Work Out Programme Body Builder
Work Out Programme Body Builder
Work Out Programme Body Builder
This workout is a complete chest workout designed to hit all angles of your chest and spark some serious
chest growth. We are going to hit bottom chest, middle chest, upper chest, chest thickness and chest
width, while incorporating some epic intensifying techniques such as drop sets, forced negatives, restpause sets and FST-7 sets!
Remember that with ALL chest exercises, range of motion is absolutely VITAL! So ensure that you are
getting deep and stretching your pecs at the bottom of every rep, while squeezing at the top of each end
every rep.
This workout is a super high volume, heavy, intense chest workout will help you build a CHEST of
PEACE and make it real uncomfortable for you to lift your arms above your head for the rest of the
week Enjoy!
Exercise 1: Flat Dumbbell Bench Press
Without doubt, the flat bench press is one of the best mass building exercises for your chest it hits
primarily middle chest, but also involves upper and lower chest. Why are we choosing to use dumbbells
instead of a barbell in this workout? Its all about range of motion! Dumbbells allow you to come that
inch deeper and contract all the way through to the top of each rep, stimulating maximum muscle growth
so make sure you take advantage of this by getting FULL reps! Be sure to keep your elbows up towards
your head for maximum chest stimulation and to reduce the amount of triceps activation during this
exercise.
Set 1: Warm up set with light weight for 20 reps
Set 2: Warm up set with heavier weight for 15 Reps
Set 3: First working set. Use enough weight to cause failure between 8 10 reps
Set 4: Second working set. Increase weight to cause failure between 6 8 reps
Set 5: Third working set. Keep weight from set 4 and fail between 6 8 reps, then rest for 10 seconds,
then chase another 2 4 reps (rest-pause set)
Set 6: Fifth working set. Keep weight from set 4 and fail between 6 8 reps, then drop to half the weight
for another 12 reps, then drop to half the weight again for another 12 reps (double drop set)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Exercise 2: Decline Barbell Bench Press
Decline pressing movements hit your lower chest, but also involve quite a lot of tricep and deltoid
activation, so your mind/muscle connection on this exercise really needs to dial into those lower pecs.
Remember to lower the barbell to just below your nipple line, pause at the bottom of each rep and
explode up with as much power and control as possible.
Set 1: Warm up set with light weight for 15 reps
Set 2: First working set. Use enough weight to cause failure between 10 - 12 reps
Set 3: Second working set. Increase weight to cause failure between 8 - 10 reps
Set 4: Third working set. Increase weight to cause failure between 6 8 reps, then drop to half the weight
for another 12 reps, then completely strip the bar and have your training partner push down on the bar for
another 5 eccentric (negative) reps (forced negatives)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Exercise 3: Incline Dumbbell Bench Press
A lot of people struggle to develop their upper chest mostly due to the fact that they fail to correctly
stimulate it during training. For this reason, we are hitting it AFTER weve hit middle and lower chest
by this point of the workout there will be nothing left in your middle and lower chest to assist you with
this exercise so you are going to be FORCED to hit upper chest. The catch is that it will be real, real easy
to bring your deltoids into this movement, so make sure you keep your shoulders rotated back and flex
your traps to keep your deltoids OUT!
Set 1: Warm up set with light weight for 15 reps
Set 2: First working set. Use enough weight to cause failure between 8 10 reps
Set 3: Second working set. Increase weight to cause failure between 6 8 reps
Set 4: Third working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then rest for a count of 10,
then try for another 2 4 reps (rest-pause set)
Set 5: Fourth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then drop to half the
weight for another 12 reps (drop set)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Set 4: Third working set. Increase weight to cause failure on 8 reps, then rest for 10 seconds, and
chase another 4 reps (rest-pause set)
Set 5: Fourth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 - 8 reps, then get your
training partner to help you get the weight up on the concentric movement but control the
eccentric movement as long as you can. Repeat this for an extra 4 - 6 reps (negative reps). Then
drop the weight by half and punch out another 8 - 10 reps (drop set)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Exercise 4: Smith Machine Triceps Extensions + Close Grip Push Ups
(Body Weight)
By this stage of the workout your triceps will be so cooked you could stick a fork in them... but
we ain't done just yet! We've got one last superset to really crush those triceps!
