Open Gym Strength and Conditioning – Bodybuilding

Upper body anterior

Upper Body Anterior (Chest & Bicep) Warm-up (No Measure)

Crossover Symmetry Warmup

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3 rounds

10 Perfect Pushups (controlled form)

15 band pull-a-parts

5 PVC Around the Worlds (each way)

10 wall angels

5 scorpions (each side)

Bench Press (6×4)

6 sets of 4 reps @ – RPE 8.5/10

*Rest 2:00-2:30 b/t sets

Athletes Notes

Focus: Control should be shown with each rep on the way down and on the way up. Bar should be lowered to just below the sternum. Keep elbows at a 45 degree angle to the body and avoid flaring out. Shoulders should be loaded back against the bench throughout reps.

Alt. DB Tempo Bench + Double DB Bench

4 sets: 8 reps (Complete 8 reps alternating, then complete 8 reps together) – RPE 7

*Rest 1:00-1:30 b/t sets

Athletes Notes

Alternating DB Tempo Incline + Double DB Incline Bench

Focus: Incline of bench should be around a 45-60 degree incline. Start with both DBs extended overhead. Bench with one arm, leaving the other arm extended overhead and then repeat with other side. Tempo for this movement is 2 sec negative + 1 sec pause in bottom + explosive press up. No tempo on double reps. Go directly into double DB reps after alternating reps have been completed. Loading should be moderate and allow for control throughout entire rep. Select a weight that you can control when sitting back to start and sitting up to finishing set. Do not drop the dumbbells. To avoid injury, bring the knees up to meet the dumbbells and sit up with them. If you have to drop them to deload, you’ve gone too heavy.

reverse grip bench

4 sets: 10 reps – RPE 7

*Rest 1:00-1:30 b/t sets

Athletes Notes

Reverse Grip Barbell Bench Press

Focus: Lying on a flat bench, athlete will reverse grip a barbell and unrack. Width grip is dependent on athletes mobility but should be roughly outside the width of the torso. Lower the barbell to the chest and press back up to extension. Be sure keep shoulders loaded down and back against the bench at all times.

Resistance Band Chest Fly – High to Low (4×10)

4 sets: 10 reps – RPE 7

*Rest 1:00-1:30 b/t sets

Athletes Notes

Resistance Band Chest Fly High to Low

Focus: On a rig, loop a resistance band on each side (light to moderate light resistance weight) above head level. Facing away from rig, grasp a band in each hand. Starting with arms extended to the sides and a forward lean (stagger feet for stabilization), press the bands forward with slightly bent arms, crossing over in front of the body at waist level. Return out to the sides and repeat, crossing the opposite arm on top from the last rep. Slight bend in the arm should be maintained throughout reps (excessive bending of the elbow will place focus on triceps rather than chest)

Ring Curls

*Rest 1:00-1:30 b/t sets

Focus: Setup a pair of rings so bottom of ring is at the top of the hips. Lean back with an overhand grip so that body is around 45-60 from horizontal. Adjust feet/ring height until a comfortably challenging position can be achieved. Curl with the arms (turning from the overhand to underhand grip) with a focus on bringing the rings towards the face or slightly outside of the face. Control the descent to full extension.

DB Preacher Curl

*Rest 1:00-1:30 b/t sets

*Build to a light/moderate weight. Stay the same and focus on strict control throughout

Focus: Using either an incline bench or the rounded portion of a GHD pad, brace the back of the upper arm against the bench/pad. The bench/pad is used to completely isolate on the bicep and remove assistance from body/shoulder. Attempt very light weight before working sets to get a feel for range of motion/amount of isolation that is placed on the bicep. DO NOT OVERLOAD THIS MOVEMENT BY GOING TOO HEAVY. Curl the DB with one arm braced against the pad and then switch to the other side and complete on the opposite arm to finish the set.

DB Preacher Curl

https://youtu.be/R4s8obKxrro