I found a summary of the Body RX plan - I am posting it here for info, with no guarantee that it is correct. There's a bunch more on this here: http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/muscle-matters/53430-body-rx-basics.html
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This is an overview of the
Body Rx program by Dr. Scott Connelly. BRx is a 6-month program consisting of 4 6-week cycles. Each cycle has a different goal, with a nutrition & exercise plan geared toward those goals. According to Connelly, nutrition is really the essential part. He claims that the only way you can
NOT get good results is by
NOT following the nutrition plan. For most people nutrition accounts for 70% of the results with exercise and recovery accounting for the rest. This is why there are so many people out there toiling away in gyms without getting results...the nutrition part is
extremely important.
.....................................Body Rx Nutrition.....................................
Foods are divided into groups, like a traffic light...
GREEN: GO! You may eat as many of these as you like.
YELLOW: Caution! These are restricted but allowed.
RED: Stop! Special occasions only. These are comparable to BFL free day foods.
...............................Cycle 1: Getting Stronger...............................
Protein ~ 1g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle.
GREEN: Make the vast majority of your protein choices from these foods.
YELLOW: 2 servings per week.
RED: Special occasions.
Carbs ~ 2g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle.
GREEN: Unlimited, does not count towards your total.
YELLOW: Stick within your limits.
RED: Special occasions, count towards your limits.
Fiber ~ 30g
...............................Cycle 2: Getting Sculpted...............................
Protein ~ 1.25g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle.
GREEN: Make the vast majority of your protein choices from these foods.
YELLOW: 1 serving per week.
RED: Special occasions.
Carbs ~ 1g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle.
GREEN: Unlimited, does not count towards your total.
YELLOW: Stick within your limits.
RED: Special occasions, count towards your limits.
Fiber ~ 45g
...................................Cycle 3: Burning Fat...................................
Protein ~ 1.5g per pound of body weight at the beginning of cycle.
GREEN: Make the vast majority of your protein choices from these foods.
YELLOW: NONE
RED: NONE
Carbs ~ .5g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle.
GREEN: Unlimited, does not count towards your total.
YELLOW: Stick within your limits.
RED: NONE
Fiber ~ 60g
.......................Cycle 4: Maintenance and Endurance.......................
Protein ~ 1.25g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle.
GREEN: Make the vast majority of your protein choices from these foods.
YELLOW: 4 servings per week.
RED: Special occasions.
Carbs ~ 1.5g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle.
GREEN: Unlimited, does not count towards your total.
YELLOW: Stick within your limits.
RED: Special occasions, count towards your limits.
Fiber ~ 50g
........................................THE WORKOUT......................................
BRx has a 4 day split. There are 5 exercises for each day. Connelly suggests mostly machines in the book because they are better for beginners, who may have bad form using free weights. You can do free weights instead.
The 4-day weight training split is as follows:
1. Chest/Biceps
- 1. Basic Machine Chest Press (or Alternate Chest Press)
2. Incline Press (or Alternate Incline Press)
3. Fly Maneuver (or Alternate Fly Maneuver)
4. Dumbell Curl
5. Preacher Curl
2. Back/Triceps
- 1. Lat Pull-Down
2. Seated Row
3. Seated Wide-Grip Row
4. Triceps Push-Down
5. Triceps extension
3. Legs/Hamstrings/Calves
- 1. Angled Leg Press
2. Leg Extension
3. Lying Leg Curl
4. Standing Calf Raise
5. Donkey Calf Raise
4. Shoulders/Abs
- 1. Machine Shoulder Press
2. Seated Lateral Raise
3. Rear Deltoids (Chest Fly machine)
4. Forward Crunch
5. Reverse Crunch
The sets/reps/rests are different for each 6 week cycle:
...............................Cycle 1: Getting Stronger...............................
- 2 warm-up sets (light weight)
- 3 working sets
- 4-6 repetitions each set
- Move up in weight when you can complete the 6th repetition in the last set
- 3 minutes of rest between sets
...............................Cycle 2: Getting Sculpted...............................
- Warm-up sets optional
- 4-5 working sets (4 for large muscle groups, 5 for small muscle groups)
- 8-10 repetitions each set
- Move up in weight when you can complete the 10th repetition in the last set (you may only get to 4 or so repetitions in the final set initially)
- 1.5 minutes of rest between sets
...................................Cycle 3: Burning Fat...................................
- Warm-up sets optional
- 5-6 working sets (4 for large muscle groups, 5 for small muscle groups)
- 6-12 repetitions each set
- Move up in weight when you can complete the 12th repetition in the last set (you may only get to 4 or so repetitions in the final set initially)
- 1 minute of rest between sets
.......................Cycle 4: Maintenance and Endurance.......................
...............6 weeks, divided into 2-week blocks, 4 days a week...............
Weeks 1-2
- Warm-up sets optional
- 3 working sets
- 12 repetitions each set
- Move up in weight when you can complete the 12th repetition in the last set
- 1 minute of rest between sets
Weeks 3-4
- Warm-up sets optional
- 3 working sets
- 16 repetitions each set
- Move up in weight when you can complete the 16th repetition in the last set
- 1.5 minutes of rest between sets
Weeks 5-6
- Warm-up sets optional
- 3 working sets
- 20 repetitions each set
- Move up in weight when you can complete the 20th repetition in the last set
- 2 minutes of rest between sets