Sample Hypertrophy workout for Chest/Back. Each block is descriptive in theory and design. Goal for this session is to develop muscle in upper pulling and pushing muscles utilizing a 4Q warm up/ hypertrophy work/ followed by a UMT cool down to balance out stimulus provided.
AHHPS Week #5 Assignment Hypertrophy Chest/Back
Workout
Mechanical
LLT
LMT
ULT
UMT
GPR
GAR
LPR
LAR
HISS
HIIT
SISS
SIIT
Warm-Up Blocks
Workout Blocks
Working Block
Giant Set
x 3
Working back for Chest and Back Hypertrophy. Going for 3x each Giant Circuit with the last exercise of each set to failure. Starting with Chest and a traditional LLT, followed by a UMT, then to a LMT with a finisher of ULT Push ups. First 3 exercises are for 6 reps per set.
LLT
DB Bench Press
reps
6
weight_lbs
Tempo
3:1:3
reps
6
weight_lbs
Tempo
3:1:3
Set | Reps | Weight | Tempo |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | lbs | 3:1:3 |
2 | 6 | lbs | 3:1:3 |
3 | 6 | lbs | 3:1:3 |
UMT
Lizard Crawl
reps
6
weight_lbs
Tempo
controlled
reps
6
weight_lbs
Tempo
controlled
Set | Reps | Weight | Tempo |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | lbs | Controlled |
2 | 6 | lbs | Controlled |
3 | 6 | lbs | Controlled |
Back
Giant Set
x 3
4Q Giant Set for Back. Starting with a traditional LLT movement, then following into a TRX Rotational Row, then back to a ULT with a chin up and then a burnout set with LMT lateral band rows to provide some chaos to the nervous system