For this superset we are using two very challenging bodyweight movements! For the first
movement simply set a smith machine at waist height, hands shoulder width apart and feet drawn
out from you in a push-up position. Keeping your elbows in, move your body forward aiming for
your head to move under the bar far enough to get a good stretch on the triceps and then extend
out. That is 1 rep. Continue this for as many reps as you can, then immediately bring your legs
closer to the bar and complete a close-grip push up, emphasizing the triceps for as many reps as
you can.
Set 1: Smith machine triceps extensions to failure, followed by close grip push ups to failure
Set 2: Repeat the same as previous set
Set 3: Repeat the same as previous set
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Set 5: Fourth working set. Keep weight from set 4 and fail on 8 reps wide grip, then hit reps to
failure with underhand grip, then drop the weight in half and get another 4 - 6 reps wide grip
+ reps to failure with underhand grip (drop set)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Exercise 5: Cable Bar Rows - Underhand Grip (FST-7)
Time to get LETHAL with our final exercise!
And the best way to get LETHAL is to drop some FST-7 (Fascia Stretch Training) in this bit$h!
Using a straight bar attachment, adjust the cable height to the lowest pulley possible and perform
the movement exactly as you would a barbell row. Make sure you give yourself enough room to
fully extend your arms and S-T-R-E-T-C-H out that COBRA Back.
Set 1: Warm up set with light weight for 20 reps
Set 2-8: Using a weight that you can comfortably get 12 reps with on your first set, complete 7
consecutive sets of 12 reps, taking 30 seconds rest between sets*
*During 30 seconds rest, hold onto a power rack with your arms outstretched whilst stretching
and flexing your lats
3:
Set
Third working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps
4:
Set Fourth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then
5: rest for a count of 5 ,then try for another 2 4 reps (rest-pause set)
Fifth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then drop
Set
to half the weight for another 12 reps, then drop to half the weight again for
6:
another 20 reps (double drop set)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Set
First working set. Use enough weight to cause failure between 8 10 reps
2:
Set
Second working set. Increase weight to cause failure between 6 8 reps
3:
Set
Third working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps
4:
Set Fourth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then
5: rest for a count of 5 ,then try for another 2 4 reps (rest-pause set)
Fifth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then drop
Set
to half the weight for another 12 reps, then drop to half the weight again for
6:
another 20 reps (double drop set)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Set
Warm up set with light weight for 20 reps
1:
Set
First working set. Use enough weight to cause failure between 8 10 reps
2:
Set
Second working set. Increase weight to cause failure between 6 8 reps
3:
Set
Third working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps
4:
Fourth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then
Set
have your training partner help you force out another 6 reps with good form
5:
(forced reps)
Fifth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then drop
Set to half the weight for another 12 reps, then drop to half the weight again for
6: another 20 rep, then drop to half the weight again and rep until you cant rep
any more! (triple drop exhaustion set)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Set 4: Second working set. Increase weight to cause failure between 6 8 reps
Set 5: Third working set. Keep weight from set 4 and fail between 6 8 reps, then use your nonworking leg to help you force out another 6 reps with good form (forced reps)
Set 6: Fifth working set. Keep weight from set 4 and fail between 6 8 reps, then drop to half the
weight for another 12 reps, then lock the safety in and do top-half partials for another 20 reps
(drop set to partials)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Exercise 2: Standing Calf Raises
If your gym doesnt have a standing calf machine, try this: head to the smith machine and use
20kg plates stacked on top of each other as steps underneath your feet. If your gym doesnt have
a smith machine, join a different gym.
