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Comedian Steve Harvey thinks big—big jokes, big suits, and big success. But when he turned the big 5-0, everyone from his friends and family started calling him “over the hill.” Nevertheless, he admits they weren’t far off. Hi energy was low and his belly bulged, so much that he even had to loosen his baggy zoot suit—inspired outfits. Last fall, the former sitcom television star decided to commit himself to getting “50 and fly,” by exercising, eating healthier, and encouraging middle-aged men across the nation to get in shape as well. To help get his own body, mind, and diet right, Harvey turned to eight time Mr. Olympia turned fitness expert Lee Haney, 48. In just two months under Haney’s tutelage, Harvey lost weight, got some decent sized guns, and even was able to shelve some arthritis medication he’d been taking. Here’s how Haney got Harvey to fly:

Mondays: (Chest, Biceps, Abs)
-Harvey performs two circuits. Each circuit consists of one set (12 reps) of each exercise, don one after the other without rest in between. After his treadmill run, he then rests 60 seconds. Harvey completes three rounds of Circuit 1, and then does the same for Circuit 2.

Circuit 1:
1 Dumbbell Curl
2 Seated leg tuck or crunch
3 Dumbbell bench press
4 Treadmill running for one minute.

Circuit 2:
1 Incline dumbbell curl
2 Seated leg tuck or crunch
3 Incline dumbbell press
4 Treadmill running for one minute

Tuesdays: (Legs and Abs)
-Harvey performs supersets—two exercises done back to back before resting 60 seconds. He performs a superset three times before moving on to the next one. Afterward, he’ll perform three sets of standing leg curls.

Superset 1
1A Leg extension
1B Treadmill run for one minute

Superset 2
2A Leg press
2B Crunch

Superset 3
3A Smith machine squat
3B Hanging leg raise
4 Standing leg curl.
Wednesdays: (Shoulders, back, and Abs)
-Harvey performs circuits again. (12 reps for each exercise.)

Circuit 1
1 Lat pulldown
2 Seated leg tuck or crunch
3 Dumbbell shoulder press
4 Treamill run for two minutes

Circuit 2
1 Bent-over barbell rows
2 Seated leg tuck or crunch
3 Upright dumbbell rows
4 Treadmill run for two minutes