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TOTAL BODY WORKOUT
The information given here is designed to help you make informed decisions about your health. It is not intended as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. If you suspect that you have a medical problem, we urge you to seek competent medical help. Before you undertake a new health program or fitness regimen, we encourage you to discuss your plans with your health care professional, especially if you have not exercised for several years, are over 35, or are overweight.
Project editor: K. Carter Strauss • Copy editor: Susan Lang • Designer: Maureen Logan
The information given here is designed to help you make informed decisions about your health. It is not intended as a substitute for any treatment that may have been prescribed by your doctor. If you suspect that you have a medical problem, we urge you to seek competent medical help. Before you undertake a new health program or fitness regimen, we encourage you to discuss your plans with your health care professional, especially if you have not exercised for several years, are over 35, or are overweight.
Project editor: K. Carter Strauss • Copy editor: Susan Lang • Designer: Maureen Logan
CONTENTS 4 A New Body 5 Getting Started 7 The Beginner Workout 19 The Intermediate/Advanced Workout
28 Workout Logs
CONTENTS
A New Body Get a slimmer, stronger, and more muscular body in just 8 weeks
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want to make a change that really matters, change your workout program. Whether you’re a newcomer to the strengthtraining scene or an old hand, you’ll find a total body workout for you—customized for your fitness level—to build up your arms, chest, shoulders, abs, back, and legs. At the end of this booklet, you’ll also find two sets of workout logs—one for beginners and one for more advanced lifters— because keeping track of your progress is an important motivator as well as key to muscle growth. Each log covers 8 weeks—at the end of which you’ll have a noticeably slimmer, stronger, and more muscular body.
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TOTAL BODY WORKOU T
TOTAL BODY WORKOU T
Getting Started The Total Body Workout is actually
(a steel cage that allows you to do
three programs—one for the guy who
squats and bench presses safely).
either belongs to a gym or has a house-
3. A chinup bar. This can be a bar
ful of exercise equipment; one for the
that fits over your door frame or twists
guy who has only a barbell and bench;
into it. If you have a power rack and
and one for the guy who makes do with
enough headroom, the top crossbar is
dumbbells. Most of the exercises offer at
good for chinups and pullups. Or you
least one alternate version with either
can buy a freestanding chinup/dip
barbells, dumbbells, or both.
station.
If you belong to a gym, you can do
4. A Swiss ball. You don’t absolutely
the workouts exactly as shown. Or, if
need it, but it will add challenge
you prefer, you can replace machine
and variety to a number of exercises
exercises with the barbell or dumbbell
throughout the series.
version. If you work out at home, you can choose the barbell or dumbbell
DUMBBELL OPTION
option, or add a multistation home
1. Fixed or adjustable dumbbells. Most
gym and do the workout.
men will need to start at 10 pounds
The Gear You’ll Need BARBELL OPTION
and go up to at least 50 pounds for each dumbbell. That means a minimum of 100 pounds of weight plates if you’re using adjustable dumbbells. You also
1. A barbell set with plenty of extra
want most of those weights to be 10s
weights. We recommend starting with
and 5s, since doing dumbbell exercises
a 300-pound Olympic barbell set (that
with larger plates can be awkward.
total weight includes the 45-pound bar).
2. A bench that inclines and declines.
2. A bench that supports bench presses
3. A chinup bar, described above.
and squats (meaning, the uprights are
4. A Swiss ball.
adjustable so you can use them for either exercise), or a power rack
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FULL HOME GYM OPTION
4 months. Choose the intermediate/
1. A multistation home gym, or a home
advanced workout if you’ve worked
cable station that has high and low
out consistently for the past year or
pulleys.
longer.
2. The full barbell setup described on
page 5. (If you opt for the power rack, you can add a cable attachment and do without the multistation machine.)
HOW TO USE THE TRAINING LOGS
You’ll find beginner and intermediate/
3. The dumbbell equipment described
advanced workout logs on pages 28 and
on page 5.
30. Record the weight used and repeti-
4. A chinup bar, as described on page 5,
tions completed with good form for each
plus a dip station. You can get dip at-
set of each exercise. (Note that you have
tachments for many multistation home
two boxes for each exercise each week
gyms, power racks, and benches with
in the beginner workout, and three in
adjustable uprights.
the intermediate/advanced workout.)
