I spent my first 5 months of lifting doing this program and can backup Jim's claim that it is a shortcut to size. I added 25 lbs of "size", some muscle, fat, water, glycogen, etc, in my first 4 months. For me, I saw hypertrophy set in quite fast. I looked way stronger than I really was. I've spent the last 3 months doing the generic bulking routine by Lyle McDonald and have added only 8lbs since switching. The GBR is slowly turning that puffy sarcoplastic muscle into functional muscle, and my gains are showing up as weight on the bar instead of weight on the scale.
Jim's workout programs are always going to be scrutinized a little more than others because of his marketing agenda, and that is fair enough. This workout does give what the title says. I saw sarcoplastic hypertrophy set in fast, way faster than I saw strength gains. This kind of workout was really good for building confidence and keeping motivation high. I doubt I will do it again though, I'm getting my kicks by getting stronger rather than bigger now.
Here is a pic of my first 4 months progress, all with Shortcut to size.
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Thread: Jim Stoppani's shortcut to size
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01-16-2013, 11:45 AM #31
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02-16-2013, 07:03 PM #32
Thanks for posting! I just completed week 2 Phase 1 so I still have some time left ahead of me. I should be finishing this program in the beginning of May. I'm glad to see some visual proof of this program and what it does. I'm looking forward to continuting on with this program and seeing gains more and more every week.
I completely support this program, I have seen a lot of gains in strength and some in size, looking foward to more
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09-22-2013, 10:48 AM #33
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09-22-2013, 02:02 PM #34
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09-22-2013, 08:06 PM #35
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09-23-2013, 08:03 AM #36
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12-03-2013, 03:04 AM #37
I just have a question concerning this program. Currently I'm in week 2, & I like it, but it surprises me that you have to di cardio during all of the 3 rest days that you have. As far as I understand, this is a bulking program, & too much cardio is not very conductive to bulking. What do you think ?
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12-03-2013, 07:23 AM #38
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12-03-2013, 08:30 AM #39
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