Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic A 5 day workout for strength Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]ImMarkG[/m] at 2:42 pm on Sep. 5, 2008[quote]Day 1 Chest/Tri's                            Sets     Reps -Incline (smith)             6       8-12 -Dumbbell Flatbench          6       8-12 -Decline bench               5       8-12 -Push ups (slow)             5       12-20 -One arm dumbbell ext.      4-5      8-12 (over head)       -Dips                        4       8-10     Day 2 Shoulders -Shrugs (smith machine)      5       8-12 -Military press (smith)      6       8-12 -Behind the neck press       6       8-12 -Lateral raises              4       8-12 -Barbell front raises        4       8-12 -Abs (crunches)              2        50 Day 3 Back -Lat pulldowns               5       8-12 -Front lat pulldowns         5       8-12         (straight arm) -Deadlifts                  4-5      4-8 -Bentover row                5       8-12 -Pullups                     2       10-15 -Abs (crunches)              2        50 Day 4 Legs -Hack squats                4-5      8-10 -Leg extensions             4-5      8-10 -Leg press                  4-5      8-10 -Standing calf raises       4-5      8-10 Day 5 Arms >Triceps -Overhead Dbell ext.        4-5      8-10 -Rope pulldowns             4-5      8-10 -Tricep (diamond) pushups    4       10-15 >Biceps -Cable one arm curls         4       8-10 -Dbell inside curls          4       8-10 -Barbell Curls               4       8-10 My friends dad made this for my friend and I and it works pretty well if you do it correctly. Just though I'd share it :)[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post ImMarkG Posted at 2:42 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Day 1 Chest/Tri's                            Sets     Reps -Incline (smith)             6       8-12 -Dumbbell Flatbench          6       8-12 -Decline bench               5       8-12 -Push ups (slow)             5       12-20 -One arm dumbbell ext.      4-5      8-12 (over head)       -Dips                        4       8-10     Day 2 Shoulders -Shrugs (smith machine)      5       8-12 -Military press (smith)      6       8-12 -Behind the neck press       6       8-12 -Lateral raises              4       8-12 -Barbell front raises        4       8-12 -Abs (crunches)              2        50 Day 3 Back -Lat pulldowns               5       8-12 -Front lat pulldowns         5       8-12         (straight arm) -Deadlifts                  4-5      4-8 -Bentover row                5       8-12 -Pullups                     2       10-15 -Abs (crunches)              2        50 Day 4 Legs -Hack squats                4-5      8-10 -Leg extensions             4-5      8-10 -Leg press                  4-5      8-10 -Standing calf raises       4-5      8-10 Day 5 Arms >Triceps -Overhead Dbell ext.        4-5      8-10 -Rope pulldowns             4-5      8-10 -Tricep (diamond) pushups    4       10-15 >Biceps -Cable one arm curls         4       8-10 -Dbell inside curls          4       8-10 -Barbell Curls               4       8-10 My friends dad made this for my friend and I and it works pretty well if you do it correctly. Just though I'd share it :)

Replies jamesc06 Posted at 5:49 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Quote: from ImMarkG at 5:29 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 How so?? that workout is a typical bunch of random exercise with typical "8-12" reps. 1.) If youre a beginner, your body isnt gonna have as high a work capacity. As a beginner, pretty much anything will get you stronger... for awhile. Other than an absolute beginner, if you want to gain any real strength, you need to be incorporating heavy loads in the 1-6 rep range. Lots of other factors, but if you want to get strong, youre not gonna do with with sets of 12.... not for very long. If your goal is strength, you dont focus on exercises like lateral raises. Big difference between a workout for a bodybuilder and one for strength. The base of your workout should be big, multi joint compound exercises, not small, isolation exercise. If you seriously want to get strong, education is key. If you want to get a good beginner's book for strength training, try one of Mark Rippetoes books. ImMarkG Posted at 5:29 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 How so?? jamesc06 Posted at 5:08 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 If youre a beginner, youre going to get high neural adaption from pretty much anything. For anyone but a beginner, that is a pretty shitty workout for strength ImMarkG Posted at 3:54 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Quote: from dnyuki at 2:56 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Isn't that a bit too much? Yea sorry I forgot to add he recommended doing 3 workouts from each day to do.. But I myself do all the workouts for that day dnyuki Posted at 2:56 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Isn't that a bit too much? tinkerbell15 Posted at 2:51 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 wow man hivemind Posted at 2:44 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 thats a pretty brutal workout....im going to try it. withacapitaln Posted at 2:43 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 jjno. madrascal32 Posted at 2:43 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 cool Giohughes Posted at 2:43 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 i wish i could read that but my mind doesn't read "exercise" All 10 previous replies displayed.