Video Article: Heavy Lifting - Intense Back & Biceps Training With Whitney Reid!

Video Article: Heavy Lifting - Intense Back & Biceps Training With Whitney Reid!

Fitness model and actor Whitney Reid takes you through his back and biceps workout and shows you how he got his movie quality body.

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Back/Biceps Workout

    • Deadlift: 5 heavy sets of 3-5 reps
    • T-Bar Row: 5 heavy sets of 3-5 reps
    • Hammer Strength Row: 5 heavy sets of 3-5 reps
    • Lat Pulldown: 5 heavy sets of 3-5 reps
    • Straight Bar Curl: 5 sets of 6-8 reps
    • Incline Biceps Curl: 1 warm up set, 3 heavy working sets


Whitney Reid's Full Weekly Workout

Rest period between sets, 2-3 min max between exercises

Day 1: Back

    • Pullups: 3 warm up sets of 12 reps
    • Bent Over Bar Rows: 4 sets of 8-10 reps
    • Dumbbell Rows: 3 sets of 10 reps
    • T-Bar Rows: 3 sets of 10 reps
    • Seated Cable Rows: 5 sets of 15 reps, 30 sec rest
    • Dumbbell Pullover: 2 sets of 10 reps

Day 2: Legs

    • Leg Extensions: 3 warm up sets of 15 reps
    • Squats: 6-10 sets of 5 reps
    • Hack Squat or Leg Press: 3 sets of 15 reps
    • Walking Bar Lunges: 3 sets of 15 reps, each leg
    • Hamstring Curls: 4 sets of 12 reps
    • Inverted Leg Press: 5 sets of 15 reps, 30 sec rest

Day 3: Chest

    • Incline Barbell Bench Press: 5 sets of 6-8 reps, 1 sets of 3 reps
    • Dumbbell Bench Press: 5 sets of 10 reps
    • Incline Dumbbell Flyes: 5 sets of 15 reps, 30 sec rest
    • Cable Crossover or Butterfly: 3 sets of 15 reps

Day 4: Rest

Day 5: Power Day

    • Deadlifts: 3 warm up sets of 10 reps, 5 working sets of 3 reps
    • Barbell Shrugs: 5 sets of 10 reps

Day 6: Shoulders

    • Upright Rows: 5 sets of 10 reps
    • Seated Bar Press: 4 sets of 6-8 reps
    • Shoulder Raises: 3 sets of 10 reps
    • Side Delt Raises: 2 sets of 12 reps
    • Front Plate Raises: 3 sets of 10 reps
    • Rear Delt Flyes: 4 sets of 15 reps, 30 sec rest

Day 7: Arms

    • Close-Grip Bench Press: 4 sets of 8 reps
    • Overhead Dumbbell Extension: 5 sets of 10 reps
    • Weighted Dips: 3 sets of 10 reps
    • Rope Pushdowns: 5*15 30sec rest
    • Barbell Curls: 5 sets of 8 reps
    • Incline Dumbbell Curls (both arms same time): 4 sets of 10 reps

Note: Run the rack with Dumbbell Curls 1 set start with heavy as possible to get 8 reps 4 per arm... drop 5 lbs each set with no rest between until you are DONE!


Whitney's Tips

  • Use your first 2-3 sets as a warm up and the following 3 as your working sets.
  • When Deadlifting wear tall socks to keep the bar from rubbing against your shins.
  • A Wide-Grip on the Lat Pulldown helps create the V-taper.