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GUARANTEEDBANNED SUBSTANCE FREE
CLEAN SUPPLEMENTS FOR EPIQ PERFORMANCE
GUARANTEEDBANNED SUBSTANCE FREE
CLEAN SUPPLEMENTS FOR EPIQ PERFORMANCE
CLEAN SUPPLEMENTS FOR EPIQ PERFORMANCE
SUPPLEMENT & TRAINING GUIDE
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EPIQ is a line of guaranteed clean, powerful, and effective supplements formulated for elite athletes who demand the highest quality for EPIQ performance. Designed to deliver hardcore results from hardcore training, the entire EPIQ line contains NO banned substances (WADA), NO undeclared ingredients, NO artificial colors, NO dyes, and NO harmful impurities just clean, cutting-edge key ingredients that are scientifically researched and backed by credible science to provide powerful results.
This official EPIQ Supplement and Training Guide is intended to educate you on this new, innovative line of clean supplements, as well as the best training tips to help you push your performance to legendary levels and achieve the physique you want.
CLEAN IS POWERFUL
FREE OF BANNED SUBSTANCES (WADA)
NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS OR DYES
FREE OF HARMFUL IMPURITIES
FREE OF UNDECLARED INGREDIENTS
DEVELOPED WITH SCIENTIFICALLY RESEARCHED KEY INGREDIENTS
MADE IN THE U.S.A. FROM INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC INGREDIENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Stacking GuideHow Should I Stack My EPIQ Products? 2
The EPIQ LineEPIQ POWER Pre-Training Amplifier 3EPIQ ISOLATE Rapid & Sustained-Release Protein Isolate 4EPIQ TEST Powerful Testosterone Amplifier 5EPIQ STRENGTH Concentrated Creatine Formula 6EPIQ HARDENING Lean Muscle Hardening Formula 7EPIQ MUSCLE STACK Ultimate Lean Muscle Hardening System 8
Training Guides The Alpha Training SystemPhase 1: Strength & Power 9Phase 2: Hypertrophy 14Phase 3: Speed & Pump Phase 20Performance Tests W.O.D. Challenges 26
Nutrition GuidesOverview The Ripped Meal Plan 29Meal Construction 30Meal Plan Schedule Logs 31Post-Workout Nutrition 33
Training ChartsThe Alpha Training System Log Charts 34High Intensity Training Principle Explanations 37
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? WHAT MAKES THE FORMULA EPIQ? Potent pump complex powered
by quercetin, beet root powder (as Beta vulgaris), grape seed extract, agmatine sulfate, and taurine.
Powerful energy-boosting blend supplies pure caffeine anhydrous for increased thermogenesis and energy and also delivers N-acetyl L-tyrosine.
Features a performance matrix with ultra-clean creatine HCl and CarnoSyn Beta-alanine for rapid, visible gains in muscular size, strength, and endurance.
Great-tasting drink that mixes clean and does not contain any artificial colors or dyes.
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Pre-Training AmplifierPOWER
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INGREDIENTS
Caffeine, N-acetyl L-tyrosine
Creatine HCl (1,500mg) Beta-alanine (as CarnoSyn), (1,000mg)
Taurine, Quercetin, Beet root powder, Grape seed extract, Agmatine sulfate
Energy-boosting blend (340mg)
Size and Strength Matrix (2,500mg)
Pump Forcer (1,210mg)
STACKING GUIDE
PRODUCT BENEFIT WHEN TO TAKESTACKS BEST WITH
Energy, Thermogenesis,
Pump, Muscle, Strength,
and Endurance
Before Workout
Recovery, Build Muscle
Between Meals,
Before & After
Workout
Delivers Natural Anabolic
Results Without the
Negative Effects
Afterwards NO PCT
Once Daily
Increase Strength and
Muscle Mass, Amplify
Muscle Recovery, and
Endurance
30 60 Minutes
Before Workout
Anti-Catabolic Effects
Once Daily or
Pre-Workout on
Training Days
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How Should I Stack My EPIQ Products?
Formulated for the most hardcore ath-letes, EPIQ POWER is a pre-training formula containing key ingredients that deliver extreme energy, focus, and thermogenesis, powerful muscle pumps, and rapid gains in muscle, strength, and endurance. Its made to electrify your mind and bring your body a major boost thatll help you push past your limits in the gym.
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?? WHAT MAKES THE FORMULA EPIQ? Delivers a precise dose of
boron shown in human clinical research on men to increase activity levels within the normal range in just 7 days.
Natural anabolic results without the negative side effects NO PCT.
Formulated with other well-known ingredients such as stinging nettle leaf, maca root, fenugreek seed, and beta-sitosterol.
No cycling required.
Just 1 pill a day, not 4 to 6 like other products.
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Rapid & Sustained-Release Protein Isolate
ISOLATETM
Engineered for improved muscle growth and recovery, EPIQ ISOLATE contains only 100% isolate proteins, including fast-acting whey protein isolate and sustained-release milk and casein protein isolates, which are all low in fat and contain zero grams of sugar. Whether youre a hardcore athlete, weekend warrior, or daily grinder in the gym, consuming a daily ultra-clean protein powder like EPIQ ISOLATE is vital for taking your performance to the next level.
