Your Complete Blue Print For A Leaner, More Muscular Body

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Life getting in the way of consistent training? Brad Borland presents a flexible system that allows you to workout, 2-4 times per week depending on your schedule.

WORKOUT SUMMARY​

• Main Goal
  Build Muscle
• Workout Type
  Split
• Training Level
  Beginner
• Program Duration8 weeks
• Days Per Week
  3
• Time Per Workout60-75 minutes
• Equipment Required
  Barbell, Bodyweight, Dumbbells
• Target GenderMale & Female
• Recommended Supps
  Sleep Enhance (optional)
  Antioxidants
  Stress Reduction (optional)
  Energy Boosters (optional)
• Workout PDFDownload Workout

Workout Description​

Brad Borland is a strength & conditioning specialist, cancer survivor and the founder of WorkoutLab.
The best, most deliberate made plans are sometimes thwarted by unforeseen circumstances. Take the task of devising a training and diet plan to be executed for the New Year; built solid, put into action and results abound. But then “life” gets in the way and you find yourself derailed and on the side of the road wondering where you are and how you can get back on track.
If you find yourself stuck on the side of the road toward your goals without a map look no further. Right here I will explain and present to you ways in which you can develop not only a roadmap to more muscle, less fat and better health, but also a contingency plan in case that map gets thrown out the window, lost or if the dog eats it.
The trick to weathering the storm of change regarding your training and diet plan is to have flexibility. Make no mistake, I am not talking about blind, make-it-up-as-I-go flexibility, I am proposing a structured blue print for just those occasions.
Even though blue prints are the foundational plan for a structure, they do succumb to change amidst construction due to challenges and changes that arise. Alternatives are many times built in with these challenges in mind. These alternative plans become second nature requiring little thought and easy execution – more time and energy can be given to the task at hand instead of quelling the chaos.
Below is a set of blue prints to help you through those times of uncertainty and confusion; when you are thrown from your horse, smashed to the ground and knee-deep in the muck of “what do I do now.” The key is to have a solid secondary plan handy.

Have an alternate schedule or schedules in your arsenal in case you can’t fit those four, five or six days per week perfectly into your plans. This will consist of one or more schedules such as four, three and even two days of training per week.
Have alternative volumes of work handy. These are structured amounts of movements set up for those shifts in schedule. For example, you may have to reduce volume during times of stress or schedule conflicts.
Be prepared to adjust set and rep schemes also to avoid burn-out and injury that may threaten your motivation.
Embrace certain intensity and time-saving techniques such as supersets, circuits and complexes. This may actually shed some light on a few things you have never tried before opening yourself up to new techniques and ways to improve.
Above all, accept change, adapt to it and move forward. Use you energy for the task at hand not sulking that you can’t perform your normal workout and end up putting it off.

Your Complete Body Blue Print​

The routines below consist of mostly equipment such as dumbbells, barbells, body weight moves and basic benches, pull-up and dip bars. They will all stress training the entire body twice per week for one hour or less.

Four day muscle building​

This particular routine will build muscle and strength.
Perform each routine twice per week such as Monday (A), Tuesday (B), Thursday (A) and Friday (B).
Feel free to change the days such as Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Routine A
Four Day Plan
Exercise	Warm Up Sets	Work Sets	Rest
Incline Bench Dumbbell Press	2x12	3x8-12	60
Flat Bench Barbell Press		3x6-10	60
Wide-Grip Pull-Up	2x12 (pulldowns)	3x8-12	60
Dumbbell Row		3x8-12	60
Front Plate Raise		3x8-12	45
Seated Dumbbell Side Lateral Raise		3x8-12	45
Hanging or Roman Chair Leg Raise		3x20	30
Choice of Cardio-HIIT or Steady-State	2-3 minutes	15-20 minutes

