How to create your own hypertrophy template:
Must do:
- 3-5 Sets of 5-30 reps . Choose your range. How much weight? The weight you’re comfortable maintaining proper form.
- Train each muscle for minimum of 10 sets if you aim to maintain muscles.
- Train to failure - at-least aim for that.
- Recovery for protein synthesis and control muscle damage.
Note on diet - maintain a calorie surplus. Protein intake 1g/kg/day is a must.
Now you can have your own hypertrophy schedule. Below is mine:
- Monday- chest &triceps
⁃ Incline dumbbell press 10 x3 sets
⁃ Flat dumbbell press 10x 3
- cable flyes machine 10x 3
⁃ Dips bodyweight to failure 3 sets
⁃ Triceps overhead extension 12x 3
⁃ Triceps single hand extension 12 x 3 video
⁃ Pushup to failure
- Tuesday- Back biceps
⁃ Lat pull-down 12 x3
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Barbell shrugs 12x 3
⁃ Assisted Pull ups to failure 10 reps , below 6 step 4 sets
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cb machine ROWS 12 X 3
⁃ Biceps aim for short head and long head also use light weight
⁃ Wall support dumbbell curls 10x 3 sets
INCLINE DUMBELL curl 10 x 3 biceps video
⁃ Hammer 10x 3 sets
⁃ Concentration curls 10 x 3 sets
3. Wednesday- Legs
⁃ Squats 12 x 3 sets
⁃ Leg press 10x 3 sets
⁃ Lunges/ (bb squats) 10x 3 sets video
- Leg curls 10X 3 SETS definately!
⁃ Calf raise - seated and standing to target two muscles of calves. Use light weight aim to contract the muscle as hard as you can. 15 X3 SETS
⁃ Hamstring extension machine 10 x3 sets.
- Thursday- shoulder and abs and Light cardio
⁃ Shoulder press 10 x 3 sets
⁃ Lateral rises with minimum weight 8 x5 sets
⁃ Rear delts flyes 10 x3 sets
⁃ Abs - planks, hanging leg raises and mountain climbers 3 sets of 8 quality reps .
⁃ Planks aim for 45 sec hold and progress as you improve.
⁃ Cardio activity -10 mins zone 2 INCLINATION 4-6 skip!
Note-
- All these exercises should be done with progressive overload . Increase the weight as you move from Set 1 to Set 3.
- If you focus on lowering the weight slowly- eccentric movements, you will have more muscle damage and it wll require more recovery . Muscle damage is nothing to worry about unless you are really sore.
- Do your warmup and stretches before you start.
SQUATS 24 WARMUPS
PIPE DRILL 10 TIMES.
WRIST ROLLERS 2.5KG 10 EACH HAND.