Ultimate Warrior's Training Routine

[henchhulk]

Jim Hellwig competed in the Mr America contest and wanted to become a pro BBer, prior to getting his break in wrestling. Here is an email that Warrior sent me in 2011.
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My off-season routine in the early-mid 1980s was Squats and Deadlifts on Mondays and Thursdays, Chest and Back on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Delts and Arms over the Weekends. At this time I was Incline Benching 495 for 4 reps, Barbell Rowing 405 for 4 Arnold/Haney style and I would clean a 360lb barbell, press it over my head, sit down and press it behind my neck six times. 700lb Squats.

On the road in my wrestling peak, I trained seven days a week, sometimes twice a day, fast paced workouts, usually hitting Chest, Delts and Arms every 3rd day, Back and Legs on the other days.

In the 1970s on my way up I was using a 20 rep Squat program with pullovers and powerlifting work.

Always Believe
Warrior


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Animal


youtube.com/watch?v=9QBUUbvf82s

[TouaregV8]

He was my hero back in the 80's when I was a kid. God took him too soon.

[henchhulk]

awesome: youtube.com/watch?v=RzUEgGqI6C0 from 3mins in

[BartPimpson]

If anyone wants a cringe, here's TUW's VHS workout tape.

The scary part? In the 90s, nothing looked kitsch or weird about this at all. THAT's how fast the world changes, people.

[AstroGym79]

On the road the Warrior would do a 2-day split, working the entire body in two days, with three to four exercises per body part, at 1-2 sets an exercise.