Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Week One Stats and Plan
Week one of my Body For Life program: May 1-7, 2012.
Weight: 194#
BMI: 31.61 (Obese)
Body Fat (calipers): 44.8%
Resting Heart Rate: 78bpm
Waist: 39.75"
Hips: 44.5"
I began doing the BFL exercise program on May 1st. I started the Couch to 5K program for my cardio days (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) and the BFL weightlifting program for my weight training days.
Official Body-for-LIFE Weight-Training Plan
- Weight train intensely, three times per week on alternating days with aerobic exercise three times per week. Make sure to hit your "high points" during your workout.
- Alternate training the major muscles of the upper and lower body.
- Perform two exercises for each major muscle group of the upper body.
- Select one exercise and conduct five sets with it, starting with a set of 12 reps, then increasing the weight and doing 10 reps, adding more weight and doing 8 reps, adding more weight for 6 reps. Then reduce the weight and do 12 reps. Immediately perform another set of 12 reps for that muscle group using the second selected exercise.
- For each muscle group, rest for one minute between the first four sets. Then complete the final two sets with no rest in between, wait two minutes before moving on to your next muscle group, complete this pattern five times for the upper body training experience and four times for the lower body training experience.
- Always plan your training before hand.
- Record all your weightlifting exercised in a journal indicating the exercise selected and weight lifted.
Daily Training Guide
Upper Body
Chest
Choose Exercise from List
- Barbell Bench Presses
- Barbell Incline Presses
- Dumbbell Bench Presses
- Dumbbell Incline Presses
- Dumbbell Flyes
- Cable Crossovers
- Repetitions: x12, x10, x8, x6, x12, x12
Back
Choose Exercise from List
- Pull-Ups
- Wide-Grip Lat Pulldowns
- One-Arm Dumbbell Rows
- Seated Cable Rows
- Back Extensions
- Straight Arm Pulldowns
- Repetitions: x12, x10, x8, x6, x12, x12
Shoulders
Choose Exercise from List
- Seated Dumbbell Presses
- Front Raises
- Lateral Raises
- Reverse Flyes
- Upright Cable Rows
- Upright Barbell Rows
- Repetitions: x12, x10, x8, x6, x12, x12
Biceps
Choose Exercise from List
- Alternate Dumbbell Curls
- Barbell Curls
- Preacher Curls
- Concentration Curls
- Cable Curls
- Hammer Curls
- Repetitions: x12, x10, x8, x6, x12, x12
Triceps
Choose Exercise from List
- Seated Triceps Presses
- Lying Triceps Presses
- Triceps Kickbacks
- Triceps Pushdowns
- Cable Extensions
- Bench Dips
- Repetitions: x12, x10, x8, x6, x12, x12
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