Quick Bio
Brock Lesnar was born in on July 12, 1977 in the rural town of Webster, South Dakota. He grew up there and attended Webster High School. There he had a wrestling record of 33–0–0 in his senior year. Though he was a star on the wrestling team he was not a star student, he admittedly finished last in his class of 54 students. After high school he went on to Bismarck State College in North Dakota for 2 years where he was a 2 time Junior College All American, he then transferred to The University of Minnesota where he would win 2 Big 10 championships and take second place at the NCAA tournement in 1999 and become the 2000 NCAA heavyweight national champ.
When his college wrestling career ended Lesnar made his way to the world of professional wrestling with the WWE from 2002-2004 where he became a 3 time champion and was the youngest champion of all time at the age of 25. He also won the 2002 King of the Ring and the 2003 Royal Rumble. After leaving the WWE he perused a pro football career, he tried out with the Minnesota Vikings but was cut from the team at the end of pre season. He then went back to professional wrestling this time in Japan from 2005-2007 where he was again champion.
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In 2007 Lesnar made his debut in the UFC. Many were skeptical as to how he might do but after losing his first match to Frank Mir he went on to become heavyweight champion and avenge his loss to Mir. He battled diverticulitis off and on during his UFC career and would lose his belt to Cain Valazquez and then lose once more to Alistair Overeem before retiring from the UFC . He has since returned to the WWE.
Workout
Below is the workout Brock uses to build his size and strength, further down you will find the cardio and endurance training routine he used for his MMA training.
Day1: Chest/Triceps
- Bench Press: 6 sets of 12 reps
- Incline Dumbbell Press: 4 sets of 10 reps
- Dumbbell Flyes: 3 sets of 8 reps
- Cable Crossovers: 3 sets of 8 reps
- Triceps Dips: 4 sets of 10 reps
- Triceps Pushdowns: 4 sets of 10 reps
- Skull Crushers: 3 sets of 10 reps
Day 2: Back/Biceps
- Wide-Grip Pull-Up: 4 Sets 6 reps
- Medium-Grip Pull-Up: 4 Sets 6 reps
- Narrow-Grip Pull-Up: 4 Sets 6 reps
- Seated Cable Row: 4 Sets 6 reps
- Stiff-Legged Deadlift: 4 Sets 6 reps
- Deadlift: 4 Sets 6 reps
- Preacher Curl: 4 Sets 12 reps
- Hammer Curl: 3 Sets 10 reps
- Incline Dumbbell Curl 3 Sets 10 reps
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Day 3: Shoulders
- Overhead Barbell Press: 4 sets of 10 reps
- Seated Dumbbell Press: 3 sets of 10 reps
- Dumbbell Front Raise: 3 sets of 10 reps
- Dumbbell Lateral Raise: 3 sets of 10 reps
- Smith Machine Upright Row: 4 sets of 6 reps
- Barbell/Dumbbell Shrug: 4 sets of 6 reps
Day 4: Legs
- Leg Extension: 3 sets of 10 reps
- Leg Curl: 3 sets of 10 reps
- Narrow-Stance Smith Machine Squat: 4 sets of 6 reps
- Medium-Stance Smith Machine Squat: 4 sets of 6 reps
- Wide-Stance Smith Machine Squat: 4 sets of 6 reps
- Leg Press: 4 sets of 6 reps
- Stiff-Legged Deadlift: 4 Sets 6 reps
Cardio and MMA Training
Grappling Training: 4 times a week
- 5 – 1 Minute Rounds
- 5 – 1 Minute Standing Drills
Striking and Ground and Pound Training: Twice a Week
- 5 x 5 minute rounds
- 1 minute breaks
- 25 total minute workout
Muscular and Cardio Endurance Training
First Round: Pushing Muscular Endurance Round 1 Minute
- Spiderman Push-ups
- Plyo Push Ups
- Pushing Tire
- Mounted Punching
- Hand Switch
Second Round: Pulling Muscular Endurance Round – 1 Minute
- Recline Pull-Ups
- Bodyweight Pull-Ups
- Pulling/Pushing Tire
- Jumping Pull Ups
- Heavy Bag Twirl
Round Three: Cardiovascular Endurance Training – 1 Minute
- Airdyne Bike (70 RPM)
- UBE Machine
- Incline Treamill (as high as possible)
- Windsprint Bike (Stnading full time)
- Airdyne Bike
Fourth Round: Hybrid Strength Training
- Jammer Machine
- One Arm Sledge Hammer
- Medicine Ball Sprawls
- Bear Crawls
- Transition Station
Fifth Round: Most Intense Round
- Same as round 3 with no rest
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