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Chest

  1. Max weight for 5-6 negatives
    Strip off 25% for 10-12 reps
    Another 20% 15-20 reps

Biceps

  1. One rep with inner grip
    Partner one rep outer grip
    Work up to 7 reps each
    Switch grips and work down from 7
  1. Preacher bench
    4-6 negatives
    Rest 90 seconds
    4-6 reps for three sets
  1. Hang Ten
    8 reps plus 2 forced
    switch partner
    3-4 sets
    Repeat for Seated DB, Incline DB, concentration curls

Back

  1. Six slow heavy reps
    Hold for rest of 5 sec
    -Repeat 2x-

Triceps

  1. Rest Pause technique with overhead cable extensions
    5 sets of tricep rope press downs (2 for warm-up 3 working sets)
    8-10 reps for close-grip bench
    -superset 3x-
    Than do cable press to failure after

Quads

  1. High Volume
    Low intensity

Shoulders

  1. Drop sets with dumbbells
    Increase reps as weight drops
    3 drop sets than repeat 2x
    Than do Cable machine for 3 sets
    Last set rep it out with 2 forced reps
    Rest 10 sec. Rep it out with 2 forced

Abs

  1. 20-30 hanging leg raises
    Cable crunches 20-30 reps
    Crunches on floor to failure
    -tri set 2x more-

Hamstrings

  1. High volume little rest
  1. Leg-curl 12 reps holding at top for 3 sec.
    12 normal speed

Source: McGlashan, Lara. "Training on the Edge." Muscle and Fitness May 2005: 118-124.


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