Rick Gaugler, a superstar of the 70's and 80's in the 148, 165, 181, & 198 lb. classes, was famous for using this type of workout!

It is made up of 4 - 4 week mini-cycles, but we have also used 2 - 8 week mini-cycles with equal success.

The advantage of this workout is it allows you a brief recovery period every 4 weeks to recuperate and recover from injuries or overtraining...but it never drops too low in weight as to allow strength gains to be lost!
Many of my workout partners use this workout frequently, now
(…..that they are over 40….heh heh heh).

WORKOUT 4 - Rick Gaugler Workout
16 WEEK / 4 - 4 week MINI-CYCLES - GOAL 500 X 3

WEEK 16 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 350 x 3 350 x 3 300 x 3 3 second 300 x 3 pause	WEEK 15 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 375 x 3 375 x 3 320 x 3 3 second 320 x 3 pause	WEEK 14 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 400 x 3 400 x 3 350 x 3 3 second 350 x 3 pause	WEEK 13 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 325 x 1 375 x 1 425 x 3 425 x 3 375 x 3 3 second 375 x 3 pause
WEEK 12 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 305 x 1 375 x 5 375 x 5 325 x 5 3 second 325 x 5 pause	WEEK 11 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 320 x 1 400 x 5 400 x 5 350 x 5 3 second 350 x 5 pause	WEEK 10 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 375 x 1 425 x 5 425 x 5 375 x 5 3 second 375 x 5 pause	WEEK 9 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 390 x 1 450 x 5 450 x 5 400 x 5 3 second 400 x 5 pause
WEEK 8 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 400 x 3 400 x 3 350 x 3 3 second 350 x 3 pause	WEEK 7 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 370 x 1 425 x 3 425 x 3 375 x 3 3 second 375 x 3 pause	WEEK 6 145 x10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 390 x 1 450 x 3 450 x 3 400 x 3 3 second 400 x 3 pause	WEEK 5 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 400 x 1 475 x 3 475 x 3 425 x 3 3 second 425 x 3 pause
WEEK 4 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 370 x 1 425 x 3 425 x 3 375 x 3 3 second 375 x 3 pause	WEEK 3 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 390 x 1 450 x 3 450 x 3 400 x 3 3 second 400 x 3 pause	WEEK 2 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 400 x 1 475 x 3 475 x 3 425 x 3 3 second 425 x 3 pause	WEEK 1 145 x 10 145 x 5 235 x 3 235 x 1 325 x 1 415 x 1 500 x 3 500 x 3 450 x 3 3 second 450 x 3 pause