INGREDIENTS
Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate, Isolate-Grade Calcium Caseinate
Taurine, Glycine, L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine, L-Carnitine L-Tartrate
Papain, Amylase
Isolate Protein Blend
Protein Synthesis & Recovery Blend
Digestive Enzyme Blend
Powerful AmplifierTEST
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INGREDIENTS
Tribulus fruit extract (350mg), Boron citrate (200mg), Maca root (100mg), Stinging nettle leaf extract (100mg), Phytosterols (supplying beta-sitosterol) (50mg), Fenugreek seed extract (50mg), Safed musli tuber extract (50mg)
Test Androgenic Matrix (900mg)
This powerful formula is designed to work with your body for that added edge you need. The key ingredient in the clean, powerful formula is scientifically backed, delivering natural anabolic results without the negative effects afterwards NO PCT. Unlike other products where you have to take 4 to 6 capsules a day, the potent and clean EPIQ TEST formula delivers results with just 1 pill a day.
WHAT MAKES THE FORMULA EPIQ? Ultra-clean protein from 100%
whey, milk isolate and isolate-grade calcium caseinate.
Formulated with a digestive enzyme matrix.
Delicious, great-tasting shake that is low in fat and contains zero grams of sugar.
No artificial colors or additives.
ADAPTIVE DOSING PROTOCOLSerious Athletes & Weight Trainers 3 Scoops Active Adults 1 Scoop
60g 4.5g 3g 9g 300mgPROTEIN FAT SUGAR CARBS DIGESTIVE ENZYMES
20g 1.5g 1g 3g 100mgPROTEIN FAT SUGAR CARBS DIGESTIVE ENZYMES
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HARDENING
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Lean Muscle Hardening Formula
Rock-solid muscle is the goal of every hardcore athlete that wants to gain an edge. This ultra-clean formula delivers powerful results with just 1 capsule daily. EPIQ HARDENING enhances nitric oxide status for rock-hard muscles.
Concentrated Creatine Formula
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EPIQ STRENGTH is all about making you bigger and stronger than ever. This concentrated formula uses a micro-dos-ing protocol to deliver a highly potent combination of Creatine HCl and the performance-enhancing Beta-alanine compound. Together, the formula rapidly increases strength.
WHAT MAKES THE FORMULA EPIQ? Creatine HCI is a unique form of
concentrated creatine that mixes easily, requires no loading and does not cause stomach bloat.
Carnosyn Beta-alanine was added to the formula to increase muscle carnosine concentration. Together with creatine HCl, this improves workout performance for better results.
Great-tasting drink that mixes clean and does not contain any artificial color or dyes.
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INGREDIENTS
Creatine HCl (750mg), Beta-alanine (250mg) Muscle Building Blend (1,000mg)
INGREDIENTS
Withania somnifera (250mg), Prunella vulgaris (supplying Urosolic acid (100mg), betulunic acid, oleanolic acid, delphinidin), Quercetin, Symplocos racemosa
Research published in the journal Nutrition shows that zinc can help maintain optimal production of testosterone.1 Testosterone is critical to building muscle, boosting strength, and enhancing performance.
Hardening Matrix (692mg)
Zinc (as zinc gluconate) (30mg)
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WHAT MAKES THE FORMULA EPIQ? Clinical dose of Quercetin enhances
nitric oxide status. This can increase bloodflow while training for extreme muscle hardness.
Clinical dose of Withania somnifera provides anti-catabolic effects.
Also contains Ursolic acid (100mg) and Symplocos racemosa bark, making it the complete muscle hardening formula.
Just 1 pill a day other products can make you take up to 4 or more pills a day.
1 Prasad et al., 1996. Zinc status and serum testosterone levels of healthy adults. Nutrition. May;12(5):344-8.
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Ultimate Lean Muscle Hardening System
MUSCLESTACK
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EPIQ MUSCLE STACK is a powerful 60-day system that combines two po-tent products, EPIQ TEST and EPIQ HARDENING, to deliver dramatic re-sults. EPIQ TEST helps push your bodys environment into a superior mode. By adding EPIQ HARDENING into the equation, it supports the pro-cess of training for rock-hard muscles through improvement of the bodys nitric oxide status. This formula also provides anti-catabolic effects. Most importantly, this system is guaranteed clean and free of harmful impurities, and is easy to stack at only 2 conve-nient pills a day!
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The Alpha Training System Speed, power, strength, and size. Theyre the foundation to create a dominant athlete in any sport or on any stage. Otherwise known as the Alpha. The one that stands out, gets noticed, and dictates the pace and flow of whatever he does. In this chapter, were providing you with a complete 10-week, periodized training plan that you can use to crank up your strength, power, speed, and size to take your physique and athletic performance to the next level what were calling the Alpha level.
ALPHA SYSTEM CREATOR:
Sean Tierney B.A. (Kinesiology & Health Science) Transformation CoachSports NutritionistPersonal Trainer Specialist
With over 14 years of industry experi-ence, Sean has worked with all types of athletes including bodybuilders, MMA fighters, Crossfit and performance sports athletes as well as action movie actors. He has completed hundreds of successful transformations that have appeared in fit-ness magazines and online, which speaks for his knowledge of effective training and nutritional techniques and his ability to address individual client needs to reach a goal. He is also a two-time bodybuild-ing champion, known for his consistently shredded conditioning.
The Alpha Training SystemPhase 1: Strength & Power
WHAT MAKES THE FORMULA EPIQ? Powerful combination of
two potent, clinically dosed products that deliver dramatic results.
EPIQ TEST Delivers a precise dose of
boron.
Natural anabolic results without the negative side effects NO PCT.
EPIQ HARDENING Clinical dose of Quercetin
enhances nitric oxide status to increase bloodflow while training for extreme muscle hardness.
Clinical dose of Withania somnifera provides anti-catabolic effects.
