Transition to Bodybuilding: Journey to Jacked

Biceps/Abs (second workout 4 hours later)

BB Curl
45x8
85x6
75x6
65x8,6

Incline DB Curl
30’s x7
25’s x7
20’s x8

Spider Curl
20x10
15x10

Decline Sit-up
45x10
35x10
25x10-12

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Friday March 20, 2026 (AM BW 151.8)

Push Day (Shoulder Focus)

Seated Military Press
45x8
75x6
105x4
135x5
115x6
(More upright bench thats a high adjustable bench so this was a lot harder but felt it in my front delts more)

Low Incline DB Press
80’s x8
70’s x10,8

Weighted Dip
BWx6
BW + 70 x8
BW + 45 x12

DB Side Lateral
40’s x6 + 2 partials
30’s x8
(Man these sucked compared to Monday’s chest focused push day where i smashed 12 rep sets from 35’s down to 20’s with strict form so cut it at 2 sets and did upright rows. Could be due to my clunky thicker and longer olympic dumbbell adjustable handles feeling heavier though too)

BB Upright Row
45x8
65 2x10, 1x8

BB Skullcrusher
65x10
85x6
75x8

Band Pushdown
Light Band 4 hands up x10
Light Band 3 hands up x10
Light Band 2 hands up x10

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Sunday March 22, 2026

Leg Day

SSB Calf Raise
61x10
151x9
131 2x10
111x10

Bent Knee Calf Press
208x12
Sled only (118) x12

Bodyweight Calf Raise
BWx12

Lying Leg Curl
10x10
30x5
40x8
30x8
20x10

SSB Squat
61x8
151x5
201x3
241x1
271x5 (30 more lbs 1 less rep than last time)
241x8 (2 more reps than last time and now as a backoff set)

HS Leg Press
388x12 (4 more reps and knees to my throat basically)
298x13

Titan Fitness Leg Extension
140x10
105x10
70x12 + 3 partials

V-up
BWx16,12






Been eating a lot more carbs. Today over 200g. But staying right below maintenance to continue cutting if I can to 8% while gaining strength.

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Monday March 23, 2026

Pull Day

Neutral Pull-up
Warmup BWx5
Warmup BW + 15 x4
BW + 45x6
BW + 25x8
BW + 10x8
(Most strict pull-ups ever lately both wide and neutral grip chest to bar)

Matrix Lat Row
160x8 (PR)
130x8
110x10

EZ Bar Straight Arm Pulldown
65x8
50x10
40x10
30x12

Incline Rear Lateral
35’s x12(PR), 8
25’s x12
20’s x12

Incline DB Curl
35’s x10 (PR)
30’s x8
20’s x10
(Biceps were fried could’ve stopped here)

Matrix Preacher Curl
Dropset 50x4 + 30x4

Reverse BB Curl
40x10

Matrix Machine Crunch
130x10
100x10



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Tuesday March 24, 2026

Push Day (Chest Focus)

Flat BB Bench
45x10
135x8
185x5
215x3
245x2
265x1
275x3 (best was 4 reps but at 170+. This is a big PR at 151-152)
235x8

Matrix Incline Press
102x10
192x6
222x8 (PR on this machine)
202x8

Weighted Dip
BWx8
BW + 50x4
BW + 75 x8

Incline DB Fly
40’s x10
35’s x10
30’s x10

Pec Dec Fly
100x8
70x10

One Arm Cable Side Lateral
20x6
10x10
5x12

Cable Upright Row
50x8
35x10

Overhead Rope Triceps Work
50x8-10 (overhead pushdown)
40x10 (overhead extension)
30x12 (overhead extension)
20x12 (overhead extension)

EZ Bar Pushdown
40x10
30x15

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Awesome work: That’s quite a change in BW—big bench PR for sure!

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Thanks man!

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Wednesday March 25, 2026

Leg Day (Ham Focus)

RDL
135x8
225x6
275x4
315x6 (crazy good stretch)
285x6
255x6

Going to keep RDLs as a main hinge movement. I felt them so good in my hams. Never had a ham pump like this even with doing RDLs as assistance work to deadlifts. SLDLs are good too. I have classic physique goals and these will likely be better than conventional deadlifts for me.

Front Squat
45x5
135x4
185x4 (too fatigued but super deep)

Matrix Pin Select Leg Press
245x4 + 325x8
285x10
245x12

Matrix Leg Extension
120x15
100x15

Matrix Lying Leg Curl
85x10
60x10

Seated Calf Raise
90x10
50x12

My legs looked insane after this but didnt take clothed pics lol. 13 sets of quads for the week and 8 sets of hams. 9 sets of calves so far will end up around 12-13 sets for calves a week.