Set 1: Warm up set with light weight for 20 reps
Set 2: First working set. Use enough weight to cause failure between 8 10 reps
Set 3: Second working set. Increase weight to cause failure between 6 8 reps
Set 4: Third working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps
Set 5: Fourth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then rest for a
count of 5, then try for another 2 4 reps (rest-pause set)
Set 6: Fifth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then drop to half the
weight for another 12 reps, then drop to half the weight again for another 20 reps (double drop
set)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Exercise 3: Leg Press Calf Raises
Make sure your legs are as straight as possible without locking out your knees. Once again,
ensure that you are stretching your calves at the bottom of each and every rep, pausing to allow
your Achilles tendon to relax, and then exploding right up onto your tip toes for a powerful
squeeze.
Set 1: Warm up set with light weight for 20 reps
Set 2: First working set. Use enough weight to cause failure between 8 10 reps
Set 3: Second working set. Increase weight to cause failure between 6 8 reps
Set 4: Third working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then rest for a
count of 5, then try for another 2 4 reps (rest-pause set)
Set 5: Fourth working set. Keep weight from set 3 and fail between 6 8 reps, then drop to half
the weight for another 12 reps (drop set)
*Rest 1 minute in between sets*
Exercise 4: Standing Calf Raises from the Floor
By this point of the workout, your calves will be completely hammered. If you have maintained
good range of movement in all of the preceding exercises, you should struggle to contract your
calves. So we are going to finish them off with some top half partial reps. Using the standing calf
machine or smith machine, contract as hard as you possibly can from the ground up onto your tip
toes.
Set 1: Warm up set with light weight for 20 reps
Set 2: First working set. Use the same weight that you used for your first set of standing calf
raises in exercise 2. Do 50 reps. You can rest pause as many times as you need, but DO NOT
take the weight off your shoulders.
Set 3: Repeat Set 2
*Rest 2-3 minutes in between sets*
Exercise 5: Leg Press Calf Burnouts
OK were almost done In exercise 5 we focused on completely fatiguing the top half of the
range of movement, in particular completely exhausting the gastrocnemius (the smaller of the 2
calf muscles). With this last exercise we are going to completely fatigue the bottom half of the
range of movement and crush the soleus.
To achieve this, you are going to need to put a slight bend in your knee; almost like you are
doing seated calf raises upside down on the leg press. Now let your calves stretch to the bottom
of each rep and explode up to the middle part of a typical rep.
Set 1: Warm up set with light weight for 20 reps
Set 2: First working set. Use the same weight that you used for your first set of leg press calf
raises in exercise 3. Do 50 reps. You can rest pause as many times as you need, but DO NOT
take rack the weight.
Set 3: Repeat Set 2
*Rest 2-3 minutes in between sets*
Set 1: Warm up with light weight for 20 reps on the lying hamstring curls then immediately grab
some light dumbbells and complete 20 reps of stiff legged dumbbell deadlifts.
Set 2: First working set. Increase weight so you can complete 15 reps for both exercises but not
to the point of failure. Complete your 15 lying hamstring curl reps, a good pump should be
forming, then immediately superset with 15 reps of stiff legged dumbbell deadlifts.
Set 3: Second working set. Increase weight so you can just complete 12 reps for both exercises,
not to failure yet but close. Complete 12 reps of lying hamstring curls then immediately complete
12 reps of stiff legged dumbbell deadlifts.
Set 4: Final working set. This is the BIG ONE. This is the set that counts!! Increase the weight
for both exercises again by the same amount you increased from set 2 to 3. Now perform as
many reps as possible of lying hamstring curls to and BEYOND the point of failure then
immediately stand, if you can, and perform as many reps as possible on stiff legged dumbbell
deadlifts. You may want to make sure you put on your TMJ Weight Lifting Belt to save that
lower back from giving up before your hamstrings do.
