Bulking Season Volume II - 12 Week Bulking Protocol: Training by Ashwini Kher in TrainHeroic

Josh Holyfield Personal Development

Functional Fitness, General Fitness, Functional Training, Personal Training

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Ashwini Kher

You built the base. Now build the monument. Vol I turned you into a guy who lifts. Vol II turns you into the guy people notice lifts. Twelve weeks of fresh programming, smarter progressions, and new stimulus built for the lifter who outgrew the first program. Same 5 days a week. Same 60-minute sessions. A whole different version of you at the end of it. The small guy in the mirror is gone. Let's go make him a memory.

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The Program You Graduated Into

Vol I built the engine. Vol II fine-tunes it. Fresh exercise variations, smarter progression, and periodization designed to break through the plateaus Vol I veterans always hit around week 8 or 9. If you finished the first program and felt yourself hungry for what's next, you're holding it.

12 Weeks to Fill Out Those Shirts

The t-shirts you bought 6 months ago don't fit the same way anymore. Good. Vol II is the program that turns "he's built" into "damn, he's huge." Twelve weeks of structured volume across every major muscle group, with extra attention to the shoulders, chest, and back, the three areas that separate a guy who lifts from a guy who's been lifting.

Built for the Man Who Earned His Spot

This isn't a starter program. You don't need Vol I on your receipt to run it, but you need the base. If you can squat, bench, and deadlift with clean form and you've been training consistently for at least six months, you're ready. Vol II meets you where Vol I left off and keeps the momentum rolling.

Same 5 Days. Same 60 Minutes.

Nothing about the time commitment changed. Five sessions a week, 60 to 75 minutes each. I'm not adding an extra day just to pad the program, I'm making every minute of the five you already train do more work. Your schedule stays the same. Your results don't.

For the Guy Tired of Looking the Same

You've been the "average-sized guy" long enough. The one who looks decent in a shirt but disappears at the pool. Twelve weeks from now you won't recognize the shoulders in the mirror. Your arms won't hide in a sleeve. That's the whole point. You didn't come back for Vol II because you were happy with where you landed, you came back for more.

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Programming 5 days per week

60-75 minute gym sessions. Every lift, every set, every rep written out. Open the app, follow the plan, make your weights go up. That's the whole job.

Full Access in the Training App

Video demos on every exercise. Track your weights and watch the numbers climb week over week. Hard proof you're getting bigger.

A Meal Plan Built for Growth

Structured nutrition with shopping lists and macros built to feed growth without turning you into a slop bucket. Put on size without putting on a gut.

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Sample Week

Week 1 of 12-week program

Sunday

PUSH (Chest Focus) - Odd

Bench Press

10, 8, 8, 6, 1

Goblet Squat

15, 12, 12, 10, 12

Seated DB Shoulder Press

10, 8, 8, 6, 8

Barbell Skullcrusher

10, 8, 8, 6, 8

Machine Seated Chest Fly

10, 10, 8, 8

Monday

PULL (Lat Focus) - Odd

Lat Machine Wide Grip Pulldown

10, 8, 8, 6, 8

Lying Leg Curl

15, 15, 12, 10, 12

DB Incline Row

12, 12, 10, 8, 16

Barbell Bicep Curl

10, 8, 8, 6, _

Wide Grip Pull Ups

Wednesday

PUSH (Quad Focus) - Odd

Front Squat

10, 8, 8, 6, 8

DB Incline Bench Press

12, 10, 10, 8, 12

DB Lateral Raise

10, 8, 8, 6, 8

V-Bar Cable Tricep Pressdown

15, 12, 12, 10, 10

Leg Extension

15, 12, 12, 10, 10, 10

Thursday

PULL (Hamstring Focus) - Odd

Romanian Deadlift

10, 8, 8, 6, 16

DB Pullover

12, 10, 10, 8, 10

Cable Seated Row

12, 10, 10, 8, 10

Seated Leg Press

15, 12, 12, 10, _

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The Next 12 Weeks? Someone’s Already Winning Them.

Twelve weeks from now, someone’s going to be in the best shape of his life. That’s happening with or without you. If you finished Vol I and want more, this is your next step. 30-day guarantee. Not for you? Full refund. No questions. You already proved you

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FAQs

Do I need to finish Vol I before starting Vol II?

Not required, but you need a base. If you've been training consistently for 6+ months, your form is clean on the big lifts, and you can hold your own with a barbell, you can run Vol II straight through. If you're newer than that, start with Vol I. Build the engine. Come back here when it's ready.

What's actually different between Vol I and Vol II?

Different exercises, reps, and periodization. Same 5-day structure, same session length, same gym focus. Vol II is built for a body that’s already adapted. More variety, new tempos, higher intensity, and progress designed for lifters with a base, not beginners.

Is this going to make me fat?

Only if you eat like an idiot. The meal plan is built for a lean bulk, enough of a caloric surplus to grow, not so much that you're buying new pants every three weeks. You'll put on size. You won't put on a gut if you follow the plan.

I just want to get bigger. Is this the right program?

This is one of the most hypertrophy-focused programs in the whole Iron Forge library. It's literally built around the question "how do I pack on the most muscle in 12 weeks without wrecking the rest of my life." If that's the question you're asking, this is the answer.

What if I can't make it through?

You get a 30-day refund window. Not feeling it? Email me, I refund the whole thing, no questions. But I'll say this, most guys don't quit because the program doesn't work. They quit because they haven't decided yet. You already finished Vol I. You know you've got this.

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