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HEATH’S TRAINING SPLIT DAY 1 Shoulders, biceps DAY 2 Legs: quads (a.m.); hamstrings, calves (p.m.) DAY 3 Back DAY 4 Chest, triceps DAY 5 Off DAY 6 Cycle repeats Training Notes: The above split is a generic template off which Heath will base his training. When he’s focusing specifically on leg development, as he’s done the previous two years, he often trains legs twice a week. Heath’s training split is subject to change as he gets closer to the Olympia. HEATH’S LEG WORKOUT EXERCISE Leg Extension SETS REPS 4 12–15 4 Leg Press 4 15 Single-leg Extension 3–4 15–20 per leg Lying Leg Curl* 4–5 12–15 Stiff-leg Deadlift* 4–5 12–15 LEG EXTENSION “At the beginning of the workout, leg extensions serve the purpose of warming up the quads and knees and also pre-exhausting the quads before doing the big squatting and leg-press 3 distant second place, but he’s nonetheless nipping at the champ’s heels. Heath plans to fend off Big Ramy the same way he fended off Shawn Rhoden and Kai Greene—his previous two “rivals,” if we can call them that. With hard work. Exhibit A is the leg workout you see on these pages, a routine composed of basic movements, ample volume, high-quality contractions, and high intensity. A routine Heath believes will give him the edge on any leg pose on the Olympia stage, even when compared side by side to Big Ramy. “I’m going to give people a show,” he says. “I’m going to keep it interesting. I’ve been making consistent improvements in my physique for years, and that doesn’t stop now.” Standing Calf Raise* 3 20–25 3 *Not pictured. **Resting 30 seconds between sets, per FST-7 protocol. FLEXONLINE.COM 85