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blueprint 2.0 famine phase workout question

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:19 pm
by m4l
Push/Pull routine, to be performed on alternating days. Pick 2-3 exercises per bodypart focusing on maximally depleting the muscle and all energy substrates therein:

Monday:
Legs, Back and Bi's with 2 minutes of rest between sets, 3 total sets for each movement in the 4-6 rep range. These should be structured as jump sets in thefollowing fashion.

Legs/Back
Squat OR leg press (feet close, high on platform) supersetted w/seated cable,Tbar or 1 arm dumbell rows
- Seated cable rows, Tbar rows or Dumbell rows supersetted with chin up or
pulldowns
*Care should be taken with the lower back and exercise selection planned
accordingly.

Biceps
- Biceps should be placed after legs/back.
- I suggest you pick 3 movements, 1 set of each: Standing barbell curls, incline dumbell and preacher curls
- 3 total sets with 2 minutes of rest between each. Select a weight that puts you in the 4-6 rep range
You say pick 2-3 exercises per bodypart, put there is only 3 sets of 4-6 reps for legs? This is what I'm reading for Monday:

3x4-6 reps superset: Squats + cable rows
3x4-6 reps superset: Dumbell rows + chinups/pulldowns
1x4-6 reps: standing barbell curls
1x4-6 reps: incline dumbell curls
1x4-6 reps: preacher curls

Just looking to clarify, thanks!

Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:16 am
by RobRegish
You've almost got it.

If looking to add more for the legs, recommend you superset squats with either Dimel deadlifts, leg curls or still legged deadlifts for an antagonistic pairing (the hams).

Do take care not to injure your lower back. It's for this reason I recommend the Ironmind or Spud hip belt squats. They are invaluable in certain situations, this being one of them.

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:34 pm
by gymrat53
Would it look like this:

3x4-6 reps Squats
supersetted
3x4-6 reps cable rows or db rows

Then Biceps

1x4-6 reps standing bb curls
1x4-6 reps incline db curls
1x4-6 reps preacher curls

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:20 pm
by RobRegish
There you go.

Nice work!