The Rock Dwayne Johnson workout and diet secret

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The Rock Dwayne Johnson workouts routine

The Rock Dwayne Johnson fitness/bodybuilding secrets

The Rock Dwayne Johnson dieting plans

 

The Rock workouts and diet tells that The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) is a star of the upcoming movie Faster as well as a former WWE superstar and college football player. It wasn't that long ago that the man known in the WWE as "The Rock" was a bulky 280lb defensive lineman at the University of Miami. However, The Rock's training helped transform him into a chiseled 260lb wrestler and then into an athletic 225lb movie star.

Workouts Routines 

Monday– Shoulders

• Seated Military Press Machine – 3 sets x 21 reps
• Dumbbell Lateral Raise super set with Dumbbell Front Raise – 3 sets x 8 reps each
• Rear Delt Cable Raise – 5 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 reps
• Hammer Stength Shrug – 5 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 reps
• Four Way Neck Machine – 4 sets x 12 reps

Tuesday – Back

• Wide Grip Lat Pull Down – 5 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 reps
• Close Grip Lat Pull Down – 5 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 reps
• One Arm Seated Row Machine – 4 sets x 12 reps
• Back Extension – 4 sets x 15, 15, 12, 12 reps

Wednesday- Rest

Thursday – Legs

• Leg Press – 4 sets x 25, 20, 18, 16 (Last set is drop set)
• Smith Machine Lunge – 4 sets x 8 reps per leg
• Lying Leg Curl – 4 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6 reps
• Standing Calf Raise – 6 sets x 16 reps (Last set is drop set)

Friday – Arms

• Alternating Dumbbell Curl – 5 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 reps
• Preacher Machine Curl – 6 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6, 21, 21 reps (*Last 2 sets are 21s)
• Cable Tricep Extension – 5 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6, 20 reps
• Overhead Cable Extension – 4 sets x 12, 10, 8, 20 reps
• One Arm Reverse Grip Tricep Extension – 2 sets x 15 reps
• *21s are 7 uppwer half partial reps, 7 lower half partial reps and 7 full reps.

Saturday – Chest

• Incline Dumbbell Press – 5 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 reps
• Dumbbell Bench Press – 5 sets x 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 reps
• Cable Crossover – 4 sets x 12 reps
• Push Ups – 4 sets x 15 reps (superset with crossovers) 

Sunday - Rest

Dieting Routines 

 

With his old diet regime, The Rock simplay wasn't eating enough. He'd also stop his carb intake after 3 pm., which left his body without fuel. The result was lower metabolism. All that changed when trainer Billy Beck kept The Rock's body stoked with the following meal plan-an average of 600 calories a setting, six times a day. with burning fat in mind. "You've got to intoduce balance into your diet." Beck says. "Think of a Mercedes symbol; the ideal meal is a combination of lean protein, starchy carbs, and fibrous vegetables." Now, you probably don't carry 245 pounds on a 6'4" frame, so you won't consume Rock-like volumes. But with a little long division, the principles can work for you. For instance, a 180-pound Dwayne wannabe woud need to pack 3,100 calories a day. Vigorus muscle makers of other sizes can adjust their meals accordingly. Here's what fuels a typical day in the life of The Rock.

• Meal One- 10 egg whites, scrambled, 3 servings cream of rice or 1 cup oatmeal, 3 rice cakes, 24 oz water
• Meal Two- 6-oz skinless grilled chicken breast, 1 cup grits, 6 oz yams, 1 cup of steamed asparagus, 24 oz water
• Meal Three- 6-oz water-packed tuna, 1 cup brown rice, 1 sliced cucumber, 24 oz water
• Meal Four- 6-oz perch fillet, 1 cup barley, 6-oz baked potato, 1 cup steamed green beans, 24 oz water
• Meal Five- 6-oz pork tenderloin, 1 cup brown rice, 6-oz sweet potato, 1 cup peas, 24 oz water
• Meal Six- 10 egg whites, scrambled, 3 servings cream of rice or 1 cup oatmeal, 24 oz water