5. A Swiss ball.
For example, if you’re doing the begin-
The Instructions
ner workout and you do 13 repetitions of bench presses with 75 pounds for
Choose the beginner workout if
your first set, you’d write 75/13 in the
you have less than a year of experi-
appropriate box. Fair warning: The
ence in strength training, or if you’re
boxes are small; use a fine-point pen.
coming back from a layoff longer than
HOME EXERCISE TIP Unilateral decision: Some of our favorite things in life—socks, breasts—come in pairs. (Although other favorites, like golf balls and celebrity deaths, generally arrive in sets of three.) So what happens when you find yourself with an orphaned dumbbell, or when you have a pair of dumbbell handles but not enough weight plates to make an even pair? Go solo. The dumbbell exercises in these workouts can be done with one dumbbell, often using one arm at a time. One-arm bench presses and rows are pretty straightforward. (Make sure you start a set with your weaker arm—which will probably be your left if you’re right-handed. Do all the repetitions with that arm, then the same number with the other arm.) For squats and lunges, hold the single dumbbell in front of your chest with both hands. On deadlifts, try a variation called the suitcase deadlift. Start with the single dumbbell outside your left foot, grab it with your left hand, then stand straight up. (In other words, don’t lean to the side with the weight.) Do equal repetitions with the weight on each side.
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CONTENTS
TOTAL BODY WORKOU T
The Beginner Workout Do these total body workouts two times
erably more weight than you used in
each week. In weeks 1 through 4, do
weeks 1 through 4.) After completing
12 to 15 repetitions of each exercise in
all three exercises, rest 90 seconds, and
a triad, with no rest between exercises.
repeat one or two times, for a total of
In weeks 5 through 8, do 8 to 12 repeti-
two or three sets of each exercise. Then
tions of each exercise in a triad, with
rest 90 seconds and begin the exercises
no rest between exercises. (Use consid-
in the next triad.
BARBELL BENCH PRESS
Works the chest
π Lie
on a flat bench and hold the bar with
your hands just wider than shoulderwidth apart. Lift the bar and hold it at arm’s length over your chest. π Lower
the bar to your chest, pause, then
push it back to the starting position.
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Alternate: Dumbbell Bench Press π Lie
π Lower
on a flat bench holding two dumb-
the dumbbells to a few inches
higher than chest-level, then push
bells up over your middle chest with
them back up, bringing your hands
an overhand grip and straight arms.
close together without clanking the weights.
DUMBBELL DEADLIFT
Works the hamstrings and gluteals π Set
a pair of dumbbells on the floor so they’re
parallel to each other and about 2 feet apart. Stand between them, squat down, and grab them overhand. π With
your back flat and head up, stand up
with the weights, pulling your shoulder blades back. π Slowly
lower the weights
to the starting position.
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Alternate: Barbell Deadlift π Load
a barbell and set it on the floor.
π Stand
up, pushing with your heels
and pulling the weight to your body
Squat in front of it with your feet
as you stand. Pause (don’t lean back),
shoulder-width apart. Grab it over-
then slowly return to the starting
hand with your hands just outside
position.
your legs, your shoulders over or just behind the bar, your arms straight, and your back flat or slightly arched.
LAT PULLDOW N
Works the upper back π Grab
a lat pulldown bar
with a shoulder-width, overhand grip. π Moving
only your arms,
pull the bar down to your chest by squeezing your shoulder blades together. π Pause,
then slowly
return to the starting position.
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Alternate #1: Swiss Ball EZ-Curl Pullover π Holding
the EZ-curl bar,
lie with your head, neck, and upper back in contact with a Swiss ball. Bridge your hips up so they’re parallel to the floor and your knees are bent 90 degrees. Then extend your arms directly over your chest. From this position, do standard pullovers without letting your hips dip below the level of the ball.
Alternate #2: Dumbbell Pullover π Lie
lengthwise on a bench—not perpen-
dicular to it, as you often see in gyms (if you frequent such places). Press your head, torso, lower back, and glutes firmly against the surface. Your feet should be flat on the floor (or, if you prefer, flat on the end of the bench). Place one hand around the handle of a dumbbell and wrap the other one over the gripping hand. Extend your arms directly above your collarbone, holding the dumbbell bar perpendicular to the floor. π Keeping
your back flat
against the bench to elongate your lats, slowly lower the weight behind your head until your arms are in line with your ears. Pause, then pull the weight back up. Slightly bend your elbows throughout.
