Progress & Goals
177.6 Lbs.
LEAN BODY MASS
9.4 Lbs.
BODY FAT
PROGRESS HISTORY


Programs
My Workout Philosophy View My Full Workout Program
My Workout Program is the Push-Pull approach and I train a muscle group once a week.
"My Workout Program is the Push-Pull approach and I train a muscle group once a week."
My routine is three workouts per week. I train a muscle group once a week alternating between a heavy week and a moderate week.
Heavy Week
The emphasis is on myofibrillar hypertrophy training. The compound exercises are done in 3 to 4 sets with reps ranging from 6 to 8. The rest interval between sets is long enough to recover for maximum effort for the next set. The isolation exercises sets vary from 4 to 6 with reps in the 12 to 15 reps with rest between sets is long enough for breathing to return to near normal. My workouts are based on concentrating on training the muscular system and not the cardiovascular system. The latter is reserved for my steady state cardio sessions. The number of exercises per muscle group is limited to two or three exercises. I can concentrate on maximum effort on a few exercises rather than reserving energy to pace through a series of exercises.
The upper body is trained in Push-Pull fashion. Given this approach to training the muscles of the arms are trained last and require only one exercise due to the muscles assisting in the compound exercises for other muscle groups.
Day one
Quadriceps
Full Squats
Front Squat
Leg Extensions
Hamstrings
Barbell Romanian Deadlift
Lying Leg Curls
Glutes
Barbell Hip Thrust
Calves
Donkey Machine Calf Raise
Seated Calf Raise
Day Two
Chest
Supine Barbell Bench Press
Reverse Grip Dumbbell Bench Press
Cable Crossovers
Shoulders
Seated Dumbbell Press
Prone Incline Bench Dumbbell Hang and Swing
Dumbbell Side Lateral
Triceps
Close Grip Bench Press
Day Three
Back
Pendlay Barbell Row
Front Grip Pull-up or V-Grid Pull-up
Seated lever Pullover (homemade device)
Traps
Barbell Shrug
Prone Incline bench Dumbbell Shrug
Biceps
Barbell Curl
Abs
Rope Crunch
Vertical Leg Raise
Moderate Week
The emphasis is on Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy training. The number of sets for the compound exercises remains the same as for the heavy week, but the range of reps is increased to 12 to high as 20. The poundage is reduced to allow the higher reps. The rest interval between sets is determined by the same approach used for the isolation exercises mentioned in the heavy week.
Day one
Quadriceps
Platform Hip Belt Squat (homemade apparatus)
Seated Cable Unilateral Leg Extension (homemade apparatus)
Hamstrings
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift
Seated Cable Unilateral Leg Curl (homemade apparatus)
Glutes
Cable Hip Extensions
Calves
Donkey Machine Calf Raise
Day Two
Chest
Reverse Grip Dumbbell Bench Press
Parallel Bar Dip
Supine Dumbbell fly
Shoulders
Seated Behind Neck Roller Bar Press (Homemade device)
Cable Unilateral Side Lateral
Cable Unilateral Posterior Delts Lateral
Triceps
Cable Rope Pulldown
Day Three
Back
Seated Low Pull Row
Lat Pulldown
End of Bar Row
Traps
Dumbbell Shrug
Biceps
Preacher Curl
Abs
Abs Roller
This is my basis routine for the spring and summer of 2012 with little variations. I do change my routine a few weeks before a contest. I change from the Push-Pull training to concentrate on training chest and back muscle groups on the same day.
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