Most people never get to see what a pro actually does in the off season. They see the stage, then they guess.
This is not a guess. This is the block Brett Wilkin ran preparing for his 2023 Olympia debut, written by me, exactly as he trained it.
It is an advanced legs, delt and arm focus block built around high frequency work, real volume, and the proximity to failure Brett needed at the time. Six sessions a week, with legs and push hit twice.
No junk volume. No random exercises.
Just the real programming, for lifters who are ready to train like that.
A
Seated Leg Curl
8, 10, 12
B
Smith Squats
8, 12
C
Lying Leg Curls
8, 12
D
Walking Lunges
2 x 20
E
Adductor Machine
2 x 12
F
Leg Press Banded Quad Dominant
12, 20
A
Lying Cuff Lateral Raises
10, 12, 20, 20
B
Reverse Pec Dec
12, 15
C
Incline Barbell Press
10, 12
D
Roller Cable Flys
12, 15, 15
E
Machine Flat Press
10, 12
F
Standing Cable Curls
10, 12, 15, 15
A
Chest Supported Tbar Row
8, 10, 12
B
Single Arm Cable Pull Down
8, 10, 12
C
Chest Supported Machine Row Upper Back And Lat
8, 10, 12
D
Rack Chins
2 x 15
E
Bent Over DB Rows 2 Arm
2 x 12
F
Low Back Extensions
2 x 12
G
Cross Cable Triceps Extensions
8, 12, 15
A
Seated Leg Curl
8, 10
B
Hack Squats Banded
8, 12
C
Leg Extensions
2 x 12
D
Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats Smith Machine
2 x 12
E
Lying Leg Curls
8, 10
F
Leg Press Banded Quad Dominant
12, 20
A
Lying Cuff Lateral Raises
10, 12, 20, 20
B
Cable Rear Delts
10, 12, 15
C
Delt Cable Y Raise
10, 12, 15
D
Machine Shoulder Press
10, 12
E
Machine Shoulder Press
10, 12
F
Chest Supported Tbar Row
12, 15
G
Forward Lean Machine Lat Row
2 x 12
A
Seated Cable Cross Extension
8, 12, 15
B
Single Arm DB Preacher Curls
8, 12, 12
C
Smith JM Press Banded
3 x 10
D
Incline Cable Curl
12, 15, 15
E
Dumbbell Hammer Curls
3 x 12
F
Incline DB Curls
8, 10, 12
G
High Supinating Cable Curls
8, 10, 12
H
Cross Cable Triceps Extensions
8, 10, 12
I
Wrist Extensions
8, 10, 12
J
Wrist Curls
8, 10, 12
K
Ab Mat Crunches
2 x MAX
Joe Bennett
Olympian Coach | Educator | 20+ years of coaching experience I have coached thousands of lifters and competitors and specialize in building muscle through intelligent programming, not guesswork. This is the off season block I wrote for Brett going into his 2023 Olympia debut, exactly as he trained it.
You can keep guessing at what an off season is supposed to look like, or you can run the one that took a pro to his Olympia debut. It is written down, week by week, exactly as he trained it. This is that block.
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