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PHASE 1Strength & Power (4 WEEKS)
At some point, every athlete will have to man up and face facts if you want to grow, get stronger and improve your physique theres no avoiding the big compound lifts and moving heavy ass weight. What better way to address this hard iron truth than to kick-start the Alpha Training System with 4 weeks of
a strength and power phase. Were talking about the big three squats, deadlifts, and bench presses, plus a bunch of other heavy compound movements thrown in to hit all the major muscle groups twice each week. The strength phase utilizes the principle of progressive overload to increase strength adding weight in small increments to each of your lifts over the 4 weeks. Even if its just 5 or 10 pounds that youre adding to the bar from workout to workout, the key element of this phase is to log your lifts and walk into that gym hell bent on one simple objective break a strength record from the previous lift with strict form. It can be tempting to
Rest Between Sets: Full, 2-3 minutes recovery to
allow for adequate ATP-PC regeneration, 2 minutes for small muscle groups, 3 minutes for large muscle groups.
Rep Speed: Controlled movements with
continuous tension, minimal momentum, and strict form.
TRAINING REMINDER
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Pre-Workout Warm-Up: Do a 10-minute HIIT warm-up on the treadmill:
0:00 3:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Progressively Faster
3:01 3:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
3:46 5:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Recovery
5:01 5:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
5:46 7:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Recovery
7:01 7:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
7:46 10:00 MINS Walking 3.5 mph Recovery
START TRAINING!
Sets/Reps For Every Exercise Unless Otherwise Noted: Pyramiding up in weight for each successive set.SET 1 10 12 reps Warm up to establish the mind-muscle connection.
SET 2 8 10 reps Moderately heavy set taken just short of failure.
SET 3 6 8 reps Very heavy to failure. Break a previously set record.
SET 4 3 5 reps Very heavy to failure. With help of spotter, do 2 forced reps after failure.
SET 5 Drop Set 10 reps with 50% of weight on set 4.
*For weeks 2 to 4 logging charts, please go to pages 34 & 35
Post-Workout 1 serving of EPIQ ISOLATE
STRENGTH & POWER PHASE TIP: Get a training partner to help you
bang out a few forced reps at the end of a set and to keep you honest with a reality check when your technique starts to get questionable.
FLAT BARBELL PRESS
STRAIGHT BAR CURLS
MONDAY UPPER Bent-over barbell rows
(overhand grip) Incline barbell press Wide grip underhand cable
pulldown Flat barbell press Straight bar curls Overhead ez-bar extensions
(seated) or 1-dumbbell overhead extensions
let your form get sloppy to lift a new personal best. This is only cheating yourself and your results. Eventually, itll catch up with you in the form of knee and elbow joint pain, chronic back pain and other nagging injuries that will slow your progress and performance on game day.
THERES NO AVOIDING THE BIG COMPOUND LIFTS AND MOVING HEAVY ASS WEIGHT.
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EXERCISE 6-8 REP MAX 3-5 REP MAX BENT-OVER BARBELL ROWS
INCLINE BARBELL PRESS WIDE GRIP UNDERHAND CABLE PULLDOWN FLAT BARBELL PRESS
STRAIGHT BAR CURLS
OVERHEAD EZ-BAR EXTENSIONS
MONDAY UPPER LOG
SUPPLEMENT TIP:EPIQ STRENGTH Concentrated formula includes Creatine HCl and the performance-enhancing Beta-alanine compound to support results in the strength & power phase. Take it before every workout.
1 serving of EPIQ POWER 1 serving of EPIQ STRENGTH
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TUESDAY LOWER & CORE Leg press Barbell squats Lying leg curls Hanging leg raises 3 x 20-25 Heavy med ball woodchopper
3 x 20 (10 per side) Two different calf raises (optional)
3 x 15-20 reps each.
WEDNESDAY REST
THURSDAY UPPER Wide grip weighted chins Incline dumbbell press Bent-over barbell row
(underhand grip) Flat dumbbell press Ez-bar bicep curls Lying ez-bar tricep extensions
FRIDAY LOWER & CORE
One leg press Front barbell squat or Hack squat Seated leg curl Walking barbell lunges
20, 16, 10 reps total Hand to feet stability ball pass
3 x 20 reps Decline oblique twists 3 x 30 reps
SATURDAY REST
SUNDAY REST
PHASE 1Strength & Power (4 WEEKS)
PHASE 1Strength & Power (4 WEEKS)
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HEAVY MED BALL WOODCHOPPER
BARBELL SQUAT
EXERCISE 6-8 REP MAX 3-5 REP MAX WIDE GRIP WEIGHTED CHINS
INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS
BENT-OVER BARBELL ROW
FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS
EZ-BAR BICEP CURLS
LYING EZ-BAR TRICEP EXTENSIONS
THURSDAY UPPER LOG
EXERCISE 6-8 REP MAX 3-5 REP MAX ONE LEG PRESS
FRONT BARBELL SQUAT
SEATED LEG CURL
WALKING BARBELL LUNGES
STABILITY BALL PASS
DECLINE OBLIQUE TWISTS
FRIDAY LOWER & CORE LOG
Rest Between Sets: Full, 2-3 minutes recovery to
allow for adequate ATP-PC regeneration, 2 minutes for small muscle groups, 3 minutes for large muscle groups.
Rep Speed: Controlled movements with
continuous tension, minimal momentum, and strict form.
