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Silver Era Bodybuilder

Plague of Strength

Bodybuilding, General Fitness
Coach
Jamie Lewis

Develop that wasp-waisted, broad-shouldered look that old school bodybuilders like Steve Reeves and Reg Park had by training the way they did!

New school training yields new school results- protruding bellies, fat butts, and ugly pecs with no detail- all of that stuff is a direct result of the inferior training methods that bodybuilders started using when they started using drugs instead of hardcore, balls-to-the-walls training to build their bodies.

Quit banging your head against the wall using the same old methods you have been using and start using the weird, brutal methods of the old school to build a body that is as strong as it is aesthetic!

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Get rid of sagging pecs
Your pecs look saggy because you arch your bench- learn how to pull your pecs up off your abs so they sit high and proud instead of looking like they're melting down your sides.
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Train using methods you've never tried!
And exercises you probably never heard of! Old school bodybuilders looked different because they trained different, and you're not going to build a body like theirs using the same stuff you see daily on the Gram.
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Build athletic legs with no knee pain!
The old school squatted on their toes, with heels elevated, and touched their butt to their heels. The result was legs with huge teardrops, well defined, small knee joints, and lifters who didn't look fat in pants.
Features
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Programming 5 days per week
I'll be programming 5 days of training per week, with workouts designed to be done in 60-90 minutes per day, & you're free to add whatever you want!
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Train with someone who knows this stuff FOR REAL
Plague of Strength is the internet's premier resource for lifting history & historical training methods- no one knows this subject better!
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Equipment
Required
Barbell & Plates // Dumbbells // Pullup & Dip stations
Recommended
Kettlebells // Indian Club / Mace
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Sample Week
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Sunday
Silver Era Bodybuilder Dumbbell (Stretch)

Conditioning

A

Warmup (D)

1-3 Rounds, with 0 rest between rounds or exercises 1) Bend And Reach x 15 2) Crossover Toe Touch x 15 (Each Side) 3) Bend And Twist x 15 (Each Side) 4) Arm Swings and Lat Reaches x 30 seconds (Each) 5) The Swimmer x 15 Warming up is an essential part of your workout and is not optional- it is just as important as the workout itself! Look at all of the most successful athletes- none of them would dream of skipping their warmup. You shouldn't approach your workouts any differently. You'll look and perform better if you warm up before working out, so make sure that even if you do nothing else, you do the Warm-Up and/or the Cool down!

B1

Zottman Curls

3 x 12

B2

Dumbbell Bench Press Feet Elevated

12, 12, MAX

B3

Stiff Legged DB Deadlift

3 x 12

B4

Straight Arm Pec Fly

3 x 12

B5

Overhead Side Bends

3 x 20

B6

Two Dumbbell Overhead Extension

3 x 20

B7

Alternating Dumbbell Bent Over Row

12, 12, MAX

B8

Wide Grip Rear Pull Up

3 x 12

B9

Calf Raise

3 x 12

B10

Standing Chest Press

3 x 12

B11

Twisting Hanging Knee Raise

3 x 20

B12

DB Thruster

12, 12, MAX

Conditioning

C

Cooldown (A)

Do not skip the cooldown or the warmup. If you're going to cut something out of the workout, do it out of the middle. The strength portion of your workout is the dessert, not the main course (as we've been led to believe) 3+ Rounds of 3 exercises, with 30 seconds rest after the third exercise. 1) Standing Forward Fold x 10 2) Cobra Stretch x 10 3) Cat Cow x 10 Every pro athlete on Earth makes core work the backbone of their training, and it's high time recreational lifters followed their lead.

Monday
Bodyweight Conditioning (C)

A

West Coast Burpee

10 x 1:00

Conditioning

B

Warmup (A)

1-3 Rounds, with 0 rest between rounds 1) Crossover Toe Touch x 15 (Each Side) 2) Bend And Reach x 15 3) Bend And Twist x 15 (Each Side) 4) Arm Swings and Lat Reaches x 30 seconds (Each) 5) Plank Alternate Leg Lift x 10 (Each Side) 6) The Swimmer x 15 Warming up is an essential part of your workout and is not optional- it is just as important as the workout itself! Look at all of the most successful athletes- none of them would dream of skipping their warmup. You shouldn't approach your workouts any differently. You'll look and perform better if you warm up before working out, so make sure that even if you do nothing else, you do the Warm-Up and/or the Cool down!

