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Monday uesday Wednesday Tursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Week 1   Train

Day 1

Rest Recharge Train

Day 2

Rest Recharge Train

Day 3

Week 2   Rest Recharge Train

Day 4

Rest Recharge Train

Day 5

Rest

Week 3   Recharge Train

Day 6

Rest Recharge Train

Day 7

Rest Recharg

Week 4   Train

Day 8

Rest Recharge Train

Day 9

Rest Recharge Train

Day 10

Week 5   Rest Recharge Train

Day 11

Rest Recharge Train

Day 12

Rest

Week 6   Recharge Train

Day 13

Rest Recharge Train

Day 14

Rest Recharg

Week 7 Assess the program

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Week One

Monday: raining Day One

uesday: Rest

Wednesday: Recharge

Tursday: raining Day wo

Friday: Rest

Saturday: Recharge

Sunday: raining Day Tree

Beginning weight, Monday __________

Nutritional instructions:

Begin experimenting with three meals and multiple daily snacks—see page 51.

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WEEK ONE, MONDAY — RAINING DAY ONE DAE ____________________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then…Weight used Weight used

Easy weight, set o 5 Add weight, set o 5

 Add weight, set o 5 Add weight, set o 5

 Add weight, set o 5 Add weight, set o 5

Final weight, set o 5

Record this final weight _________

Bat Wings: esting weights

One-Arm Press: esting weights, starting with the weaker arm

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.Complex: Do three repetitions o each exercises. Add a little weight and repeat or a total o three

rounds. Record the weight used in each round.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3:

High-Rep Back Squats: One set o 30 with 95 pounds—i you’re lighter than 135, use an empty ba

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

_________________________________________________________________________

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

10-second holds est 1: est 2: est 3:

Record this final weight _________

2-3 reps each arm est 1: est 2: est 3:

Record this final weight _________

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WEEK ONE, UESDAY — RES DAE ______________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ______________________________________________________________

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▶ | ◀

WEEK ONE, WEDNESDAY — RECHARGE DAE ______________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choicesand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day.

__________________________________________________________________________

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ______________________________________________________________

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WEEK ONE, HURSDAY — RAINING DAY WO DAE _____________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… 2—3—5. With the weight rom the last workout, do:

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bat Wings: Using the weight rom Day One…

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then, use the weight rom Day One. Start on the weaker arm.

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do three repetitions o each exercises. Repeat or a total o five rounds. Add a little weig

afer the first three rounds. Te final weight is your starting weight next workout.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Round 5:

High-Rep Back Squats: See page 71 or weight instructions.

2 sets o 30 reps — Record your weights used here:___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

10 five-second holds with:

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WEEK ONE, FRIDAY — RES DAE ______________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

▶ | ◀

WEEK ONE, SAURDAY — RECHARGE DAE ______________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choicesand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ______________________________________________________________

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WEEK ONE, SUNDAY — RAINING DAY HREE DAE _____________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… 2—3—5. With the weight rom the last workout, do:Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

I all reps completed, next workout move up to:

Bat Wings: Using the weight rom Day One…

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then, use the weight rom Day One. Start on the weaker arm.

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

I all reps completed, next workout move up to:

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do five repetitions o each exercises. Repeat or a total o two rounds.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2:

High-Rep Back Squats: See page 73 or weight instructions.

2 sets o 30 reps — Record your weights used here:___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

10 five-second holds with:

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Week wo

Monday: Rest

uesday: Recharge

Wednesday: raining Day Four

Tursday: Rest

Friday: Recharge

Saturday: raining Day Five

Sunday: Rest

Beginning weight, Monday __________

Nutritional instructions:

Drink a protein shake beore going to bed—see page 51.

Program weaks:

Tere are only two workouts this week, but a lot o additional protein. Tis is an

important week to track moods and size gains.

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WEEK WO, MONDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

▶ | ◀

WEEK WO, UESDAY — RECHARGE DAE ____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choiceand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

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WEEK WO, WEDNESDAY — RAINING DAY FOUR DAE _______________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… 2—3—5. Ten, with the old weight rom last Sunday, do asmany as up to 10:

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

With the old weight rom last Sunday, do as many reps as 10

Bat Wings: Using the weight rom Day One…

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then, use the weight rom Day One. Start on the weaker arm.

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Finish all reps o each exercise beore moving on. Repeat or a total o three rounds.Use the weight you handled Sunday.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3:

High-Rep Back Squats: See page 75 or weight instructions.

3 sets o 30 reps — Record your weights used here:___________ | ___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Five 10-second holds with:

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WEEK WO, HURSDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

▶ | ◀

WEEK WO, FRIDAY — RECHARGE DAE _____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choicesand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

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WEEK WO, SAURDAY — RAINING DAY FIVE DAE _______________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… 2—3—5. With the new goal weight used last workout, do:Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bat Wings: Using a heavier weight this time… Really try to squeeze the shoulder blades together.

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then, use the weight rom Day One. Start on the weaker arm.