TRAINING REMINDER
Pre-Workout Warm-Up: Do a 10-minute HIIT warm-up on the treadmill:
0:00 3:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Progressively Faster
3:01 3:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
3:46 5:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Recovery
5:01 5:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
5:46 7:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Recovery
7:01 7:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
7:46 10:00 MINS Walking 3.5 mph Recovery
START TRAINING!
Sets/Reps For Every Exercise Unless Otherwise Noted: Pyramiding up in weight for each successive set.SET 1 10 12 reps Warm up to establish the mind-muscle connection.
SET 2 8 10 reps Moderately heavy set taken just short of failure.
SET 3 6 8 reps Very heavy to failure. Break a previously set record.
SET 4 3 5 reps Very heavy to failure. With help of spotter, do 2 forced reps after failure.
SET 5 Drop Set 10 reps with 50% of weight on set 4.
*For weeks 2 to 4 logging charts, please go to pages 34 & 35
Post-Workout 1 serving of EPIQ ISOLATE
1 serving of EPIQ POWER 1 serving of EPIQ STRENGTH
EXERCISE 6-8 REP MAX 3-5 REP MAX LEG PRESS
BARBELL SQUATS
LYING LEG CURLS
HANGING LEG RAISES
HEAVY MED BALL WOODCHOPPER
CALF RAISES
TUESDAY LOWER & CORE LOG
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The Alpha Training SystemPHASE 2: Hypertrophy (4 Weeks)
The previous 4 weeks of the strength and power phase laid the groundwork for the Alpha Training System. If youve put in the work, youre now stronger and
ready to translate those new strength gains into rock-solid muscle mass. After completing the first 4 weeks of this program, you may notice that youre not dramatically bigger as you may have thought you might have been, based on the poundages youve been tossing up in the gym. Thats because your body is adapting at the neurological level adaptations that cant necessarily be seen from the outside. Not to worry this is all part of the process. As you transition into this hypertrophy phase and train in a higher rep range and subject your muscles to a longer time under tension, your body will respond with increases in muscle size.
Dont get it confused, the hyper-trophy phase is no walk in the park. Youll still be working with lots of free weight movements, heavy poundag-es, and inflicting a great deal of stress onto your muscles. Youll be using an 8-12 rep range for upper body move-ments and 12-15 reps for lower body movements what we feel is typi-cally most conducive to muscle fiber hypertrophy. The difference now is that youre stronger, so you should be able to work with a slightly heavier weight in the hypertrophy range. The key is to select a weight that brings you to failure somewhere in the specified rep range (8-12 or 12-15)
using strict form and a controlled rep speed of 2-0-2 (up-top-down). Then, when you return to that specific ex-ercise in the following week, make it your goal to lift just a slightly heavier weight than your previous best, even if its just 5 or 10 pounds.
SUPPLEMENT TIP:Naturally enhance nitric oxide status for rock-hard muscle. Provides anti-catabolic effects. During this phase, incorporate the EPIQ MUSCLE STACK into your routine.
HYPERTROPHY PHASE TIP: Resist the urge to take long rest
intervals between sets. The goal for this phase is to subject your muscle fibers to a maximum amount of punishment and in this case, it means keeping your rest intervals to no more than 90 seconds.
AS YOU TRANSITION INTO THIS HYPERTROPHY PHASE AND
TRAIN IN A HIGHER REP RANGE, YOUR BODY WILL RESPOND WITH
INCREASES IN MUSCLE SIZE.
DONT GET IT CONFUSED, THE HYPERTROPHY PHASE IS NO WALK IN THE PARK.
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PHASE 2HYPERTROPHY (4 WEEKS)
PHASE 2HYPERTROPHY (4 WEEKS)
Rest Between Sets: 60-90 seconds.
Rep Speed: Quicker reps while focusing
on stretching and squeezing the muscle on every rep.
TRAINING REMINDER
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Pre-Workout Warm-Up: Do a 10 minute HIIT warm-up on the treadmill:
0:00 3:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Progressively Faster
3:01 3:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
3:46 5:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Recovery
5:01 5:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
5:46 7:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Recovery
7:01 7:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
7:46 10:00 MINS Walking 3.5 mph Recovery
START TRAINING!
Sets/Reps For Every Exercise Unless Otherwise Noted: Same weight on every set. Take every set to failure or very close to failure.
UPPER BODY 3 4 sets x 8 12 reps
LOWER BODY 3 4 sets x 12 15 reps
*Unless otherwise noted.
* For weeks 2 to 4 logging charts, please go to pages 35 & 36
Post-Workout 1 serving of EPIQ ISOLATE
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX BARBELL UNDERHAND ROW
FRONT CABLE PULLDOWN
T-BAR OR CORNER ROWS
CLOSE-GRIP CABLE PULLDOWNS
WEIGHTED BACK EXTENSIONS
MONDAY BACK
TUESDAY CHEST
Incline dumbbell press
Flat dumbbell press Incline cable flyes Decline dumbbell press
WEDNESDAY CORE & CALVES
Decline board leg raises
Weighted cable crunches Hanging windshield wipers Plank with feet on stability ball
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MONDAY BACK
Barbell underhand row
Front cable pulldowns T-bar or corner rows Close-grip cable pulldowns Weighted back extensions
BARBELL UNDERHAND ROW
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS
FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS
INCLINE CABLE FLYES
DECLINE DUMBBELL PRESS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX DECLINE BOARD LEG RAISES
WEIGHTED CABLE CRUNCHES
HANGING WINDSHIELD WIPERS
PLANK WITH FEET ON A STABILITY BALL
TUESDAY CHEST
WEDNESDAY CORE & CALVEST-BAR ROWS
1 serving of EPIQ POWER 1 serving of EPIQ STRENGTH
FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS
REMINDER:During this phase, incorporate the EPIQ LEAN MUSCLE STACK into your routine by taking 1 caplet of EPIQ TEST daily.
