Monday 11th August 2008

7 a.m. - 7:58 a.m.

Back; Abs; Biceps

General Warm-up:

Face Pulls:

3 sets: 4 plates: 25 reps ea. set

Bent Lateral Raise: Executed laying face-down on an inclined bench

2 sets: 8 lb dumbbells: 25 reps ea.

Decline Sit-up:

3 sets: bodyweight: 15 reps ea.

Chins:

3 sets: bodyweight: 8 reps ea.

V-bar Pulldown:

Set 1: 8 plates: 15 reps
Set 2: 10 plates: 12 reps
Set 3: 12 plates: 10 reps

Behind-the-Neck Pulldown:

Set 1: 8 plates: 10 reps
Set 2: 8 plates: 10 reps
Set 3: 10 plates: 10 reps

One-arm Dumbbell Row: Elbows out… so as to mimic a bent-over Barbell row’s muscle recruitment

Set 1: 60 lb dumbbell: 10 reps ea.
Set 2: 80 lb dumbbell: 10 reps ea.
Set 3: 80 lb dumbbell: 10 reps ea.

Straight-arm Dumbbell Pullover:

3 sets: 60 lb dumbbell: 10 reps ea.

Seated Dumbbell Hammer Curl:

Set 1: 25 lb dumbbells: 15 reps
Set 2: 25 lb dumbbells: 13 reps
Set 3: 25 lb dumbbells: 10 reps

One-arm Dumbbell Preacher:

Set 1: 20 lb dumbbell: 10 reps ea.
Set 2: 20 lb dumbbell: 8 reps ea. [early failure]
Set 3: 20 lb dumbbell: 10 reps ea.

-CNS