Basement Bodybuilding
WEEKS 6-12
Training Split
Monday = Upper Body
Tuesday = Lower Body
Wednesday = OFF
Thursday = Upper Body
Friday = Lower Body
Weekends = OFF
Program Notes: A few changes are made during this phase. The workout frequency is increased to 4 times per week and each body part gets trained twice per week instead of only once. This obviously increases the total training volume and we know, training volume is one of the keys to stimulating hypertrophy (muscle growth). There’s a few “supersets” that are also incorporated into this program. Indicated by an “SS”, a superset means that you should move from one exercise immediately to the next without a rest interval.
Upper Body
| EXERCISE | SETS | REPS | REST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Dumbbell Press | 4 | 8-12 | (SS) |
| Bent Over Dumbbell Rolls (elbows in) | 4 | 8-12 | (SS) |
| Incline Dumbbell Press | 4 | 8-12 | (SS) |
| Bent Over Dumbbell Rows (elbows out) | 4 | 8-12 | (SS) |
| Overhead Dumbbell Press | 4 | 8-12 | 2 minutes |
| Easy Bar Curls | 4 | 8-12 | 2 minutes |
| Lying Triceps Extensions | 4 | 8-12 | 2 minutes |
Legs and Abs
| EXERCISE | SETS | REPS | REST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench Step Ups | 3 (per leg) | 12-15 | 2 minutes |
| Dumbbell Squats | 4 | 8-12 | 2 minutes |
| Dumbbell Lunges | 3 (per leg) | 8-12 | 2 minutes |
| Straight Leg Deadlifts w. Dumbbells | 4 | 8-12 | 2 minutes |
| Standing Calf Raises | 4 | Failure | 45 seconds |
| Seated Medicine Ball Twists | 3 | Failure | 1 minute |
| Seated Medicine Ball Twists | 3 | Failure | 1 minute |
| Duel Medicine Ball Crunch | 3 | Failure | 1 minute |

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