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EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX ONE ARM DUMBBELL SIDE LATERALS
DUMBBELL SHOULDER PRESS
SEATED REAR DELT RAISES
FRONT DUMBBELL RAISES
BARBELL SHRUGS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX CLOSE-GRIP BARBELL BENCH PRESS
STRAIGHT BARBELL CURLS
LYING DUMBBELL EXTENSIONS
TWISTING DUMBBELL CURLS
OVERHEAD DUMBBELL EXTENSION
DUMBBELL HAMMER CURLS
THURSDAY DELTS & TRAPS
FRIDAY ARMS
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THURSDAY DELTS & TRAPS
One arm dumbbell side laterals
Dumbbell shoulder press Seated rear delt raises Front dumbbell raises Barbell Shrugs
FRIDAY ARMS
* Perform exercises in a superset with tricep, then bicep
Close-grip barbell bench press
Straight barbell curls (wide grip) Lying dumbbell extensions
(palms in) Twisting dumbbell curls
(simultaneous) Overhead dumbbell extension
(one-arm)
Dumbbell hammer curls
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX LEG EXTENSIONS
LEG PRESS
SMITH MACHINE SQUATS
ONE LEG KNEELING LEG CURLS
THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALF RAISES
SATURDAY LEGS
SEATED CALF RAISES
ONE ARM DUMBBELL SIDE LATERALS
SATURDAY LEGS
Leg extensions
Leg press Smith machine squats One leg kneeling leg curls or
one leg lying leg curls
Three different types of calf raises 3 x 15 25 reps each
SUNDAY REST
PHASE 2HYPERTROPHY (4 WEEKS)
PHASE 2HYPERTROPHY (4 WEEKS)
REMINDER:During this phase, remember to take EPIQ TEST once a day.
UPPER BODY 3 4 sets x 8 12 reps
LOWER BODY 3 4 sets x 12 15 reps
*Unless otherwise noted.
* For weeks 2 to 4 logging charts, please go to pages 35 & 36
Post-Workout 1 serving of EPIQ ISOLATE
Sets/Reps For Every Exercise Unless Otherwise Noted: Same weight on every set. Take every set to failure or very close to failure.
Rest Between Sets: 60-90 seconds.
Rep Speed: Quicker reps while focusing
on stretching and squeezing the muscle on every rep.
TRAINING REMINDER
Pre-Workout Warm-Up: Do a 10 minute HIIT warm-up on the treadmill:
0:00 3:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Progressively Faster
3:01 3:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
3:46 5:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Recovery
5:01 5:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
5:46 7:00 MINS Walking 3.5-4.0 mph Recovery
7:01 7:45 MINS Sprint 8.0-10.0 mph (If Manageable)
7:46 10:00 MINS Walking 3.5 mph Recovery
START TRAINING!
1 serving of EPIQ POWER 1 serving of EPIQ STRENGTH
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The Alpha Training SystemPHASE 3: Speed & Pump Phase (2 Weeks)
Youve just finished 8 weeks of hardcore Alpha training, grinded through 4 weeks of strength and power lifting, and increased your strength
on the big movements. You survived 4 weeks of hypertrophy training and subjected your muscles to the stimulus needed for gains in size. Youre now ready for whats next. The final 2 weeks of the Alpha Training System will push your body and mind to the absolute limit and test even the most hardcore lifters. Think about this for a minute: most sets start to burn around 15 reps. Now imagine if you were to push past that, past the pain, past the thought of stopping, and banged out 10 more growth-inducing reps. Welcome to the world of Speed and Pump training. You might normally associate higher reps with toning because thats what the meathead in your gym
told you. Forget the bro science. High-er reps extend the time under tension on the muscle and have been shown to induce more muscle damage, produce more growth factors post-workout, and stimulate muscle growth through some other lesser known pathways. At the end of the day, muscle growth has more to do with the amount of effort youre putting into your sets and not what number of reps you did. If you
want to treat your high rep sets easy, then sure youll tone. We say lift the heaviest damn weight you can lift for 20-25 reps. The muscle pump youll ignite from this type of training is just incomparable.
Performance athletes will also benefit from the speed element of this train-ing phase. We recommend selecting a weight thats about 50-55% of your max on most of your sets and perform-ing explosive (but controlled) continu-ous reps to failure, while attempting
to maintain a speed of 1-0-1 (up-top-down). Youll come out of the speed and pump training phase looking fuller, harder, and your neurological system will be fully charged to repeat the 10-week training cycle again!
PUMP & SPEED TRAINING PHASE TIP: Increase your carbohydrate intake
during this 2-week period by about 75-150 grams per day depending on your bodyweight and carbohydrate metabolism. It will help fully load your muscle glycogen levels and help you power through the higher reps and even make you look a little harder in the process.
IMAGINE IF YOU WERE TO PUSH PAST THE PAIN, PAST
THE THOUGHT OF STOPPING, AND BANGED OUT 10 MORE GROWTH-INDUCING REPS.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SPEED AND PUMP TRAINING.
SUPPLEMENT TIP: EPIQ POWER includes a
powerful pump complex to prime your Phase 3 workouts, plus creatine HCl and beta-alanine for training performance.
EPIQ TEST delivers natural anabolic results without the negative effects afterwards.
