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The workout program to get ripped in 7 days: Workout 1

Build big muscle in your legs while chiseling away at those six-pack abs with the first workout in our three-day program.

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Barbell Squat
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Barbell Squat
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Getting ripped is no easy feat, and it’s especially difficult if you ignore your legs. We’ve all seen that guy with Popeye arms and chicken legs. Don’t be that guy.

That’s why the Workout Program to Get Ripped in 7 Days starts off with several sets of high-powered leg exercises. Toss in a few abs sets of abs exercises—particularly some moves that incorporate instability, like the Swiss ball crunch—and you’re off to a solid start in your new body renovation.

Directions

Perform the first two exercises (squats and dumbbell lunges) as straight sets, completing all the prescribed sets for one exercise before moving on to the next.

Perform the exercise pairs (marked A and B) as alternating sets, resting the prescribed amount of time between each set. So you’ll do one set of A, rest, then one set of B, rest again, and repeat for all the prescribed sets.

Routine

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Get ripped in 7 days

Workout 1: Legs and abs

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 1 of 6

Squat

Equipment
Squat Rack
Sets
3
Reps
8, 6, 6
Rest
120 sec.
Exercise 2 of 6

Dumbbell Lunge

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
3
Reps
12–15
Rest
90 sec.
Exercise 3 of 6

Back Extension

Equipment
Bench
Sets
3
Reps
15–20
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 4 of 6

Hanging Knee Raise

Equipment
Pullup Bar
Sets
3
Reps
15–20
Rest
45 sec.
Exercise 5 of 6

Standing Calf Raise

Equipment
Box
Sets
2
Reps
20–25
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 6 of 6

Weighted Swiss Ball Crunch

Equipment
Swiss Ball
Sets
2
Reps
20–25
Rest
30 sec.
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