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    Lean Mass Workout Plan: 4-Week Fast Track to Lean Mass

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    Lean Mass Workout Plan: 4-Week Fast Track to Lean Mass

    Although exercise scientists like to discuss the importance of long-term planning, the average trainee is looking for a quick fix to resolve an issue. Perhaps an arm specialization program? Or a workout to add 20 pounds to their bench press fast? Among the most popular workouts are those that produce the most gains in lean muscle fast – and I have just the workout!

    By Luke Leaman, Poliquin GroupTM

    First, let me assure you this workout is legit and consistently delivers great results. I’ve used it on myself to prepare for NPC physique competitions, where I competed at a body weight of 216 pounds with 4.5 percent body fat and 20-inch arms. I’ve also prescribed it to many of my clients, including competition physique athletes as well as average individuals who were highly motivated to look great naked. In short, it works!

    Next, be aware this workout requires sound nutrition. This program, just by itself, will give you good results in muscle gain. But to add slabs of muscle, you also need to follow my nutritional advice and supplement protocol. This program contains a high volume of work – you are training six days a week! – to ensure that you not only gain muscle but also lose a significant amount of fat in the process. As such, you need to do everything possible in terms of diet and supplementation to ensure you can adequately recover from such training. Now let’s get to the workout.

    This workout is designed to be used for one month, six days a week, and the body part splits are arranged as follows:

    Monday: Legs
    Tuesday: Chest and Delts
    Wednesday: Conditioning
    Thursday: Legs
    Friday: Back and Arms
    Saturday: Conditioning
    Sunday: Re-feed and rest!

    For each of the lifts in this workout, I include a tempo prescription to ensure you give your muscles a precise training stimulus. In prescribing tempo, four numbers are used, such as 4210. The first number indicates the seconds it should take to complete the eccentric (or down) motion; the second number indicates the pause before the concentric (or up) motion, which is the third number; and the fourth number indicates the pause before the next repetition. As an example, using a 4210 tempo in the bench press, you take 4 seconds to lower the weight to your chest, pause there for 2 seconds, then rapidly push the weight up in 1 second, and immediately begin the next rep (zero seconds of rest).

    MONDAY (LEGS)

    A1. Lying Leg Curl 4 x 8-10, 5010, rest 75 seconds (Toes in)
    A2. Heels-Elevated Back Squat 4 x 8-10, 4110, rest 75 seconds
    B1. Romanian Deadlift (1 ¼ rep at the bottom) 4 x 10-12, 2021, rest 60 seconds
    B2. Leg Press (1 ¼ rep at the bottom) 4 x 10-12, 2021, rest 60 seconds
    C1. Standing Calf Raise 3 x 12-15, 2110, rest 45 seconds
    C2. 15-Degree Incline Reverse Crunch 3 x 12-15, 2020, rest 45 seconds

    TUESDAY (CHEST AND DELTS)

    A. Medium-Grip Flat Bench Press 4 x 8-10, 4010, rest 90 seconds
    B. Dips 4 x 8-10, 4020, rest 60 seconds
    C. 15-Degree Incline DB press Neutral Grip 4 x 10-12, 3030, rest 60 seconds
    D1. Standing DB L-Raise 3 x 10-12, 3020, rest 10 seconds
    Seated DB 3 x max reps, 2020, rest 75 seconds
    D2. Overhead Press (Use D1 weights)
    E1. Bent DB Reverse Flye 3 x 12-15, 3020, rest 10 seconds
    E2. Prone 45-Degree Elbows Out DB Row (Use E1 weights)3 x max reps, 2020, rest 75 seconds

    Wednesday (Conditioning)
    Prowler, 20 seconds hard, then rest 20 seconds. Repeat for 8 minutes,
    followed by 25 minutes of steady-state aerobics

    Thursday (Legs)

    A. Lying Leg Curl (Toes out) 4 x 10-12, 3120, rest 60 seconds
    B1. Machine Hack Squat 4 x 12-15, 2020, rest 10 seconds
    B2. Leg Press 4 x 12-15, 2020, rest 180 seconds
    C1. Standing Calf Raise 3 x 12-15, 2110, rest 60 seconds
    C2. Kneeling Cable Reverse Crunch 3 x 12-15, 2011, rest 60 seconds

    Friday (Back and Arms)

    Medium-Grip Chin-up 4 x 8-10, 4010, rest 90 seconds
    Single Arm DB Row 4 x 10-12, 3020, rest 60 seconds
    Straight-Arm Pulldown 4 x 12-15, 2011, rest 60 seconds
    Preacher Curl Wide Grip 3 x 10-12, 3020, rest 60 seconds
    15-Degree Incline Triceps Extension 3 x 12-15, 2110, rest 60 seconds
    45-Degree Incline Hammer Curl 3 x 10-12, 2120, rest 60 seconds
    Seated EZ Bar Overhead Triceps Extension 3 x 12-15, 2110, rest 60 seconds

    Saturday (Conditioning)
    40-second sprint alternated with 120-second walk/jog for a total of 40 minutes

    Sunday
    Re-feed and Rest! After this four-week cycle, I suggest using a program that focuses primarily on fat loss, such as a German Body Comp protocol that uses high reps and short rest intervals. Simply changing the exercises in this workout and repeating would not produce the same results – and may even result in overtraining. Keep in mind that your body needs variety to continue growing.

    I realize I’ve thrown a lot at you, but if you’re serious about adding a lot of lean muscle fast, this is the best program I’ve found to get you on the fast track to physical superiority.

    During this workout I recommend three different macronutrient ratios, as follows:

    On Training Days:
    Calories per pound of body weight: 13.5
    Protein: 40%
    Carbs: 40%
    Fat: 20%

    On Non-Training Days:
    Calories per pound of body weight: 10.5
    Protein: 50%
    Carbs: 40%
    Fat: 30%

    On Sunday Re-Feed:
    Calories per pound of body weight: 16
    Protein: 30%
    Carbs: 50%
    Fat: 20%

    For supplements, I consider these the foundation: high-quality multivitamin (no iron for men unless they are anemic), elemental magnesium, zinc, fish oil, probiotic and digestive enzymes. To increase insulin sensitivity and activation of anabolism, I also recommend alpha lipoic acid, micro PQQ, cinnamon extract, green tea extract, chromium polynicotinate, and a creatine/beta alanine combo. I don’t feel comfortable assigning dosages in an article; the best course of action is to get a blood test to determine how well your current diet is serving your needs, then adjust supplement dosages accordingly.

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