The Simple Guide To The Sylvester Stallone Expendables Workout

By Russ Howe


Over the last few years, the Sylvester Stallone Expendables workout has been one of the most requested items in the health and fitness industry. There's a lot of people out there who like to train with the same workout plan as their favorite celebrity and this type of query is now right up there with questions such as "Which whey protein should I use?"

Today you'll get a complete step-by-step guide showing every exercise in the workout. It'll also explain how many sets and reps are required from each exercise. [
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We'll be focusing on all three areas of your arms today as we hit biceps, triceps and forearms in one punishing session which is split up into three phases, each of which cover an individual muscle. Let's begin with the biceps section.

The first exercise here is good, old fashioned chin-ups. Aim for 12 repetitions before moving onto biceps curls with a EZ-Bar and going to failure. The third move in today's plan is dumbbell hammer curls on an incline bench set to around 45 degrees. You need to push this out 12 times.

At this stage most people start wondering what they have let themselves in for. The session moves on to the final two exercises in the biceps phase, which involve 12 reps of a high cable curl followed by 10 zottman curls.

Given Sly's forearm vascularity, you shouldn't expect the forearm phase to be an easy ride. You'll begin by forcing out 25 wrist curls immediately followed by the same exercise with a reverse grip. Then, you'll move onto an exercise rarely seen these days. Handshake curls are a devastating move which bring out great definition in the lower arm region. Shoot for 30 reps on each arm before attempting a the timed hang from pull-up station.

The final phase focuses entirely on your triceps. The back of your arm has yet to be tested, so you'll be pushed quite hard here. Begin with 12 close-grip bench presses and then immediately switch to triceps dips until failure. Once here, transition into a lying triceps extension for 12 more reps before once again hitting failure on dips. By this stage you'll be feeling the burn considerably and the final exercise of the round, rope pushdowns, will finish you off entirely.

Every phase is performed a total of 4 times before progressing to the next. This circuit style approach will elevate heart rate and allow you to maximize fat loss while simultaneously stimulating considerable muscle growth due to the high volume of exercises involved.

For those who wish to perform the entire workout, Sly usually finishes off with close-grip push-ups to failure and then three sets of the plank.

The Sylvester Stallone Expendables workout is not for the faint of heart and is something you should definitely only attempt once you have found your feet in the gym. We'd recommend spending a few months training regularly before attempting this, due to the extreme volume of exercises used.




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