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Set your 1RM weights
Day A
# |
exercise |
sets |
reps |
weight |
1 |
heavy squats (volume) |
4-5 |
6 |
|
heavy squats (intensity) |
3-4 |
3 |
- |
2 |
medium benchpress |
4 |
4 |
- |
3 |
light deadlifts |
4 |
4-5 |
|
Day B
# |
exercise |
sets |
reps |
weight |
1 |
heavy benchpress (volume) |
4-5 |
6 |
|
heavy benchpress (intensity) |
3-4 |
3 |
- |
2 |
light squats |
4 |
5-6 |
- |
3 |
medium deadlifts |
3-4 |
3 |
|
Day C
# |
exercise |
sets |
reps |
weight |
1 |
heavy deadlifts (volume) |
4-5 |
6 |
|
heavy deadlifts (intensity) |
3-4 |
3 |
- |
2 |
deadlifts from boxes |
3 |
3-4 |
- |
3 |
light benchpress |
4 |
6-8 |
- |
4 |
light squats |
3 |
5-6 |
- |
Notes
- A cycle consists of two weeks, each is either volume or intensity. It is recommended to start a cycle with a volume week.
- You can include som additional exercises (military press, pull ups, dips, abs, ...) in the end of every session.
- There are other famous routines; search for Ivanov, Korte, Sheiko.
- It's easy to print the results and keep it in your pocket.
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