Strength Pull w deadlifts (lower reps, higher weight) Day 2 Strength Push (lower reps, higher weight) Day 3 Legs (combination of low/high rep, high weight/low weight) I blast my legs once a week I do dedicated legs only once because I do a variation of deadlifts three times a week so I feel I have enough leg overlap. Day 4
Sets 1 Reps 20 Rest 60sec. Jump up to grip a pull-up bar with your hands shoulder-width apart and palms facing forwards. Tense your core to stop your body swaying and raise your legs together until they’re at least parallel with the floor. Use your core to lower your legs under control.
2 x 10-12 reps. Leg Press. 3 x 6-8 reps. DBell Stiff-legged deadlift. 2 x 12-15 reps. Leg Extensions. 2 x 15-20 reps. As you can see, in the beginner program, there are very few isolation exercises. The program focuses on the old-school basic mass movements such as deadlifts, squats and standing military press.
Once you’re able to do 8 reps in every set, increase the weight for the following workout. It’s a form of progression known as the double progression method. Here’s an example of how it might look in practice: Workout 1. Set 1: 100 pounds x 8 reps. Set 2: 100 pounds x 7 reps. Set 3: 100 pounds x 5 reps. Workout 2.
The workout below is one route you could take. It targets all of your major muscle groups in a traditional 3 day push, pull, legs split. When performing the exercises, you’ll want to utilize a weight that will fall into the 70-85% range of your 1 rep max. In between each set, utilize a 45-90 second rest period.
A 6 Day Push/Pull/Legs Split Sample. Unlike the 3 day variation, the 6 day variation allows for far greater freedom in workout emphasis, and can double the amount of training volume per week. One may note, for example, that in the following sample program the “Leg Day A” and “Leg Day B” workouts feature two different primary compound
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