Shortcut To Size: Phase 1, Week 3, Day 19
You're at the end of microcycle 3, which means finishing strong with 6-8 reps per set. Take your time and use caution to find your correct weight for this rep range, especially on technical exercises like the deadlift. You should be able to add 5-10 pounds to your microcycle 2 numbers, though you might be able to push more with the squat. Don't let your form suffer!
Remember your drop sets. Give these finishing sets everything you've got and force your body to grow. Don't forget the tips from my workout videos -- the exercise techniques I showed you still apply. Finally, don't forget your essential squat soundtrack.
Barbell Squat
4 sets of 6-8 reps
Dropset on final set
One-Leg Leg Press
3 sets of 6-8 reps
Dropset on final set
Leg Extensions
3 sets of 6-8 reps
Dropset on final set
Romanian Deadlift
4 sets of 6-8 reps
Dropset on final set
Lying Leg Curls
3 sets of 6-8 reps
Dropset on final set
weighted Bent-Knee Hip Raise* (on a bench)
3 sets of 10-14 reps
Dropset on final set
Cable Crunch
3 sets of 10-14 reps
Dropset on final set
Standing Cable Wood Chopper
3 sets of 10-14 reps
Dropset on final set
* Perform the hip thrust while holding a medicine ball or dumbbell between your feet, or while wearing ankle weights.
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- ht: 5'8"
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Day 19 tomorrow....feeling the strength beginning to increase. Doing the HIIT program also. Feeling good about program.
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- ht: 5'8"
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I ve started this workout, so far I am doing pretty good I think , beating my numbers and being able to lift more. I did today this one, but I had difficulties doing the wood chopper, is there a similar excercise I could do instead of this one?
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Lol, true that. You can't just take a bench bar and place it on the ground in front of the bench?
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for abs, start off doing whatever it is in terms of weights, then reduce the weight and continue till failure again. Fore example, if you were doing rope crunches with 60kg, after getting to failure, reduce the weight to 45kg and go to failure again. Same principle applies with calve exercises, hope that helps
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Yeah can anyone help with this please? because I'm also suffering with this. I checked on youtube but I couldn't find any video related to weighted hip thrust.
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Perform the hip thrust while holding a medicine ball or dumbbell between your feet, or while wearing ankle weights.
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- ht: 5'6"
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I used a piece of rope round my left foot..thru a weight and round my right foot ..works for me ..cheers mil
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Definitely am seeing results - especially in the chest and biceps where as a tall guy - I have been weaker before. I pulled my hamstring a month ago and have been approaching the legs part very gently.
Be careful on the elevated leg raise with weight, I dropped a few of the heavier medicine balls because they were small - the big one at my gym - 10lbs - I stuck between my knees and it worked well though will experiment with dumbbells today.
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- ht: 5'6"
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Loving this program. I feel a ton of "fullness" in my biceps and more power in the legs. I saw a few comments about the ab workouts, if you are not sore after these 1. you're either freakishly in shape (which most people will probably THINK is the problem. Or 2. You're not doing the exercise properly. Make sure you breathe properly and that you're pushing that belly button to the spine when contracting. you will see results.
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I have a been sick twice in the last 3 weeks, I never get sick. I must have ****** someone or something! I love the program. I should be on week 4 but being sick as taken me off for a few days so. Back at it Grrrr.
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- ht: 5'8"
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heres a little background. I am 23, weigh 80 kgs, pretty average physique. started this program 3 weeks ago, and today was leg day. yesterday I had shoulder day but I injured my shoulder on tuesday doing high cable biceps curl by doing a wrong motion. What I am getting to is this. Today when I was warming up to do squats (today I was going to try 65lbs per side, did 55lbs last week) I was warming up with 25 lbs per side.. no big deal. but as soon as I went all the way to a 90 degree angle, I felt a sharp pain on both quads... Is this because I am not taking multi vitamins? I drink around 3 to 4 liters a day of water... Any ideas why this happened? And if it is a lack of multivitamins, are there any that you suggest? keep in mind I am from Bolivia and things are rather expensive since they are all imported. Thanks I know its a long post
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- ht: 5'9"
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Several questions regarding the program: how much seconds of pause between the reps i have to take? on the rest days: do i have to take the same shakes and supplements? thanks in advanced for your commentars...
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- ht: 5'8"
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Don't pause between reps.
Take the same shakes and supplements on rest days but lower your carb intake a little.
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Phase 1 week 3... Made huge gains so far. Today is Leg-Day. That one leg press is my weakest and the one that gets sweat dripping down my face. Get some!
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- ht: 5'9"
- wt: 207 lbs
- bf: 25.0%
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