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Rich Gaspari’s Classic Physique V-Taper Workout

IFBB Legend Rich Gaspari and current competitor Robert Timms run down the right moves to build the Classic Physique illusion.

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  • 40 min.

  • 8

  • Yes

Robert Timms_Gaspari Classic Physique
Robert Timms_Gaspari Classic Physique

Now that you know how that coveted V-taper physique should look, it’s time to start building one of your own. To help you achieve this body-sculpting goal, Rich Gaspari and Robert Timms will take you through an array of exercises that train both the back and the shoulders to create your Classic Physique.

This workout will accentuate that wide look up top with a small waist. “To do that you’ve got to build an illusion. You’re going to work on exercises that will build the back and shoulders,” says Gaspari.

“When building the classic physique, what’s really important is that you build those deltoids to make yourself as wide as possible. Back in the golden era I used to say, ‘build your shoulders so wide you can’t fit through a barn door’.”

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Routine

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Classic Physique Back

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 2 of 8

Dumbbell Bentover Row

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
4
Reps
10
Rest
60 sec
Exercise 3 of 8

Landmine Bent-Over Row

Equipment
Sets
4
Reps
12
Rest
60 sec
Exercise 4 of 8

Standing Lat Cable Pushdown

Equipment
Sets
4
Reps
12
Rest
60 sec

Classic Physique Shoulders

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 6 of 8

Lying Side Lateral Raise

Equipment
Sets
4
Reps
12*
Rest
60 sec
*Each side
Exercise 7 of 8

Lateral Raise

Equipment
Sets
4
Reps
12*
Rest
60 sec
*Perform standing
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