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do five repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o three rounds.Use the weight you handled last time.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3:

High-Rep Back Squats: See page 77-78 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here:___________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Five 5-second holds with:

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WEEK WO, SUNDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

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▶ | ◀

As we end week two, make note o what seems to be working or not working or you.

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Week Tree

Monday: Recharge

uesday: raining Day Six 

Wednesday: Rest

Tursday: Recharge

Friday: raining Day Seven

Saturday: Rest

Sunday: Recharge

Beginning weight, Monday __________

Nutritional instructions:

Add an additional scoop o protein just prior to training—see page 52.

Program weaks:

Tere are only two workouts this week, but a lot o additional protein. Tis, too, is

an important week to track moods and size gains.

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WEEK HREE, MONDAY — RECHARGE DAE ____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choiceand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Anything you tried and need to remember rom yesterday’s notes?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

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WEEK HREE, UESDAY — RAINING DAY SIX DAE _______________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… 2—3—5—10. With the new goal weight used last workout, do:Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little. Up to 10.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bat Wings: Using a heavier weight this time… Really try to squeeze the shoulder blades together.

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then, try to use a heavier weight. Start on the weaker arm.

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do five repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o five rounds. Use the weightyou handled last time i possible, but going lighter on the first and last set is also okay.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

High-Rep Back Squats to Fify : See page 80-81 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here:___________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Five 5-second holds with:

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Round 5:

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WEEK HREE, WEDNESDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

▶ | ◀

WEEK HREE, HURSDAY — RECHARGE DAE ____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choiceand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

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WEEK HREE, FRIDAY — RAINING DAY SEVEN DAE _______________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… It’s Max Doubles. We’re looking or two clean, heavy reps.Weight used

oday’s Max Double

Bat Wings: Using the same weight as last workout… Squeeze the shoulder blades together.

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then use the same weight as last time. Start on the weaker arm.Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do five repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o three rounds.

 Move the weight up each set.Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3:

High-Rep Back Squats: See page 83-84 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here: __________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________

__________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Five 10-second holds with:

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WEEK HREE, SAURDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

▶ | ◀

WEEK HREE, SUNDAY — RECHARGE DAE ____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choiceand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

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Week Four

Monday: raining Day Eight

uesday: Rest

Wednesday: Recharge

Tursday: raining Day Nine

Friday: Rest

Saturday: Recharge

Sunday: raining Day en

Beginning weight, Monday __________

Nutritional instructions:

Add five grams o creatine daily—see page 53.

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WEEK FOUR, MONDAY — RAINING DAY EIGH DAE _____________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… 5 sets o 2 reps with 20 pounds less than Friday’s Max Double.Weight used or 5 sets o 2 reps

Bat Wings: Using the same weight… or you can experiment with a heavier weight.

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then use the same weight as last time. Start on the weaker arWeight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do two repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o five rounds.

 Move the weight up each set.Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Round 5:

High-Rep Back Squats to Fify : See page 86-87 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here: __________ | ___________ | ___________ | _________

__________ | ___________ | ___________ | _________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Five 10-second holds with:

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WEEK FOUR, UESDAY — RES DAE ______________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

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▶ | ◀

WEEK FOUR, WEDNESDAY — RECHARGE DAE ______________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choicesand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day.

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ______________________________________________________________

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WEEK FOUR, HURSDAY — RAINING DAY NINE DAE _____________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… 5 sets o 3 reps with 20 pounds less than Friday’s Max Double.Weight used or 5 sets o 3 reps

Bat Wings: Using the same weight… or you can experiment with a heavier weight.

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then use the same weight as last time. Start on the weaker arWeight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do two repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o three rounds.Start with the weight you ended with on Monday, and move the weight up each set.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3:

High-Rep Back Squats: See page 89-90 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here: __________ | ___________ | ___________ | _________

__________ | ___________ | ___________ | _________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Five 10-second holds with:

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WEEK FOUR, FRIDAY — RES DAE ______________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ______________________________________________________________

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WEEK FOUR, SAURDAY — RECHARGE DAE ______________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choicesand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day.

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WEEK FOUR, SUNDAY — RAINING DAY EN DAE _____________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… using the weight rom the last two workout, two sets o 2—3—

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little. Up to 10.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bat Wings: Using a heavier weight.…

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then use the same weight as last time. Start on the weaker ar

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do two repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o five rounds.Use the heaviest weight rom Tursday.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Round 5:

High-Rep Back Squats to Fify : See page 92-93 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here: __________ | ___________ | ___________ | _________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Five 10-second holds with:

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Week Five

Monday: Rest

uesday: Recharge

Wednesday: raining Day Eleven

Tursday: Rest

Friday: Recharge

Saturday: raining Day welve

Sunday: Rest

Beginning weight, Monday __________

Nutritional instructions:

Add a two-scoop protein shake upon rising daily—see page 53.

Program weaks:I you are ollowing the tweaks exactly, today…beyond meals and snacks…you will

have five scoops o protein and some creatine. Let’s make some progress!

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WEEK FIVE, MONDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

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WEEK FIVE, UESDAY — RECHARGE DAE ____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choiceand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

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WEEK FIVE, WEDNESDAY — RAINING DAY ELEVEN DAE _______________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… It’s Max Doubles. We’re looking or two clean, heavy reps.

