Lean Muscle Diet (Summer diet plan)

This diet is preferably for a male 200 lb bodybuilder. 

meal 1- 6 egg whites or 8 oz chicken breast

1 cup oatmeal with cinnamon

meal 2- 6 oz lean ground turkey or 8 oz chicken breast

1 cup oatmeal with cinnamon or 6 oz brown rice

meal 3- 6 oz chicken breast or 2 cans tuna fish ( low fat mayo 1 tablespoon or 2 tablespoons hummus)

1 yogurt (preferably greek yogurt)

1 banana

your choice serving of vegetables ( I personally love zucchini slices or broccoli)

meal 4- 2 scoops iso100 protein powder or 8 oz chicken breast

4 oz sweet potato

your choice of vegetables

meal 5- 6 oz chicken breast

side of vegetables and/or green beans

1 tablespoon coconut butter or almond butter

16 week powerlifting competition cycle program

Monday- Chest+ Back

Bench Press- work up to a heavy 5 rep max or a heavy 3 rep max
Stability Benching with kettlebells on barbell- couple sets of 1
6 sets of 1 bench press- work on technique (roughly 80-90 percent of 1 rep max)
4-5 sets dumbbell decline bench - 50 reps  I chose to do 5 sets of 10
Heavy Barbell Rows- 3-5 sets of 5
T-Bar rows- 3- 5 sets of 10-6 reps
2 sets heavy power cleans (1-2 rep max)
Side bends- 1 set of 15 to failure
weighted planks- 1 set until failure

Tuesday- Shoulders +tris  (short workout)

Standing Military or dumbbell military press- work up to heavy set of 5 or 3. 
2 hypertrophy sets of 8 reps
Close Grip Bench- 2 sets of 8 reps
2 sets heavy dumbbell snatch (1-2 rep max)
Side bends- 1 set of 15 to failure
weighted planks- 1 set until failure

Wednesday or Thursday- (either or is fine I prefer Wednesday) Deadlift/ Upper body day
Speed Squats with bands- 6-8 sets of 1
Speed Deadlifts off a deficit with bands 6-8 sets of 1
Incline Bench- 1 set until failure (stay between 8-3 rep range)
decline bench- 1 set until failure (stay between 8-3 rep range)
shoulder front raise- 2 sets of 8
2 sets hammer curls- GO HEAVY
1 set until failure of chin-ups
Side bends- 1 set of 15 to failure
weighted planks- 1 set until failure

Saturday- Legs
Either heavy front squat, low bar squat, or high bar squat, or pause squat
work up to a heavy set of 5-1 reps (I pick what I want to do day of)
2 hypertrophy sets of pause squat of 8 reps
heavy glute ham bridges- work up to 5 rep max
calf raises- 2 sets of 15
single leg squats
1 set of good morning if I feel up to it until failure - roughly 10 reps
1 set of heavy power cleans

I go by feel for mosr of this workout.  If I can go heavier I will, if I have to back off or DE-LOAD I will do that.  On leg day I just basically pick what I want to do.  Usually I rotate between the 3 exercises and I do pause squats as my hypertrophy exercises.  On deadlift day I do those speed deadlifts 2 out of every 3 weeks and if I feel up to it I max out every third week.  Same thing with bench press or shoulder day.  I will go lighter if necessary but I feel like I can hit a PR and max out I will.  I do not use bands every week with squats, only when my joints are ready. 

Contact me for any personal information if you need any advice.  diet plans and specific workout plans as well Alex10ghossein@gmail.com

The base strength program

This program is designed for the beginner lifter who is just trying to gain size and strength.  This workout is designed around somebody who has 315 bs, max squat, max bench of 275 lbs, and max deadlift of 405 lbs. 

