Advice from Phil Heath:
Listen to your gut. If the workout you are using feels right for you, then why change it?
Phil Heath recommends sticking with the simple approaches, and to not try to reinvent the wheel.
If you are feeling like you are getting better results from dumbbells over barbells, then stick with it, because that ultimately is what's working for you!
Heavy weight or light weight?
Phil believes in using heavy weight training all the way up to pre-contest training. That is, off season AND pre-contest training.
Some bodybuilders believe in higher reps to get shredded, but Phil uses the the heavy weight method. He believes that a strong muscle, is also a BIGGER muscle. With that being said, if you you're getting stronger, you're getting BIGGER too!
Techniques used by Phil Heath:
Every once in a great while, reverse drop sets on some exercises may be used, but as for the majority of the workouts, heavy duty training, and added weight to the bar, has been the main thing responsible for his size.
How often should you train each muscle?
According to Phil Heath, training most of
your muscle groups only once a week makes sense if THOSE muscle groups
are already in good condition.
However, if you have lagging muscles, or muscle groups that fall short of everything else, then train THOSE muscles more often.
In other words, weak areas can be trained twice a week.
If you're unsatisfied with the progression of a bodypart, work that muscle twice a week instead of once.
Phil sticks with 3 to 5 exercises per body part. He trains with weights, and does an hour of cardio later on in the day.
Most workouts last between 70 and 90 minutes.
Resting between sets lasts approximately 1 to 3 min.
Instinctive Training
Phil has a workout style known as Instinctive training. What does this mean exactly?
For Phil, after years of training, you begin to understand your body.
Instinctive
training is a result of understanding your body, and not hesitating to
make sudden changes to any workout you see fit.
Once a bodybuilder becomes aware of his training, appropriate changes can be be instinctively made, to offer better results.
What you find working for you can change day by day. This includes workout volume, and the exercises you choose.
Heath's Split Training Schedule
Sunday: Legs
Monday: Chest
Tuesday: Back
Wednesday: Legs
Thursday: Shoulders
Friday: Back
Saturday: Chest and Arms
Legs, 8-12 reps, 3-4 sets.
Extensions Front Squats Leg Presses Hack Squats Stiff-Leg Deadlifts
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Lying Leg Curls Seated Leg Curls Standing Calf Raises Leg Press Calf Raises Seated Calf Raises |
Chest, 8-12 reps, 3-4 sets Dumbbell Incline Presses Dumbbell Incline Flyes Hammer Strength Bench Presses Pec Decks |
Back, 8-12 reps, 3-4 sets Wide-Grip Pull-Ups Power-Grip Chin-Ups T-Bar Rows Bent-Over Rows One-Arm Dumbbell Rows Straight-Arm Pull Downs |
Shoulders, 8-12 reps, 3-4 sets Smith Machine Military Presses Dumbbell Front Raises Upright Rows Dumbbell Lateral Raises Traps Dumbbell Shrugs Barbell Shrugs Rear Delts Bent-Over Dumbbell Raises Reverse Pec Decks |
Arms, 8-12 reps, 3-4 sets Standing EZ-Bar Curls Hammer Curls Concentration Curls Hammer Strength Preacher Curls Push-downs Dips Close-Grip Bench Presses Lying Triceps Extensions |
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