Weight used

oday’s Max Double

Bat Wings: Using a heavier weight.…

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then use the same weight as last time. Start on the weaker arm.

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do five repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o three rounds. Start with alighter weight on the first sent and try to match last workout’s weight on the final sets.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3:

High-Rep Back Squats to Fify : See page 95-96 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here: __________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Five 10-second holds with:

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WEEK FIVE, HURSDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

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WEEK FIVE, FRIDAY — RECHARGE DAE ____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choiceand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

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WEEK FIVE, SAURDAY — RAINING DAY WELVE DAE _______________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… 5 sets o 2 reps with 20 pounds less than Wednesday’s Max Double.

Bat Wings: Using a heavier weight.…

Five 5-10-second holds with:

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then use the same weight as last time. Start on the weaker arm.

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do three repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o three rounds.Use the heaviest weight you used Wednesday.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3:

High-Rep Back Squats to Fify : See page 98 -99 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here: __________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Weight used or 5 sets o 2 reps

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WEEK FIVE, SUNDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

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As we end week five with one week to go, take some time to reocus in order to end ully en-gaged. Make note o anything you think o that’s been holding you back, or that you’ve beenneglecting so you can fix them in the upcoming final week push.

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Week Six 

Monday: Recharge

uesday: raining Day Tirteen

Wednesday: Rest

Tursday: Recharge

Friday: raining Day Fourteen

Saturday: Rest

Sunday: Recharge

Beginning weight, Monday __________

Nutritional instructions:

Add a one-scoop protein drink afer finishing your workouts—see page 54.

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WEEK SIX, MONDAY — RECHARGE DAE _____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choiceand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

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Anything you need to remember rom yesterday’s notes to help make this week a success?

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WEEK SIX, UESDAY — RAINING DAY HIREEN DAE _______________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… 5 sets o 3 reps with the same weight as last Saturday.

Bat Wings: Using your normal weight.…

Five 10-second holds with:

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then try to move to a heavier weight. Start on the weaker arm.

Weight usedwo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do two repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o five rounds.

Use the heaviest weight you’ve used.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Round 5:

High-Rep Back Squats to Fify : See page 101-102 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here: __________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________

__________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Weight used or 5 sets o 3 reps

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WEEK SIX, WEDNESDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

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WEEK SIX, HURSDAY — RECHARGE DAE ____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choiceand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

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WEEK SIX, FRIDAY — RAINING DAY FOUREEN DAE _______________________

General warm-up ☐ Five minutes of gentle moving—get the blood flowing ☐ Foam rolling (middle back, IT band, hamstrings and hip flexors) ☐ Static stretches for hip flexors, hamstrings, upper back and hot spots ☐ Some easy swings, goblet squats and a few strides

Bench Press: Warm-ups then… see page 103 or your bench press choice.

Max Bench:_______________ or 

Bat Wings: Using your normal weight.…Five 10-second holds with:

One-Arm Press: Light warm-up, then try to stay with a heavier weight. Start on the weaker arm.

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

Bird Dog: Practice the movement on both sides, moving your knees closer together over time.

Complex: Do two repetitions o each exercise. Repeat or a total o three rounds.Use a moderate weight.

Row | Clean | Front Squat | Military Press | Back Squat | Good Morning

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3:

High-Rep Back Squats to Fify : See page 104-105 or weight AND set/rep instructions.

Record your weights and reps here: __________ | ___________ | ___________ | ___________

Cool-down: Record your personal cool-down plan o stretching or corrective exercises.

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Weight used

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little. Up to 10.

wo reps, rest a little. Tree reps, rest a little. Five reps, rest a little.

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WEEK SIX, SAURDAY — RES DAE ____________________________

Shop, organize, prepare ood

Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

Other thoughts ____________________________________________________________

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WEEK SIX, SUNDAY — RECHARGE DAE _____________________________

Your choice o 10-20 minutes o quality, low-intensity movement. Record your exercise choiceand movement quality discoveries, and remember to note things to work on next Recharge day

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Nutritional compliance (Y/N) _____ More protein _____ More fiber _____ More fish oil

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Week Seven

Assess the program

Beginning weight, Monday __________

Please review the assessment questions on page 54 beore Monday, definitelybeore deciding where to take your training this week. Use the ollowing pagesto make good notes on your thoughts o the past six weeks. Tis may not seemimportant to you today, but next year when you decide to try this program again,

 you’ll be very happy to have thorough notes on what worked and what did not.

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If you honestly look over the six weeks, what parts worked? Did one tweak do better than allthe others for you? It might not be a bad idea to order them up from…

Best to Worst 

_______________ Protein beore bed

_______________ Protein beore the workout

_______________ Creatine

_______________ Protein upon arising in the morning 

_______________ Protein afer the workout

Also, take some time to think through the workouts. Yes, they’re simple—

Four lifs (really only two)

One unchanging complex 

High-rep squats

If you made progress, how complex does your future training need to be?

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