I just read a book by Mike Matthews titled 'Bigger, Leaner, Stronger' - It's got a lot of reviews on Amazon and he's got a pretty big online presence too.(His site is muscleforlife).
But the book itself was just average, nothing too special and the training program he wrote in the book was basically a bro split like this :
Monday - Chest/Abs
Flat Dumbbell Press - 3 x 4-6
Incline Dumbbell Press - 3 x 4-6
Decline Dumbbell Press - 3 x 4-6
Cable Crunch - 4 x 20
Ab Roller - 4 x Failure
Tuesday - Back & Calves
One-arm Dumbbell Rows - 3 x 4-6
Front Lat Pull-downs - 3 x 4-6
Seated Cable Rows - 3 x 4-6
Standing Calf Raise - 6 x Failure
Wednesday - Shoulders
Arnold Dumbbell Press - 3 x 4-6
Side Lateral Raise - 3 x 4-6
Belt-over Rear Delt Raises - 3 x 4-6
Thursday - Legs
Barbell Squat - 3 x 4-6
Leg Press - 3 x 4-6
Romanian Deadlift - 3 x 4-6
Friday - Arms/Abs
Dumbbell Curls - 3 x 4-6
Barbell Curls - 3 x 4-6
Tricep Push-down - 3 x 4-6
Seated Tricep Press - 3 x 4-6
Cable Crunch - 4 x 20
Ab Roller - 4 x Failure
------------------
He recommends always going for 4~6 rep ranges for pretty much every exercise. From what I've read(Eric Cressey especially) not lifting above 90% of 1RM is one of beginner lifter's most common mistakes. What do you guys think of this routine?
But the book itself was just average, nothing too special and the training program he wrote in the book was basically a bro split like this :
Monday - Chest/Abs
Flat Dumbbell Press - 3 x 4-6
Incline Dumbbell Press - 3 x 4-6
Decline Dumbbell Press - 3 x 4-6
Cable Crunch - 4 x 20
Ab Roller - 4 x Failure
Tuesday - Back & Calves
One-arm Dumbbell Rows - 3 x 4-6
Front Lat Pull-downs - 3 x 4-6
Seated Cable Rows - 3 x 4-6
Standing Calf Raise - 6 x Failure
Wednesday - Shoulders
Arnold Dumbbell Press - 3 x 4-6
Side Lateral Raise - 3 x 4-6
Belt-over Rear Delt Raises - 3 x 4-6
Thursday - Legs
Barbell Squat - 3 x 4-6
Leg Press - 3 x 4-6
Romanian Deadlift - 3 x 4-6
Friday - Arms/Abs
Dumbbell Curls - 3 x 4-6
Barbell Curls - 3 x 4-6
Tricep Push-down - 3 x 4-6
Seated Tricep Press - 3 x 4-6
Cable Crunch - 4 x 20
Ab Roller - 4 x Failure
------------------
He recommends always going for 4~6 rep ranges for pretty much every exercise. From what I've read(Eric Cressey especially) not lifting above 90% of 1RM is one of beginner lifter's most common mistakes. What do you guys think of this routine?