George Turner Full Body Workout

[BendtheBar]

It's always fun for me to research a name I have never heard. Sometimes I think I have heard them all

[LKJ]

[quote=BendtheBar;207641]Not much help but it was September, 2001. Still researching.


Yes. This is the issue.

[LKJ]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

I believe this is a piece of what you are looking for:

The article in the September 2001 issue has about 12 exercises so it is a little different from the 10X10 program. I appreciate you trying to help me find it.

[LKJ]

Originally Posted by 5kgLifter

Loads of good info in this thread

Agreed. George Turner should be better known.

[5kgLifter]

I came across this but it may not be what you're after:


Another great program you may not be familiar with comes from Ironman contributor George Turner. Much like GVT, the Turner routine is based on high volume, except higher intensities are used (due to the use of RM loads). Here's the program as it was outlined in his Real Bodybuilding audiotape series in the nineties.


Turner Routine (a.k.a. HUGE! Program)

Day 1 — Chest & Back

1. Bench Press

• 2 warm-up sets (15,12 reps) followed by 10 sets x 10 reps

• drop 10 pounds every 2 sets

2. Wide-Grip Pull-Ups

• 2 warm-up sets (15,12 reps) followed by 10 sets x 10 reps

• decrease load every 2 sets

Day 2 — Legs

1. Full Squats

• 2 warm-up sets (15,12 reps) followed by 6 sets x 10 reps

2. Lying Leg Curls

• 2 warm-up sets (15,12 reps) followed by 6 sets x 10 reps

3. Standing Calf Raise

• 2 warm-up sets (15,12 reps) followed by 10 sets x 10 reps

• decrease load every 2 sets

4. Bent-Knee Deadlifts

• perform 6 sets x 6 reps

• pyramid weight (add weight each set)

Day 3 — Off

Day 4 — Delts & Arms

1. Seated DB Press (pronated)

• 2 warm-up sets (15,12 reps) followed by 8 sets x 10 reps

2a. Seated DB Curls (no back support)

• 1 warm-up set of 15 reps followed by 8 sets x 8 reps

• superset with

2b. Lying Triceps Extensions (hands 6" apart)

• 1 warm-up set of 15 reps followed by 8 sets x 12 reps

Day 5 — Off

(One word of advice: try not to plan much after leg day. Trust me!)

source: T NATION | Sicilian Volume Training

[BendtheBar]

I just bought this issue off Ebay. I will post the workout as soon as I get it in the mail. Check back in a week or two.

[LKJ]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

I just bought this issue off Ebay. I will post the workout as soon as I get it in the mail. Check back in a week or two.

Incredible. Thank you!!

[BendtheBar]

Received this magazine today and will post the workout later as I have time.

[BendtheBar]

Here it is...

--3 months. Start by training every third day and use this approach for the first 3 months.
--2 months. Train MWF.
--1 month. Train every other day.

12 Point Full Body Blast

After the first 4 exercises take a small break, get a drink, and then do upper body.

Lower Body

1) Steep Situps - 4 x 30, 25, 20, 15

Do these with a hard contraction at the top of every rep.

2) Squats - 4 x 15, 12, 10, 8

Pyramid your weights. These sets should require a maximum effort.

3) Leg Curls - 4 x 10, 8, 8, 8

The last 3 sets should be very hard.

4) Machine calf raises or donkey calf raises - 6 x 15, 15, 12, 12, 10, 10

Upper Body

5) Bench presses - 4 x 12, 10, 8, 7

Pyramid the weight. The last 3 sets should require a maximum effort.

6) Incline dumbbell presses - 4 x 10, 8, 8, 8

The first set is a moderate warmup; the last three are heavy.

7) Wide-grip chinups - 4 x failure

Try to get at least 12 reps on every set. Really stretch out at the bottom.

8) Barbell rows or T-bar rows - 4 x 8

Do all 4 sets as heavy as you can, without cheating.

9) Seated dumbbell presses - 4 x 10, 8, 8, 6

Do these without a back support.

10) Dead hang cleans - 4 x 8

Do not stop the bar at your thighs on the way down, by, rather, go to the point just off the floor.

11) Seated dumbbell curls - 5 x 8 SUPERSET with tricep externsions

12) Lying triceps extensions - 5 x 12

Perform curls with both arms at the same time using no back support, and use an EZ bar on the extensions.

[LKJ]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Here it is...

--3 months. Start by training every third day and use this approach for the first 3 months.
--2 months. Train MWF.
--1 month. Train every other day.

12 Point Full Body Blast

After the first 4 exercises take a small break, get a drink, and then do upper body.

Lower Body

1) Steep Situps - 4 x 30, 25, 20, 15

Do these with a hard contraction at the top of every rep.

2) Squats - 4 x 15, 12, 10, 8

Pyramid your weights. These sets should require a maximum effort.

3) Leg Curls - 4 x 10, 8, 8, 8

The last 3 sets should be very hard.

4) Machine calf raises or donkey calf raises - 6 x 15, 15, 12, 12, 10, 10

Upper Body

5) Bench presses - 4 x 12, 10, 8, 7

Pyramid the weight. The last 3 sets should require a maximum effort.

6) Incline dumbbell presses - 4 x 10, 8, 8, 8

The first set is a moderate warmup; the last three are heavy.

7) Wide-grip chinups - 4 x failure

Try to get at least 12 reps on every set. Really stretch out at the bottom.

8) Barbell rows or T-bar rows - 4 x 8

Do all 4 sets as heavy as you can, without cheating.

9) Seated dumbbell presses - 4 x 10, 8, 8, 6

Do these without a back support.

10) Dead hang cleans - 4 x 8

Do not stop the bar at your thighs on the way down, by, rather, go to the point just off the floor.

11) Seated dumbbell curls - 5 x 8 SUPERSET with tricep externsions

12) Lying triceps extensions - 5 x 12

Perform curls with both arms at the same time using no back support, and use an EZ bar on the extensions.

Fantastic! Thank you BendTheBar!