Zac Smith

Fitness Model, Personal Trainer, Physique Competitor

From Australia, Zac Smith is an online trainer, physique competitor, and a fitness model who’s known for his expertise in the field of body transformations. Zac has transformed many of his client’s physiques, and lives, over the years, and continues to do so with an avid passion.

He first started his career as a fashion model, before transitioning to coaching and fitness modeling in the mid-2010s.

Since then, he’s developed an enormous following on social media, especially on his videos where he shares valuable fitness-related information. In the videos, Zac has featured a number of fitness icons, such as Calum Von Moger, and Sergi Constance.

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“Eradicate all negative influences that hinder your success and work. Work harder than the day previous, and be better than you, from the day previous. Wake up on a mission!”

Athlete Statistics

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Accomplishments

Competitions

• Winner of Manfest 2012
• Rookie of the year (Beach Body Division) – 4th Place
• Sydney Physique Title (Fitness Model Division) – 2nd Place
• IFBB Western Sydney (Men’s Physique) – 3rd Place
• IFBB Nationals (Men’s Physique) – 3rd Place

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Training

Super Sets

Zac finds super sets to be an effective way of achieving a high volume of training in his workouts. It also serves him as both a cardio, and strength a training workout – giving his body little rest with super sets.

An additional benefit Zac experienced from super sets was achieving a long ‘time-under-tension‘, which is crucial for building muscle. By doing a regular set, he gets about 20-35 seconds of time under tension, but with super-sets, he increases that duration to over 45 seconds.

Zac’s Workout Plan

Zac trains six times per week, having one rest day.

• Monday: Chest and Triceps
• Tuesday: Shoulder and Biceps
• Wednesday: Cardio and Abs
• Thursday: Back and Calves
• Friday: Cardio and Abs
• Saturday: Legs
• Sunday: Rest Day

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Shoulders and Biceps Workout

Exercise One: Seated Military Press

• Sets x Reps: 4 x 6-10
• Rest: 60 Sec

Exercise Two: Rear Delt Flye (Cable)

• Sets x Reps: 4 x 8-12
• Rest: 60 Sec

Exercise Three: Upright Row SS Standing DB Shrugs

• Sets x Reps: 3 x 8-12
• Rest: 45 Sec
• Tip: “Take Barbell with both hands about hip width apart. Keeping the bar close to your body, raise it up towards the ceiling with your elbows leading the movement. Super set with standing dumbbell shrugs – heavy!”

Exercise Four: Lateral Raise

• Sets x Reps: 4 x 8-12
• Rest: 45 Sec

Exercise Five: Seated Bicep Curls (Dropset)

• Sets x Reps: 3 x 8-10
• Rest: 60 Sec

Exercise Six: Alternating Hammer Curl (Dropset)

• Sets x Reps: 4 x 6-10
• Rest: 60 Sec

Exercise Seven: 21’s

• Sets x Reps: 3 x 21
• Rest: 60 Sec

Exercise Eight: Standing EZ Bar Curl

• Sets x Reps: 3 x FAILURE
• Rest: 60 Sec

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Nutrition

Zac’s diet consists of typical bodybuilder’s foods; such as lean meats and eggs for muscle building, and slow-releasing carbs for a constant supply of energy. He also eats avocados, nuts, and olive oil for a healthy heart and improved testosterone levels.

For post-workout, Zac will add in some sort of a fast-acting carbs (preferably dextrose, but it can be anything) to replenish the lost glycogen in his muscles as quickly as possible.

Typical foods Zac would eat;

• Tuna Fish
• Vegetables
• Beef
• Skinless Chicken Breast
• Avocados
• Asparagus
• Sweet Potatoes
• Rice
• Eggs

For supplements:

• Pre-workout
• Creatine
• Whey
• BCAAs

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