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Day one opens with heavy pressing: three working sets of five reps on the flat barbell bench at about 75–80 percent of your one-rep max, followed by four sets of eight on the incline dumbbell press. After that you hit three sets of weighted dips or close-grip bench for twelve reps, really driving home triceps lockout strength. The idea is straightforward—build raw pressing power first, then carve out shape and stability with higher-rep variations.
Pull day mirrors that structure. You start with deadlifts, three sets of five at 70–75 percent of max. Next comes four sets of eight on chest-supported rows to keep your back tight, then three sets of twelve on chin-ups or lat-pulldowns. There’s a final hammer-curl or face-pull cluster—about three sets of fifteen reps—meant to hammer the smaller muscles that often hold back bigger lifts.
Leg day hits both strength and hypertrophy. It begins with four sets of five back squats at around 80 percent intensity. After a short rest you switch to Romanian deadlifts—three sets of eight—to target the hamstrings. Then you wrap up with walking lunges (three sets of ten steps per leg) and finish on leg extensions or Nordic curls for twelve to fifteen reps.
The program cycles over five days, then gives you two days of active recovery—mobility drills, light core work, foam rolling. You’re meant to add weight each week in the main lifts and either add a rep or two on the accessory moves. The author calls it a “million-dollar routine” because it hits every major muscle group with a balance of load, volume and frequency proven in strength-training studies.
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