I am currently finishing up a heavy bodybuilding routine I have been following for the past couple of months. At the completion of this current routine, I will begin another...one which will prepare me for the Florida Strongman Championships at the end of February.
January 4th:
Bench Taining/Chest -
Flat Bench:
Warm Up Sets - 135 lbs x 12, 10, 8...225 lbs x 5...275 lbs x 1
Working Sets - 325 lbs x 7...275 lbs x 12
Incline Bench:
Working Sets - 295 lbs x 4...245 lbs x 8
Decline Bench:
335 lbs x 3...225 lbs x 15
January 5th:
Front Squat Training (1st lower body training in about a month) -
Front Squats:
Up to 365 lbs
Assistance Work:
Leg Extensions - Entire Stack x 15 reps
Hamstring Curls - 3 sets x 15 reps
Front Squat Machine - 720 lbs (8 45s each side)
January 7th:
Assistance Back Work (Pull Downs, Pulley Rowes, Pull Ups, etc)
January 9th:
Dead Lift Training & Standing Presses -
Dead Lifts:
Up to 525 lbs x 5 reps
Standing Presses:
135 lbs, 225 lbs, 250 lbs, 275 lbs (Failed)
January 10th:
Biceps, Grip Training & Abs
January 11th:
Shoulders & Calves
January 13th:
Triceps & Traps -
Triceps: Close Grip Bench Presses - 275 lbs x 5 reps, Skull Crushers - 135 x 8,5, Overhead Extensions w/ 120 lbs Dumbbel x 10 reps
Traps: Upright Rowes, Shrugs
January 16th:
Deadlifts - 500 lbs x 10 reps (10th rep went 3/4 of the way up, but was not locked out)
& Abs Before Bed
January 17th:
Assistance Training for the Deadlift & Presses
January 21st:
Front Squats & Zercher Squats
...and Leg Extensions + light abdominal work before bed
January 22nd:
Presses -
(I just found out that the Viking Press has been replaced with an Incline Log Press at the competition, so my training today was much different than previous training for presses.)
Incline Bench:
295 lbs x 5, 275 lbs 8
Incline Dumbbel Presses w/ Parrallel Grip (emulating hand position in the log press)
Incline Push Presses w/ Smith Machine:
225 lbs, 275 lbs, 295 lbs, 315 lbs
January 25th:
DeadLifts, Hamstrings, Calves & Abs -
DeadLifts:
525 lbs x 5 reps
Hamstrings: Lying Hamstring Curls
Calves: Donkey Calf Raises & Seated Calf Raises
Abs: Crunch Machine
January 28th:
Incline Presses & Triceps -
Incline:
315 lbs x 3 reps, 275 lbs x 8 reps