Monday- Squat 4 sets of 8 with 75% of max.  235 lbs.  Every week that these 4 sets are completed without failure the weight must go up the following workout.  245 would be the next weight to be done.   - Deadlift- Work up to a heavy 5 rep max.  It should look like this.  135 x 5 185 x 3 225 x2 315x 1 and then go for whatever will be a very difficult 5.  Use this weight for 2 more sets following,  As long a you hit your number of reps on the first set the next deadlift session of 5a the weight bumps up.  Lets say you wanted to get 365 for 5 reps.  You did.  Plus you did two more sets after that looked something like this.  365 for 5 365 for 4 last set 365 for 4 again.  The next workout you will start with 375.  Do the exact same thing.  Every set you hit as many reps as possible though.  If you can do 375 for 5 all 3 sets that great.  Next time you start with 385. Standing Shoulder Press- 5 sets of 5 with 75% of max.  Every tme you complete all 5 sets for 5 reps you bump up 10 lbs on the following week.  Lets say you do 185 5x5 the following shoulder workout you will do 195.  Power Cleans- work up to 1 heavy 3 rep max set.  If you do 185 for 3 and that is what you are aiming for, following power clean workout you will try 190 for 3.  ABS (SIDE BENDS)- Heavy side bends, these will keep your stability whle youre squatting.  3 sets of 6 reps.  Do them heavy and push for more weight every workout. 

Wednesday- Deadlift  4 sets of 8 reps with 75 % of max.  Every week that these 4 sets are completed without failure the weght must go up following workout.   Lets say you did 365 for 4 sets of 8.  Next workout of 8s you will do 375.  Squat- Work up to a heavy 5 rep max just like on mondays deadift routine.  You will be doing this weight for 3 sets and then bumping up weight next week if you hit your desried weight on the first set.  Bench Press- 5 sets of 5 with 75% of max.  If you hit your weight for all 5 sets then tou will be moving up weight following bench workout.  Same thing as standing shoulder press on monday.  ABS (SIDE BENDS) 3 heavy sets Hammer Curls-2 sets of 6 reps.  Go heavy.... BALLS TO THE WALL.  FUCK FORM, IT DOESNT MATTER.  Swing the weight up and get as much weight on the dumbbell as possible.

Friday- Squat- Use a rep scheme of 6-5-4.  The first set will be 80% of your max  Start with this weight and then after each set put a 5 b plate on each side.  Every week that you complete all 3 of these lifts without failure, you will bump up 5 lbs on each side the next time you start.  For example, lest say the first set you do 275 for 6, then the next set is 285 for 5 then last set is 295 for 4.  When you hit all of these numbers the next workout you will start with 285 then go to 295 then go to 305. 
Deadlift- 2 SETS OF 8 REPS.  BALLS TO THE WALL.  Go for an extremely difficult 8 rep max  As much as you can do, and then following set try to get 8 reps again with the same weight.  Every time you hit 8 reps on the first set the following workout you will start heavier.  Lets say you want to hit 265 for 8 and you do, following workout you will do 275 for 2 sets of 8.
Close Grip Bench-  Work up to a heavy triple.  Do 3 sets of 3 with this weight if possible.  Lets say you are aiming for 275 for 3 that day.  When you hit it on the first set, use the same weight on the 2nd and 3rd set and try to do 3 res each time.  ALWAYS INCREASE WEIGHT.
BARBELL ROWS (YATES ROWS)- THESE ARE MEANT TO BE DONE HEAVY- LOAD UP THE BAR, FUCK TECHNIQUE GET WEIGHT ON THE BAR.  THIS IS AN ACCESSORY MOVEMENT.  5 sets of 5 reps.  I do 455 for 5 sets of 5 with this.  I have a 630 deadlift.  Adjust your numbers appropriately.  ABS (SIDE BENDS- 3 sets of 8 reps

THIS WORKOUT IS DESIGNED AS A POWERBUIDING WORKOUT.  You will get big and strong doing this.  It is A SQUAT DOMINANT DEADIFT DOMINANT WORKOUT.  IT IS MEANT TO GET YOUR SQUAT UP FIRST THEN DEADLIFT THEN BENCH PRESS. 

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