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Day 1: Legs
- Cardio:
- Deadlifts: 1 warm up set of 12 reps
- Deadlifts: 5 reps
- Stiff Leg Deadlifts: 5 reps
- Cleans: 5 reps
- Front Squats: 5 reps
- Push Press( to put weight behind head): 1 rep
- Squats: 5 reps
- Good Mornings: 5 reps
- Single Leg Bodyweight Squats (ex. shown with barbell): 1 set to failure on each leg
- Jumping Lunges: 1 set to failure (hold dumbbells/wear weight vest)
- Jump Squats: 1 set to failure (hold dumbbells/wear weight vest)
- Calves: Bodyweight Standing Calves: 1 set to failure (hold dumbbells/wear weight vest) Rest 90 seconds. Then move on to the next cycle.
- Tabata on the Stationary Bike: 20 sec on, 10 sec off. Repeat 8 times.
Barbell Complex: Means not letting the barbell touch the floor, meaning you do exercise after exercise till you finish the round.
My Review: I only completed 1 round, the reason for this is because I don't like doing stiff-leg deadlifts and good mornings because I have poor hamstring flexibility which hinders my form whilst doing these movements and will strain my lower back and in my line of work I have no time for injuries! After I finished the first round I changed the work out to
-10 reps of back squats
-10 reps of leg extensions
-Single leg squats to failure
-Walking lunges to failure
-Jump Squats to failure
-Calf raises to failure
I know I cut it down a lot but 12 overall sets to failure is more than enough to smash out a good workout, its fair to say my legs were sore for quite a few days after this workout! As for the actually 'GSP Leg Workout' I wouldn't do it again.
Day 2 - Pull & Abs
If you don't know what a pull workout is, it is comprised with exercises that uses pulling movements which target your back and biceps. The workout goes:
- Cardio:
- High Pull: 1 warm up set of 10-12 reps
- High Pull: 5 reps
- Pull-ups (Underhand Grip): 1 set to failure
- Medicine Ball Slams: 1 set to failure
- TRX Inverted Lateral Rows (Overhand Grip) or Smith Machine with legs elevated: 1 set to failure
- Single Arm Dumbbell Rows 1 set of 5-12 reps (to failure)
- Optional Bicep Curls 1 set to failure Rest 90 seconds. Then move on to the next cycle.
- Barbell Twists: 1 set to failure
- "Stir the Pot"*: 1 set to failure
- Leg Raises: 1 set to failure
- Tabata on the Rowing Machine: 20 sec on, 10 sec off. Repeat 8 times.
- Abs cycle should be done the same day as Upper Body Pull Cycle, but let your body recover before starting your Abs cycle.
My Review: It was a pretty good workout, I could of went on slamming the medicine ball for quite awhile so I decided to consider failure for that to be not getting too much height on the slam, I don't like barbell twist as I don't really feel too much tensions and feel is puts my shoulder in dislocation position, stirring the pot on the other hand was great it really targeted my core a lot more than I though it would! The whole sessions took me about 45 minutes.
Day 3: Push
- Cardio:
- Warm Up lift: Standing Push Press: 10-12 reps
- Standing Push Press: 5-8 reps to failure
- Dumbbell Chest Press: 1 drop set
- Standing Lateral Shoulder Flyes: 1 set to failure
- Triceps Extensions: 1 set to failure
- Push-ups: 1 set to failure
- Front Dips: 1 set to failure
- Rear Tricep Dips: 1 set to failure
- Push-ups: 1 set to failure
- Front Dips: 1 set to failure
- Rear Triceps Dips: 1 set to failure
- Tabata on the Stationary Bike: 20 sec on, 10 sec off. Repeat 8 times.
Rest 90 seconds and then move on to next cycle.
My Review: Awesome! I did this workout with a friend and it was killer! All those sets of failure from the dips and push ups absolutely killed my arms, especially my shoulders! In the third round I had to reduce the weight so much because my muscles for completely fatigued. I definitely felt my chest, shoulders and triceps for the next few days! Out of the three workouts this is by far my favorite which I would do again!
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