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One Year Workout Guide: An Introduction!
Building a system that builds on itself. I have been spending time creating a month by month plan to help attain a physique that you are working toward.
Section: Training :: Sep 05, 2001
One Year Workout Guide: Month 1.
Some pointers that will get you started on your road to a huge, ripped physique.
Section: Training :: Oct 21, 2001
One Year Workout Guide: Month 2!
A Continuation in Pursuit of an Optimal Physique. At this point, you should have completed a full 12 workouts using the first month, basic, whole body workout. The following is a list of things you should have experienced. See expectations for month 2.
Section: Training :: Nov 21, 2001
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NGA Pro Bodybuilder. Come back next month for your next routine to help you reach your genetic potential!
Section: Training :: Dec 02, 2001
NGA Heart Of America Professional Championship
On April 14, 2001, I competed in my second professional show. The show was the 2001 NGA Heart of America Professional Championship, held in Peoria, Illinois.
Section: Contests :: Dec 21, 2001
Workout Of The Month!
Notice! This was the last workout program of the month in this section. For the next year we will be doing a full year workout guide with monthly workouts that progress from one to the next.
Section: Training :: Dec 21, 2001
Month #3 - Time To Split!
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Section: Training :: Dec 21, 2001
Where I Am, Where I'm Going: A Personal Look At Todd Opheim
Anyway, I, like most of you have set some new goals for myself for the new year. If you already have a monster chest and weak arms, don't continue to try to impress people with how much you can bench.
Section: Mind :: Jan 09, 2002
One Year Workout Guide: Month 4!
3 Months Down, Time For the 3 Day Split! You’ve learned a wide variety of exercises and have perfected their form. See details for 3 day split.
Section: Training :: Jan 21, 2002
Workout Plan For January: Dumbbells!
Here is a 3 day split program designed for all of you dumbbells out there. Seriously, this is a dumbbell only program. I'm referring, of course, to the equipment, not the users of said equipment.
Section: Training :: Jan 21, 2002
One Year Workout Guide: Month 5!
You’ve seen impressive strength and muscular gains. You’ve educated yourself and perfected a wide variety of exercises. So, now what? Read on to see why this month is going to be super!
Section: Training :: Jan 21, 2002
Workout Plan For February: Four Day Split !
This is a four day split that should be performed in 6 - 7 days. Take a day off when you feel it necessary, but don't workout more than 3 consecutive days without a day off. Here is the workout.
Section: Training :: Feb 21, 2002
Workout Plan For March: Lower Body Slim-Down/Upper Body Mass Gaining!
This program is one that I use with my clients who wish to slim down their lower bodies, while gaining mass in their upper bodies. Though typically used with the women I train, this program is also effective for men...
Section: Training :: Mar 21, 2002
One Year Workout Guide: Month 6 And 7!
Last month saw us doing supersets. How do we keep progressing from here? The answer lies in this months workout.
Section: Training :: Mar 21, 2002
One Year Workout Guide: Month 8!
Taking Strength Gains and Making Some Muscles. We are going to re-introduce some lifts you are already familiar with from prior months and take out the 'Big Three'.
Section: Training :: Apr 21, 2002
Workout Plan For April: Building Back Size!
As I am happy with the development of my erectors and traps, I have decided to de-emphasize them and prioritize my lats and rhomboids by increasing their volume and giving them their own day in my four day workout split.
Section: Training :: Apr 21, 2002
One Year Workout Guide: Month 9!
We are now up to the 3/4 of one year mark. Hopefully you have progressed through each
month diligently and you’ve seen the results I promised.
Section: Training :: May 21, 2002
Competition Day: A Show Day Breakdown
So you've put on slabs of muscle, chiseled it down with a hardcore carb, rotation diet, practiced your posing, slaved away on the stationary bike for hours on end, shaved every last hair on your body (well almost), tanned as if you were a mile from the sun, painted your entire body, and generally driven every person close to you an inch from insanity.
Section: Contests :: May 22, 2002
Workout Plan For June: Advanced Exercise Routine!
To advance to this stage you must be able to up your intensity by increasing your weight or decreasing your rest between sets.
Section: Training :: Jun 21, 2002
One Year Workout Guide: Month 10, 11, 12!
We will attempt to maintain
your muscle mass while we shed the excess adipose tissue. If you are still lean and wish
to continue gaining mass, you should simply go back to month 4.
Section: Training :: Jun 21, 2002
Workout Plan For July: Advanced!
I went through and listed out the areas of my body that I wanted to bring up to speed with the rest of my physique. This program would work well for anyone with similar flaws in their physique
Section: Training :: Jul 21, 2002
Workout Plan For August: Precontest Program!
This month's workout is a plan that I will use to get ready for the NGA Professional Universe in New York City.
Section: Training :: Aug 21, 2002
Workout Plan For Septmember: Plateau Buster!
This month's workout will focus on intensity and the principle known as rest-pause. This is a definite plateau buster for anyone who is stuck in a training rut.
Section: Training :: Sep 21, 2002
Workout Plan For October: Mass Gainer!
The following is a program designed to put on mass in the off-season. This program is the one I will follow for the eight weeks following my October 14 show in New York.
Section: Training :: Oct 21, 2002
Workout Plan For November: Torso/Limbs, Split System!
This month's workout is designed for the beginner - intermediate bodybuilder looking to develop a symmetrical physique in only 3 workouts per week.
Section: Training :: Nov 21, 2002
Workout Plan For December: Holiday Maintenance!
We've been working to put on muscle the last 11 months of the year and at the very best we hope to maintain that muscle until the holidays have passed.
Section: Training :: Dec 21, 2002
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