PETERSON’S BACK WORKOUT /// TRAINING SPLIT
bodybuilding,” he says. “I wasn’t
doing well as a heavyweight, plus
I didn’t really like the way my
physique looked when I was trying
to put on all that mass. That’s
why the classic physique division
was so appealing to me—I felt that
at least going down to that lower
weight would accentuate my
body’s natural aesthetics, and I’d
be happy with the way I looked
again onstage.”
One thing that hasn’t changed
much for Peterson from his open
bodybuilding days is his style of
training. He still trains hard and
heavy, evidenced by the back
workout you’ll find here; the
main difference now is more a
matter of diet to keep his body
weight in check. Symmetry and
aesthetics always have and
always will be important to him,
regardless of what stage he
competes on.
EXERCISE
Wide-grip Pullup (warmup)
SETS REPS
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“A lot of people think that
classic physique and men’s
physique are all about aesthetics
and that bodybuilding is only
about mass,” Peterson says.
“That’s not true. Bodybuilding is
about aesthetics also. Because
that’s where it began. Classic
physique is based off the
physiques of the ’60s and ’70s.
But what were those guys?
They were bodybuilders.
Bodybuilding today is still about
symmetry and aesthetics—it’s
just bigger now. Look at guys like
Shawn Rhoden, Dexter Jackson,
and Phil Heath. All of those guys
have great aesthetics.”
Once a bodybuilder, always
a bodybuilder.
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