Winter ‘05 Training Cycle
Monday: (Speed/ Repetition Bench)
1) Bench Press: Speed Bench or Wide Paused Bench Press
Speed Bench 8x3 w/ bands or chains
Wide Pause Bench Press (work to a heavy single or double, then do a drop set)
2) Standing Overhead Military or Push Press (military press heavy sets of 5, push press to singles)
3) Incline Dumbell Bench 2-3x10
4) Dips 2xfailure
5) Chest-supported Rows 3-4 sets
6) Rear/Side delts
7) Biceps (various curls, hammer curls, forearm work)
Tuesday: (ME Squat)
1) Squat Variation (max, then a drop set of approx. 5)
a. Low Box Squat (8-10”) w/ Safety Squat bar
b. Parallel Power Free Squat
c. High Box Squat w/ Regular Bar
2) Goodmorning Variation or Speed Pulls
3) Pull-throughs
4) Calves
4) Abs/ Obliques
Wednesday: (Back, Biceps)
1) Pull-ups
2) Barbell Rows
3) Biceps
Thursday: (ME Bench)
1) Raw Bench followed by Shirt Work, OR Reverse Band Press or Floor Press (w/ drop set)
2) Raw Board Presses w/ and w/o bands – 1-3rm
3) Raw Bench Press drop set (225+ to failure)
4) Dumbell Seated Overhead Press: 3x10
5) Lat Pulldowns: (3-4 sets)
6) Triceps Extensions and Tricep Pushdowns
7) Rear/Side Delts
Saturday: (Speed Squat/Deadlift/ Strongman)
1) Speed Squat or Suited Squat
• Speed work can be Olympic Squats, or Parallel squats with or without box)
2) Deadlift Variation:
Week 1: Deadlifts (3rm, then drop set)
Week 2: Reverse Band Deadlifts
Week 3: Negative Deadlifts, Box Deadlifts
3) Glute/Hams, Reverse hyper
4) Strongman: Tire/Sled/Stones
5) Abs/ Obliques/ Calves