Type:
Split
Level:
Intermediate
Days per week:
4 days
Sex:
Male & Female
Several years ago I began to play around with rest-pause training. I would load up the bar, knock out a set, and rest for only a very short period of time before performing another set. It didn't take long for me to realize one thing...rest-pause style training was both brutal and effective.
I was spending less time in the gym training but waking up with an incredible amount of DOMS (muscle soreness). Limiting rest between sets was also making my workouts far more engaging. I had no time to stop and think. Every workout felt like warfare. I would crush it, rest for a short period of time (never fully recovering), and get after it again.
Day 1
Chest and Triceps
Barbell bench press - medium grip
Sets: 5 Reps : 5
Dumbbell bench press
Sets: 5 Reps: 6
Dumbbell flyes
Sets: 5 Reps: 8
Close-grip barbell bench press
Sets: 5 Reps: 6
Standing dumbbell triceps extension
Sets: 5 Reps: 8
Day 2
Back, Biceps and Abs
Barbell deadlift
Sets: 5 Reps: 5
Bent over barbell row
Sets: 5 Reps: 8
Pullups
Sets: 5 Reps: 10
Barbell curl
Sets: 5 Reps: 8
Preacher curl
Sets: 5 Reps: 10
Cable crunch
Sets: 5 Reps: 15
Day 3 - rest day
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Day 4
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Barbell shoulder press
Sets: 5 Reps: 8
Arnold dumbbell press
Sets: 5 Reps: 10
Seated bent-over rear delt raise
Sets: 5 Reps: 10
Barbell shrug
Sets: 5 Reps: 10
Cable wrist curl
Sets: 5 Reps: 10
Day 5
Quads, Hamstrings, Calves and Abs
Barbell squat
Sets: 4 Reps: 6
Leg press
Sets: 5 Reps: 12
Lying leg curls
Sets: 5-7 Reps: 10
Seated calf raise
Sets: 5-7 Reps: 15
Crunches
Sets: 5 Reps: 20
Day 6 - rest day
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Day 7 - rest day
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