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LEG PRESS
Works the quads π Position
yourself in
a leg-press machine with your back against the pad and your feet about 4 inches apart on the platform. π Unlock
the platform
and slowly lower the weight until your knees are bent at a 90-degree angle. π Pause,
then push the
weight back up to the starting position.
Alternate #1: Dumbbell Squat π Stand
holding two dumbbells at
your sides at arm’s length, your feet shoulder-width apart. Pull your shoulder blades back. π Bend
your knees and lower your
body as if you were sitting back into a chair. Stop when the tops of your thighs are parallel to the floor. The object is to keep your lower back in its naturally arched alignment and your knees from moving forward past your toes. Return to the starting position.
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Alternate #2: Barbell Squat
wrong.) Hold the bar with a wide,
Note: Beginners
overhand grip. Straighten your legs
should place a wooden
plank or a small weight plate or two
to lift it off the rack, step back, and
under their heels to compensate for lack
set your feet shoulder-width apart
of flexibility.
with your knees slightly bent and
π Set
your lower back in its naturally
your barbell on a squat sup-
port so you have to bend your knees slightly to step under it and set it
arched position. π Initiating
the descent at the hips,
on your shoulders. Position yourself
not the knees, lower yourself as
under the bar so it rests on the back
though sitting in a chair behind you.
of your shoulders and your trapezius,
Stop when the tops of your thighs
not your neck. (When you pull your
are parallel to the floor, pause, then
shoulder blades back, your traps
push back up to the starting position.
should form a nice shelf for the bar.
Your knees should stay in line with
It shouldn’t hurt at all—if it does, it’s
your feet throughout the movement—
a sure sign you’re doing something
they shouldn’t splay out or pinch in.
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CABLE SEATED ROW
Works the upper back π Attach
a long, straight bar to the
straight and pull your shoulders back.
cable of a cable row machine and po-
π Pull
sition yourself in the machine. Grab
π Pause,
the bar with an overhand grip that’s
the bar to your abdomen. then slowly return to the
starting position.
just beyond shoulder-width. Sit up
Alternate #1: Barbell Bent-Over Row π Stand
with your feet shoulder-width apart and
your knees bent 15 to 30 degrees. Keep your torso straight with a slight arch in your back as you lean forward at the hips. Try to get your torso close to parallel to the floor. Grab the barbell off the floor with a false overhand grip (thumbs in line with the rest of your fingers) that’s slightly wider than shoulder width. Let the bar hang at arm’s length in front of you. π Retract
your shoulder blades to start pulling the
bar up to the lower part of your sternum (breastbone). Imagine that your arms are just along for the ride; otherwise, you’ll use them as the prime movers and get less of a workout for your middleback muscles. Pause at the top, with your chest sticking out toward the bar. Slowly return to the starting position. Try to keep your torso in the same position throughout the movement. That’s the purpose of the bent knees—they provide the suspension your torso needs to remain steady.
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Alternate #2: Dumbbell Bent-Over Row π Grab
a pair of dumbbells with an
underhand grip, and stand with your knees slightly bent. Bend over at the hips until your torso is almost parallel to the floor. Keep your lower back slightly arched. π Pull
the weights up until they’re
even with your lower rib cage and your elbows are higher than your torso. Keep your torso in the same position throughout, and maintain the slight bend in your knees.
DUMBBELL LUNGE
Works the quads π Grab
a pair of dumbbells
and hold them down at your sides. Stand with your feet hip-width apart. π Step
forward with your
nondominant leg (your left if you’re right-handed, your right if you’re left-handed) and lower your body until your front knee is bent 90 degrees and your other knee nearly touches the floor. Your front lower leg should be perpendicular to the floor, and your torso should remain upright. π Push
yourself back up to the
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Alternate: Barbell Lunge
a split-squat position. When your lead
π Take
leg is parallel to the floor with your
a shoulder-width stance and
rest the barbell across the trapezius
knee directly above your foot, push
muscles of your upper back.
yourself back up explosively to the
π Take
a large step forward with your
starting position.
