The Making of T.O.

If you want to be like TO, here's your routine workout. Even if you manage to keep up, you will not get to be him without strict diet intake. phewhh.... i quit.

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BUDDY PRIMM CONSTANTLY CHANGES TO'S TRAINING DAY TO DAY, WEEK TO WEEK. BELOW, HOWEVER, IS A ROUGH IDEA OF WHAT OWENS MIGHT DO IN THE WEIGHT ROOM IN A GIVEN WEEK DURING THE OFF-SEASON.

MONDAY: ABS, BACK, TRICEPS

EXERCISE                        SETS  REPS

Decline Sit-Up                  4     20
 with 5-pound medicine ball
Hanging Leg Raise               4     20
Hammer-Strength Lat Pulldown    4     13, 11, 9, 8
One-Arm Dumbbell Row            4      7-11
Low-Back Extension              4      7-11
Cable Pressdown (Bar or Rope)   4     12
Seated Dip Machine              4      7-11
Hammer-Strength Chest Press     4      7-11

TUESDAY: ABS, CHEST, BICEPS

EXERCISE                        SETS  REPS

Decline Oblique Crunch          4     13, 11, 9, 8
Lying Alternating Leg Raise     4     40 sec.
Flat-Bench Dumbbell Press       4*     9, 8, 11, 11
Incline Dumbbell Press          4*    12
Standing Straight-Bar Curl      4      8
Hammer Curl                     4     11
Seated Dumbbell Curl            4     11

*On the first two sets, TO keeps his palms neutral. On the last two, he
uses lighter weight and pronates his wrists (turns his palms forward) as
he presses up.

THURSDAY: ABS, QUADS, SHOULDERS

EXERCISE                        SETS  REPS

Decline Sit-Up                  4     20, 19, 18, 17
Hanging Leg Raise               4     20
Leg Press                       4     12-13
Hack Squat Machine              4      7-11
Leg Extension                   4*     7-11
Seated Shoulder Press           4      7
Seated Lateral Raise            4      9
Angled Lat Pulldown[dagger]     4     10

*On the first two sets, TO points his toes out; the last two, he points
his toes in, [dagger]Shoulder-width grip, pulling bar to upper chest.

FRIDAY: ABS, HAMSTRINGS, CALVES

EXERCISE                        SETS  REPS

Decline Oblique Crunch          4     13, 11, 9, 8
Lying Alternating Leg Raise     4     40 sec.
Standing Leg Curl               4      7-11
Dumbbell Stiff-Legged Deadlift  4     12
Lying Leg Curl                  4      7-11
Standing Calf Raise             4     13
Seated Calf Raise               4     13

Note: Owens warms up for seven minutes on a stationary bike before each
workout; he has Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday off from lifting.