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Muscle Intelligence 30-Day Primer - Chest & Delts
Muscle Intelligence 30-Day Primer - Chest & Delts
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[chest
&delts]
3 0 - D A Y W O R K O U T
B o d y P a r t S p e c i a l i z at i o n P r o j e c t
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So, take this workout, and the pec/delt training guide
Good, just don’t miss that first part. I know its
and learn to master execution for your body. Then, we
subjective and everyone “THINKS” they’re “pretty
will hand you plenty of Muscle Intelligence workouts to
good”. Nonsense.
get stronger and bigger.
1.MOBILITY.
2.SKILL.
3.STABILITY.
30-Day Workout [Chest & delts]
This is fully described in the Chest and
Delt guide. If one is missing, you will not
build muscle to your potential.
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Now lets get to work, champion!
B o d y P a r t S p e c i a l i z at i o n P r o j e c t
THE
WORKOUT
30-Day
30-DayWorkout
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B o d y P a r t S p e c i a l i z at i o n P r o j e c t
PERFORMANCE
BREATHING PREP
PROTOCOL:
At the beginning of every workout you will see:
PREWORKOUT PREP:
BREATHING: Performance Breathing Protocol
Intelligently executed breathing could be the biggest performance aid that
no one knows about...yet. Before you train, try a few of these breathing
techniques to: improve performance, increase work capacity, decrease
fatigue, decrease lactate (H+ accumulation), decrease perceived exertion,
increase aerobic capacity, improve utilization of fat as fuel at higher effort, ADVANCED:
improve focus and mental performance. (DO THE INTERMEDIATE AS WELL)
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after exhaling, hold your after exhaling, hold your making the breath as short,
nose for 5 seconds. nose until you feel a strong light, and small as you can.
urge to breathe. • Never fill your lungs, and
• Inhale and breathing
always aim to keep as much
normally for 10 seconds. • Inhale and breathing
air out of your lungs as
normally 30 seconds.
• Then breathe out and hold possible by staying close to
Repeat 5x.
your nose for 5 seconds. full exhalation.
Repeat 10x. • The goal here is to build a • Think “one centimeter” of air
strong air hunger and feel in and out only. Not more.
• This should be very easy • The air going out (and time of
like you need to breathe.
and only generate a small exhalation) should always be
amount of air hunger. more than the air coming in.
• The goal here is to
NOTE: Each of these breathing exercises can be made more effective by accumulate a large amount
incorporating walking, jogging, or running, while doing them. Any type of of CO2 in the blood and a
exercise that will increase the CO2 production in the body (movement increases strong air hunger that you
CO2 in the body that is then sent to the lungs to be excreted). Be smart, and
don’t let off for a long time.
don’t do things that put you in danger if you were to pass out. Passing out can
happen if you get to O2 (oxygen) levels less than 60% in the blood. • Stay with the air hunger and
resist the urge to take a deep
The goal of each of these is to increase the CO2 in the blood, which is the breath.
bodies trigger to release O2 from hemoglobin in the blood, and into the • Only take tiny sips of air.
tissues for use to improve performance. • Do this for 5-10 minutes.
These techniques are also very effective during workouts to increase CO2
and push more O2 into the tissue to drive better performance.
B o d y P a r t S p e c i a l i z at i o n P r o j e c t
TRAINING TERMINOLOGY
Legal Disclaimer
The information presented in this work is by no way intended
as medical advice or as a substitute for medical counseling.
The information should be used in conjunction with the
guidance and care of your physician.
Consult your physician before beginning this program as you
would with any exercise and nutrition program. If you choose
not to obtain the consent of your physician and/or work with
your physician throughout the duration of your time using the
recommendations in the program, you are agreeing to accept
full responsibility for your actions.
By continuing with the program you recognize that despite
all precautions on the part of Pakulski Fitness International,
there are risks of injury or illness which can occur because of
your use of the aforementioned information and you expressly
assume such risks and waive, relinquish and release any claim
which you may have against Pakulski Fitness International, or
its affiliates as a result of any future physical injury or illness
incurred in connection with, or as a result of, the use or misuse
of the program.
OVERVIEW
LETTERS: REST:
Exercises are labelled as A, B, C. The letters refer to The rest listed for an exercise is the rest period
the exercise order. Complete all sets of exercise ‘A’ after each set . It is listed for each exercise
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Perform A1 and A2 in sequence (that’s ONE set).
Repeat that sequence for the indicated sets before
moving onto the B exercise.
TEMPO:
Where you spend time during a rep can completely
change the stimulus on the body.
