BOYER COE - TEEN-AGE MR AMERICA - 1966

Boyer is a heavy eater, having between four and five large meals a day. Boyer believes in using additional protein in the form of a good protein supplement with each meal. He also takes a good vitamin and mineral food supplement and wheat germ oil with every meal. His meals consist of meats of all kinds, (beef being his favorite), eggs, cheese, and cottage cheese. To balance out this high-protein meal, Boyer eats fresh fruit and vegetables. He avoids all high carbohydrates, such as bread, cakes, candy, ice cream, and gravies. He uses milk in large quantities during the year, but avoids it completely the last 4 to 6 weeks before a contest.

The following is the exact training routine Boyer used two months before the Teen-Age Mr. America.

The workout was divided into three separate workouts. Monday and Thursday we worked chest, shoulders, triceps; Tuesday and Friday, thighs, back, and biceps; Wednesday and Saturday, trapezius and lower back. The abdominal section and calves were worked every day. We did about fifteen minutes of many different abdominal exercises, such as sit.ups, leg raises, and all sorts of twisting exercises. For the calves, we did 15 sets of 15 repetitions of toe raises.

The rest of our program, then, looks like this:

MONDAY AND THURSDAY

Exercise Sets Reps

• Bench Press 4 6
• Inclined Bench Press 4 8
• Dips 4 8
• Press Behind Neck 4 6
• Press on Press Machine 4 8
• Lateral Raises to Side 4 8
• Push Down on Lat Machine 4 8
• French Press on Bench 4 8
• Reverse Grip French
• Press on Bench 4 8

TUESDAY AND FRIDAY

Exercise Sets Reps

• Squat (full) 4 6
• Leg press 4 8
• Thigh Extension 4 8
• Chins (Back of Neck) 4 8
• Chins (Front Wide Grip) 4 8
• Pull Down on Lat Machine 4 8
• Incline Bench Curl 4 8
• Curl on Preacher Table 4 8
• Regular Curl 4 8

WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY

Exercise Sets Reps

• High Pulls 4 6
• Shoulder Shrug (Barbell) 4 8
• Shoulder Shrug (Dumbbells) 4 8
• Stiff Legged Dead Lift 4 8
• Prone Hyperextensions 4 10
• Forearm Work 10 20