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Looking to maximize the size of your back muscles? Look no further than this hypertrophy-focused workout! As the third part of a four-part series, this workout is designed to push your limits and help you reach your muscle-building goals. During the workout, aim to lift weights that challenge you and bring you to a point of “controlled failure” on each set. This means that the last rep should be challenging but not impossible. Only go to absolute failure on the final set if you can do so safely. Remember, if it feels too easy, you’re not working hard enough. Push yourself intelligently and watch your back muscles grow!

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Program Introduction: The first set is one where you perform a higher number of reps so that you can build endurance and begin to make the mind-to-muscle connection. After the initial set, please use weights that challenge you to failure!  When we say failure, we mean so that you cannot perform another rep with good […]

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Get ready to take your upper body to the next level with this workout program! This program is designed to help you build strength and tone your upper body using challenging lifts that will push you beyond your limits.

This workout is carefully crafted to maximize your progress, with exercises that target your arms, chest, back, and shoulders. You’ll see real results in your strength and tone, while feeling more confident and empowered in your daily life. Don’t wait any longer to take the first step towards a stronger, more toned upper body. Let’s get started!

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Program Introduction: This workouts is a really nice basic exercise selection with a little more advanced rep set up. We are going to focus on progressive overload, but more focused on pushing the envelope with the rep scheme for some exercises. Progressive overload basically states that in order for the body to improve and change, it must […]

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Program Introduction: This workout is all about giving a great push, pump and challenge to the back and arms. The game is always about pushing safely to your limits, and seeing how much you can raise the bar. So be sure to track your workouts, as this one will progress over a series of weeks. […]

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For every competitor, the most important aspect of your look is to ensure that you have great top to bottom symmetry. And even if you don’t compete, having a great toned upper body is one of the first things people notice about you when you walk into a room – sleeveless!

This program series is all about bringing up the back, and capping things off with some great shoulders. I follow this series whenever I’m looking to improve both size and symmetry overall, and I know you’ll enjoy the same results and benefits.

We’ll be hitting up some traditional exercises with this one – so see where you can raise the bar and perhaps even set new PR’s with each set!

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This workout is a GREAT kick for your chest, triceps and abs.  At the same time, we’ll keep things moving and keep your heart rate up as well. No matter what, think about challenging yourself through the entire workout. See where you can beat your best numbers and push for new PRs where possible.

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You know when you do a program and it feels really great, and your body responds excellently to it. Well, I really felt that this particular program that I created for my 2014 Olympia prep falls nicely into that category.

I sometimes find myself going BACK to old programs, breathing new life into them, and focusing on beating my previous PRs, numbers, and lifts. This program is no different.

This is my back and bicep workout I crafted for my Olympia prep. This particular program focuses on back width and biceps. I trained back twice a week during that prep, one workout was a width focused workout, and the other a thickness/detail workout.

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This workout is all about giving you a fantastic pump in the upper body. We’re going to hit a little bit of everything by way of the 3 major upper body motions – pushing, pulling, and pressing. I want you to try for some new pr’s with this one, so raise the bar, and see if you can beat your past lift numbers (beat your weights). You are keeping a notebook like a RoxStar aren’t you?! Great! Let’s go!

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Need a quick 15 minute chest and back workout you can do at home with minimal equipment? Then this one is PERFECT for you!

You’ll only need resistance bands and dumbbells for this one. Perform up to twice a week to build your back, tone your arms, strengthen your chest, and feel stronger all over.

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