Today is the first major day of the Olympia Weekend! We started off the day following breakfast with a light flush workout of back and chest just as means to aid in shuttling nutrients not for the sake of muscle breakdown.
Following training we made another grocery run to grab some extra cream of rice, eggs, bananas, just a few of the basics we will continue to use through the loading process.
Dallas has the press conference at 12 pm today as well as the athletes meet and greet tonight at 7pm for those of you who are here we look forward to seeing you!
@dallasmccarver and @mattjansen8
Today’s training
Back and chest
All sets done in the 12-15 rep range short of failure
3 sets each movement
Again goal here is to prime for load and aid in moving nutrients not breakdown
1) hammer wide grip pulldown
2) hammer neutral grip seated row
3) v grip pulldown into cambered bar pull over
***back stretch
1) flat plate loaded chest press
2) seated cable fly high and low
***Chest stretch
Posing
]]>On this episode of Declassified V5 we see Dallas the day before the Olympia as he addresses questions at the press conference, meet and greet at “Meet the Olympians,” and also some last minute training, eating, and competition prep.
]]>Chest Training. Dallas Trains Chest 4 Days Out to the Olympia.
]]>Catch Dallas McCarver and Matt Jansen train Arms 4 day out of the 2016 Mr.Olympia.
]]>Dallas hit a new low today, food has continued to slowly go up on a daily basis and everything is continuing to improve.
Today we trained arms at Project Flex, we are very thankful to have the opportunity to train in that facility. Its been a great place to train with an atmosphere of people who understand what its like to compete on this level and are very encouraging and supportive of what we are doing!
Be sure to following along today on IG and Snapchat as we document the training day!
@dallasmccarver and @mattjansen8
Diet
8-9 liters of water
Sea salting all meals / seasons fine
Meal 1 Meal 2 Meal 3 |
Meal 4 Meal 5 Meal 6
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Cardio
Hard posing rounds
Training – Arms / Forearms / Calves
Exercise 1 – Straight sets Standing Alternating DB Curl Working up to 3 hard sets at the same weight within the 10-15 rep range Exercise 2 – straight sets Incline Supinated Bicep Curl We used a slight incline here with the goal of really keeping shoulders pinned back against the pad. On these reps we cut out all momentum and did both full ROM reps as well as partials out of the stretched position. 3 working sets in the 10-12 rep range plus 3-5 partials. Exercise 3 – Straight sets Machine Single Arm Machine Working full stretch through peak contraction on each rep + 3 forced partials on each side. 3 working sets in the 10-12 rep range plus 3 forced reps. Exercise 4 – Straight sets DB Single Arm Curl on Standing Preacher Machine Again here we are trying to fully lengthen the bicep so an easy way to do this is to contract your tricep in the fully extended position. 2 sets of 15 on each arm |
Triceps Exercise 1 – Straight sets Incline Skull Crusher Pyramid up in weight, all sets performed to failure around the ranges listed. 30/25/20/15 Exercise 2 – straight sets Single Arm Alternating DB Overhead Ext Going through a full stretch / Pause / Drive into 3/4 through range of motion. 3 working sets in the 10-12 rep range plus 3-5 partials. Exercise 3 – Rope Tri-Sets Bending over at 45 Degree – Rope Extension starting with rope at forehead, splitting rope ends at bottom. No body movement here INTO Traditional Standing Rope Extension splitting rope at full extension while keeping arms into sides throughout INTO Standing High Pulley overhead Extension with back towards stack. Keep rope ends together here. All three movements done to failure of FULL REPS only at same weight 3 Rounds Exercise 4 – Straight sets Cable Single Arm Reverse Extension 2 sets of 15 on each arm Forearms Circuit Reverse Cambered Barbell Curl x 15 Barbell Behind The Back Forearm curl x 15 Hammer DB Curl with hands slightly pronated x 15 3 Rounds |
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Notes From Matt
We ended up calling an audible yesterday and training shoulders and saving back for today. Back was still a bit sore from last week so we wanted to give it an extra day to rest. So what you are seeing below is the shoulder workout that we did yesterday. The back workout posted yesterday is what we will be doing today. Today we will also be training with Massive Joe who is a guest of Redcon1 today coming from Australia!
@dallasmccarver and @mattjansen8
Diet
8-9 liters of water
Sea salting all meals / seasons fine
Meal 1 Meal 2 Meal 3 |
Meal 4 Meal 5 Meal 6
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Cardio
20 min AM
Training – Shoulders
Exercise 1 – Superset Standing Lateral Raises INTO Standing Wide grip Upright row This is a great superset for the medial delts Going as heavy as possible within the realm that it is a superset. 12 reps on each 3 rounds Exercise 2 – Superset Incline Camber Bar Supinated Front Raise using a close grip INTO Incline Camber Bar Pronated Front raise with a wide grip 12 reps on each and then doing top half partials to failure keeping tension primarily on the working muscle being primarily the front deltoid. Exercise 3 – Straight sets Seated Belt driven Shoulder press. Here we did as many full reps as possible followed by as many bottom half partials as we can do as long as we could get half way through the ROM. 3 working sets around 15-25 reps per set with full reps as well as added partials |
Exercise 4 – Straight sets Seated Reverse Pec Deck Holding peak contraction on each rep. 3×12-15 + stretch partials on each rep Exercise 5 – Straight sets Pronated Lateral Raises Here you are going to keep your palms facing back throughout. This done correctly is a shorter range of motion, Start with the DB’s ends on your glutes and drive laterally from that position. You will realistically only be able to get about halfway up before other muscles take over. Exercise 6 – Superset Bi lateral Hammer Shrugs x 15 INTO Seated Low Row pulling high for mid trap emphasis rope rows x 15 Finished up with 6 sets of ab work we are alternating ab and calves training every day. |
It’s opening weekend of college football which is on par with a kid on Christmas Day for Dallas and I so with that being said there will be lots of football to be watched when we are not training.
