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KONG: Savage Size in 12 Weeks
12-week program to build savage muscular size, designed with 3 blocks of 4 week chunks.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
KONG by Alex Bromley is a free 12-week program to build savage size, designed with 3 blocks of 4 week chunks. The three 4-week blocks are separated by exercise selection, exercise order, and set and rep progression.
The program is broken down into 3 phases:
Week 1-4: Volumizing
Week 5-8: Pyramids
Week 9-12: Reverse Pyramid
Learn more about the program below.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
- LevelNovice, Intermediate
- GoalBodybuilding, Powerbuilding
- EquipmentFull Gym
- Program Length12 weeks
- Days Per Week5 days
- Time Per Workout75 minutes
KONG is a 12-week program to build some serious size, designed with 3 blocks of 4 week chunks. The three 4-week blocks are separated by exercise selection, exercise order, and set and rep progression.
Week 1-4: Volumizing
5-day bodybuilding split that hits each body part twice a week. You'll be hitting weak points first, like triceps before delts and chest.
This is a volumizing phase, which starts off with just a few sets per exercise with high reps in week 1, but steadily increasing load over the next 3 weeks. By the end of week 4, you'll be conditioned for high volume training.
Week 5-8: Pyramids
Now you'll reap the benefits of the high volume work from the previous block by focusing on compound lifts first before accessories.
The compounds will be underload variations (like close grip bench and stiff leg deadlifts), which forces you to use less weight than the competition variation. The disadvantaged positions force you to train weaknesses in your compounds.
The set and rep scheme is in a pyramid, which also forces you to use less weight by prioritizing volume and endurance work. This is a nasty muscle building combination.
Week 9-12: Reverse Pyramid
Now that you're primed from the underload variations, in this block you'll move to overload variations, which prioritizes weight.
In this phase you'll be doing the reverse pyramid set and rep scheme, which means prioritizing heavy weights for your first set, then lower load with high reps in later sets.
By the end of this program, you'll look like you can scale the Empire State Building.