Example Training Schedule

  • Monday: Legs
  • Tuesday: (cardio) & Abs
  • Wednesday: Back, biceps and triceps
  • Thursday: (cardio) & Abs
  • Friday: Chest and shoulders
  • Saturday: (cardio) & Abs
  • Sunday: Day off

I like to train heavy, with a weight that will allow me to finish the amount of reps I wish to do, and that forces me to do less reps in the later sets or to drop the weight in order to finish the reps that I want to accomplish.

Monday
Directions:
Choose 3 or 4 exercises that target the quads, 3 or 4 exercises for hamstrings and 1 exercise for calves for about 3 sets per exercise.

Suggestions:

Quads:
Leg extension (about 25 reps)
Seated or lying leg press (about 25 reps)
Lunges (about 15-20 steps per foot)
Regular / hack squat (about 20 reps)
Abductor & adductor (about 25 reps)

Hamstrings:
Seated leg curl (about 20 reps)
Standing 1 leg leg curl (about 20 reps)
Lying leg curls (about 20 reps)
Romanian deadlift (about 20 reps)

Calves:
Seated or standing calf raises (about 25 reps)


Wednesday
Directions:
Choose 3 or 4 exercises that target the back and 2-3 exercises for biceps as well as 2-3 exercises for triceps.

Suggestions:

Back:
Wide grip lateral pull down behind the neck (about 15 reps)
Wide or narrow grip front lateral pull down (about 15 reps)
Machine row (about 15-20 reps)
Dumbbell row (about 15 reps per side)
Wide grip pull ups (about 15 reps)

Biceps:
EZ-Bar curls (about 12-15 reps)
Concentration curl (about 12-15 reps)
Preacher curl (about 12-15 reps)
Machine bicep curl (about 12-15 reps)
Alternate dumbbell curl (about 12-15 reps)
Rope curl (about 12-15 reps)
T-bar curl (about 12-15 reps)

Triceps:
V-bar or rope press down (about 15 reps)
(One arm) triceps extension (about 15 reps per arm)
Machine triceps dip (about 15 reps)

Abs:
Stability ball (holding a weight) (about 20-25 reps)
Rope crunch (about 20-25 reps)
Hanging leg raise (about 15 reps)
Machine crunches for upper abs or preferably lower & upper abs (about 20-25 reps)


Friday
Directions:
Choose 3-4 exercises that target the chest and 3-4 exercises for shoulders.

Suggestions:

Chest:
Incline or straight dumbbell fly (about 15 reps)
Incline or straight dumbbell chest press (about 15 reps)
Machine chest press (about 15 reps)
Incline or straight bench press (about 15-20 reps)
Pullover (about 15 reps)
Cable cross (about 20-25 reps)
Decline push ups (about 20-25 reps)

Shoulders:
Dumbbell or barbell military press (about 15 reps)
Front lateral raises (about 15-20 reps)
Side lateral raises (about 15-20 reps)
Narrow or regular grip machine shoulder press (about 15 reps)
Seated bent over rear delt dumbbell flyes (about 20 reps)
Rear delt machine (about 20 reps)

*For The Advanced: Feel free to mix them up in supersets, drop sets, pyramid sets, etc.

1 comment:

  1. When you do deadlifts, your body probably has to use the vast majority of the muscles to do one rep. Adding variety to your workout routine will also help your muscles to grow instead of becoming stagnant as they quickly adjust to your regular core workoutroutine.

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