Max efforts upper body

A. Max-effort exercise - Work up to a max set of 3-5 reps in one of the following
exercises: 2 warm-up / 5 sets
 Bench press
 Incline barbell bench press
 Weighted chin-ups

B. Supplemental exercise (no rest after max-effort exercise) – 2 sets of max reps.
Weight you can perform 15-20 reps on the 1st set. Same weight for both sets and rest
3-4 minutes between sets.
 Flat DB bench press
 Incline DB bench press
 Barbell push-ups
 Chin-ups (don’t perform these if you chose to do weighted chin-ups first)

C. Horizontal pulling / rear delt superset. Perform 3-4 supersets of 8-12 reps of each
exercise. No rest.
Group 1:
 Barbell rows
 Seated cable rows
 Chest supported rows
Group 2:

 Rear delt flyes

 Scarecrows
 Face pulls
 Seated DB power cleans
 Band pull-aparts

D. Traps – perform 3-4 sets of 8-15 reps

 Barbell shrugs
 DB shrugs

E. Elbow flexor exercise – perform 3-4 sets of 8-15 reps

 Barbell curls
 DB curls
 Seated incline DB curls
 Hammer curls
Max efforts lower body
A. Max-effort exercise - Work up to a max set of 3-5 reps in one of the following
exercises: 2 warm-up / 5 sets
 Box squats
 Free squats
 Deadlifts

B. Unilateral movement – 3 sets of 6-12 reps:

 Bulgarian split squat
 Reverse lunge
 Step-up variation
 Walking lunges

C. Harmstring / posterior chain movement – 3 sets of 8-12 reps

 Pull-throughs
 Swiss ball leg curl
 Romanian deadlifts
 Hyperextensions

D. Ground-based, high rep abdominal circuit - 4 exercises perform 10-20 reps and go
through the circuit 2-3 times. Rest 1-2 minutes between circuits
 Sprinter sit-ups
 V-ups
 Toe touches
 Hip thrusts
Repetition upper body
E. Repetition exercise – perform 3 sets of max reps OR 4 sets of 12-15 reps – rest 90s:
 Flat or incline DB bench press
 Push-up variations
 Chin-up variations
 Barbell bench press (55% of 1RM)

F. Vertical pulling / rear delt superset. Perform 3-4 supersets of 8-12 reps of each
exercise. No rest.
Group 1:
 Lat pulldowns
 Chin-ups (don’t perform these if you chose chin-ups for your first exercise)
 Straight arm pulldowns
Group 2:

 Rear delt flyes

 Scarecrows
 Face pulls
 Seated DB power cleans
 Band pull-aparts

G. Medial delts – perform 4 sets of 8-12 reps

 DB lateral raises
 L-lateral raises
 Military press
 DB side press

H. Traps / arms superset – perform 3 sets of 8-10 reps

Group 1:
 DB shrugs
 Barbell shrugs
 Behind the back barbell shrugs
Group 2:

 Barbell curls
 DB curls
 Triceps pushdowns (15-25 reps)
 DB triceps extensions (10-15 reps)

I. Grip / Forearms arms

 DB holds 2-3 sets of max time or plate pinch gripping