THE MUSCLE PUMP YOULL IGNITE FROM THIS TYPE
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PHASE 3SPEED & PUMP PHASE (2 WEEKS)
Sets / Reps (unless otherwise noted): 3-4 sets of 20-25 reps taken close to failure.
Should start to burn after 17/18 reps.
Rest Between Sets: 60-90 seconds.
Rep Speed: Explosive reps while still focusing on the
mind-muscle connection. Maintain speed through the entire set of 1 up, 1 down.
*For weeks 2 logging chart, please go to page 37
Supplements: Pre-Workout EPIQ POWER EPIQ STRENGTH
Post-Workout EPIQ ISOLATE
Daily EPIQ TEST EPIQ HARDENING
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Incline Hammer Strength or Smith Machine press
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Sets / Reps (unless otherwise noted): 3-4 sets of 20-25 reps taken close to failure.
Should start to burn after 17/18 reps.
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Cable pressdown Ez-bar curls Lying ez-bar extension Reverse ez-bar curls
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EXERCISE 20-25 REP MAX LEG EXTENSIONS
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The Alpha Training System is not just about building high quality, ultra-lean muscle and filling out your shirts with more size. Its also about becoming stronger, faster, and more powerful to dominate any sport you play. To objectively gauge your strength, speed, and power while on the Alpha Training System, were providing you with a few hardcore Crossfit W.O.D.s (Workout of the Day) to use as routine performance tests throughout the 10 weeks. We suggest performing one of these workouts every 2 weeks on a day that you feel fresh and ready to tear it up. Do not combine one of these performance tests with one of the Alpha Training Workouts in the same session. Do it separately, either in the morning or on a day that is scheduled as a rest day.
COMPLETE? Y OR N TIME TO COMPLETE
FILTHY FIFTY FOR TIME:
50 box jump, 24 inch box
50 jumping pull-ups 50 Kettlebell swings,
1 pood (35 lbs.) Walking lunges, 50 steps
50 knee to elbows
50 push press, 45 pounds 50 back extensions 50 wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
50 burpees
50 double unders
PERFORMANCETEST #1
BOX JUMPSUPPLEMENT TIP:Before doing these W.O.D. Challenges, take a serving of EPIQ POWER 30-60 minutes prior for peak performance
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LINDALINDA PERFORM AS A CIRCUIT:
Deadlift 1.5 your bodyweight
Bench your bodyweight Power clean 75% of your
bodyweight For 10 reps, 9 reps, 8 reps, 7 reps,
6 reps, 5 reps, 4 reps, 3 reps, 2 reps, 1 repin the shortest amount of time possible.
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225 lbs deadlift for 6 reps
7 burpee pull-ups 10 KB swings, 2 poods (70 lbs.) Fast run, 200m
For AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) in 20 mins
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Overview The Ripped Meal Plan
There is no magic diet or quick fix nutritional trick that will get you looking ripped and muscular. Go ahead, test out every fad, gimmick diet out there, and youll come back to the inevitable truth. For 98% of us, we have to eat
frequent, small, clean, and nutritious meals to fuel training, feed muscles and starve fat. Training is the stimulus for muscle, growth and improving athletic performance, but its nutrition that is the foundation for recovery and progression on any training program. In other words, you cant out-train a bad diet. The Ripped Meal Plan is about making the right food choices, eating the right foods at the right time, and balanc-ing your macronutrients to maintain a ripped and muscular
physique. Were not saying its going to be easy. If eating super clean was easy, then every gym you walked into would be packed with shredded physiques. But theyre not. Its fairly common to see big dudes lifting heavy weights, but not so common to see strong, shred-ded athletes on a regular basis. Thats because many people lack the disci-pline it takes to consistently eat clean and make it a lifestyle. Now is your chance to transition into that lifestyle. It all starts now.
NUTRITION IS THE FOUNDATION FOR RECOVERY AND
PROGRESSION ON ANY TRAINING PROGRAM. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU CANT OUT TRAIN
A BAD DIET.
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Steps to create your own Ripped Meal Plan.
Sample Meal Plan below is designed for a 170-200 pound, relatively lean male looking to gain lean muscle. If your focus is more to lean out: remove 2 of the complex carbs and replace one of them with a serving of fats. Also remove the fruit portions and replace them with a veggie option. If you are a very hardgainer: have a serving of complex carbs with every meal. Add two servings of healthy fats to the meal plan. Increase your pre- and post-workout carb intake to 1 servings.
Satisfy the protein/complex carb/fruit/ veggie/fats requirements for each meal by selecting a food from the Best Sources List.
Fill in the blank Custom Meal Plan on the next page with your selected foods.
1.5 cups egg whites with 2 eggs (uncooked)
1 serving EPIQ ISOLATE
6 oz. chicken breast (cooked)
7 oz. white fish (cooked)
6 oz. salmon (cooked)
6 oz. lean red meat (flank/skirt/top sirloin/round/loin cooked)
7 oz. ground turkey or chicken (cooked)
6 oz. pork tenderloin
6 oz. game meats (buffalo, bison, venison)
1 cup low fat/fat free cottage cheese or Greek style yogurt
cup quick oats (uncooked)
slices Ezekiel toast
cup cream of rice (uncooked)
cup corn grits (uncooked, no butter)
7 oz. quinoa (cooked)
8.5 oz. sweet potato
8 oz. baked or white potato
6.5 oz. pasta (gluten free or whole wheat)
cup broccoli or Brussels sprouts
cup asparagus
cup cauliflower
cup green or yellow beans
cup cabbage
1 cup spinach or bok choy or kale
1 cup mixed greens salad
cup green, yellow or red peppers
cup zucchini or eggplant
1 grapefruit or orange
cup blueberries
cup strawberries
cup raspberries
1 apple
cup grapes
cup pineapple
1 peach or nectarine
2-3 kiwis
cup raw nuts
1 tbsp cashew
butter
1 tbsp natural peanut, almond butter
1 avocado
cup pumpkin seeds
1 tbsp olive oil or macadamia nut oil
1 tbsp cold processed flax oil
1 tbsp ground flax seeds
1 tbsp MCT oil
1 tbsp chia seeds
Protein Complex Carbs Veggies Fruit Fats
Add a little flavor to your meal plan and get more protein with a delicious EPIQ ISOLATE shake.