No complaints from camp right now all is well!
Cardio is on a as needed basis right now.
@dallasmccarver and @mattjansen8
Diet
8-9 liters of water
Sea salting all meals / seasons fine
Meal 1 3 Whole Eggs 200g – Egg Whites 90g – Cooked 95/5 Sirloin 150g – Oats raw measure Total War Pre Workout Intra workout
Meal 2
Meal 3 |
Meal 4 3 Whole Eggs 250g – Raw Egg Whites cooked 4 slices food for life bread
Meal 5
Meal 6
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Cardio
30 min HARD AM
Training – Legs Sunday
Exercise 1 – Leg extensions Pick a weight you can get 10 full reps with a hard 2 second contraction hold on each rep. Rep 10 should be very hard then go into 10 more reps moving the weight as high as you can. Finally finish each set with a 10+ second contraction hold at the midway point through the ROM Exercise 2 – Leg press 4-5 seconds eccentrics all the way into the hole. Splitting knees at chest getting them around your torso. Only coming up 3/4 way and flex hard in this position before going back into eccentric 3 very challenging sets aiming for 20 reps Exercise 3 – Vertical Leg press feet low and wide on platform 5 sets of 10 with 45 second rest All sets at same weight this should be very very hard. Rest pause sets if needed to get all reps
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Notes From Matt
It’s opening weekend of college football which is on par with a kid on Christmas Day for Dallas and I so with that being said there will be lots of football to be watched when we are not training.
No complaints from camp right now all is well!
Cardio is on a as needed basis right now.
Be sure to following along today on IG and Snapchat as we document the training day!
@dallasmccarver and @mattjansen8
Diet
8-9 liters of water
Sea salting all meals / seasons fine
Meal 1 3 Whole Eggs 200g – Egg Whites 90g – Cooked 95/5 Sirloin 150g – Oats raw measure Total War Pre Workout Intra workout Meal 2 120g – Cream of Rice 73g –Isotope(weight)Meal 3 224g – Grass Fed Sirloin steak cooked 280g – Jasmine Rice |
Meal 4 3 Whole Eggs 250g – Raw Egg Whites cooked 4 slices food for life breadMeal 5 224g – Ground Sirloin 140g – Jasmine rice cooked 75g – Asparagus cookedMeal 6 3 whole eggs 250g whites 100g oats Onions and pepper if you want |
Cardio
30 min HARD AM
Training – Arms Saturday
Biceps
Warm up on cable bicep curls
Exercise 1 Incline seated DB curl – staying supinated throughout Supinated in this case simply means palms facing in front of your body. Here complete both arms simultaneous with each other. Pausing at full stretch and peak contraction. Aiming for 12 – 15 full reps on each set. 3 sets total Exercise 2 Machine preacher curl 1.5’s Here we are doing 1 full rep then 1 half rep from the top focusing on peak contraction of the biceps then back down to starting position. Complete 10 reps like this. 3 working sets Exercise 3 Bicep tri-set – all movements performed with both arms at same time. Cambered bar curl Hitting biceps from three different hand positions in a Tri-Set format aiming for 12 reps on all reps Triceps Warm up on cambered bar or rope press down |
Exercise 1 Incline cambered bar skull crusher Here keep your elbows in a fixed position that also allows you to stretch behind your head. Aim to get a full stretch on each rep and focus on contracting the triceps not just locking out into the joint itself. 12-15 reps 3 sets total Exercise 2 Machine dips 1.5’s Here we are doing 1 full rep then 1 half rep from the contraction phase of the movement focusing on peak contraction of the triceps then back to starting position. Complete 10 reps like this. 3 working sets Exercise 3 Triceps -tri set – all movements performed by alternating arms Rope press down Hitting triceps from three different hand positions in a Tri-Set format aiming for 12 reps on each. |
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Notes From Matt
Dallas and I had a call this morning mapping out training from now through his final workouts. It’s that time to be thinking about all of the “finals” of prep. He will be training chest today, arms tomorrow and then legs on Sunday together.
Cardio is on a as needed basis right now.
@dallasmccarver and @mattjansen8
Diet
8-9 liters of water
Sea salting all meals / seasons fine
Double Tap – 2 capsules
Meal 1 Meal 2 Meal 3
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Meal 4 Meal 5 Meal 6 |
Cardio
30 min HARD AM
Training – Chest 1. 3 way standing cable fly 2. HEAVY Incline press variation 3. Exercise 3 |
4. Banded dips – drop into bodyweight dips. 5. Decline “to neck” guillotine press with DB’s |
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Notes From Matt
Yesterday was a planned off day, very much needed and we got a good result from it yesterday sleep improved and weight increased a bit from not having as much energy expenditure. At this point we are taking things a few hours to a day at a time so for now we don’t plan on taking more off days but will if needed.
@dallasmccarver and @mattjansen8
Training – Hamstrings
8-9 liters of water
Sea salting all meals / Seasons Fine
Meal 1 Meal 2 Meal 3 |
Meal 4 Meal 5 Meal 6 |
Cardio
20 min HARD post workout
Training – Hamstrings
1. Lying leg curls Triple Accumulation set 2. DB RDL 4×8-12 straight heavy sets 3. Split squats in smith machine 3x 10-15 |
4. Standing leg curls 2 alternating rest pause sets 2 rounds like this 5. Seated leg curls 2 sets of 21s Amap each time through starting with 50 each first time |
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