Here is what im doing and know is fact.
Ok so im currently doing this 6 week program.
i have gone through one week thus far.
i have gained 1.5 lbs in the last week putting me
up to 190lbs. im taking pre/during/post sups and
eating my body weight in protein,
carbs, and loads more calories.
My first day i was not very happy with my
workout at the end... i felt tired but not very worked.
on my second day i pushed much harder and felt a
little better and more ripped. on my third day i tried
something a little different... What i did was i maxed
out on my reps then i set the weight down for 5
seconds then i did several more reps. i also added
dead lifts. I must say this was the best i have felt yet
coming out of the gym. my whole body felt swollen
and ripped. i was sweating like crazy and ate like a
pig after, and i felt big the rest of the day and was
sore everywhere the next day.
im currently still gaining muscle through this
program seeing im up 1.5lbs from last week. i will be
posting more next week for week 2s progress. i usually
have sooo much trouble gaining muscle after about 6
weeks of working out so i decided to try this out for a
while.
This i do know that is fact. As long as you are ripping
your muscle tissue then filling it with foodz, you will see
gains... its just basic biology. not to mention keeping a fast
up beat workout also stimulates brain growth. so on top
of gaining muscle from this program you are gaining smarts.
hope i was a help. check back in a week for my update.
-Jakeyabbe
Completed four week on this program
Just completed four weeks using this workout which produced a weight gain of 4 pounds. I improved the working weight in all my upper body lifts on average about five percent over the four week period. My lower body has been fairly neglected so gains were the off-the- chart beginner type. I'm pretty satisfied and consider the time and effort well spent.
I've been working out for a little over twelve months. Started off with beginner full body workout for about five months which was followed by a three day split of chest-back-biceps/triceps with some sporadic leg work. Dropped from a skinny fat 203 to 182 and now have moved back up to 192. Strength went up dramatically before hitting a ceiling which led me to this workout and its implementation.
The benefits of this article and the workout for me are the leg work and the maintenance of a daily training log both of which I previously neglected.
I work out hard using the pyramid, drop sets, and rep maximum in order to understand my loading and I always achieve a pump (usually about 18 to 24 working sets per bodypart), so the workout itself was no big deal from an intensity standpoint but the full body with the leg work, especially the squats, I believe leads to a greater release of hormones than my previous split. This workout also stimulates your hunger. I was starved ready to eat a whole cow after completing this workout.
As far as diet I eat clean with a great lunch and dinner and a weak breakfast, consume whey protein shakes mixed with water before and after training along with a shake mixed with whole milk at breakfast and before going to bed at night. I also take a multi vitamin, extra vitamin C, omega 3,6, and 9 capsule, creatine, and zma daily. Recently added beta alanine. I need to check my caloric intake.
I did make a modification to this workout which may have impacted my results...
Although I could get through the workout in 45 minutes, due to gym overload especially on the two squat racks and the bench I was actually finishing in about 1:15 minutes so I added an extra set to utilize the time in the gym. I do a control set to failure according to the instructions which I record in my log and then an extra set after a 60 second rest. I have a ton of power lifters in my gym and those guys are grafted to the squat racks plus they take 5 minutes in between sets it seems.
I will continue this workout for another four weeks based on the results of the first four weeks.