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MEAL PLAN SCHEDULE
Meal 1: Protein/Complex Carb/Fruit
1 protein 1 complex carb 1 fruit
Meal 2: Protein/Complex Carb/Veggie/Fats
1 protein serving complex carb 1 serving fats
Meal 3: Protein/Complex Carb/Veggie
1 protein 1 complex carb 1 veggie
Pre-workout: Follow recommendations listed for each Alpha Training Phase
Train: Alpha Training System Workouts
Meal 4: Post-Workout Shake
1 serving EPIQ ISOLATE 1 serving fast digesting carbs
(ie. rice milk, oat milk or 3 rice cakes)
Meal 5: Protein/Complex Carb/Fruit
1 protein 1 complex carb 1 fruit
Meal 6: Protein/Fat
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The Alpha Training System and Per-formance Tests are not for beginners. Theyre hardcore workouts that take a toll on your muscles and neurologi-cal system and demand that you give
proper attention to your post-workout nutrition for recovery. Heavy, com-pound lifting can stimulate produc-tion of the muscle-attacking, catabolic hormone cortisol and the body can slip into a catabolic state. The sooner you can feed your muscles the better. To help achieve this, take a serving of EPIQ ISOLATE with you to the gym in a shaker cup so its ready for you when you finish your last set. Down it with some fast-digesting carbs (see meal plan) and youve got a rapid influx of an ultra-clean quality protein and amino acids with carbs to off-set the catabo-lism and get a head start on recovery.
The EPIQ ISOLATE advantage is that it also provides sustained release pro-teins as well (milk and casein proteins) to carry you over to your next meal and keep your body in an anabolic, amino acid rich environment ideal for recov-ery and growth.
SUPPLEMENT TIP:The sooner you can feed your muscles after a workout the better, so take a serv-ing of EPIQ ISOLATE in a shaker cup with you to the gym so you can have it when you need it most!
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TRAINING CHARTS TRAINING CHARTSPHASE #1: STRENGTH & POWER (4 WEEKS) PHASE #2: HYPERTROPHY (4 WEEKS)
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
BENT-OVER BARBELL ROWS
INCLINE BARBELL PRESS WIDE GRIP UNDERHAND CABLE PULLDOWN FLAT BARBELL PRESS STRAIGHT BAR CURLS OVERHEAD EZ-BAR EXTENSIONS
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
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EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
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INCLINE BARBELL PRESS WIDE GRIP UNDERHAND CABLE PULLDOWN FLAT BARBELL PRESS STRAIGHT BAR CURLS OVERHEAD EZ-BAR EXTENSIONS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
BARBELL UNDERHAND ROW
FRONT CABLE PULLDOWN T-BAR OR CORNER ROWS CLOSE-GRIP CABLE PULLDOWNS
WEIGHTED BACK EXTENSIONS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
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DUMBBELL SHOULDER PRESS SEATED REAR DELT RAISES FRONT DUMBBELL RAISES
BARBELL SHRUGS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
CLOSE-GRIP BARBELL BENCH PRESS
STRAIGHT BARBELL CURLS LYING DUMBBELL EXTENSIONS TWISTING DUMBBELL CURLS
OVERHEAD DUMBBELL EXTENSION
DUMBBELL HAMMER CURLS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS
FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS INCLINE CABLE FLYES DECLINE DUMBBELL PRESS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
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WEIGHTED CABLE CRUNCHES HANGING WINDSHIELD WIPERS PLANK WITH FEET ON A STABILITY BALL
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
LEG PRESS
BARBELL SQUATS LYING LEG CURLS HANGING LEG RAISES HEAVY MED BALL WOODCHOPPER CALF RAISES
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
LEG PRESS
BARBELL SQUATS LYING LEG CURLS HANGING LEG RAISES HEAVY MED BALL WOODCHOPPER CALF RAISES
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
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BARBELL SQUATS LYING LEG CURLS HANGING LEG RAISES HEAVY MED BALL WOODCHOPPER CALF RAISES
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
WIDE GRIP WEIGHTED CHINS
INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS BENT-OVER BARBELL ROW FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS EZ-BAR BICEP CURLS LYING EZ-BAR TRICEP EXTENSIONS
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
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INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS BENT-OVER BARBELL ROW FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS EZ-BAR BICEP CURLS LYING EZ-BAR TRICEP EXTENSIONS
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
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INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS BENT-OVER BARBELL ROW FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS EZ-BAR BICEP CURLS LYING EZ-BAR TRICEP EXTENSIONS
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
ONE LEG PRESS
FRONT BARBELL SQUAT SEATED LEG CURL WALKING BARBELL LUNGES STABILITY BALL PASS DECLINE OBLIQUE TWISTS
EXERCISE 6-8 3-5 REP MAX REP MAX
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WEDNESDAY REST WEDNESDAY REST WEDNESDAY REST
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EXERCISE 20-25 REP MAX
CABLE CURLS
CABLE PRESSDOWN EZ-BAR CURLS LYING EZ-BAR EXTENSION
REVERSE EZ-BAR CURLS
UNDERHAND TRICEP PRESSDOWNS
EXERCISE 20-25 REP MAX
INCLINE HAMMER STRENGTH
FLAT SMITH MACHINE PRESS DECLINE HAMMER STRENGTH PRESS CABLE CROSSOVERS