nondominant leg as you descend into
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BARBELL CUBAN PRESS
Works the shoulders π Grab
the lightest barbell you have
(a 1-inch-diameter standard barbell, which weighs about 20 pounds, is
bar up to your chest until your upper arms are perpendicular to your torso. π Now rotate your arms
upward and
best; an Olympic EZ-curl bar, at
back, so the bar travels in front of your
25 pounds, is next best; a standard
face and over your head. Keep your
45-pound Olympic barbell is only for
elbows bent about 90 degrees through-
the strongest) with an overhand grip,
out this part of the movement.
your hands just beyond shoulder-
π Slowly
lower the bar by reversing the
width apart. Hold the bar at arm’s
motion—down and past your face,
length in front of your thighs.
then to your thighs.
π Start
the movement by pulling the
Alternate: Dumbbell Cuban Press Using a pair of dumbbells, follow the instructions for the Barbell Cuban Press, above.
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SEATED CALF RAISE
Works the calves
π Place
a step in front of a
bench, grab a pair of dumbbells, and sit down. Set the balls of both feet on the step, and place one dumbbell on each knee. Lower both heels as far as you can without touching the floor. π Push
off the balls of your feet
and lift your heels as high as you can. π Pause,
then repeat.
Alternate: Barbell Seated Calf Raise π Sit
at the end of a bench
with the balls of your feet on a step, a wooden block, or a couple of phone books about a foot in front of you. Put a towel or sweatshirt over the tops of your knees and rest a barbell across them. Hold it there with your hands. With your torso erect, allow your heels to drop as low as they’ll go. π Press
back up to the balls of your feet.
Pause, then return to the starting position.
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CRUNCH
Works the upper abs π Lie
on your back
on the floor, with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Place your hands behind your ears. π Raise
your head
and shoulders, and crunch your rib cage toward your pelvis. Pause, then slowly return to the starting position.
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CONTENTS
TOTAL BODY WORKOU T
The Intermediate/ Advanced Workout Do these total body workouts three
exercises. After completing all four
times each week. In weeks 1 through 4,
exercises, rest 90 seconds, and repeat
do 8 to 12 repetitions of each exercise in
one or two times, for a total of two or
a quad, with no rest between exercises.
three sets of each exercise. Then rest
In weeks 5 through 8, do 6 to 10 of each
90 seconds and begin the next quad.
exercise in a quad, with no rest between
BARB ELL SQUAT
Works the quads π Set
a bar on a squat rack and
step under it so the bar rests across your upper back. Pull your shoulders back as you grab the bar with an overhand grip. The bar should sit comfortably on your upper trapezius. Lift the bar off the rack and step back. Set your feet shoulderwidth apart, with your knees slightly bent, back straight, and eyes focused straight ahead. π Slowly
lower your body as if you were sit-
ting back into a chair, keeping your back in its natural alignment and lower legs nearly perpendicular to the floor. π When
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Alternate: Dumbbell Squat π Stand
holding two dumbbells at
your sides at arm’s length with your feet shoulder-width apart. Pull your shoulder blades back. π Bend
your knees and lower your
body as if you were sitting back into a chair. Stop when the tops of your thighs are parallel to the floor. The object is to keep your lower back in its naturally arched alignment and your knees from moving forward past your toes. Return to the starting position.
DUMBBELL INCLINE BENCH PRESS
Works the chest π Grab
a pair of dumbbells and lie on
shifts emphasis to your delts). Lift
your back on a bench set to an incline
the dumbbells up at arm’s length so
of 15 to 30 degrees (a steeper angle
they’re over your chin, and hold them with your palms turned toward your feet (thumbs facing each other). π Slowly
lower the weights to your up-
per chest, pause, then push them back up over your chin.
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Alternate: Barbell Incline Bench Press π Set
your incline bench to between
π Carefully
controlling the bar, lower
15 and 30 degrees. With your head,
it to within an inch or two of your
torso, and hips pressed to the bench
collarbone. Then press it up and very
and your feet flat on the floor, use a
slightly back so that it finishes above
full overhand grip that’s slightly wider
your chin.
than shoulder-width to hold the barbell at arm’s length above your chin.
