Defy Your Limits

Defy Your Limits

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This week’s plan uses a different set of exercises and a new structure from the previous workout, with an emphasis on muscle building, unilateral strength, and core stability.

 

Monday — Leg Day

Strength & muscle building

  1. Barbell back squat — 4 × 6–8

  2. Dumbbell step-ups — 3 × 10 per leg

  3. Leg press — 3 × 12

  4. Lying leg curls — 3 × 12

  5. Standing calf raises — 4 × 15


Tuesday — Chest & Triceps

Push strength

  1. Flat barbell bench press — 4 × 6–8

  2. Weighted dips or assisted dips — 3 × 8–10

  3. Cable chest fly — 3 × 12

  4. Close-grip push-ups — 3 × 12–15

  5. Overhead dumbbell triceps extension — 3 × 12


Wednesday — Core & Explosive Training

Power, balance & stability

Complete 3 rounds:

  1. Medicine ball slams — 12 reps

  2. Reverse crunches — 15 reps

  3. Pallof press — 12 per side

  4. Skater hops — 10 per side

  5. Dead bugs — 12 per side

  6. Bike or rower — 45 seconds



Thursday — Back & Shoulders

Upper-body development

  1. Pull-ups or assisted pull-ups — 4 × 8

  2. Single-arm dumbbell row — 3 × 10 per side

  3. Machine shoulder press — 3 × 10

  4. Dumbbell lateral raises — 3 × 15

  5. Reverse pec deck — 3 × 12

     

Friday — Full-Body Challenge

Strength & conditioning

Complete 4 rounds at a controlled pace:

  1. Kettlebell goblet squats — 12 reps

  2. Dumbbell push press — 10 reps

  3. TRX rows — 12 reps

  4. Alternating reverse lunges — 10 per leg

  5. Mountain climbers — 30 seconds

  6. Rest — 60–90 seconds between rounds

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