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21Apr/100

Method To The Madness Part 3

Day 3 begins with 4 sets of a superset for traps and shoulders.   Dumbbell Shrugs as said in part 1 are great for developing the upper traps, while upright rows build both the traps and shoulders.  I don't really do too many direct exercises for shoulder because they get a lot of work from doing chest and back and I don't want to over work them.  So 4 sets of a tri-set is all the shoulder really needs.  As you know the shoulder muscle has 3 heads and each lateral works a different head, so I tri-set front, side and bent over laterals to work the shoulder completely.  From there we move into supersets for biceps and triceps.  Barbell curls and skull crushers are both size builders and strength so supersetting them is a good idea.  Seated dumbbell curls and seated dumbbell extensions are great at building size.  Preacher curls and tricep rope pressdowns are refining muscles.  I haven't mentioned this yet but the reason I superset opposing muscles is because while the protagonist muscle works the antagonist muscle stretches so they work together to complete a movement.  Supersetting them is really the only way to work them thoroughly.





12Apr/100

New Workout Program

Day 1: Chest <> Back & Traps

4sets Incline Bench Press <>Pull Ups

4sets Decline Bench Press <> Dumbbell Deadlift

4sets Cable Cross Over <> Dumbbell Bent Over Row

3sets Shrugs <>Incline Shrugs

3sets Seated Shrugs <> Seated Reverse Lateral




Day 2: Legs & Calves

4sets Leg Extension <> Seated Leg Curl

4sets Squat <> Romaine Deadlift

4sets Hack Squat <> Lying Leg Curl

3sets Seated Calf Raise <> Standing Calf Raise

3sets Donkey Calf Raise <> Seated Calf Raise





Day 3: Traps, Shoulders & Arms

4sets Shrug <> Upright Row

4sets Front Lateral <> Side Lateral <> Bent Over Lateral

4sets Barbell Curl <> Skull Crushers

4sets Seated Dumbbell Curl <> Seated Dumbbell Extension

4sets Preacher Curl <> Triceps Rope Pressdown




Day 4: Chest <> Back & Abs

4sets Bench Press <> Bent Over Row

3sets Dumbbell Fly <> Medium Grip Pulldown

3sets Decline Dumbbell Fly <> Close Grip Seated Row

4sets Machine Crunch <> Double Crunch

4sets Side Crunches <> Roman Twist




Day 5: Legs, Calves & Forearms

4sets Leg Extension <> Lying Leg Curl

3sets Leg Press

3sets Front Squat <> Romain Deadlift

4sets Donkey Calf Raise <> Seated Calf Raise

4sets Cable Wrist Curl <> Wrist Twist




22Feb/100

March Workout, Diet & Supplement Regimen

WORKOUT:

Day 1: Shoulders and Triceps

3 Upright Row

3 Bent Over Lateral

3 Incline Dumbbell Lateral

3 Incline Dumbbell Shrug

3 Close Grip EZ Bar Press

3 Tricep Rope Pressdown

3 Drop Back Skull Crushers

3 Dips

3 Seated Calf Raise

Day 2: Quads and Biceps

3 Leg Extension

3 Hack Squat

3 Squat

3 Front Squat

3 Barbell Curl

3 Incline Dumbbell Curl

3 Preacher Curl

3 Cable Curl

3 Donkey Calf Raises

Day 3: Chest and Abs

3 Incline Dumbbell Press <superset> Incline Dumbbell Fly

3 Dumbbell Bench Press

3 Decline Bench Press

3 Seated Weighted Crunch

3 Hanging Knee Raise

3 Seated Weighted Side Crunch

3 Double Crunches

Day 4: Hamstring and Calves

3 Seated Hamstring Curl

3 Lying Hamstring Curl

3 Uni-Lateral Hamstring Curl

3 Romaine Deadlift

3 Seated Calf Raise

3 Donkey Calf Raise

3 Standing Calf Raise

3 Uni-Lateral Seated Calf Raise

3 Day 5: Back and Forearms

3 Wide Grip Lat Pulldown

3 Dumbbell Bent Over Row

3 Medium Grip Lat Pulldown

3 One Arm Dumbbell Row

3 Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown

3 Wrist Curl

3 Reverse Grip Wrist Curl

3 Seated Dumbbell Wrist Twist

DIET
Wake: 1 scoop whey protein in water
Meal 1: 6 whole eggs, 1 cup oatmeal, 1tbs olive oil
Meal 2: 8oz chicken breast, 2 cups green salad, 1 cup black olives
Meal 3: 6oz can tuna on whole weat bread
Meal 4: 8oz chicken breast, 1 cup brocoli, 1tbs olive oil
Meal 5: 10oz salmon, 2 cups green salad, 1 cup black olives
Meal 6: 2 scoops Casein Protein

PreWorkout: 1 scoops whey protein in water
PostWorkout: 2 scoops whey protein in water

SUPPLEMENTS
Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Protein
Optimum Nutrition 100% Casein Protein

NUTRILITE Double X

NUTRILITE Glucosamine-7

NUTRILITE Ocean Essentials

NUTRILITE Vision Health with Lutein

NUTRILITE Bio C Plus

NUTRILITE Milk Thistle





7Feb/100

MuscleTech “60 Seconds on Muscle” Branch Warren: Skull Crushers

Branch Warren explains his tips and techniques on skull crushers in this training video.
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1Jan/102