BARBELL ROMANIAN DEADLIFT
Works the hamstrings and gluteals π Grab
the bar with an overhand grip that’s just beyond shoulder-
width. Stand holding the bar down at arm’s length and resting against the front of your thighs. Your feet should be shoulder-width apart, your knees slightly bent, and your eyes focused straight ahead. π Slowly
bend at the hips as you
lower the bar just below your knees. Don’t change the angle of your knees. Keep your head and chest up and your lower back flat or slightly arched. π Lift
your torso back to
the starting position, keeping the bar as close to your body as possible.
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Alternate: Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift π Stand
with your feet shoulder-width apart,
your knees slightly bent, and two dumbbells hanging down at arm’s length in front of your thighs. Retract your shoulder blades and pull in your stomach. π Bend
forward at the hips until the
weights are at about midshin level and your torso is as close to parallel to the floor as possible. Pause, then press your heels against the floor as you lift your torso back to the starting position. Keep your back slightly arched throughout the exercise.
PULLUP
Works the back π Hang
from a pullup
bar using an overhand grip that’s just beyond shoulder-width. Cross your ankles behind you. π Pull
yourself up as high
as you can—your chin should go over the bar. π Pause,
then slowly lower
yourself to the starting position.
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DIP
Works the triceps π Grab
the parallel bars on a dip station
and lift yourself so that your arms are fully extended. Bend your knees and cross your ankles behind you. π Slowly
lower your body by bending
your elbows until your upper arms are parallel to the floor. π Pause,
then push yourself
back to the starting position. Superset with chinups (do the exercises back to back; rest after completing a set of each). Note: Use
a weighted belt if you
can do more than the recommended repetitions.
Alternate #1: Barbell Close-Grip Bench Press Lie on a flat bench and grab the
and elbows. With straight arms, hold
barbell with a full, overhand grip
the bar over your chest.
π
that’s narrow enough (just less than
π Slowly
lower the bar until it almost
shoulder-width) to shift the emphasis
touches your lower chest. Pause, then
from your pecs to your triceps but not
press back up to the starting position.
so narrow as to strain your wrists
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Alternate #2: Dumbbell Close-Grip Bench Press π Grab
a pair of dumbbells with
a neutral grip, to maximize your triceps workload. Lie on a bench and extend both arms directly over your chest. π Lower
the weights straight
down toward your chest. (If you angle them outward, you’ll reduce the role of your triceps.) Bring your elbows past your sides and stop just before the weights touch your chest. π Pause,
then press back to the
starting position.
BARBELL LUNGE
Works the quads π Stand
holding a barbell across
the trapezius muscles of your upper back, your feet hip-width apart. π Step
forward with your
nondominant leg (your left if you’re right-handed, your right if left-handed), and lower your body until your front knee is bent 90 degrees and your other knee nearly touches the floor. Your front lower leg should be perpendicular to the floor, and your torso should remain upright. π Return
to the starting position as fast
as you can; repeat with your dominant leg. That’s one repetition.
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Alternate: Dumbbell Lunge π Stand
with your feet hip-width
apart, and hold two dumbbells at your sides. π Take
a bold stride forward, far
enough so that your front thigh ends up parallel to the floor with your knee over (not past) your toes. Quickly push back up to the starting position. π Alternate
legs, or finish
your reps with one leg before switching.
CABLE SEATED ROW
Works the upper back π Attach
a long, straight bar
to the cable of a cable row machine, and position yourself in the machine. Grab the bar with an overhand grip that’s just beyond shoulder-width. Sit up straight and pull your shoulders back. π Pull
the bar to your
abdomen. π Pause,
then slowly return
to the starting position.
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Alternate #1: Barbell Bent-Over Row π Stand
with your feet
shoulder-width apart and your knees bent 15 to 30 degrees. Keep your torso straight with a slight arch in your back as you lean forward at the hips. Try to get your torso close to parallel to the floor. Grab the barbell off the floor with a false overhand grip (thumbs in line with the rest of your fingers) that’s slightly wider
out for your middle-back muscles.
than shoulder width. Let the bar hang
Pause at the top, with your chest
at arm’s length in front of you.
sticking out toward the bar. Slowly
π Retract
your shoulder blades to start
return to the starting position. Try to
pulling the bar up to the lower part of
keep your torso in the same position
your sternum (breastbone). Imagine
throughout the movement. That’s the
that your arms are just along for the
purpose of the bent knees—they pro-
ride; otherwise, you’ll use them as the
vide the suspension your torso needs
prime movers and get less of a work-
to remain steady.
