If you are a fan of the new season of Reacher, you will notice the massive bodyguard outside of the gate as Olivier Richters. The extremely large bodybuilder is known for his great height and insane muscle mass on a large frame. In order to continue to grow, Richters shared what his splits in the gym look like.
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Richters, better known as the Dutch Giant, stands at 7-feet, 2-inches tall. This was confirmed in Eemnes, Netherlands. Richters is an actor, fitness model, and bodybuilder. He has become known for his incredible height and impressive physique, which is quite difficult to maintain with such a large frame. This now includes the Guinness Book of World Records, who has recognized Richters as the world’s tallest bodybuilder.
Olivier Richters continues to focus on adding muscle mass and has done so with this split.
Olivier Richters Details Full Training Splits
Olivier Richters has used many different workout splits to get to where he is today. He shared three in particular and discussed the benefits.
Full Body
Olivier Richters began by discussing the full-body split he used to help grow muscle mass. This was at the start of his fitness journey and it worked to provided the necessary base.
“The great thing about the human body is that it loves adapting but you have to give incentive for adapting. You go from a sitting chair at the office to the gym. so what I did in the beginning years is a full-body schedule. It was just one exercise per body part done in an hour.”
Upper/Lower Body
The upper/lower body split is one that Richters enjoyed because it is time efficient. He explained how, like the full body routine, his body adapted to the stress of this split and it was time for a chance.
“The problem is your body gets used to it and it recognizes patterns. It didn’t work anymore. It didn’t grow. What I did, I did my first split upper body, lower body. It was great because again, I did two exercises per muscle group because I had more time in the week.”
Bro Split
The Bro Split is divided into three days. He trains chest/shoulders/triceps on Monday with legs coming on Wednesday. The week ended on Friday with back and biceps. Once your body begins adapting, Richters wants to make sure to keep switching it up.
“The reason why this split worked very well is because the play field got a little bigger. I had more exercises to destroy a muscle group and give it incentive to grow. Also, a lot more sets for one muscle group.”
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