Weapons on Stage: Hire a Fight Director or Get Hurt

Daniel Hoevels, in a performance before his injury, courtesy of The Guardian

Thalia theatre denies Daniel Hoevels, who needed two stitches in neck after death scene, was given real blade on purpose [Read More: Actor cutting neck was stage accident, Hamburg theatre says]

Stage combat and prop weapons are not to be taken lightly. I don’t understand why so many professional theatres do not hire a fight director to take care of all their potentially dangerous situations.

MaxOT week 4, Wednesday

Barbell Rows
2 sets of 12-15
Warm up 50 lbs
Working: 90 lbs. (15,12)

V-Bar Pulldowns
2 sets of 12-15 reps
135 lbs. (12,10)

Seated Cable Rows
1 set of 12-15 reps
150×12

Stiff-Leg Deadlifts
2 sets of 12-15 reps
160 lbs. (15,12)

Barbell Shrugs
1 set of 12-15 reps
160×15

Lever Rows
1 set of 12-15 reps
90×15

MaxOT week 4, Tuesday

Incline bar bench press: warmup 50×10, working 80 lbs (15,12, 10)

Flat dumb bench press: 45 lbs (10,10)

Cable crunch: 130 lbs (20,15,20)

Decline bar bench press: 100×15

Incline crunch: 35 lbs (19,13) 

Lever incline press: 80 lbs (15,9) – This extra set to blast the first exercise… will make this a rule.

MaxOT week 4, Monday

Leg press: warm up 180×10, working sets: 270 lbs (15,12,15)

Squats: 140 lbs (12,12)

Leg Curl: 127.5 lbs (15,15)

Deadlifts: 160 lbs (12,12)

Calf Raises: 240 lbs (15,15)

MaxOT Week 3, Friday

Barbell curls: warmup 40 lbs, acclimate 60×3, 70×1. Working sets: 80 lbs (6,6,4)

Hammer curls: 35 lbs each (8,6)

E-Z bar curls: 70 lbs (4,4)

Leg raises, inclined: 15,12

Cable crunches: 170 lbs (8,6)

MaxOT Week 3, Wednesday

Barbell rows: warmup 50×10, acclimate 80×3, 100×1, working set: 110 lbs (8,6)

V-bar pulldowns: 172 lbs (6,4)

Pullups: 6,4

Seated Cable Rows: 195 x4

Deadlifts: 220 lbs (6,4)

Barbell Shrugs: 200 lbs x 3 (grip insufficient)

MaxOT, Week 3, Tuesday

Incline Bar Bench Press: warm 50×10, acclimate 70×3, 90×1, work: 100 lbs (8,6,4)Flat Dumb Bench Press: 55 lbs each (8,6)Decline Bar Bench Press: 130x6Cable Crunch: 170 lbs (12,10,8)Incline Crunch: 45 lbs (10,8)

MaxOT week 3, Monday

Leg Press: warm up 180, acclimate 270×3, 450×1, work 460 lbs (8,6,4)

Squats: 170 lbs (8,6)

Leg Curls: 150 lbs (8,6)

Stiff-leg Deadlifts: 210 lbs (8,6)

Calf Raises: 280 kg (10,8)

Tanning products

These seem to be tops of some lists of fake tanners… try to find one to use:

  • Megan Gale’s “Jet Set Tan”
  • Decleor Auto-Bronzant Spray Express Hydratant SPF 6.
  • Clarins Self Tanning Instant Gel
  • Neutrogena MicroMist

Stripped Down Hypertrophy

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Summary:

 

Train 5 days per week.  Each workout about 40 minutes. 

 

Group 1

A1) Upper body horizontal push

A2) Upper body horizontal pull

B) Quad-dominant lower body

 

Group 2

A1) Upper body vertical push

A2) Upper body vertical pull

B) Hip-dominant lower body

 

Sample Workout

Group 1

A1) Dumbbell bench press

A2) Seated row

B) Back squat

 

Group 2

A1) Dip

A2) Pull-up

B) One-arm dumbbell snatch

 

Sets and Reps

For each workout, you’ll train one group with a 4×10 set/rep scheme and the other with a 5×5 set/rep scheme, switching the two schemes each workout. So if you train Group 1 with 4×10 and Group 2 using 5×5 one day, the next time you hit the gym you will train each group with the opposite pattern.