C1

Bench Dips

10, MAX, MAX, MAX

C2

Pull-Up

10, MAX, MAX, MAX

D1

Dip (Calisthenics Style)

4 x 10

D2

Knee Raise on Dip Bar

4 x 10

E1

Hanging Leg Raise

4 x 5

E2

Hanging Knee Raise

4 x MAX

F

Static Stretch

1 x 5:00

Tuesday
Silver Era Barbell (Light)

Prep

A

Warmup (A)

1-3 Rounds, with 0 rest between rounds 1) Crossover Toe Touch x 15 (Each Side) 2) Bend And Reach x 15 3) Bend And Twist x 15 (Each Side) 4) Arm Swings and Lat Reaches x 30 seconds (Each) 5) Plank Alternate Leg Lift x 10 (Each Side) 6) The Swimmer x 15 Warming up is an essential part of your workout and is not optional- it is just as important as the workout itself! Look at all of the most successful athletes- none of them would dream of skipping their warmup. You shouldn't approach your workouts any differently. You'll look and perform better if you warm up before working out, so make sure that even if you do nothing else, you do the Warm-Up and/or the Cool down!

B1

Forehead Curls

15, 15, MAX

B2

Barbell Incline Bench Press

15, 15, MAX

B3

Hang Clean High Pull

15, 15, MAX

B4

Alternating Dumbbell Pullover

15, 15, MAX

B5

Twisting Hanging Knee Raise

3 x 15

B6

Standing Cambered Bar French Press

B7

Barbell Upright Row

15, 15, MAX

B8

Straddle Hops

3 x 30

B9

Standing Barbell Press Behind the Neck

15, 15, MAX

B10

Windshield Wipers

3 x 20

B11

Heel Elevated Back Squat

15, 15, MAX

Conditioning

C

Cooldown (A)

Do this at home if you need to, but DO NOT SKIP THE COOLDOWN OR WARMUP. If you're going to cut something out of the workout, do it out of the middle. The strength portion of your workout is the dessert, not the main course (as we've been led to believe) 3+ Rounds of 3 exercises, with 30 seconds rest after the third exercise. 1) Standing Forward Fold x 10 2) Cobra Stretch x 10 3) Cat Cow x 10 Every pro athlete on Earth makes core work the backbone of their training, and it's high time recreational lifters followed their lead.

Wednesday
Bodyweight Conditioning (B)

Prep

A

Warmup (B)

1-3 Rounds, with 0 rest between rounds 1) Walking Lunge with a Twist x 15 (Each Side) 2) Arm Swings and Lat Reaches x 30 seconds (Each) 3) Bend And Reach x 15 4) Bend And Twist x 15 (Each Side) 5) Crossover Toe Touch x 15 (Each Side) 6) The Swimmer x 15 Warming up is an essential part of your workout and is not optional- it is just as important as the workout itself!

B1

Standing Forward Fold

3 x 30

B2

Cobra Stretch

3 x 30

B3

Cat Cow

3 x 30

Conditioning

C

Bodyweight Circuit (B)

10 Rounds of 8 exercises done for 30 seconds each, with a 1 minute break between rounds. 1) Burpee Broad Jump 2) Jumping Jacks 3) Burpee Tuck Jump 4) Jumping Jacks 5) Burpee Pull-Up 6) Jumping Jacks 7) Mountain Climber 8) Flutter Kicks That means you will do each of the 8 exercises for 30 seconds apiece before resting for 1 minute and starting another round. Use a Round Timer app to make it easy. 10 rounds can be done in 49 minutes, which means you can get a full workout an hour with warmup and cooldown.

Thursday
Silver Age Bodybuilder X Modern Athlete

A

Jog

1 x 15:00

B1

Depth Jump

3 x 5

B2

Dumbbell Stiff Legged Deadlift + Row Complex

3 x 15

B3

Straight Arm Pec Fly

3 x 15

B4

Wide Grip Bench Press

12, 10, 8

C1

Bicep Curl to Shoulder Press

12, 10, 8

C2

Pullover Press

3 x 15

D1

Straight Arm Tuck Pullover

3 x 12

D2

Supine Straight Arm Bicep Curl

3 x 12

E

Chin-Up

3 x MAX

F

Push-Up

3 x MAX

G1

Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise

3 x 12

G2

Bicycle Sit-Ups

3 x 12

G3

Cobra Pose

3 x 12

Coach
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The world's premier strength historian, a former All-Time, All-Federation World Record Holder in the Total & Squat at 82kg (181lbs), Division 3 wrestler at 61kg (134lbs), Les Mills' BodyPump & BodyCombat instructor, & NSCA & ACE certified personal trainer.

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