Hey guys, I’m looking to start a new program. My focus is to mainly gain size while also getting stronger at the big lifts. I did CT’s best damn program not to long ago. I saw some decent results but after a while I got bored of it. I recently also tried wendlers boring but big but it was just too damn boring and I couldn’t stick with it. Any advice is appreciated
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What do you have access to? I want to see someone follow CT’s new program it looks awesome.
The bad news is this is a pretty mundane hobby, get used to getting bored.
On the brighter side, there is lots of variety to help out a bit.
How long and often can you train?
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I usually like to workout 5 or 6 days a week for about an hour or hour and a half max. I workout at a commercial gym so I have access to just the usual equipment. I fancy machines or anything. The reason I liked CT’s best damn program because I felt like it was so simple and easy to follow. I don’t really like using percentages and what have you
CT’s Guaranteed Simple Strength & Size program from his ThibArmy site. It’s 12 weeks but it’s broken down into four 3-week phases. I found myself growing tired of the sessions during week three of each phase so all I had to do was push through and the next week it changed.
It’s very simple and it works. You will have to know 70ish% of your maxes or you could do a couple trial sessions to figure out a good weight with which to start the sets of 8.
If your start too light then you can make bigger jumps from week to week or phase to phase.
So you are after an exciting program that has no percentages and must also be simple and easy. Are there any other stipulations?
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People hardly stick with things that are complicated and time consuming. I am attracted to programs that are simple to remember.
The Alpha/Brian Alsruhe program in that vid will get you excellent results if willing to put the work in.
If want dirt simple do a Dan John program…
@kayladr
Please don’t make a broad statement like that. Just because it applies to you doesn’t mean it applies to the masses.
If I was making progress I wouldn’t care if I got bored. The reality is that most of the best physiques hardly ever change their routines (despite what some magazines might tell you). I think Yates altered his training maybe twice or three times (injury and recovery being the issues) his entire amateur, pro, and 6x Olympia career.
I’m not saying never change things up, because there are always different reasons for different people,… but I know if my life style hadn’t changed, work schedule hadn’t changed, was still able to put in the same gym time every day, and I was still progressing, I wouldn’t be one of those guys constantly looking at what an author who doesn’t have the slightest clue what had worked for me in the past thinks I should do.
(/old man rant -lol)
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I’ve learned most endeavors people excel in are damn repetitive and can thereby be considered boring.
Ed Coan reached a 500-pound squat by simply squatting three times a week with no adjustments in his training on the way to it and then went on to be one of the greatest powerlifters ever with a standard linear periodization program for YEARS.
I’ll try to get back to this thread later.
Try to focus on how training and exercise generally makes you feel, because, believe it, progress is damn slow after the first few years, and that’s even if you’re consistent. If you like being in a gym, you won’t mind it.
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I started Coolcicads PPL 6 day routine and have been loving it. Was on a cut and was still making some solid strength gains and probably in my head but my arms actually looked bigger, maybe just more developed from the cut.
I did tweak a few things like adding DL to back day and swapping one of the movements out but other than that it’s been a solid program. Super easy to progress when you hit everything twice a week.
Here’s a site with REALLY good programs:
Are you saying that your exercise program doesn’t apply to the masses?