George,
I have been seriously training throughout the past 5 years. The catch is, as opposed to serious power lifting, it has been very endurance based training (such as Gym Jones and Crossfit workouts). I not just hoping on the weights for the first time. Just to give some perspective: previous 1rpm on bench was 355 (5 years ago), present day: 285. Previous 5 mile run time (5 years ago) - God only knows, present day: 32:00minutes. Apply this kind of mentality across the board in terms of physical fitness. I'm sure I could do far more pushups than I could previously, but I'm not as "big" as I formerly was. The program I am planning to follow is going to be a 5 days on 2 days off. Abs will follow each day.
Day 1 - Chest Stength/Triceps
Dumb bell press - 4x sets 6-6-5-5 3 min Rest interval in between
Skull Crushers - 3x sets 8-7-6
Flys - 3x sets 8-6-4 I try to really exaggerate my pause on the downward motion to hit my outer chest
Cable Tricep Pulldowns - 3x8-7-6
Decline Bench Press - 4x 6-6-5-5
Overhead Tricep Dumbbell extensions - 3x sets 8-7-6
Day 2 - Back/Biceps
Deadlifts - 3x10-8-6
Standing Dumbbell curls - 3x 8-6-4
Bent Over Rows - 3x 8-6-4
Seated EZ Bar Curls - 3x10-8-6
Seated Cable Rows - 3x 10-8-6
Standing hammer curls - 3x 8-6-4
Day 3 - Cardio Day /
5 mile run
30 minutes on the Stair Climber machine
Day 4 - Shoulders / Legs
1 leg Squats - 3 x 12-8-6 (each leg)
Lateral Raises 4 x 10-8-6-4
Calf Raises - 4x 15-10-8-5
Barbell Shrugs - 4 x 10-8-6-4
Leg Extensions 4 x 10-8-6-4
Military press - 3 x 10-8-6
Leg Press - 4 x 10-8-6-4
Day 5 - Crossfit type workout
Varies
Thoughts? Suggestions?