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v1.0 // HYPERTROPHY BLOCK
GABO // PERSONAL

lifts.

3-DAY SPLIT
PUSH / PULL / LEGS
+ DAILY CORE
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MACHINE-FOCUSED

Everything I do at the gym, in one page.

01
CHEST / SHOULDERS
7 LIFTS
MACHINE-FOCUSED
~50–60 MIN
⚡ WARM-UP
5 min treadmill walk + arm circles
01 / CHEST
MACHINE

Machine Chest Press

3 × 8 reps

Adjust the seat so handles are at chest level. Push out, control back in.

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02 / UPPER CHEST
MACHINE

Incline Machine Press

3 × 8 reps

Same as chest press but on the incline version. Targets upper chest.

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03 / SHOULDERS
DUMBBELL

Seated DB Shoulder Press

3 × 8 reps

Sit on a bench with back support. Press dumbbells straight up, lower to ear level.

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04 / SIDE DELT
CABLE

Cable Lateral Raises

3 × 8 reps

Set the cable at hand height. Raise out to shoulder level, slow on the way down.

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05 / CHEST
MACHINE

Machine Pec Fly

3 × 8 reps

Bring the handles together in front of your chest. Feel the stretch on the way back.

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06 / REAR DELT
CABLE

Face Pulls

3 × 8 reps

Rope attachment, pull towards your forehead. Elbows high, squeeze the rear delts.

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07 / TRICEPS
CABLE

Cable Tricep Pushdowns

3 × 8 reps

Rope or bar attachment. Keep elbows pinned to your sides, push down until arms are straight.

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02
BACK / BICEPS
7 LIFTS
MACHINE-FOCUSED
~50–60 MIN
⚡ WARM-UP
5 min rowing machine + band pull-aparts
01 / LATS
MACHINE

Lat Pulldown

3 × 8 reps

Medium grip, pull the bar to your upper chest. Lean back slightly — don't yank it.

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02 / MID-BACK
CABLE

Seated Cable Row

3 × 8 reps

Sit tall, pull the handle to your belly button. Squeeze shoulder blades together.

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03 / UPPER BACK
MACHINE

Machine Row

3 × 8 reps

Chest-supported. Keeps your lower back out of it — just pull and squeeze.

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04 / SIDE DELT
CABLE

Cable Lateral Raises

3 × 8 reps

Extra side delt volume. Same movement as Day 1 — side delts recover fast and need the frequency.

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05 / BICEPS
DUMBBELL

Dumbbell Bicep Curls

3 × 8 reps

Alternate arms or both at once. No swinging — keep elbows pinned to your sides.

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06 / BICEPS (STRETCHED)
DUMBBELL

Incline Dumbbell Curls

3 × 8 reps

Set bench to ~45°, let arms hang straight down. Curl up, feel the deep stretch at the bottom.

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07 / LOWER BACK
BODYWEIGHT

Back Hyperextensions

3 × 8 reps

Bodyweight only. Slow and controlled — squeeze glutes at the top.

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03
LEGS / GLUTES
9 LIFTS
MACHINE-FOCUSED
~55–70 MIN
⚡ WARM-UP
5 min stationary bike + bodyweight squats × 15
01 / QUADS + GLUTES
MACHINE

Super Squat Machine

3 × 8 reps

Shoulders under the pads, feet shoulder-width, toes slightly out. Squat to parallel, drive through your heels. Keep chest up — don't fold forward.

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02 / HAMSTRINGS + GLUTES
MACHINE

Leg Press

3 × 8 reps

Place feet high on the platform, shoulder-width apart. This shifts emphasis to hamstrings and glutes to balance out the quad work from the Super Squat. Push through your whole foot, don't lock out at the top.

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03 / QUADS
MACHINE

Leg Extensions

3 × 8 reps

Adjust the pad to sit on your shins. Extend fully, squeeze at the top, slow on the way down.

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04 / HAMSTRINGS
MACHINE

Leg Curls

3 × 8 reps

Seated or lying — whichever your gym has. Curl all the way up, slow on the release.

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05 / HAMSTRINGS + GLUTES
DUMBBELL

Dumbbell RDL

3 × 8 reps

Hold dumbbells in front of your thighs. Hinge at the hips, soft knees, feel the hamstring stretch.

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06 / OUTER GLUTES
MACHINE

Hip Abduction (Out)

3 × 8 reps

Push knees outward against the pads. Squeeze at the widest point, slow on the return.

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07 / INNER THIGHS
MACHINE

Hip Adduction (In)

3 × 8 reps

Squeeze knees together against the pads. Control the release — don't let the weight slam.

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08 / CALVES (GASTROCNEMIUS)
MACHINE

Standing Calf Raises

3 × 8 reps

Push up through the balls of your feet. Full stretch at the bottom, hard squeeze at the top.

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09 / CALVES (SOLEUS)
MACHINE

Seated Calf Raises

3 × 8 reps

Seated version targets the soleus — the deeper calf muscle that standing raises miss.

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DAILY / CORE OPTIONAL · PANG LEGENDS LANG
3 MOVEMENTS
EVERY SESSION
~10 MIN
CORE 01
MACHINE

Machine Ab Crunch

3 × 8 reps

Sit down, grab the handles, crunch forward with your abs — not your arms.

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CORE 02
BODYWEIGHT

Lying Leg Raises

3 × 8 reps

Lie on a flat bench. Raise legs to 90°, lower slowly. Keep your lower back flat.

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CORE 03
ISOMETRIC

Plank

3 × 8 reps

Forearms on the floor, body straight. Squeeze your abs and glutes — don't sag.

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