January Workout Routine

Day 1: Chest

4x8 Incline Dumbbell Press

4x10 Incline Dumbbell Fly

4x8 Bench Press

4x8 Dumbbell Shrug

Day 2: Back

3x3 Deadlift

4x8 Barbell Row

4x8 Dumbbell Row

4x8 Barbell Shrug

Day 3: Shoulders

4x8 Clean & Press

4x10 Dumbbell Side Lateral

4x10 Bent Over Dumbbell Lateral

4x8 Dumbbell Shrug

Day 4: Arms

3x10 Barbell Reverse Curl

3x10 Dumbbell Hammer Curl

3 Twenty Ones

3x8 Close Grip Press

3x8 Skull Crushers

3x8 Tricep Rope Pressdown

4x8 Barbell Shrug

Day 5: Legs

4x12 Leg Press

4x12 Squat

4 Walking The Lunges

4x25 Donkey Calf Raise

4x25 Seated Calf Raise

This January makes 3 years of training for me now.  I've accomplished a lot in a short period of time but I still have a long way to go.  My routine is still designed to build size.  I'm back to utilizing a 5 day split and my workouts are short yet very intense.  If you notice abs aren't in the program as usual I do them whenever I feel like because right now they are not a priority.





30Oct/090

New Training Program

Mon: Chest/Back

4 Bench Press

4 Incline Dumbbell Bench Press

4 Decline Bench Press

4 Lat Pulldown

4 Bent Over Barbell Row

4 Close Grip Pulldown

4 Barbell Shrug

 

Wed: Legs/Shoulders

4 Dumbbell Side Lateral

4 Seated Dumbbell Press

4 Bent Over Dumbbell Lateral

4 Leg Extension

4 Squat

4 Leg Press

4 Lying Leg Curl

4 Dumbbell Shrug

 

Fri: Arms

4 Drop Back Skull Crushers

4 Close Grip Press

4 Seated Dumbbell Extension

4 21s

4 Preacher Curl

4 Incline Hammer Curl

4 Smith Machine Shrug

 

I'm focusing on gaining size so that means workout harder but less and eat more.  I'm taking in about 4000+ calories per day mostly coming from complex carbs.  I'm alternating between calves and abs at the end of each workout and hitting a little bit of traps during each session.  Well on my way to reaching my goal of 225lbs.

 

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7Oct/090

New Workout Routine

Ok so now it's time to get big again.  So I'm going back to training like I did in the beginning. 

 

Day 1: Back

4 Lat Pulldown

4 Bent Over Barbell Row

4 Close Grip Pulldown

4 One Arm Dumbbell Row

4 Weighted Crunch

 

Day 2: Chest

4 Bench Press

4 Incline Dumbbell Bench Press

4 Decline Bench Press

4 Dumbbell Fly

4 Hanging Knee Raise

 

Day 3: Legs

4 Leg Extension

4 Squat

4 Leg Press

4 Lying Leg Curl

4 Donkey Calf Raise

4 Seated Calf Raise

4 Standing Calf Raise

 

Day 4: Shoulders

4 Dumbbell Side Lateral

4 Seated Dumbbell Press

4 Bent Over Dumbbell Lateral

4 Seated Dumbbell Shrug

4 Weighted Oblique Crunch

 

Day 5: Arms

4 Drop Back Skull Crushers

4 Close Grip Press

4 Seated Dumbbell Extension

4 Dumbbell Kickback

4 21s

4 Preacher Curl

4 Incline Hammer Curl

4 Reverse Grip Cable Curl

31Jul/091

August 2009 Training Regimen

Day 1: LEGS & CALVES

3 Leg Extension

3 Squat

3 Front Squat

3 Leg Press

3 Lying Leg Curl

3 Seated Calf Raise

3 Donkey Calf Raise

3 Standing Calf Raise

 

Day 2: CHEST & ABS

4 Incline Dumbbell Bench Press

4 Decline Bench Press

3 Incline Dumbbell Flye

3 Smith Machine Negitive Bench Press

4 Twisting Hanging Knee Raise

4 Standing Rope Crunch

3 Jack Knife

3 Side Jack Knife

 

Day 3: BACK

3 Pull Ups

3 Bent Over Barbell Row

3 Low Cable Rows

3 Wide Grip Pulldown

3 Reverse Grip Bent Over Barbell Row

3 Power Cleans

3 Bent Over Lateral Raise

3 Incline Dumbbell Shrug

3 Upright Row

 

Day 4: ARMS

3 Triceps Rope Pressdown

3 Skull Crushers

3 Close Grip Press

3 Dips

3 Reverse Grip Barbell Curl

3 Incline Hammer Curl

3 Reverse Grip Cable Curl

3 Rope Hammer Curl

 

 

Time to get big.  This regimen is designed to produce serious mass gains.  I'm focusing on my legs and back because they are the foundation so they get their own days and 15 sets of direct work.  I need to bring up my forearms so I do all bicep exercises in reverse or hammer grip.  Shoulders doesn't need a lot of specialized attention so they don't get a day.  However I did throw in a few shoulder exercises on back day.  Time to work on winning the INBF world championships and getting my WNBF pro card soon after.

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