TOTAL BODY

Workout Plan

Vol.1  Phase 3

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Day 1

Workout 1

Before you start find out  HOW THIS PLAN WORKS

1. ASSISTED PULL UPS

  • Position your knees hip-width apart on the seat
  • Hold onto the bars with both hands outside shoulder width with a Pronated Grip
  • Maintain a straight back and avoid bending at the hip
  • Pull yourself up until your chin reaches the handlebars
  • Slowly lower yourself down until the arms are fully extended

2. BARBELL BENCH PRESS

  • Lying on a flat bench on your back position your feet on the floor
  • Position your body so that your eyes align with the bar
  • Grip the bar evenly with your knuckles facing up
  • Lift the bar from the rack and lower the bar to the chest with control
  • Avoid locking the elbows as you extend your arms

3. BENT-OVER ROW

UPRIGHT ROW

PERFORM THESE 2 EXERCISES BACK TO BACK WITH NO REST IN-BETWEEN

BENT-OVER ROW – SUPINE GRIP

  • Grip the bar with your hands shoulder-width apart
  • Bend at the hip looking down at the floor, keeping the back straight and the knees slightly bent
  • Row the bar into the abdominal area, squeezing the elbows in close to the body as you row
  • Lower the bar to the point where the elbows are almost fully extended

UPRIGHT ROW

  • Hold the bar with a Pronated Grip inside shoulder width
  • Standing up tall, brace the abdominals and keep the knees slightly bent
  • Row the bar up to the chin, ensuring that the elbows lead and remain above the bar at all times
  • Lower the bar to the point where the elbows are almost fully extended

4. DUMBBELL GOBLET SQUATS

  • Holding onto your choice of dumbbell at chest height
  • Bend at the knees, hips and ankles together to lower yourself into a squat position
  • Brace the abdominals and squeeze the shoulder back to ensure that your back remains straight throughout
  • At the bottom of the squat push up through your heels keeping your knees aligned to your toes

5. WALKING LUNGES

DUMBBELL SHOULDER PRESS

PERFORM THESE 2 EXERCISES BACK TO BACK WITH NO REST IN-BETWEEN

WALKING LUNGES

  • Holding dumbbells in each hand – alternate legs, stretching stride to achieve approx. 900 bend at each knee
  • Avoid the knee of your rear leg touching the floor
  • Avoid the knee of your front leg going past your front toes
  • Keep your back straight and your chin up

DUMBBELL SHOULDER PRESS

  • Hold the dumbbells with a Supine Grip and hands positioned just outside shoulder width
  • Brace the abdominals, slightly bend the knees and maintain a straight back as you press the dumbbells above your head
  • Lower the weights with control below the chin and repeat

6. SUSPENSION BICEPS CURLS

    STRAIGHT LEG DIPS

PERFORM THESE EXERCISES BACK TO BACK WITH NO REST IN-BETWEEN

SUSPENSION BICEPS CURLS

  • Grip the suspension handles with a Neutral Grip – Palms facing each other
  • Squeeze the elbows in close to the body as you curl up and lower down keeping the elbow slightly bent when the arm is extended
  • Brace your abdominals to avoid swinging the back

RAISED LEG BENCH DIPS

  • Position your hands shoulder-width apart on the edge of a bench
  • Straighten and elevate your legs and brace your abdominals keeping your chin up
  • Slowly lower yourself down towards the floor and then press up
  • Bend your legs to adjust difficultly as appropriate

Now COOL DOWN

It is important to finish your workout with a cool down. This could include 5-10 minutes of descending rhythmic aerobic exercise, using your bodyweight or your choice of cardio machine.

Then don’t forget your COOL DOWN STRETCHES

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Workout 2

7. ASSAULT BIKE

TASK

Complete 5 minute progressivly increading your speed as you warm up.

