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Official Body-for-LIFE Weight-Training Plan
  • Weight train intensely, three times per week on alternating days with aerobicWorkout exercise three times per week. Make sure to hit your "high points" during your workout.
  • Alternate training the major muscles of the upper and lower body.
  • Perform two exercises for each major muscle group of the upper body.
  • Select one exercise and conduct five sets with it, starting with a set of 12 reps, then increasing the weight and doing 10 reps, adding more weight and doing 8 reps, adding more weight for 6 reps. Then reduce the weight and do 12 reps. Immediately perform another set of 12 reps for that muscle group using the second selected exercise.
  • For each muscle group, rest for one minute between the first four sets. Then complete the final two sets with no rest in between, wait two minutes before moving on to your next muscle group, complete this pattern five times for the upper body training experience and four times for the lower body training experience.
  • Always plan your training before hand.
  • Record all your weightlifting exercised in a journal indicating the exercise selected and weight lifted.

Daily Training Guide
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Day 1 Upper Body Training Chest/Shoulders/Triceps/Back/Biceps
Day 2 Cardiovascular Workout  
Day 3 Lower Body and Abs Training Quads/Hamstrings/Calves/Abdominals
Day 4 Cardiovascular Workout  
Day 5 Upper Body Training Chest/Shoulders/Triceps/Back/Biceps
Day 6 Cardiovascular Workout  
Day 7 Rest  

Upper Body
Chest
Choose Exercise from List
Barbell Bench Presses
Barbell Incline Presses
Dumbbell Bench Presses
Dumbbell Incline Presses
Dumbbell Flyes
Cable Crossovers
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12
 
Back
Choose Exercise from List
Pull-Ups
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldowns
One-Arm Dumbbell Rows
Seated Cable Rows
Back Extensions
Straight Arm Pulldowns
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12
 
Shoulders
Choose Exercise from List
Seated Dumbbell Presses
Front Raises
Lateral Raises
Reverse Flyes
Upright Cable Rows
Upright Barbell Rows
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12
 
Biceps
Choose Exercise from List
Alternate Dumbbell Curls
Barbell Curls
Preacher Curls
Concentration Curls
Cable Curls
Hammer Curls
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12
 
Triceps
Choose Exercise from List
Seated Triceps Presses
Lying Triceps Presses
Triceps Kickbacks
Triceps Pushdowns
Cable Extensions
Bench Dips
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12
Lower Body
Quadriceps
Choose Exercise from List
Barbell Squats
Leg Presses
Leg Extensions
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12
 
Hamstrings
Choose Exercise from List
Dumbbell Lunges
Straight-Leg Deadlifts
Lying Leg Curls
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12
 
Calves
Choose Exercise from List
Seated Calf Raises
Standing Heel Raises
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12
 
Abs
Choose Exercise from List
Floor Crunches
Oblique Floor Crunches
Decline Crunches
Decline Oblique
Hanging Knee Raises
Reverse Crunches
Cable Crunches
Cable Oblique Crunches
Repetitions: x12, 10, x8, x6, x12, x12

 




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