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Strength Training, Frequency: 3 Days Per Week M-w-f, Time: About 45-60 Minutes, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3

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16 STRENGTH TRAINING FREQUENCY: 3 DAYS PER WEEK (M-W-F) TIME: ABOUT 45-60 MINUTES This program is designed to emphasize overall strength development. This is an advanced routine to be used only after you have progressed from the advanced general conditioning routine and only after you have perfected your exercise techniques. Work each set to near exhaustion. If you can perform more than 5 to 8 reps, you should increase your resistance 5 lbs and decrease your reps to 5. Rest 60-120 seconds between each set and exercise. Focus on proper form. Tighten the muscle before you move, squeeze the muscle as you move, cramp the muscle at the point of full contraction, and resist the movement as you lower the weight. Move slowly on each rep. Use a pace that would allow you to stop the movement instantly at any point in the rep. Count two seconds up and four seconds down and work to fatigue during each set. Day 1 Body Part Chest Shoulders Exercise Bench Press Chest Fly Seated Shoulder Press Crossover Rear Delt Rows Shoulder Shrug Sets Reps 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 Day 2 Body Part Back Arms Exercise Seated Lat Row Seated Lat Pulldowns Biceps Curl Reverse Curl Triceps Pushdown Triceps Extension Sets Reps 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 Day 3 Body Part Legs Trunk Exercise Squat Leg Extension Leg Curl Standing Hip Extension Standing Low Back Extension Seated Abdominal Crunch Sets Reps 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8 2-4 5-8

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STRENGTH TRAINING
FREQUENCY: 3 DAYS PER WEEK (M-W-F)
TIME: ABOUT 45–60 MINUTES
This program is designed to emphasize overall strength development. This is an advanced routine to be used only after you have
progressed from the advanced general conditioning routine and only after you have perfected your exercise techniques. Work each
set to near exhaustion. If you can perform more than 5 to 8 reps, you should increase your resistance 5 lbs and decrease your reps
to 5. Rest 60–120 seconds between each set and exercise. Focus on proper form. Tighten the muscle before you move, squeeze the
muscle as you move, cramp the muscle at the point of full contraction, and resist the movement as you lower the weight. Move
slowly on each rep. Use a pace that would allow you to stop the movement instantly at any point in the rep. Count two seconds up
and four seconds down and work to fatigue during each set.
Body Part
Chest
Shoulders
Exercise
Bench Press
Chest Fly
Seated Shoulder Press
Crossover Rear Delt Rows
Shoulder Shrug
Sets
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4
Reps
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
Body Part
Back
Arms
Exercise
Seated Lat Row
Seated Lat Pulldowns
Biceps Curl
Reverse Curl
Triceps Pushdown
Triceps Extension
Sets
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4
Reps
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
Body Part
Legs
Trunk
Exercise
Squat
Leg Extension
Leg Curl
Standing Hip Extension
Standing Low Back Extension
Seated Abdominal Crunch
Sets
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4
2-4
Reps
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
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