Critique of my routine

[Mahendra]

Greetings,

I'm 29 (almost 30), 5'5 and 151lbs.
I'm currently running an upper/lower split as follows:

Sunday
HBBS - 5x5 (Current work sets - 165lbs)
Power Cleans - 5x5 (Current work sets - 125lbs)
RDL - 3x8 (Current work sets - 150lbs)
Ab roller

Monday
Bench Intensity - 1x5 - (Current - 187.5lbs)
OHP - 3x5 - (Current work sets - 110lbs)
Chin ups - 3x5 - (Current work sets - 45lbs plate attached to belt)
Dips - 3x12 Unweighted
Barbell Curls - 3x10

Wednesday
HBBS Intensity - 1x5 (Current - 195lbs)
Deadlift - 1x5 (Current - 285lbs)
Calf Raises (flat surface; grabbing bar with hands) - 3x10 (Current work sets - 265lbs)

Thursday
OHP Intensity - 1x5 (Current - 130lbs)
Bench Press - 3x5 (Current work sets - 165lbs)
Barbell Rows - 3x5-6 (Current work sets - 155lbs)
Dips - 3x12 Unweighted
Ab Roller

Friday
Conditioning - 20 minutes
Barbell Curls - 3x10
Tricep Extensions - 3x8 (Can't remember)

I increase Intensity Lower body by 5lbs per week, and upper body by 2.5lbs per week for now.

I've been stronger in the past, but there's been a layoff in training, fat gained, fat loss, etc... so this is where I am at the moment. I used to do LBBS and my previous max was 230lbs for 5 reps at the same bodyweight. I thought I'd change things around and do HBBS with RDL for a while.

There are two exercises (Barbell Rows & Calf Raises) which I really am not interested in but figured they might be useful... Are they worth keeping? If not, what could I substitute them with?

Also, are there any recommendations that anyone could make on my overall routine?

Thank you for your time.

[Andy Baker (KSC)]

Workout A:

Squat 3x5
Bench 3x5
Deadlift 1x5

Workout B:

Squat 3x5
Press 3x5
Power Cleans 5x3

Alternate A & B workouts on a Mon/Wed/Fri schedule.

I stole that routine out of this book I found. Not sure if it works or not, but you might give it a shot. Let us know what happens.

[Mahendra]

Really eh? I stole that routine out of a book a long while ago. It got me to get out of being 130lbs and moved me up to 155lbs. I stalled on LBBS at 205 for 3x5 and reset a few times before I moved onto a volume/intensity split, and pushed up to 230lbs for 5.

Reasons as to why I don't want to move back onto the stolen program is because I'm not ready to jump to 165lbs over the next 5 months (getting married in a few months and don't want to gain that much weight or my suits won't fit me).

But, I think based on what you said, I'll drop Rows & Calve Raises completely and just continue focusing on the big lifts.

Thanks anyway...