  • Cycle forwards ensuring you use both hand and leg peddles

  • Keep your feet flat on the foot plates throughout

  • Maintain a straight back keeping your chin up

8. S T A I R M I L L 

TASK

Complete the following step target challenge.

Beginner – 14 floors

Intermediate – 20 floors

Advanced – 30 floors

Perform 3 sets resting for 1 minute between attempts

9. LEG EXTENSIONS

  • Adjust seat position and leg pivot as appropriate for your height

  • Ensure that your back is fully supported by the seat

  • Start with legs bent at knees as much as possible to ensure full range of motion

10. ABDUCTOR

  • Position your feet equally on the foot pedals
  • Ensure that legs are together to start, and back is supported by the seat
  • Push legs apart as wide as possible and lower with control ensuring the full range of motion

11. ADDUCTOR

  • Position your feet equally on the foot pedals
  • Ensure that legs are wide apart to start, and your back is supported by the seat
  • Push legs together as close as possible without touching and lower with control ensuring full range of motion

12. R O W E R

TASK

Complete 1000m as quickly as possible with 30s rest and repeat x 3.

To programme:

• Select Workout

• New Workout

• Interval Distance – 1000m

• Rest Time 00:30

  • Adjust air flow control to suit preferences (6+ recommended)
  • On the forwards, stroke reach over the toes for a full range of motion
  • On the backwards stroke avoid locking out the knees as you straighten your legs and pull the bar all the way into the body
  • Keep the back straight and legs bent slightly

13. T R E A D M I L L

TASK

Complete 2 mile (3.2km) as quickly as possible on an incline 1.0

14. SWISS BALL CORE CIRCUIT

PERFORM THESE EXERCISES AS A CIRCUIT AND COMPLETE 3 ROUNDS

  • PLANK ON SWISS BALL
  • JACK-KNIFES
  • HAMSTRING CURLS
  • REVERSE CRUNCHES

BEFORE YOU START MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SELECTED THE CORRECT SIZE BALL FOR YOUR HEIGHT.

See below for more infomation

14a. PLANK ON SWISS BALL

Beginner – hold 30+ seconds

Intermediate – hold 60+ seconds

Advanced – hold 90+ seconds

  • Position feet hip-width apart and elbows on the ball shoulder width apart
  • Ensure that your elbows are parallel with your shoulders
  • Brace your abdominals by pulling your belly button toward your spine
  • Maintain a straight back and hold this position for as long as you can

14b. SWISS BALL JACK-KNIFES

Beginner – 10 repetitions

Intermediate – 20 repetitions 

Advanced – 30 repetitions 

  • Position feet hip-width apart on the ball and hands on the floor shoulder width apart
  • Brace your abdominals by pulling your belly button toward your spine
  • Maintain a straight back and hold this position
  • Tuck your knees into your chest by bending the hip and knee at the same time
  • Slowly straighten the legs back out to and repeat

14c. LYING HAMSTRING CURLS

Beginner – 10 repetitions

Intermediate – 20 repetitions 

Advanced – 30 repetitions 

  • Lying on your back position your legs hip-width apart on top of the ball

  • Lift the hips off the floor as high as possible

  • Brace your abdominals by pulling your belly button towards your spine

  • Keeping the hips up pull the ball back into the body by bending the hip and the knees at the same time

  • Slowly straighten the legs back out to and repeat without dropping your hips until the set is complete

14d. SWISS BALL REVERSE CRUNCHES

Beginner – 10 repetitions

Intermediate – 20 repetitions 

Advanced – 30 repetitions 

  • Lying on your back position your legs over the ball so that the ball is in contact with the back of your thighs and your calf muscles

  • Squeeze the ball with your legs and lift it into the chest whilst lifting your shoulders and head from the floor

Now COOL DOWN

It is important to finish your workout with a cool down. This could include 5-10 minutes of descending rhythmic aerobic exercise, using your bodyweight or your choice of cardio machine.

Then don’t forget your COOL DOWN STRETCHES

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WELL DONE!

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