THUNDER WEIGHT LIFTING
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PUSH PULL WORKOUT
If you do the same exercises every single workout you'll hit a muscle-building plateau and get mind-numbingly bored. That's why you need to start push/pull training. Not only will it help you develop big, powerful muscles, but the innovative exercises you'll do during the push/pull workouts below will make your training a damn sight more exciting, too. Push/pull training is as simple as it sounds: one session you work solely on 'pushing' muscles– chest, shoulders, and triceps – the next just on 'pulling' muscles – back and biceps.
'The push/pull workout below allows you to hit the major upper body muscles hard on days one and two before targeting your legs and core on day three,' says MF personal trainer Shaun Stafford. 'This gives each muscle group a full 48 hours off to recover and rebuild before being worked again.
'Splitting your sessions based on the different movements prevents the same muscle groups from being over trained, which can lead to injury. But because you'll be exclusively training specific muscles, you'll be able to hit the gym more. It's the best way to build more muscle and burn more fat.'
Day 1: Pull
Pull-ups 4 Sets 6 Reps
Bent-over rows 3 Sets 8 Reps
Barbell curls 3 Sets 10 Reps
Cable row 2 Sets 12 Reps
Lat pull-downs 1 Set 20 Reps
Day 2: Push
Bench presses 4 Sets 6 Reps
Decline b.presses 3 Sets 8 Reps
Incline b.presses 3 Sets 10 Reps
Shoulder presses 2 Sets 12 Reps
Clap press-ups 1 Set 15 Reps
Day 3: Legs/Abs
Deadlifts 4 Sets 6 Reps
Dumb-bell squats 3 Sets 8 Reps
Good Mornings 3 Sets 10 Reps
Jumping lunges 2 Sets 12 Reps (six each side)
Reverse crunches 1 Set 20 Reps
Rest for no more than 60 seconds between each set. Do the exercises in each set in one go with no rests.
Day 4: Rest then repeat.
If you do the same exercises every single workout you'll hit a muscle-building plateau and get mind-numbingly bored. That's why you need to start push/pull training. Not only will it help you develop big, powerful muscles, but the innovative exercises you'll do during the push/pull workouts below will make your training a damn sight more exciting, too. Push/pull training is as simple as it sounds: one session you work solely on 'pushing' muscles– chest, shoulders, and triceps – the next just on 'pulling' muscles – back and biceps.
'The push/pull workout below allows you to hit the major upper body muscles hard on days one and two before targeting your legs and core on day three,' says MF personal trainer Shaun Stafford. 'This gives each muscle group a full 48 hours off to recover and rebuild before being worked again.
'Splitting your sessions based on the different movements prevents the same muscle groups from being over trained, which can lead to injury. But because you'll be exclusively training specific muscles, you'll be able to hit the gym more. It's the best way to build more muscle and burn more fat.'
Day 1: Pull
Pull-ups 4 Sets 6 Reps
Bent-over rows 3 Sets 8 Reps
Barbell curls 3 Sets 10 Reps
Cable row 2 Sets 12 Reps
Lat pull-downs 1 Set 20 Reps
Day 2: Push
Bench presses 4 Sets 6 Reps
Decline b.presses 3 Sets 8 Reps
Incline b.presses 3 Sets 10 Reps
Shoulder presses 2 Sets 12 Reps
Clap press-ups 1 Set 15 Reps
Day 3: Legs/Abs
Deadlifts 4 Sets 6 Reps
Dumb-bell squats 3 Sets 8 Reps
Good Mornings 3 Sets 10 Reps
Jumping lunges 2 Sets 12 Reps (six each side)
Reverse crunches 1 Set 20 Reps
Rest for no more than 60 seconds between each set. Do the exercises in each set in one go with no rests.
Day 4: Rest then repeat.
MORE KILLER WORKOUTS
Click on the link below to watch a video on a Killer Pull workout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8cQLaLA_6M&feature=em-subs_digest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8cQLaLA_6M&feature=em-subs_digest