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Routine #8
Sunday
- Rest
Monday
- Legs (Quadriceps and Hamstrings) and Calves
Tuesday
- Chest and Abdominals
Wednesday
- Back and Traps
Thursday
- Shoulders and Triceps
Friday
- Biceps and Abdominals
Saturday
- Rest
Monday
Legs
(Quadriceps and Hamstrings) and Calves
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Exercise
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Sets
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Reps
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Squats
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3
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4 to 6
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Leg Press
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2
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4 to 6
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Stiff Leg Dead Lifts
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2
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4 to 6
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Leg Curls
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1
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4 to 6
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Lunges
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1
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4 to 6
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Standing Calf Raise
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2
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6 to 8
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Seated Calf Raise
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2
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6 to 8
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Tuesday
Chest
and Abdominals
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Exercise
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Sets
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Reps
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Barbell Bench Press
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3
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4 to 6
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Incline Bench Press
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2
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4 to 6
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Decline Bench Press
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1
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4 to 6
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Weighted Cable Crunches
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2
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10 to 12
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Incline Crunches
(weighted)
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2
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8 to 10
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Wednesday
Back
and Traps
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Exercise
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Sets
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Reps
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Bent Over Rows
(In front)
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2
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4 to 6
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Close Grip Pull
Downs
(With a V-Bar)
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2
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4 to 6
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Pull-Ups
(add weight if needed)
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2
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4 to 6
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Cable Rows
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1
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4 to 6
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Deadlifts
(these are the powerlifting style of deadlifts)
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2
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6 to 8
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Barbell
Shrugs
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1
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4 to 6
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Thursday
Shoulders
and Triceps
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Exercise
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Sets
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Reps
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Dumbbell Press
(Palms facing in at
bottom of the movement
and rotated forward at the top.)
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2
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4 to 6
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Straight Bar Military Press
(In front)
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2
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4 to 6
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Dumbbell Side Laterals
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2
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6 to 8
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Bent Over Laterals
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1
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4 to 6
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Lying Tricep Presses
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2
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4 to 6
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Tricep Cable Press
Downs
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3
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4 to 6
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Seated Overhead Tricep Press
(Performed with one dumbbell behind the neck)
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2
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4 to 6
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Friday
Biceps
and Abdominals
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Exercise
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Sets
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Reps
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Straight Bar Curls
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3
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4 to 6
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Dumbbell Hammer Curls
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2
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4 to 6
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Curl Bar Curls
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2
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6
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Leg Lifts
(with added weight to ankles)
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2
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12 to 15
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Weighted Cable Crunches
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2
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8 to 10
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