See what happens when a lady lifts like the most muscular dude in Hollywood.
He’s also known for hisbiceps.
As anyone who knows me will tell you, I’m a big fan.
What happens when a lady lifts like the most muscular dude in Hollywood?
Sounds brutal, but my goal is to stick to this routine for three weeks straight.
So okay, bring it.
The Charles Glassstyle Hammer high row.
Which, TBH, I didn’t ever really figure out.
I did a Charles Glassstyledumbbellhigh row instead.)
I addedbarbell deadliftsin as a bonus exercise (I just couldn’t resist sorry, DJ).
Day 2: Chest
I remember the first time I did a chest-only workout.
The Rock’s personal gym aka the Iron Paradise was starting to soundrealllygood at this point.)
I wanted to be on my feet burning out my legs, not on my butt.
And who’s ever heard of a leg day with nosquats?!
the smallest amount of weight possible.
And the next day?
My glutes were so sore, it hurt to sit on them.
Alright, DJ, I see you.
(All I can hear is him saying, “Know your role.")
It seems like a pretty quick routine…until you get to the dumbbell lateral raises.
What made it worth it, though?
The solid shoulder pump I got from working to complete and utter failure.
Oh, hello, shoulder veins.
(And wrist and forearm veins, for that matter.)
Day 5: Arms
You know that intense rep scheme from shoulder day?
(Don’t be like me.
Incorporatecalf workoutsinto your routine.)
So…Did I Turn Into The Rock?
His no-excuses approach to life and lifting definitely rubbed off on me and my muscles.
Did I get “bulky” or “big”?
Hell to the no.
(Here’s why you won’tget bulky from weight lifting.)
However, I definitely gained some new strength and saw some short-term muscular results.
“Three weeks probably isn’t enough time to see a change,” says Mitsiell.
Long story short, it takes more than three weeks of training to get DJ-level strong.
“What you probably saw was short-term hypertrophy,” notes Mitsiell.
“It’s basically a fluid buildup in the muscle cell, along with an accumulation of metabolic byproducts.
Over time this is the stress that will make the body adapt and grow,” he notes.
I reignited my love of strength training.
I definitely felt stronger.
I realized that I like taking a more dynamic, total-body approach.
But I never missed a workout.
And, of course, I have a whole new appreciation for The Rock.
I’ll never look at dumbbell shrugs the same way again.
