First off, welcome to TID! Lots of good information here.
The key to growth is a combination of things. There is no magic workout routine. Some people can get away with hitting a body part 2X/week, while others do well on each body part 1x/week. The key is progressive loading. You want to increase the number of reps, or the weight, or decrease the rest period between sets on a substantially continual basis. Obviously you won't always move up, but that's your goal.
A solid routine, coupled with smart nutrition and sufficient rest, and your body absolutely will respond. You'll need to be in a caloric surplus to grow. You can't be dieting and expect to put on lean mass. Decent macro breakdown... maybe 40/30/30 (p/c/f). Don't skimp out on good fats, and you don't have to be doing more than 40 percent of your calories being protein. You can't utilize it all, and it'll make you constipated. Keep your water intake high.
And get plenty of sleep. You're growing in your rest periods.
I wouldn't recommend DC to a beginner.check out 'dogcrapp' workouts. I had great results using dante trudel's routine. google doggcrapp and it will explain it all.
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