Arnold’s home workout plan



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BODYWEIGHT PLANS
Legs
- Squats
- Aim for 50-100 reps in as few sets as possible
- Can change foot placement and work on improving depth throughout
- Lunges
- At least two sets of 12 reps per leg, aka 24 total steps if walking lunges
- E.g., walking lunges, step forward/backwards, up/down box
- Alternating mountain climbers
- Two sets of 20 reps each leg minimum
- Harder as lower to the floor, from press-up position on hands, to elbows on bench, then floor
- Hip thrusts
- 3 sets of 8-12 reps
- Vary through back on floor vs on raised on back, or single vs dual leg
- Box jumps
- 20 in as few sets as possible
- Can add reps, and increase box height. Try jumping from single vs dual leg
Core
- Superset 1- no rest between
- Mountain climbers- 20 reps per leg
- Plank- as long as possible
- Handing knee raise
- Two-three sets of 6-10 reps twice a week ideal
- Ideally keeping legs bent at 90º throughout
- Russian twist
- Bum is only point of contact with floor- raise feet also if possible
- Lying straight leg raise
- Sit on hands if need aid
Upper
- Dips- 3x10+
- E.g., off the end of sofa
- Wide-grip flat press-ups- 2x8-10
- Can perform on knees if too tough
- Close-grip press-ups- 2x8+
- Hands up on bench or counter to make easier
- Ideally pull-up bar/make-shift inverted row
- Dante Trudel specialty-https://tinyurl.com/4s8fcse9
- Can place general pole between two chairs etc to make similar set-up
Upper session (18/09/21)
- SL calf raise (upper half only)- 0x6, 0x12
- SL hamstring banded iso's- Red x45s, Rx70s
- Hanging knee raises (knees bent 90º throughout)- 6, 6
- Arm warm
- SA banded tricep pushdown- Rx10, Rx12
- SA banded bicep curl- Rx12, Rx15
- Deadlift- 60x10, 80x10
- Working my way back up from hamstring injury, so currently focusing on the concentric.
- Smith shoulder press- 50x9, 40x12
- Lying DB external rotation- 5x10, 5x7x10s iso
- Dips w/ band- Black x11
- I've broken my right eblow and had 3 subsequent surgeries to repair bone, muscle and nerve damage, and as a result dips have never been possible. The reverse band has been a great tool for reducing the strain in my elbows
Recovering injured ankle
Range of motion
Recovering injured hamstring
Legs: deadlift x smith squat (16.09.21)
- Banded walks- black band around ankles, 12 paces left then right
- Hanging knee raises- 2 sets of 6 reps
- Spin bike- 3-5 mins
- Single arm bicep curl- 2x12
- Mainly aiming to combat some bicep tendonitis, so 2 sets of 12 light curls, focusing on contraction
- Single leg lying hamstring curl- 2x45-60s holds
- Again recovering from previous hamstring tear. 2 sets of isometric holds, with knee bent to 90 degrees.
- Barbell deadlift- 4x6-8
- Pyramid up adding weight each set, reaching heavy and high effort top set
- Smith machine calf raise- 3x8-12
- 3s pauses in full stretch, trying to increase ankle mobility and dorsiflexion before squatting
- Smith machine squats- 1x8, 1x20
- Warm up to something heavy, then 1 top set aiming for 8 reps, and one back-off (less weight) set for 20 reps.
- EXTRA?
- You could add a single leg pistol squat/walking lunges, for extra pump and blood flow to finish.
- Quads- heel to bum, 2x30s
- Glutes- newspaper stretch (seated on bench, ankle on opposite knee), 2x30s
- Hamstrings- 60s hold of light barbell in stiff-leg deadlift position
- Calves- stretched in exercise (4)
Diet update- 220lbs – 186lbs (16.09.21)
Full body physio session (18/08/21)
- SL hamstring banded iso's- Rx40s, Rx60s
- Superset a (one exercise straight into the next)
- Cable lying Y-raise- 10x6, 10x6
- Incline Y-raise (hold at top with thumbs up to sky)-6, 10
- Superset b
- SA kneeling landmine BB press- bar x10, 10x6, 15x8
- SA banded tricep pushdown- Rx10, Rx12, Rx10
- Meadow's rows- bar x8, 10x8, 15x10
- Decline DB press (neutral grip)- 16x8, 24x8
- Incline DB fly- 5x8, 5x7
- Aiming to increase hamstring iso time each session
- Tried a cable Y-raise as seen by John Jewett
- Banded pushdown great for tricep tendinitis
- Landmine single arm shoulder press helps shoulder stability and serratus strength
- Exercises 5 + 6 mainly aimed at stretching chest