Wednesday 17 December 2014

Phil Horwood: Current Training Plan

Day 1 - Monday

A. Squat (mid stance, flat heel)
 - Work up in doubles
 - Top set of 2-5 reps
 - Then Speed work….

- Squats with Chains - 60-70% on the bar
- 6 sets of 3 total
- 2 x 3 reps with 40kg chain
- 2 x 3 reps with 50kg chain
- 2 x 3 reps with 60kg chain

Increase weight each week providing you get all the sets/reps at good speed. 
Other options for speed movement:
Regular Squat for speed
Box Squats @ 70-75%
Squats + bands (mono)

B. Conventional Deadlifts
 - Build up to moderate double
- Then Speed work 6-8 sets of 3

- Regular Deadlifts but pulled for speed 60%
- Deadlifts plus chains start at 60%
- Deadlifts plus bands start at 50%

C. Rack Pulls for Grip
 - Work Grip hard. Other Options are thick bar holds etc.  

Assistance
DB RDLs
Bent Over Rows

Leg Presses

Day 2 (Tuesday)

A. Bench Press
- Build up to 160kg for most reps in 2 sets
- Then Speed reps 6 sets of 3 reps (paused)
- 120-140kg

- Other options are bench with chains - 6 x 3 (110kg plus), or Bench with bands - 6 x 3 with 100kg plus.

After 3 week cycle - Instead do max reps on 140kg.

B. Incline Bench - 5 sets of 6-8 reps

C. Flat Dumbbell Bench - 3-4 sets of 12-20 reps

D. Face Pulls
E. Inverted Rows
F. T bar Rows
G. Bench Rows (KB)

Day 3 (Wednesday)

Assistance Day (lower and Upper body) Weak point training. Usually focussed on back, hamstrings, glutes.

Day 4 (Thursday)

A. Standing Barbell Push Press (lifted out of the rack) against bands

Weeks 1-3 - Build 3 sets of 3 reps
Week 4 - Warm up and do single on top set weight from previous week, t hen take bands off and go up and max.


B. Single Arm Dumbbell Jerks (strongman style) - 10 sets of 3 reps per arm (work up in weight across sets when possible)

C1 - Front Plate Raises - 3 sets of 15 (15kg plate to start with)
C2 - Dumbbell Lateral Raises (strict) - 3 sets of 12 reps
C3 - Prone on Incline Bench Rear Delt Raises - 3 sets of 10 reps

D - Banded Facepull into External Rotation Drill - 2 sets of 30

E1 - Tricep Dips (narrow) - Weighted - 3 x 8-12 reps
E2 - Dumbbell Seated Incline Curls - 3 x 8-12 reps

Day 5 (Friday)

A. Squats
- Raw Doubles
Week 1 - 3 x 3 Wraps (ramped)
Week 2 - 3 x 2 Wraps (ramped)
Week 3 - 3 x 1 Wraps (same weight)
Week 4 - Test max

B. Deadlift Variation - 1 week rotation Doubles plus 1 single, then 1-2 back off rep sets
- 2 mat deficit
- 3 mat deficit
- 4 mat deficit
- Tyre Deads (doubles)
- Future Method
- Trap Bar Dead

Assistance:
Abs, Hamstrings, Glutes

Day 6 (Saturday)

A. Bench Variation Up to a max single or double.
 - Close Grip Paused
- Wide Grip Paused
- Fat Bar Bench
Slingshot and reverse band options

Then back off rep sets.

Tricep Hell
Extensions

Back Biceps Traps Shoulder Raises etc for assistance.

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