This is my workout cycle for the next 26-weeks. It is ideal for intermediate to advance lifters. I based the program on Brad Schoenfeld’s Max Muscle Plan, with some tweaks by yours truly. It is an excellent book; well researched with practical guidelines and suggestions.

The attached spreadsheet takes all the guesswork out of selecting the proper weights for each exercise. This training program is designed to vary your weights and repetitions from week to week (Undulating Periodization). Your training intensity will ramp up over the course of several weeks in an attempt to set a new personal record (PR). Each time you set a new PR, I recommend you re-calculate your 1RM and reprint the spreadsheet.

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FREE DOWNLOAD PROMOTION January 1st to January 5th

Thank you for making The Fat Loss Habit one of the most successful self-published fitness books of 2018! In appreciation, we are offering a FREE Download Promotion that begins Tuesday, January 1, 2019, and ends Saturday, January 5, 2019.

During this promotion, you can Purchase the Audible Audiobook for just $7.49, after downloading the FREE Kindle version.

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I want to thank everyone for their support and positive feedback. The purpose of the promotion is to express my gratitude, help people fulfill their New Year’s Resolutions, and ask for your continued support (BOOK REVIEWS).

I would much appreciate it if you could devote 5-minutes out of your busy schedule to write a BRIEF REVIEW. Your reviews are vital to the visibility of the book on Amazon.

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A Few Articles About Getting Leaner, Fitter, & Stronger

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Why a high protein diet is so effective at promoting fat loss.

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Jeff EmblenAugust 12, 2018July 11, 2019Leave a comment

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Optimal Training Volume Made Simple

“Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn’t formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.” Lee Haney

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Determining optimal training volume is not a straight forward proposition. There is no one size fits all solution. I will simplify the process and provide some parameters, but you will have to discover what is optimal for YOU. Scientific studies should guide our training, but ultimately, we must decide what works best for us through trial and error. The primary factor to consider is your ability to recover.

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Strength Training Intensity – How Much is Optimal

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The latest issue of Muscle & Fiction and all the High-Intensity zealots would have you believe that if you don’t take a set to absolute muscular failure, you are wasting your time. That just isn’t true. On an effective strength training program for the natural lifter, most sets should stop 1 or 2 repetitions short of failure. We should avoid going to failure on all but the last set of each exercise. A simple, yet effective way to evaluate your rating of perceived exertion (RPE), is using this table developed by respected strength coach and competitive powerlifter Mike Tuchscherer.