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Thursday March 26, 2026

Pull Day

Pull-up
BWx10,7
(Felt sluggish and groggy; legs were just 12 hours prior and i was a zombie waking up)

Barbell Row
45x10
135x5
Top set 165x8
Backoff set 135x8

Straight Arm Pulldown
50x10
40x12
30x16

Face Pull
50x15
40x15
30x15

Barbell Curl
45x8
75x5
95x6 (PR after back work; done more fresh on an arm only day. Felt more awake finally by time i got to curls)
75x8

Incline DB Curl
30’s x8
25’s x 8-9
20’s8

Hammer Strength Crunch
70x6
50x8

Hanging Leg Raise
BWx15

Straight Leg Matrix Calf Press
220x10
180x10
140x12

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Friday March 27, 2026 (AM BW 150.4… 29” waist… crazy and I am reversing out of my cut here)

Push Day (Delt/Tri Focus)

Seated Military Press
45x8
75x6
105x4
135x6 (1 more rep than last time) @10
115x8 (2 more reps) @9.5

CGBP
135x8
185x5
215x3
245x6 @10
225x8 @9-9.5

BB Upright Row
45x10
75x10
65x10
55x10

DB Side Lateral
30’s x10
25’s x10
20’s x10

BB Skullcrusher
45x10
85x8 (2 more reps; PR)
65x15

Band Pushdown
Light Band 3 hands up x10
Light Band 2 hands up x12

Superset
Incline DB Fly 30’s x20,12
Push-ups BWx25,12
(Nastiest pump of all)




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Saturday March, 2028 (AM BW 149.6; 28.5” waist off 2600 cals a day. Holy cow)

Leg Day (Quad Focused; 7 training days in a row with 3 leg days in that time)

SSB Calf Raise
Warmup 61x8
151x10 (PR; 1 more rep)
111x12

Bent Knee Calf Press
258x12 (PR)
208x12

Bodyweight Calf Raise
BWx12

Titan Fitness Seated Leg Curl
Warmup 70x10
105x8
90x8
70x10 (better execution than warmup)

SSB Squat
151x8
201x4
241x2
276x5 (PR)
241x10 (PR)

Titan Fitness Leg Extension
165x10 (PR)
140x10
105x12

V-up
BW 2x15







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Sunday March 29, 2026

Pull Day (8th training day in a row)

Neutral Pull-up
BWx5
BW + 25 x4
BW + 45 x2
BW + 60 x6 (PR)
BW + 35 x7
BW + 10 x8

Barbell Row
135x6
185x3
205x8
175x8

HS Chest Supported One Arm Row
51x8
96x6
141x8
121x8

Straight Arm Pulldown
7 plates x15
6 plates x15
5 plates x15

Incline Rear Lateral
40’s x8 (PR)
30’s x10
25’s x12
20’s x12

Incline DB Curl
40’s x8 (PR)
35’s x8
30’s x8

Spider Curl
25x8
20x8
15x8





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Monday March 30, 2026 (BW after 2 meals was 152)

Push Day (Chest Focus; destroyer of worlds type day for a 9th training day in a row)

Flat BB Bench
45x10
135x8
185x5
215x3
240x1
Top set 250x7 (PR)
Backoff set 225x10

Low Incline DB Press
85’s x8 (PR)
75’s x9

Weighted Dip
BWx8
BW + 50 x5
Top set BW + 75 x10 (PR)

Incline DB Fly
35’s x12,8
30’s x12
(Mega pump)

One Arm DB Side Lateral
30’s x15 (monster PR)
25’s x15

Band Pushdown
Light Band 2 hands up x25 (PR)
Light Band 1 hand up x15




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Tuesday March 31, 2026

Leg Day (Ham Focus) + Extra Biceps

RDL
135x8
225x5
275x3
325x8 (PR)
285x8

Matrix Seated Leg Curl
100x8 (PR on this machine)
80x9
60x10

Matrix Leg Press
347x8
487x10
437x10

Matrix Leg Extension
150x12 (PR on this machine)
120x12
90x12 + 4 partials

Matrix Straight Leg Calf Press
280x12
240x12

Seated Calf Raise
85x10
55x12

Matrix Ab Crunch
135x15 (PR)
115x15

Rope Curl
60x10
40x10



Had ~3500 calories yesterday as i didnt eat much after my push session and it was an insanely difficult session so i had my highest fat meal in months from Mcdonalds. Just 2 double cheeseburgers and a small fry then another bowl of cereal. Controlled higher calorie day withiut messing up my reversal. So much energy for legs this morning even being a 10th training day in a row.

