ZeroMan Workout Series
The ZeroMan
workout series is designed for gentlemen relatively new to working out who want
to lose weight and have general fitness improvement. This program can work for anyone, so feel
free to adjust weight and resistance to fit your needs. Weeks 1-4 are designed for exercise
familiarization, general lean muscle development, and initial fat loss. Weeks 5-8 will focus on strength gain and
sustained metabolism increase, including diet suggestions. Enjoy!
Day 10: Friday October 14th 2011
Warm Up: 20 minutes
Recumbent
Resistance Intervals
-
5
minutes at ‘5’ to ‘7’ resistance 75 RPM to 80 RPM
-
8
times: 30 seconds at ‘10’ to ‘12’ resistance 90+ RPM, followed by 1 minute at
‘5’ to ‘7’ resistance 75 RPM to 80 RPM
-
3
minutes at a leisurely pace
Light Stretch: less
than 5 minutes
No deep stretching. Just a few reaching exercises, arm swings and
circles, trunk rotations, etc. The idea
is to move and get warm, especially muscle groups you missed in your warm-up.
Resistance: 10 – 20 minutes
Fran-ish
For time: (let me know how long it takes you. try to limit your rest to 3 breaths during
sets and 8 breaths between sets)
- 21 air
squats or modified squats
- 21 barbell
military presses (30 – 35 lbs.)
- 21 lat
pull-downs (40 – 50 lbs.)
- 15 air
squats or modified squats
- 15 barbell
military presses (30 – 35 lbs.)
- 15 lat
pull-downs (40 – 50 lbs.)
- 9 air
squats or modified squats
- 9 barbell
military presses (30 – 35 lbs.)
- 9 lat
pull-downs (40 – 50 lbs.)
Stretch: 5 - 10 minutes
Comprehensive
light stretching, then focus on shoulders, arms, chest and back. Be sure to
include: infraspinatus stretch, teres minor stretch, bent over lat stretch, wall lat stretch, overhead triceps stretch, seated biceps stretch, doorway or floor deltoid stretch, side deltoid stretch, straight arm chest stretch, and doorway or floor modified chest
stretch.
Cool Down: 20 minutes
Walk, jog, or
bike at a leisurely pace. Treadmill,
elliptical, recumbent, and the great outdoors are all good options. Spend some quality time with your dog.
This workout
is the most intense so far, so if you need to scale down the weight or take a
longer break than prescribed, no big deal.
Let me know how it goes! Comment
below, tweet @geoffcraft, or shoot me an email!
Eat well, drink lots of water and have fun! Love you.
get fit.
Day 11: Saturday October 15th 2011
Walk 2 miles.
Stretch.
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