Kris Gethin 12-Week Daily Trainer - Week 5: Day 35!
Back and Biceps baby! Kris also goes over the importance of sticking to ONE plan for this transformation!
Week 5, Day 35: Back, Biceps & Abs - 9:55
Week 5, Day 35: Back, Biceps & Abs Workout
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Cardio
20 min
Seated Barbell Twist
150 reps, per side
Giant Set:
Chin-Up
3 sets of 16-20 reps
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown (behind the neck)
3 sets of 6-10 reps
Seated Cable Rows
3 drop sets of 8-10 reps
Superset:
Bent Over Barbell Row
3 sets of 12 reps
Hyperextensions (Back Extensions)
3 drop sets of 12 reps
Superset:
Dumbbell Alternate Bicep Curl
1 set of 20 reps
2 sets of 8 reps
Overhead Cable Curl
3 drop sets of 8 reps
Resume normal sets:
Lying Cable Curl
3 drop sets of 20 reps
Weighted Sit-Ups
3 sets of 10-15 reps
Cardio
20 min
Seated Barbell Twist
150 reps, per side
Tips For This Workout Day
One Program At A Time:
- Should you mix other programs with this one? No! The training and nutrition in this program are designed to work synergistically. Stick with it to the end, or you could negatively affect your results. Once you are finished, you are welcome to try a new program!
Bent Over Barbell Row/ Hyperextension Superset:
- Remember to stretch between your working sets!
Weighted Sit-ups:
- Stretch your abs to prevent cramping.
- Use a weight that will cause you to fail around 10-12 reps - don't lift too heavy or you could risk back injury!
Pre & Post-Workout Supplements
Kris Gethin's Full Diet Plan (PDF 619.12 KB)
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You either have to love this workout or hate it. If this is just another day at the gym, you simply have cheated yourself from the brutal challenge this workout ought to represent both psycholigically and to your physique. Tip: "Hog" all equipment you need for the giant sets and pre-set challenging weights. Put your towel at the pull-down rack, place your shaker/bottle on the seat of the row machine, preset weights, put on your worst criminally insane face and attack chins as if your life depend on it.
I completed this workout in 63 minutes, and avoided puking by the smallest possible margin. And had widely pumped wings on which I flew home..
- Body Stats
- ht: 6'2"
- wt: 248.6 lbs
sounds like you didnt work too hard if you have enough energy to fly home at the end
- Body Stats
- ht: 4'6"
- wt: 354 lbs
- bf: 5.0%
im thinkin out of everyone here, im thinkin this guy takes it :p teehee
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'10"
- wt: 167.5 lbs
I'm guilty of swapping days around ie. rest days with training to suit my schedule but I still do the workouts in the given week and take the rest days... As badly frustrated as rest days make me. They leave me pacing the floor looking for something to pickup and put down repetitively.
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'3"
- wt: 136.4 lbs
- bf: 16.2%
I've had to move days around in the same week because of my schedule as well. But, I always get the workouts in for the week.
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'10"
- wt: 146 lbs
- bf: 5.3%
In the video Kris says to do double drop sets for some of the exercises but if you watch him workout they only show him drop the weight 1 time. Is everyone dropping the weight once or twice. I think I'm gonna do it as he does not as he says
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'6"
- wt: 140.8 lbs
The way I understand it, the word drop means failure. So a double drop set would be going to failure, lower the weight and go to failure again. That's one double drop set. A triple drop set would be going to failure three times.
Some please correct me if I'm wrong.
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'9"
- wt: 189.4 lbs
- bf: 20.1%
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'8"
- wt: 171 lbs
I would say yes, no way I can get out 20 wide grip without assistance
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'9"
- wt: 155 lbs
- bf: 13.0%
If you are doing to stabilise your legs with an assisted, you may as well just do the in front of your face pull down so there is one less machine you need to fight for in order to get through your superset. wNothing worse than waiting for some shmuck who's doing 5 sets with 5 min rest periods.
I am the same - I completely suck at chin ups. Probably related to the reason that my forearms tire way before I feel anything in my lats during seated row and lat pull down. In fact for these two exercises I don't notice anything in my back. I consider the exercises a waste of time that merely fatigues my arms for the rest of the session. Any ideas on a better lat exercise?
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'11"
- wt: 150.04 lbs
- bf: 12.0%
I used it for this workout. I am weak in this area due to my size. I needed all the help I could get.
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'8"
- wt: 247 lbs
Don't get frustrated brother, I'm right there with you. I've got arms like a money, and legs like tree trunks. Body weight exercises are not the friends of tall people.
- Body Stats
- ht: 6'3"
- wt: 202 lbs
- bf: 10.5%
This is one of my best day i feel really the pump today... Crazy training thank you kris you rock i will finish this training you gave me alot challenge
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'6"
- wt: 173 lbs
- bf: 14.0%
Great workout today!! I could not feel my arms when it was over. I was a bit weak in the chins, so I used the assisted chin-up, but killed everything else. I'm going to make unassisted chin-ups an goal to work toward.
- Body Stats
- ht: 6'4"
- wt: 217.5 lbs
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'9"
- wt: 199.4 lbs
- bf: 21.0%
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'7"
- wt: 170 lbs
- bf: 15.0%
I've been meaning to ask. Everytime you start a new drop set, do you increase the weight? Not talking about when you decrease to drop the weight, but when you start a new set.
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- ht: 5'5"
- wt: 145.7 lbs
Start off at how much weight you think you can manage and then drop from there...
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- ht: 5'6"
- wt: 197 lbs
- bf: 14.0%
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'10"
- wt: 161.4 lbs
- bf: 18.3%
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'11"
- wt: 150.04 lbs
- bf: 12.0%
small question. I know it's extremely late, but how much will these results vary if I don't use supplements or protein shakes?
I follow the diet and the regime as closely as possible, and the only thing I have is green tea.
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'8"
- wt: 162 lbs
I have been reading up on this a lot and here is what I found
1) Glutamine has been shown to assist in tissue recovery in e.g. severe burn victims but there is no evidence to suggest it helps in intense body workouts (no matter what they say you do not do as much damage as a third degree burn). Yes glutamine levels fall during a workout but they no where near deplete.
2) Fat burners are not needed if you eat correctly. Here there is a strong component of these types of food so I am not sure if supplements are really needed. BTW apples and berries are (supposedly) excellent fat burners and pre workout nutrition but for an unjustified reason they are cut from the plan.
3) Whey protein is a good idea for the simple fact it is hard to get high protein intake through food alone.
Check out http://www.burnthefat.com/fat_burning_foods.html
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'11"
- wt: 150.04 lbs
- bf: 12.0%
Kris,
You use your legs and body in doing seated cable rows. This is massively different than the demo video and focuses on completely different muscles. I would also say the body swinging during bicep curls take the effort out of the biceps. Not an expert though just watched the demo vids.
- Body Stats
- ht: 5'11"
- wt: 150.04 lbs
- bf: 12.0%
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