Hey all.
After training for hypertrophy for most of this year so far I have decided to go back to hybrid training to keep both strength and size in the mix. Here is what I have come up with.
Monday-(Deadlift/Hamstrings/Back/Abs)
Power cleans: 3x5
Deadlift: 5x2 @ 90%
Hamstring Curls: 2x15
T-Bar Rows: 2x15
Rear Cable Delts: 2x15
Leg Raises: 2x15
Tuesday-(Bench Press/Chest)
Cable Crossovers: 2x15 (very light, just to stretch the chest)
Bench Press: 5x2 @ 90%
Dumbbell Incline Press: 2x10
Dips: 2x10
High Incline Chest Flies: 2x10
Triceps Pushdowns: 3x10
Standing Rope Triceps Extensions: 3x10
Thursday-(Squat/Legs/Abs)
Squats: 5x2 @90%
Leg Press: 3x10
Leg Raises: 3x10
Ab Machine: 3x10
Friday-(Back/Shoulders)
Face Pulls: 3x10
Overhead Press: 2x5
Barbell Rows: 3x5
Pull Ups: 3x10
One Arm Dumbbell Rows: 3x10
Lateral Raises: 3x10
The idea is to use progressive overload every time I hit all the reps and sets on the main lifts by 2.5kgs at a time.
Most of the assistance work is to support the main lifts and also to get bigger. I was originally going to have this as a 3 day program but decided on a 4th day to keep the overhead press in and to allow a lot of back training as a big strong back will be very essential to increasing the main lifts.
My goal is to get to a 200kg Squat/Deaflift by the end of the year. I am currently at a 165kg Squat 1RM and My Deadlift was 160 last time I tested it.
My bench max has been stuck at 100kgs for quite some time and I am hoping the large amount of volume I have put in the chest day will help it to grow bigger and stronger.
I have added some abs isolation on Deadlift day and Squat day as I feel my abs are the weak link on these lifts and in all of my training until now I have never isolated them much.
My main questions are:
Is there enough volume in this program for the strength portion of it, and is 2 reps at a time too few? Would I be better off decreasing the intensity and doing 3-4 reps for the same amount of sets?
You will notice I am doing all my pushing on the Bench Press day and all of my Pull work on the back day. Am I better off splitting the 2 so that I have push/pull twice a week instead?
Thanks!