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES:
PARTIAL REPS
TEMPOS MATTER! Though most reps will be performed in a full range of
• Time in concentric will place a greater caloric and motion, there are times when partial reps, or a mix of
metabolic demand on the body. partial and full range movements will be used.
• Time in eccentric will be much less calorically Example: 1¼ reps - This means that for every full rep,
demanding, but cause more muscle damage. an additional ¼ partial rep is performed. In your
• Time in isometric can lead to greater workout it will designate 1¼ bottom or 1¼ top.
neurological recruitment if the contraction is For simplicity, ‘bottom’ or ‘top’ refers to where the
intentionally increased rather than relaxed. movement happens in space. So in a squat, ‘¼ top’
would be the top ¼ of a squat, ‘¼ bottom’ would be
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS the bottom ¼ of a squat.
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body.
• Dorsiflexed - Ankle is flexed, pull toes up towards shins.
• Wide stance - outside shoulder width
• Normal Stance - shoulder width or slightly wider than
shoulders
• Narrow Stance - slightly inside shoulder width
• Duck Feet - Feet are turned out.
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PHASE ONE
30-Day
30-DayWorkout
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DAY 1: Monday
CHEST, DELTS, BICEPS
PREWORKOUT PREP:
BREATHING: Performance Breathing Protocol
MOBILITY and STABILITY: Focus on Trunk/Spine and Scapula Stability.
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 Lower Chest DB Press 5 8 90 secs
DAY 2: Tuesday
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 Lying Leg Curls 5 5 3 mins
DAY 3: Wednesday
BACK, CHEST, DELTS
PREWORKOUT PREP:
BREATHING: Performance Breathing Protocol
MOBILITY and STABILITY: Focus on Trunk/Spine and Scapula Stability.
rest
Exercise Sets reps Notes
period
A1 Rack Deadlift 3 20 1 mins
DAY 4: Thursday
OFF
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DAY 5: Friday
OFF
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2 PHASE TWO
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B o d y P a r t S p e c i a l i z at i o n P r o j e c t
DAY 6: Saturday
CHEST, DELTS, BICEPS
PREWORKOUT PREP:
BREATHING: Performance Breathing Protocol
MOBILITY and STABILITY: Focus on Trunk/Spine and Scapula Stability.
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 Lower Chest DB Press 5 6 2 mins
DAY 7: Sunday
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 Lying Leg Curls 6 6 2 mins
DAY 8: Monday
BACK, CHEST, DELTS
PREWORKOUT PREP:
BREATHING: Performance Breathing Protocol
MOBILITY and STABILITY: Focus on Trunk/Spine and Scapula Stability.
rest
Exercise Sets reps Notes
period
A1 Rack Deadlift 4 15 1 mins
DAY 9: Tuesday
OFF
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DAY 10: Wednesday
OFF
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3PHASE THREE
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B o d y P a r t S p e c i a l i z at i o n P r o j e c t
rest
Exercise Sets reps Notes
period
rest
Exercise Sets reps Notes
period
A1 Rack Deadlift 4 15 1 mins
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DAY 15: Monday
OFF
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4 PHASE FOUR
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B o d y P a r t S p e c i a l i z at i o n P r o j e c t
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 DB press from floor 3 12 1 mins
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 Stiff Leg Deadlifts 3 12 1 mins
B1 Squat 3 8 2 mins
C1 DB Squat 3 20 1 mins
rest
Exercise Sets reps Notes
period
A1 Deadlift from floor 5 8 2 mins
B2 DB Row 2 20 1 mins
F1 Dips 2 20 1 mins
F2 Pushups 2 20 1 mins
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OFF
5 PHASE FIVE
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B o d y P a r t S p e c i a l i z at i o n P r o j e c t
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 DB press from floor 3 15 1 mins
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 Stiff Leg Deadlifts 3 15 1 mins
B1 Squat 4 8 2 mins
C1 DB Squat 3 15 1 mins
rest
Exercise Sets reps Notes
period
A1 Deadlift from floor 4 6 2 mins
B2 DB Row 2 15 1 mins
F2 Pushups 2 20 1 mins
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OFF
6 PHASE SIX
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B o d y P a r t S p e c i a l i z at i o n P r o j e c t
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 DB press from floor 3 20 1 mins
rest
Exercise Sets reps
period
A1 Stiff Leg Deadlifts 3 20 1 mins
B1 Squat 5 8 2 mins
C1 DB Squat 3 10 90 secs
rest
Exercise Sets reps Notes
period
A1 Deadlift from floor 3 6 2 mins
B2 DB Row 2 15 1 mins
F2 Pushups 2 20 1 min
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OFF
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