Showing posts with label Training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Training. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Dorian Yates

Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates was born in 1962 in England. He set a a new standard amongst bodybuilders, after being the first above 250lbs who won Mr Olympia, all while maintaining very low body fat and high muscle density. The prime in his career was through years 1990-1997, winning Mr Olympia 7 times (6 times in a row), Grand Prix 8 times, and Night of the Champions once.
At the moment he works as a personal trainer, and is an author of some popular and great working training programs (Blood and guts).








Full list of his major achievements:

1990 IFBB Night Of The Champions, New York - 2nd place
1991 IFBB Night Of The Champions, New York - 1st place
1991 IFBB Mr. Olympia, Orlando, Florida - 2nd place
1991 IFBB English Grand Prix, Nottingham - 1st place
1992 IFBB Mr. Olympia, Helsinki, Finland - 1st place
1992 IFBB English Grand Prix, Nottingham - 1st place
1993 IFBB Mr. Olympia, Atlanta, Georgia - 1st place
1994 IFBB Mr. Olympia, Atlanta, Georgia - 1st place
1994 IFBB Spanish Grand Prix, Madrid - 1st place
1994 IFBB German Grand Prix, Duisburg - 1st place
1994 IFBB English Grand Prix, Nottingham - 1st place
1995 IFBB Mr. Olympia, Atlanta, Georgia - 1st place
1996 IFBB Mr. Olympia, Chicago, Illinois - 1st place
1996 IFBB Spanish Grand Prix, Madrid - 1st place
1996 IFBB German Grand Prix, Darmstadt - 1st place
1996 IFBB English Grand Prix, Nottingham - 1st place
1997 IFBB Mr. Olympia, Long Beach, California - 1st place


Saturday, 5 May 2012

The Mighty Thor workout plan

Thor - being god requires godlike body, for which Chris Hemsworth needed to bulk up. He trained for 6 months under experienced eye of Duffy Gaver (former NAVY seal).
"It's pretty simple bodybuilding," Gaver says about the workout, which was used prior to last summer's Thor and this month's Avengers.  "We benched, but you'll notice that there's not a ton of chest work. Once you develop huge pecs, you look like another gym rat, and it makes everything else look smaller."



According to Gaver, Chris didn't touch single muscle-enhancing substance (yeah, right) - the key to gaining those 20 pounds of muscle was red meat, heavy lifts, and his complete dedication to this program:



Back


 Set #1 


 Set #2 


 Set #3 


 Set #4 


 Set #5 
 Superset: Pullups+pushups XXXXXXXXXX
 Pullups  20 15 12 10 10
 Pushups   20 20 20 20 20
 Leverage Iso Row  12 12 12 12XX
 Heavy Dumbbell Rows  12 12 12 12XX
 Hyperextensions  25 20 15 15XX


Chest+biceps


 Set #1 


 Set #2 


 Set #3 


 Set #4 


 Set #5 
 Superset: Barbell bench press+dumbbell curl XXXXXXXXXX
 Barbell bench press  12 10 10 10 10
 Alternate dumbbell curl  12 10 10 8 8
 Leverage incline chest press  15 15 15 15XX
 Superset:  XXXXXXXXXX
 Heavy barbell curl  12 10 10 10 10
 Pushups  20 20 20 20 20


Legs


 Set #1 


 Set #2 


 Set #3 


 Set #4 


 Set #5 
 Barbell Squat: 5 sets of 20,15,12,10,10 reps   20 15 12 10 10
 Leg Press: 5 sets of 20,15,12,10,10 reps   20 15 12 10 10
 Superset: Leg extensions+Seated leg curl XXXXXXXXXX
 Leg extensions  15 15 15 15 15
 Seated leg curl  15 15 15 15 15
 Standing calf raises  15 15 15 15 20


Shoulders


 Set #1 


 Set #2 


 Set #3 


 Set #4 
 Push press: 15,12,10,10,8,6,4 reps, Giant set/4 rounds 
 Dumbbell shoulder press  15 12 10 8
 Side lateral raise  15 12 10 8
 Front dumbbell raise  15 12 10 8
 Reverse flyes  15 12 10 8


Triceps


 Set #1 


 Set #2 


 Set #3 


 Set #4 


 Set #5 
 Tricep dips  15 15 15XXXX
 Superset: Lying triceps press+Tricep dumbbell kickback XXXXXXXXXX
 Lying triceps press  15 15 15 15 15
 Tricep dumbbell kickback  12 12 12 12 12
 Overhead barbell extension  12 12 12 12 12


Abs


 Set #1 


 Set #2 


 Set #3 


 Set #4 


 Set #5 
 Ab crunch machine  30 30 30 30 30
 Ab circuit: 3x XXXXXXXXXX
 Situps  20 20 20XXXX
 Flutter kicks  20 20 20XXXX
 Hanging leg raises  20 20 20XXXX
 Tuck crunch  20 20 20XXXX
 Russian twist  20 20 20XXXX

Monday, 16 April 2012

My chest routine

As monday is my chest day, I thought I would quickly share my routine with you.

Decline smith machine press - 5 sets (pyramid) - this is probably my favorite exercise, I simply can't wait to do it
Incline dumbbell press - 3 sets
Dips (chest version)
Flyes - 3 sets

Going to failure in each set is crucial for maximum muscle growth, so try to do it. If you have trouble going to failure, ie many repetitions and still can't reach it, simply switch to higher weight. I also try to add atleast 2 kilos to my bench press every monday to see how much have I improved.


Friday, 13 April 2012

High Intensity Interval Training

Often abbreviated as HIIT or HIT, this form of training can be applied to both aerobic exercises (cardio) and weightlifting. It is proven to burn more fat than classic exercising (CE), in the same or even less time.
While HIIT is a better way to burn fat, it is much harder to do than distance running. A person that's able to run 5kms by slow or medium paced jogging in one session might not be able to run 5kms by  HIIT.
The concept of HIIT is to alternate between sprinting and slow jogging/walking in ratio 1:2. I will give you an example of full exercise.

3 minute warm up - light/medium jogging
10x 30 seconds of sprinting followed by 1 minute of light jogging
3 minute cooldown - light jogging

After 5 rounds of sprinting/jogging you take a rest and walk for as long as needed - however keep it to minimum.