Routine B
Four Day Plan
Exercise	Warm Up Sets	Work Sets	Rest
Single Leg Dumbbell Calf Raise	1x12	3x10-12	30
Dumbbell Stiff Leg Deadlift	1x12	3x10-12	60
Barbell Squat	2x12	3x6-10	60
Dumbbell Walking Lunge		3 lengths	60
Incline Bench Dumbbell Curl	1x12	3x8-12	45
Parallel Bar Dip	1x12	3x10-20	45
Floor or Incline Bench Crunch		3x20	30
Choice of Cardio-HIIT or Steady-State	2-3 minutes	15-20 minutes

Three day muscle builder and fat blast
This will maintain and build some muscle while shedding some fat.
Perform each day once per week [i.e. Monday (A), Wednesday (B) and Friday (C)].
Feel free to change up day of the week that these training days fall on.

Routine A
Three Day Plan
Exercise	Warm Up Sets	Working Sets	Rest
Barbell Front Squat	2x12	3x10-12	60
Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squat		3x10-12	60
Superset: Flat Bench Dumbbell Press and Close-Grip Pull-Up	2x12	3x8-12	60
Triset: Dumbbell Upright Row, Barbell Curl and Diamond Push-Up	1x12	3x12	60
Superset: Lying Leg Raise and Incline Bench Crunch		3x20	30
Choice of Cardio-HIIT or Steady-State	2-3 minutes	15-20 minutes

Routine B
Three Day Plan
Exercise	Warm Up Sets	Working Sets	Rest
Jump Squat	2x8	3x12-15	60
Barbell Clean	2x8	3x6-8	60
Barbell Deadlift	1x10	3x6-8	60
Farmer’s Walk		3 lengths	60
Plyometric Push-Up	1x8	3x6-8	45
Sprint Intervals	2-3 minutes	5-8 intervals	30

Routine C
Three Day Plan
Exercise	Warm Up Sets	Working Sets	Rest
Barbell Squat	2x12	3x6-10	60
Superset: Dumbbell Lunge and Dumbbell Single Leg Calf Raise		3x10-12	60
Superset: Incline Bench Barbell Press and Bent-Over Barbell Row	2x12	3x8-12	60
Triset: Military Press, Reverse-Grip Chin-Up, Parallel Bar Dip	1x12	3x12	60
Superset: Hanging Leg Raise and Bicycle Crunch		3x20	30
Choice of Cardio-HIIT or Steady-State	2-3 minutes	15-20 minutes

Two day maintenance and fat loss
This routine is for those who have only a few days per week to train.
It will maintain muscle and burn fat.
Perform each day twice per week on any nonconsecutive days.

Routine A
Two Day Plan
Exercise	Warm Up Sets	Working Sets	Rest
Box Jump	2x8	3x10-12	45
Barbell Squat	1x12	3x6-10	60
Stationary Dumbbell Lunge		3x10-12	45
Feet-Elevated Push-Up	2x10	3x10-20	45
Shoulder-Grip Pull-Up	1-2 (pulldown)	3x8-12	45
Barbell Clean and Press	1x8	3x6	60
Superset: Dumbbell Curl and Lying Dumbbell Triceps Extension	1x10	3x8-12	45
Superset: Hanging Leg Raise and Knee Raise		3x10	30
Choice of Cardio-HIIT or Steady-State	2-3 minutes	15-20 minutes

Routine B
Two Day Plan
Exercise	Warm Up Sets	Working Sets	Sets
Jump Split Squat	2x8	3x10-12	45
Barbell Front Squat	1x12	3x6-10	60
Superset: Incline Bench Dumbbell Press and Dumbbell Row	2x12	3x6-10	45
Superset: Reverse-Grip Chin-Up and Parallel Bar Dip		3x8-12	45
Superset: Wide-Grip Barbell Upright Row and Arnold Press		3x8-12	45
Superset: 3-Way Incline Sit-Up and Russian Twist		3x10	30
Choice of Cardio-HIIT or Steady-State	2-3 minutes	15-20 minutes