*Rest between sets is 45-60 seconds, or as long as your training partner takes*
Exercise 2: Seated Hamstring Curls Superset with Bulgarian Split
Squats
Lets keep this pace going with, yep you guessed it, another superset! Were just getting started
here!! Seated hamstring curls straight into some bulgarian split squats are really gonna get those
hammys BURNING!!
To set yourself up for a bulgarian split squat, all you need it a bench and some dumbbells. A
bulgarian split squat is very similar to a lunge but with your back leg/foot up resting on the bench
placed behind you. The further you place your leg in front of you and the bench, the more
emphasis there will be on your hamstring and glute tie in. Very important to make sure you only
use your front leg, placed on the ground to drive up and to control on the way down. Your leg
behind you/on the bench should do minimal work.
Set 1: Warm up with light weight for 20 reps on the seated hamstring curls then immediately
using just your bodyweight complete 20 reps of bulgarian split squats.
Set 2: First working set. Increase weight so you can complete 15 reps for both exercises but not
to the point of failure. Complete your 15 seated hamstring curl reps, a good pump should be
forming, then immediately superset with 15 reps of bulgarian split squats. We recommend using
your TMJ Lifting Straps here to help save your grip and so you can put more focus into your
balance for your split squats
Set 3: Second working set. Increase weight so you can just complete 12 reps for both exercises,
not to failure yet but close. Complete 12 reps of seated hamstring curls then immediately
complete 12 reps of bulgarian split squats.
Set 4: Final working set. This is the BIG ONE. This is the set that counts!! Increase the weight
for both exercises again by the same amount you increased from set 2 to 3. Now perform as
many reps as possible of seated hamstring curls to and BEYOND the point of failure then
immediately stand, if you can, and perform as many reps as possible on bulgarian split squats.
*Rest between sets is 45-60 seconds, or as long as your training partner takes*
Exercise 3: High Feet Leg Press Superset with Walking Bodyweight
Lunges
What better way to finish off then with a MASS building exercise supersetted with one of
everyone's least favourite exercises! To get the leg presses right, you have to have your feet super
high on the leg press plate pretty much so that your toes are hanging off the end. Ensure you
are coming as DEEP as possible with each and every rep and make sure that you push from your
heels. Feel free to place your hands on your hammys to feel them contracting BUT don't you
dare try to help them out!!
These lunges are the final burnout so NO RESTS or PAUSES between steps. However you are
going to perform a pulse at the bottom of each rep/step just to make sure we REALLY finish
them off. You only want to come up about of the rep, at most, before going back down and
then coming back up to the top and taking your next step. Just like with the bulgarian split
squats, we want out front leg to come out a bit further in front than you normally would to put
more emphasis on your hamstring and glute tie in.
Lets get straight into it people, NO Warm up required!!
Set 1: First working set. Pick a weight that you can complete 15 reps of high feet leg press.
Complete your first set of leg press, jump straight up and get 20 bodyweight lunges done. Each
lunge rep with a pulse (or rep) to increase the intensity!
Set 2: Second working set. Increase weight to cause failure at 12 reps of high feet leg press.
Complete your first set of leg press, jump straight up and get 22 bodyweight lunges done. Each
lunge rep with a pulse (or rep) to increase the intensity!
Set 3: Third working set. Increase weight to cause failure at 10 reps of high feet leg press.
Complete your first set of leg press, jump straight up and get 24 bodyweight lunges done. Each
lunge rep with a pulse (or rep) to increase the intensity!
Set 4: Final working set. Youre going to be feeling it. I MEAN FEELING IT. But the last set
will be worth it. Increase the weight for leg press again by the same amount you increased from
set 2 to 3. Now perform as many reps as possible of high feet leg press to and BEYOND the
point of failure then immediately stand, if you can, and perform as many walking lunges as
possible...BUT you have to get a minimum of 26! Remember, no rests or pauses!!
*Rest between sets is 30-45 seconds, or as long as your training partner takes*
There you have it, a total of three exercises containing four sets per exercise, SUPERSETTED,
making this workout a total of SIX exercises and a total of 24 SETS!