Alright fellas, you asked for it, so here it is. For you to see and copy if you would like, my full training program for this cycle laid out clean: 4 Days of Iron, Pain, and Precision! All structured, deliberately, and with a touch of pain where it counts on those last couple of reps. Just like I wrote before guy, I’m not training for size I have been huge before and this weight I am at now is ideal. I have got the size I want so I’m training for quality these next 8 weeks. I am focused on healing, hardening, and making sure I step off that plane looking like I never missed a gym day since 1984.
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For this cycle I will run a four day split routine. Two upper body days, two lower body. I’m sorry guys I do not do five-day bro splits anymore because I train smart, not insecure. I’m 56, not 26. Recovery is everything.
Each of my training sessions start with a proper warmup where I need it, trust me guys my routine looked nothing like this when I was in my thirties, but now it has to have these warmup or I risk aggravating older injuries.
Day 1 – Upper Body A (Push Focus)
Rubber band dislocates @ 2 sets x 15
Scap pushups @ 2 sets x 20
Light dumbbell shoulder rotations full range of motion
Empty bar pressing @ 2 sets x 20
Pec deck flyes @ 2 light sets x 20
Now for the actual workout:
Incline Barbell Press @ 4 sets x 10
Flat Dumbbell Press @ 3 sets x 8–12
Seated Machine Shoulder Press @ 3 sets x 12
Cable Lateral Raises @ 4 sets x 15
Rope Triceps Pushdowns @ 4 sets x 15–20
Overhead Dumbbell Extensions (sitting down) @ 3 sets x 12
(20-30 min of cardio at night, every nigh)
Day 2: Lower body work on the posterior chain
10 minutes treadmill incline walking to get the blood moving
Hip circles
Leg swings front to back and side to side
Rubber band glute bridges @ 2 sets x 20
Bodyweight jump squats @ 2 sets x 15
Now for the real workout of this day:
Hamstring curls @ 4 sets x 12
Leg press (Feet placed high and wide) @ 4 sets x 10
Reverse db lunges @ 3 sets per leg
Standing calf raises @ 5 sets x 15
Hanging leg raises @ 3 sets x failiure
Cardio at night time as always!
Day 3 is upper body again:
Arm swings, band pullaparts @ 3 sets x 10
Very light lat pulldowns @ 2 sets x 20
Db shrugs @ 2 sets x 15
Light hammer curls @ 2 sets x 20
Now the workout starts:
Lat uulldown mixed grips @ 4 sets x 10–12
Seated cable rows @ 4 sets x 12
Db Bendover rows @ 4 sets x 8–10
Face pulls using rope @ 4 sets x 20
Alternating db Curls @ 4 sets x 12 each arm
Hammer curls heavy @ 4 sets x 15
Day 4 back to the lower body focusing on quads
Stationary bike @ 10 minutes warm up
Knee circles, ankle mobility work
Wall squats and some split squats using only my bodyweight
Ligh leg extensions @ 2 sets x 20
Now for the actual workout to close out the week:
Leg extensions heavy now @ 4 sets x 15
Dumbbell goblet squats @ 4 sets x 10
Bulgarian split squats @ 3 sets per leg
Seated calf raise @ 4 sets x 20
Cable woodchops @ 3 sets each side
Ab wheel rollouts @ 3 sets x 10
Treadmill again at night like every day 20–30 minutes. Helps me clear the mind and get tired for bed.
That’s the full picture of my training program these next 8 weeks. As I explained guys I train four days because I’ve earned the wisdom and injuries to know more isn’t always better. I train with intention a very clear goal in my mind. Every rep is deliberate doen slowly and felt all the way through. Every movement is aimed at building more quality in my physieque. At my age I don’t chase PRs I chase results that last forever.
You younger guys can all keep chasing that BIG weight if you want and I’ll be here building muscle that looks good under a linen shirt in the Caribbean heat.
Stay tuned.
—Ulter