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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 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

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
Golden Era Bodybuilder X Modern Athlete

Conditioning

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

Dumbbell Bench Press Feet Elevated

3 x 12

B2

Bent Over Two Dumbbell Row

12, 12, MAX

C1

Standing Cambered Bar French Press

12, 12, MAX

C2

Forehead Curls

12, 12, MAX

D1

Back Rack Thruster

4 x 30

D2

Toes to Bar

4 x MAX

Conditioning

E

Cooldown (B)

3+ Rounds of 3 exercises, with 30 seconds rest after the third exercise. 1) Dead Bug x 5 (Each Side) 2) Windshield Wipers x 5 (Each Side) 3) Bird Dog x 5 (Each Side) 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
Bodyweight Conditioning (A)

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!

Conditioning

B

Bodyweight Circuit (A)

The goal is 10 Rounds of 8 exercises done for 30 seconds each, with a 1 minute break between rounds. 1) Hollow Roll to V Up* 2) Burpee Tuck Jump 3) Lateral Arm Swings 4) Burpee Pull-Up 5) Vertical Arm Swings 6) Hindu Squat / Bethak 7) Diamond Pushups** 8) Bird Dog 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 things easy. 10 rounds can be done in 49 minutes, which means you can get a full workout an hour with warmup and cooldown. More rounds will yield more results, while less rounds will yield less impressive results. Record what you do so you can track its impact! * do not skip the Hollow Roll because it looks goofy- it helps with everything from shoulder mobility to getting rid of love handles ** if you can't do Diamond Pushups or are too tired to do them, hold yourself at the top of the Diamond pushup. Pro Tip: If you like the fight idea, it helps to pick a weight class you're training to "fight" in, and even an opponent. That way you can spend your time researching your opponent for the different things you need to work on in order to beat them rather than doom scrolling or pointlessly arguing about training methods (when you could just be doing sit-ups instead).

C1

Standing Forward Fold

3 x 30

C2

Cobra Stretch

3 x 30

C3

Cat Cow

3 x 30

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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