse weather, on the way to the gym.

I really do not train any differently in the Winter as I do in the warmer months other than lowering my repetitions and adding a little more weight to the bar. Where before I might have used aq heavy enough weight to stall in the 11-12 rep range, I now use 8 reps per set. For those formerly high rep sets of 15 or more I now add weight that limits me to 10-12 repetitions. As an example, I normally perform 3 sets of 15 reps in the barbell squat with 225 lbs. I now am performing sets of 9-10 reps with 255 lbs.

My diet is the same, very strict low carbs with plentiful servings of salads, vegetables, beans and meats/eggs. Very little in the way of starchy carbohydrates other than some steel cut oats for breakfast. I do make sure I drink TWO Whey protein shakes per day, each and every day. Each shake is 45 grams of protein. Recent studies show that without increasing nor decreasing your total caloric intake, addign two whey protein shakes per day increases muscle mass and slightly decreases fat. The brand I drink is by Twin Labs. I prefer chocolate.

My Routine is:
Day 1: Chest, Triceps
Day 2: Upper Back, Biceps
Day 3: Shoulders, Hamstrings, Abs
Day 4: Quads, Calves

I do not normally schedule a rest day as it can be any day during the cycle. I usually take on day off every 5 days, but that can be in the middle or the end. Last week I trained four straight days (days 1-4 in routine) and took Friday off. I trained both Saturday (chest day) and Sunday (back day) but today (Monday) I took the day off to rest.
Questions/comments? Email me: ktaylor966@yahoo.com