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Thursday April 2, 2026 (AM BW 155; i started reversing out of my cut last weekend and for 3 days i just had high fat and 3200-3600 calories as I was so starving i felt sick. Im stabilizing today around 2600-2800 calories so i dont blow up and ruin my cut. When i go above 2800 itll come from more carbs while keeping fat low to moderate)

Pull Day

Pull-up
BWx13,9,7 (very strict chest to bar)

One Arm DB Row
90x8
80x8
70x10

Straight Arm Band Pulldown
Light Band 3 hands up x20
Light Band 2 hands up x15

Incline Rear Lateral
30’s x12,8
20’s x15

Barbell Curl
45x5
95x7 (PR)
75x7

Incline DB Curl
30’s x8
20’s x10

Bodyweight Calf Raise
BWx16,10

5 hours later LISS cardio

Bike 20 mins
4.32 miles
104.1 calories

Yesterday i did 3 10 minute sessions of walk/jog intervals as im doing 20-30 mins of LISS a day while reversing and bulking to stay healthy whereas i did 0 cardio during this last cut.






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Friday April 3, 2026 (AM BW 154.6; tightened up on 3155 calories yesterday losing half a pound. 35g fat, 470g carbs, 240g protein. My maintenance with my activity is likely around 3,000 on training days)

Push Day (Delt Focused) AM Session

Seated Military Press
45x8
75x5
105x3
Top set 135x6 (more strict form; tied reps with worse form from last time)
Backoff set 115x8 (same here)

Low Incline BB Bench
135x6
165x4
195x2
Top set 215x4 (last rep cheated; best was 225x6 fresh without doing military press first)
Backoff set 185x7

Flat DB Fly
45’s x12
40’s x12
30’s x12

Will do side laterals, db rollbacks, and pushdowns this evening.


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PM Delt/Triceps

DB Side Lateral
Warmup 10’s x10
35’s x10
30’s x10
25’s x10
20’s x12

One Arm Band Side Lateral
Red Mini x10,8

Barbell Upright Row
75x8
65x8

DB Rollback
35’s x12 (PR)
30’s x12

One Arm DB OH Extension
30x7
20x10
(Bit stretch and pump)

Band Pushdown
Dropset Light Band 3 hands x8-10, 2 hands x4, 1 hand x3

Dropset #2 Light Band 3 hands x5, 2 hands x3, 1 hand x2


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Saturday April 4, 2026 (AM BW 154.2 after 3600 calories yesterday with 500g carbs)

Legs (Quad Focus) + Biceps

SSB Calf Raise
61x8
131x5
181x6 (PR)
141x8
111x8-10

Hammer Strength Bent Knee Calf Press
298x10 (PR)
208x10

Bodyweight Calf Raise
BWx10

Titan Fitness Seated Leg Curl
70x8
105x9 (PR)
90x10
70x10

SSB Squat
61x8
151x5
201x3
241x2
281x5 (PR)
246x5 (major fatigue. I hit 241x10 after 276x5 last time. My back and body are fatigued. Next quad session ill likely keep squats @7-8 and do 3 sets versus @9-10 for 2 set)

HS Leg Press
438x10 (less depth; feet higher so heels wouldnt be off the platform. Still felt it good)

Titan Fitness Leg Extension
150x12
130x12
105x12 + 4 partials (quads were savagely eviscerated)

Pinwheel Curl
40’s x8
30’s x12

Spider Curl
20’s x10,8 @7-8 RPE (good pump work)

V-up
BWx22,12






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Monday April 6, 2026 (AM BW 159)

Pull Day off 0 hours sleep

Weighted Chin-up
BWx5
BW + 25x3
BW + 50x1
BW + 75x3 @10
BW + 50x5 @9-9.5
BW + 25x6 @8-8.5
BWx10 @7-7.5

Barbell Row
135x8
165x5
195x1 + 6 (reset to check weight)
155x8
135x8

Band Straight Arm Pulldown
Light Band 3 hands up x23 (PR; best form ever)
Light Band 2 hands up x12

Incline Rear Lateral
25’s x15
20’s x15

Incline DB Curl
40’s x8 (tied PR)
30’s x8
20’s x10

Calf Raise
BWx12

Hanging Leg Raise (Dead Hang from Pull-up Bar)
BWx10 + 5 (swung too much)




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Tuesday April 7, 2026

Push Day (Chest Focused off 9 hours of sleep led to the best workout ever)

Flat BB Bench Press
45x10
135x8
185x5
215x3
245x1
Top set 260x7 (monster PR)
Backoff set 235x10 (PR)

Low Incline DB Press
75’s x12,10

Pec Dec Fly
140x10
115x10

Incline Cable Fly
40x10
30x10
20x12

High to Low Cable Crossover
50x12

One Arm Cable Side Lateral
20x8
10x12

DB Side Lateral
40’s x5 + 5 partials
30’s x10 + 4 partials
20’s x12 + 3 partials

One Arm DB Tri Extension
40x4 + 1 failed
30x8 (PR)
20x13

Straight Bar Pushdown
60x10
50x10
40x10

HS Crunch
80x6
50x10



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