Eternal Beach-Body Plan, Phase II
Get in shape for summer, and the rest of your life, with Phase II of our 12-week program
by T.R. Goodman
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Directions, Phases & Workouts
In Phase I of our plan to help you build your best body for life, you improved your core strength and boosted muscular endurance. If you followed it faithfully, you left your ego in your gym locker and used light weights for high-rep sets, concentrating on conditioning the smaller muscles that stabilize your joints. We're sure it wasn't the most fun you've ever had in the gym, but it was a necessary start. Now you're ready for Phase II, where you should immediately start to reap the benefits of the foundation you've built.
The goals now are to build muscle size and explosive strength. That means doing the kind of training most guys like best-using heavier weights and gradually increasing recovery time as you decrease the number of reps you perform. These workouts improve your athleticism and jump-start the muscle gains you need for a truly impressive beach physique. The exercises in the earlier part of the phase (Week 5) prepare your body for more complex moves later on (Weeks 7 and 8). This eliminates any weaknesses that would prevent you from getting the most out of these harder exercises, and prepares your body for Phase III.
The Eternal Beach-Body Plan: Phase II was shot at Gold's Gym, Manhattan—Wall Street
Directions for Phase II
Frequency: Perform each workout (I, II, III, etc.) once a week, resting at least a day between each session. You'll complete three workouts per week. Though many of the exercises will be the same, you'll perform a slightly different workout each session.
How To Do It: Perform the exercises as straight sets, completing all the prescribed sets for an exercise before moving on.
Weight: Choose the heaviest weight that allows you to complete all the
prescribed repetitions for each set.
Directions, Phases & Workouts
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