EXERCISE 20-25 REP MAX
BENCH V-UPS
DECLINE BOARD SIT-UPS LYING BICYCLE CRUNCH BROOMSTICK TWISTS THREE DIFFERENT CALF RAISES
MONDAY BACK
THURSDAY DELTS
FRIDAY ARMS
TUESDAY CHEST
EXERCISE 20-25 REP MAX
LEG EXTENSIONS
LEG PRESS HACK SQUATS SEATED LEG CURLS
TWO DIFFERENT CALF RAISES
SATURDAY LEGS
WEDNESDAY CORE & CALVES
SUNDAY REST
PHASE 3: WEEK #2
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
BARBELL UNDERHAND ROW
FRONT CABLE PULLDOWN T-BAR OR CORNER ROWS CLOSE-GRIP CABLE PULLDOWNS
WEIGHTED BACK EXTENSIONS
MONDAY BACK
SUNDAY REST
PHASE 2: WEEK #4
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
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WEIGHTED BACK EXTENSIONS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
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BARBELL SHRUGS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
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STRAIGHT BARBELL CURLS LYING DUMBBELL EXTENSIONS TWISTING DUMBBELL CURLS
OVERHEAD DUMBBELL EXTENSION
DUMBBELL HAMMER CURLS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
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FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS INCLINE CABLE FLYES DECLINE DUMBBELL PRESS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
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TRAINING CHARTS TRAINING CHARTSPHASE #2: HYPERTROPHY (4 WEEKS) PHASE #3: SPEED & PUMP PHASE (2 WEEKS)
High Intensity Training Principle ExplanationsIncorporate one of these techniques on your last set to push beyond failure and increase the amount of tension applied to your muscles.
Drop Sets: After youve reached failure with a certain weight, instead of stopping the set to rest, pick up a slightly lighter weight (about 40-50% less) and complete another 5-10 reps of the same exercise with the lighter weight. Reach failure with the reduced weightand reduce the weight again if possible and keep going for another 5-10 reps. This would be called a double drop set.
Forced Reps: After youve reached muscular failure on your own during an exercise, get a spotter to help you complete an additional 2-4 reps with their light assistance. You should have to struggle a little on the additional 2-4 reps. If you do not have access to a spotter, choose a uni-lateral movement and use the other free arm to provide the assistance.
Partial Reps: Once youve reached failure on an exercise using the full range of motion, instead of stopping the set as you normally would, keep it going for another 5-10 reps by moving the weight through the part of the movement where you are the strongest (typically the upper portion of the range).
Supersets: Involves combining two exercises together and performing them consecutively without any rest from the first to the second exercise. Supersets can be done for the same muscle group or opposing muscle groups. When done for the same muscle group, start with a heavier, compound movement and follow with a relatively lighter isolation movement. Alternatively, some common examples of opposing muscle supersets are biceps/triceps, quadriceps/hamstrings, chest/back and abs/lower back.
Negatives: Most exercises are comprised of a concentric and eccentric muscle contraction. In a concentric contraction, muscles produce force while shortening under tension. An eccentric contraction on the other hand occurs when muscles produce force while lengthening under tension. Because muscles are generally stronger in the negative portion of a lift, one training technique used to increase intensity and extend your set beyond failure is negatives. This principle shifts a great deal of focus and tension on the eccentric portion of the lift and is typically done after concentric failure has been reached. For example, on the bench press, you would reach failure with as many reps as you could manage with a given weight, then have a training partner assist you to lift the bar through the concentric (up) portion of the lift and you slowly lower the bar through the negative (down) portion of the lift for an extra 2-4 reps.
EXERCISE 20-25 REP MAX
CABLE PULLDOWNS
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BACK EXTENSIONS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
LEG EXTENSIONS
LEG PRESS SMITH MACHINE SQUATS ONE LEG KNELLING LEG CURLS
THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALF RAISES
SATURDAY LEGS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
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DUMBBELL SHOULDER PRESS SEATED REAR DELT RAISES FRONT DUMBBELL RAISES
BARBELL SHRUGS
THURSDAY DELTS & TRAPS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
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STRAIGHT BARBELL CURLS LYING DUMBBELL EXTENSIONS TWISTING DUMBBELL CURLS
OVERHEAD DUMBBELL EXTENSION
DUMBBELL HAMMER CURLS
FRIDAY ARMS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS
FLAT DUMBBELL PRESS INCLINE CABLE FLYES DECLINE DUMBBELL PRESS
TUESDAY CHEST
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
DECLINE BOARD LEG RAISES
WEIGHTED CABLE CRUNCHES HANGING WINDSHIELD WIPERS PLANK WITH FEET ON A STABILITY BALL
WEDNESDAY CORE & CALVES
SATURDAY LEGS
EXERCISE 8-12 REP MAX
LEG EXTENSIONS
LEG PRESS SMITH MACHINE SQUATS ONE LEG KNELLING LEG CURLS
THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALF RAISES
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