…Here we go.

 

The workout:

Day A 
Chest Press
Seated Row
Shoulder Press
Chest Fly
Lat Pull Down
Arnold Press
Leg Extension
Leg Curl
Calf Raise
Squat

 

 

Perform 1 set of each exercise with no rests in between.  Perform 10 reps at your 7 rep max weight, with a cadence of 3-1-5-1 (3 seconds lift, 1 second isometric hold, 5 seconds negative, 1 second pause at the bottom).  After lifting failure at rep 7, have spotter do all the lifting and focus only on the isometric hold (now for 3 seconds) and the negative (extended now to 6 seconds).  This will fatigue all aspects of the muscle; the lifting phase, the isometric phase, and the negative phase.  By performing sets in this fashion, you will allow for optimal muscle fiber recruitment and therefore, better results.  After the workout is done, eat a good meal and, the most important aspect of this entire workout routine….REST!

Stay strong!!

Final Pre-test: 2 Mile Run

Today wrapped up all the pre-tests for our experiment.  I had the gentlemen run a timed 2 mile so we can gauge their cardiovascular progress.  The results: Matt McConnell came in at 15:20.00 and Matt Struck finished at 14:10.00.

Now that we have all of our preliminary data, we are moving onto the experimental phase of the study.  So keep checking back to watch our results day by day!

Benchmarks (as of 9/7/11)

Last night I took the boys to the gym to get some baseline strength statistics so we have something to compare to at the end to get an accurate measurement of strength gains..  We determined their 1 rep max for the following exercises: bench press, dead lift, military press, and squat.  Here’s what we got:

and in numeric form:

1 Rep Max (lbs) 9/7/11
Exercise McConnell Struck
Bench Press 345 204
Deadlift 298 268
Military Press 198 153
Squat 240 247