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The Bowser Workout

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Bowser’s a big boy, alright. He’s not “ripped” or “shredded,” like some Tanks (looking at you, Duke). He’s just big, heavy, and strong. A good real-world analog for him would be some world’s strongest man competitors, or some heavyweight MMA fighters. As such, we’re going to be looking at big compound lifts, putting up heavy weight, and generally turning you into a beast. If you’re not sure how to do an exercise, just click on it, it will link you to the appropriate video walk through. Enjoy!

Required Equipment

(images will link to Amazon for ease of use in buying, and supporting the blog!) Sand Bag See the Kratos Workout for a tutorial on how to make one of these yourself for cheap!

Pull Up Bar Yep, the old standby. Accept no substitute! Weighted Backpack You can use sandbags OR plates from your adjustable dumbbells for this sucker. Dumbbells Don’t buy these online, the shipping costs will kill you. I prefer an adjustable set, but you can just get static weight dumbbells if you don’t feel like switching plates. Hand Grippers Do buy these online, I swear by Captains of Crush grippers.

Accept no substitutes! Start at a low level (probably Sport or Trainer) and work your way up!

The Workout

Schedule: Day1: Strength A

Day 2: Grip Workout

Day 3: Strength B

Day 4: Rest

Day 5: Strength C

Day 6: Grip Workout

Day 6: Rest Remember to get lots of sleep during this regimen. Also, if you want to get big, you have to eat big. Check out The Big Guy Diet for tips on that. Listen to your body, and don’t injure yourself. Start at low weights, seriously. There’s plenty of time to progress. If you overdo it and skip a workout, or injure yourself, you’re only hurting yourself. It’s better to hold back your progression by a week or two than it is to put yourself out of commission for however long it takes you to recuperate.

I’ll see you again tomorrow with a video post! Until then remember to live boldly, change the world, and continue to be awesome!

Dan “DaRatmastah” Wallace

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