“5 day PHA Routine Training.”
by John E Boardman, Certify AFAA Personal Trainer
Programs Primary Goal(s)- To improve muscular endurance with weight trainings repetitions and limited rest time.- 3 cycles each series, 8 reps, 30to45 second rest between cycles, 1 minute rest between each series.
Monday1. Warm-up: 5 minutes on the recumbent bike and ran outside for a ½ mile in 5-10 minutes
2. Muscle Strength and Endurance Test on the Incline Barbell bench press
A. First Set- 20 reps with 135
B. 2nd Set- 1 rep with 225
C. 3rd Set- 2 reps with 225
D. 4th Set- 6 partial reps with 225
PHA Circuit Program Series 1Hammer Strength Incline Press
Leg Extension
Reverse Grip Extension or Regular Extension on Bosu
Wide Lat Pulldowns
Series 2Pull ups
Squats
Side Raises on Bosu
Calf Raises on Leg Press
Series 3Dips
Lying Leg Raises
Push Presses
Cable Curl on Bosu
Series 4Cable Crosses
Straight Arm Pulldowns on lat machine
Upright Rows
Front Dumbbell Raises
Series 5Hamstring Curl
Machine Overhead Press
Machine Preacher Curl
TuesdaySeries 1Cybex Shoulder Press
Cybex Leg Press
Alt Curls
Reverse Grip Arm Extensions
Series 2Pull ups
Cable Crossovers
VR3 Ab Machine
Front Raises
Series 3EZ bar curls
Tricep Pressdowns
Hanging knee crunches
T-Bar Rows
Series 4Medicine Ball Crunches on Ball(20 reps) with Rebound Crunches(20reps)
Cable Curls
Skull Crushers on ball with Close Grip Press on ball
Wednesday1. Warm-up
-5 minutes on the recumbent bike
-1/2 mile run on a trail
- close grip pull ups 8 reps
Mode-
“Circuit 400”| Exercise | Sets | Reps |
| Decline crunch | 2 | 20,20 |
| Roman Chair crunch | 2 | 20,20 |
| Vertical Knee Crunches | 2 | 12,12 |
| Medicine Crunch/ Rebound Crunch | 2 sets-each | 20,20,20,20 |
| Hanging Knee Crunches | 2 | 15,20 |
| Decline Crunches | 1 | 20 |
| Vertical Knee Crunches | 1 | 20 |
| Roman Crunches | 1 | 20 |
| Medicine Crunches/Rebound Crunches | 1 | 20,20 |
| Hanging Knee Crunches | 1 | 20 |
| Ball Crunches | 1 | 100 |
Leg extension
Dumbbell side raises
Standing Calf Raises
Low Cable Flies
Series 2Clean and Jerks with bent over rows
Decline crunches
Bicep Flies
Close grip press with skull crushers, or reverse grip extensions
Series 3Squats
Incline Flies
Cable Rows
Standing Hamstring Curls
Series 4Push Presses(6 reps)
Close Grip Pulldowns
Pec Fly
Medicine Crunches(20reps), Rebound Crunches(20reps), Medicine Crunches with Rebound Crunches( 20reps,20reps)
Series 5Cable side Raises
Hanging Leg Raises
Tricep Rope Extensions
Cybex Overhead Press
FridayPHA Circuit 9 Series 1Alt curl
Leg Extension or Leg Press
Rope Extension
Straight Arm Pulldowns
Series 2Heavy Straight Bar Curl( 1reps)
Hack Squats
Close Grip Press
Hammer Strength Incline Press
Series 3Preacher bench Machine
Tricep Pressdowns
Machine Lateral Raises
Single Arm Dumbbell Extensions
Series 4Single Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl
Arnold Presses
Reverse Grip Extensions
Overhead EZ bar Extensions
- 3 cycles each series, 8 reps, 30-45 second rest between cycles, 1minute rest between series 1
Cardio- Ran 1 mile
Cool Down- 5 minutes on the arm cycle.