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As I promised, I would give you guys the workouts of some power lifters. Some of the workouts are different from most power lifters while others are different altogether. Take a look at these workouts and modify them if you will. This will show you that Max Fusion Training techniques can be used to modify workouts to your liking. Look to the "Ripped Fusion" and "Hybrid Mass" articles for more on the techniques you can use. But before I go into Glen Chabot's and Bill Carpenter's workouts, let me take a minute to talk about Dave Waterman. One look at Dave Waterman and one would assume that he's a professional bodybuilder. This is what I thought of him first as well. He was well built and would do well in bodybuilding...but he's a super-strong power lifter. Just so you guys know, Dave's build is pretty much what I'm going for and being compared to him, I'm not there yet. Dave was a Pop-Warner football player at the age of 14 when he started working out to gain some muscle. At a young age, he was pressing the entire stack on the Nautilus machine, which was 200 pounds. At 16 years old, he was 148 and hit 365 at his first bench press gaining the best lifter title (which is hard to get!!). Now if you think about it, that's amazing, tell me if you ever heard of a 19-year-old benching 500! Dave obviously had freakish ability to bench amazing weight. But a freak accident occurred when he fell from a roof. The injuries were so bad, that he was even given his last rites. But Dave spent a month in the hospital recovering from his injuries. He now has three pins in his pelvis.
For year since, Dave has been knocking up weights that have been three-times more than his bodyweight. If you think Dave's impressive take a look at his workout below. Dave uses Iron Wraps Z and a bench shirt. Look for my future articles on power lifting gear for more on these. Dave Waterman's Workout Sunday - Legs
Leg Presses 3x12 Click here for a printable log of Dave's Sunday Workout! Monday - Shoulders
Smith-machine military presses 3x4 Click here for a printable log of Dave's Monday Workout! Tuesday - Triceps and Abs
Close-grip Bench press 3x3 Click here for a printable log of Dave's Tuesday Workout! Wednesday - Back and Biceps
Seated Cable Rows 3x3 Click here for a printable log of Dave's Wednesday Workout! Saturday - Bench day
Bench Presses 135x6, 225x6, 315x6, 405x4, 500x2, 520x1, 540x1 Click here for a printable log of Dave's Saturday Workout! If you read Glen Chabot's profile, then you know that he's a monster bencher too. I mean benching 390 at 19 years old is just as impressive at someone benching 500 at the same age. Glen's workout and nutrition is different from the norm. I remember his diet consisting of 12 eggs with cheese along with steak and milk just for breakfast alone!! He even has a one-pound hamburger! His workout is different too. He skips one body part each week and does the bench press once a month!! This approach, which I'm familiar with, will make him stronger. His workouts are nothing but basic, intense and heavy as well. This is Glen's typical workout is as follows: Glen Chabot's Workout Monday - Bench Press
135x15 Click here for a printable log of Glen's Monday Workout! Tuesday - Squats
229x10 Click here for a printable log of Glen's Tuesday Workout! Thursday - Back and Biceps
Rows x 6 Click here for a printable log of Glen's Thursday Workout! Friday - Hamstrings
Deadlifts Click here for a printable log of Glen's Friday Workout! Sunday - Calves
Seated Calf Raises Click here for a printable log of Glen's Sunday Workout! To me Bill Carpenter's physique is just as amazing as Ken Lain's physique and could represent the future of what power lifters could look like. Bill uses the routine below 8 weeks out from a meet. He uses a lot of bodybuilding movement for added size but he keeps his reps explosive. Bill has gained size and strength on this routine and at the same time being healthy and injury free power lifter...which is the best! Bill also increases the weight on every exercise every set during his workouts. Bill Carpenter's Workout Monday - Shoulder & Traps
Machine Shoulder Press or Dumbbell Press 3-4x8 Click here for a printable log of Bill's Monday Workout! Tuesday (A.M.) - Light Bench Day
Bench Press speed day (using 50%-60% of 1RM) Click here for a printable log of Bill's Tuesday (AM) Workout! Tuesday (P.M.) - Back
Seated Front Lat Pulldowns 3-4x8 Click here for a printable log of Bill's Tuesday (PM) Workout! Wednesday - Arms
Standing Straight Bar Curls 3x6-8 Click here for a printable log of Bill's Wednesday Workout! Thursday - Legs
Squats 5x6-8 Click here for a printable log of Bill's Thursday Workout! Saturday - Heavy Bench Day * Bill's goal is to hit 700 so he does the following percentages with boards. Board presses are also simliar to Rack Lockouts. Bill does burnouts at the end as well.
Bench Press:
Board Presses with bench shirt at 550 halfway down
Takes Bench Shirt off and does burnouts (fast & explosive)
Click here for a printable log of Bill's Saturday Workout With Burnouts! Bill rest the following week all the way up to the meet. Well, take a look at these workouts and be sure to modify them to your abilities (and be sure to pull out a calculator, we power lifters like numbers!). Well, until next time, stay big and email me at hyridstrength@yahoo.com for any more questions. Be sure to check out my "got power" t-shirts available at naturalfreak online! Later! Recommend this article to a friend by e-mail here! Visitor Reviews Of This Article!
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