Alternate #2: Dumbbell Bent-Over Row π Grab
a pair of dumbbells with an
underhand grip, and stand with your knees slightly bent. Bend over at the hips until your torso is almost parallel to the floor. Keep your lower back slightly arched. π Pull
the weights up until they’re
even with your lower rib cage and your elbows are higher than your torso. Keep your torso in the same position throughout, and maintain the slight bend in your knees.
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HANGING LEG RAISE
Works the abs π Grasp
a chinup bar with an overhand
as possible by rounding your back
grip and hang from it at arm’s length,
and curling your hips toward your
with your knees slightly bent. If you
rib cage.
have elbow straps, hang from them. π Without
bending your legs any more,
π Pause,
then slowly lower your legs to
the starting position.
lift your knees as close to your chest
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CONTENTS
Beginner Workout Log Exercise
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
TRIAD A BARBELL BENCH PRESS
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL BENCH PRESS
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 DUMBBELL DEADLIFT
ALTERNATE: BARBELL DEADLIFT
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 LAT PULLDOWN
ALTERNATES: SWISS BALL EZ-CURL PULLOVER, DUMBBELL PULLOVER
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 TRIAD B LEG PRESS
ALTERNATES: DUMBBELL SQUAT, BARBELL SQUAT
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 CABLE SEATED ROW
ALTERNATES: BARBELL BENT-OVER ROW, DUMBBELL BENT-OVER ROW
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 DUMBBELL LUNGE
ALTERNATE: BARBELL LUNGE
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 TRIAD C BARBELL CUBAN PRESS
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL CUBAN PRESS
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 SEATED CALF RAISE
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 CRUNCH
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3
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ALTERNATE: BARBELL SEATED CALF RAISE
Exercise
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
TRIAD A BARBELL BENCH PRESS
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL BENCH PRESS
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 DUMBBELL DEADLIFT
ALTERNATE: BARBELL DEADLIFT
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 LAT PULLDOWN
ALTERNATES: SWISS BALL EZ-CURL PULLOVER, DUMBBELL PULLOVER
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 TRIAD B LEG PRESS
ALTERNATES: DUMBBELL SQUAT, BARBELL SQUAT
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 CABLE SEATED ROW
ALTERNATES: BARBELL BENT-OVER ROW, DUMBBELL BENT-OVER ROW
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 DUMBBELL LUNGE
ALTERNATE: BARBELL LUNGE
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 TRIAD C BARBELL CUBAN PRESS
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL CUBAN PRESS
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 SEATED CALF RAISE
ALTERNATE: BARBELL SEATED CALF RAISE
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 CRUNCH
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3
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Intermediate/Advanced Workout Log Exercise
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
QUAD A BARBELL SQUAT
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL SQUAT
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 DUMBBELL INCLINE BENCH PRESS
ALTERNATE: BARBELL INCLINE BENCH PRESS
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 BARBELL ROMANIAN DEADLIFT
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL ROMANIAN DEADLIFT
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 PULLUP
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 QUAD B DIP
ALTERNATES: BARBELL CLOSE-GRIP BENCH PRESS, DUMBBELL CLOSE-GRIP BENCH PRESS
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 BARBELL LUNGE
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL LUNGE
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 CABLE SEATED ROW
ALTERNATES: BARBELL BENT-OVER ROW, DUMBBELL BENT-OVER ROW
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 HANGING LEG RAISE
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3
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Exercise
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
QUAD A BARBELL SQUAT
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL SQUAT
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 DUMBBELL INCLINE BENCH PRESS
ALTERNATE: BARBELL INCLINE BENCH PRESS
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 BARBELL ROMANIAN DEADLIFT
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL ROMANIAN DEADLIFT
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 PULLUP
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 QUAD B DIP
ALTERNATES: BARBELL CLOSE-GRIP BENCH PRESS, DUMBBELL CLOSE-GRIP BENCH PRESS
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 BARBELL LUNGE
ALTERNATE: DUMBBELL LUNGE
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 CABLE SEATED ROW
ALTERNATES: BARBELL BENT-OVER ROW, DUMBBELL BENT-OVER ROW
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 HANGING LEG RAISE
SET 1 SET 2 SET 3
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