The following workout takes 40 minutes with a partner if you don't rest between sets. Great for putting on lean muscle mass and increasing strength fast. I usually charge a lot of money for this information. Let me know if you have any questions.
I put together a program that has been working great for me and everyone I have trained for years. Strength will increase week after week, and size usually goes hand in hand with strength increases if you're on a bulking diet. I find that a 4 week cycle is ideal, then I start over with heavier weights or change up my workout for a couple of weeks to shock the system.
There are five key elements to getting big and strong on this workout. They are:
1) Must train with a partner and at an extremely High Intensity!!) Must NOT deviate from the workout (do not do extra excercises, sets, or reps!! - - Must stretch and do cardio as prescribed).
3) Must follow pyramid of weights and reps. Natural Athletes decrease reps by 2 reps and increase weights by 5% each week. (You are not supposed to be able to complete the last rep of your first set without help from your spotter, and the last 2-3 reps of your second set without help). **(If you're taking AAS, you may need to increase your weights by 10% or more per week)**
4) Must be on a bulking diet (caloric surplus...no carb depleting...ex. 40% Carbs/40% Protein/20% Fat).
5) Must get 8 hours of uninterupted sleep per night.
WEEK 1
DAY 1 - Chest, Shoulders, Bi's, Tri's, Abs
Lower body warm-up on bike or treadmill for 5 min
Upper body warm-up with 2x10 Push-ups (I do 2 warm-up sets of bench presses)
Flat Bench Barbell 2x10x200 (Sets x Reps x Weight)
Behind the Neck Barbell 2x10
Flat Bench Dumbell Flyes 2x10
Side Lateral Dumbell Raises 2x10
Lying EZ Bar Tricep Extensions 2x10
Standing Barbell Bicep Curls 2x10
Incline Sit-ups 2xMax Reps
Stretching 5 minutes
DAY 2 - OFF
Warmup 5 minutes
Stretching 5 minutes
DAY 3 - Legs, Back, Forearms, Neck
Back Squats Barbell 2x20
Deadlifts Barbell 2x12
Lying Leg Curls 2x12
Lying Calf Raises 2x20
Weighted Pullups 2x12
Bent-over Rows 2x12
Wrist Curls Barbell 1xMax Reps
Reverse Wrist Curls Barbell 1xMax Reps
Neck 1xMax Reps (each direction)
Stretching 5 minutes
DAY 4 - OFF
Warmup 5 minutes
Stretching 5 minutes
DAY 5 - Chest, Shoulders, Bi's, Tri's, Abs
Lower body warm-up on bike or treadmill for 5 min
Upper body warm-up with 2x10 Push-ups (I do 2 warm-up sets of bench presses)
Incline Bench Barbell 2x10x185
Upright Rows 2x10
Weighted Dips 2x10
Standing Tricep Pushdowns 2x10
or Seated Overhead Dumbell Tricep 2x10
Seated Incline Double Bicep Curls 2x10
Decline Leg Raises 2xMax Reps
Stretching 5 minutes
DAY 6 - Rest
Warmup 5 minutes
10 minute Ab workout
Stretching 5 minutes
Day 7 - Rest
30 minutes of Low Heartrate Cardio
Stretching 15 minutes
WEEK 2
Repeat Week 1 decreasing reps by 2 reps and increasing weights by 5%
DAY 1 - Chest, Shoulders, Bi's, Tri's, Abs
Flat Bench Barbell 2x8x210 (Sets x Reps x Weight)