Hercules Workout

Hey Pursue Fit Readers!

I like trying a lot of different workout plans. There's so many ideas that a lot of great fitness experts have for all sorts of goals like muscle gains, toning, cutting weight, etc. I find myself cycling through the different types of programs fairly regularly but always come back to programs that promote hard lifting and muscle gains. As it stands right now though, there's no bigger fitness icon in that department than Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. So, of course, it was natural to gravitate toward the workouts he put together just to try them out! The five workouts are linked below:

Chest Day
Back Day
Shoulders Day
Arms Day
Leg Day

Here are some pros and cons here.

PROS

• The sequencing of the sets during each individual workout is really intense. They promote a consistent burn and challenge your muscles through the fatigue. The triple drop set lateral raises and 4 sets of 50 leg press reps (super set with 40 walking lunges) were two of the most grueling exercises and I loved every second of each of them!
• The amount of reps per set is much higher on average than most muscle gaining workouts. You will find that you're often pushing yourself past your comfort zone, which ultimately results in change.
• I don't know about you, but I don't have hours to dedicate daily to the gym (as much as I'd love it!). I've been able to complete each of these workouts in about an hour, which fits perfectly in my routine.

CONS

• The first con that comes to mind is built on all the pros. These individual workouts are so good that it's really disappointing that there aren't more of them. Would love for The Rock to build and market a complete 1,2, or 3 month program. If this is a sample size, I'd buy what he puts together.
• I like to train my core about three or four days a week, so I had to build in ab exercises because the individual workouts just don't have that option. 
• Chest day is my favorite day of the week in the gym. I think the other four workouts are completely stocked with very challenging sequences, chest day was the only one that didn't make me sore. I still got a great pump out of the workout, and it might be on me to use different weights too. Something I'm going to give another shot.

While there are only five workouts, I've been cycling through them in the order that they are posted above. My plan is to cycle through about four times. Even after this training regimen is complete and

I move onto something else, you can count on the fact that I'll return to these workouts when I'm in between programs. 

Everyone has their individual goals that they have set out to achieve, and if you're looking for a catalyst for muscle gains, Pursue Fit absolutely recommends The Rock's Team Hercules Workout. Tweet @PursueFit or leave a comment and let us know how you did!