What’s everyone’s thoughts on DC and Anaconda? Is it going to change the way anyone does DC? Do you think that Anaconda will be effective enough to overcome the intensity of DC so that you can train more often?
If anything, you might be able to extend your blasts using it if it helps with “nervous system recovery” (can’t know until people have tried it for a while). I would not train more often though when doing DC… No matter what recovery agents you’re on.
Perhaps you’ll gain strength faster though, who knows.
[quote]Sentoguy wrote:
What is your intended purpose of doing them? Is it just something that sounds like fun? Or are you trying to cut some fat during your cruise?[/quote]
Just for fun. Beats incline walking on a treadmill for sure. I know it wouldn’t really do much extra for fat loss this way.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
If anything, you might be able to extend your blasts using it if it helps with “nervous system recovery” (can’t know until people have tried it for a while). I would not train more often though when doing DC… No matter what recovery agents you’re on.
Perhaps you’ll gain strength faster though, who knows.
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I plan on giving it a try. Since I now know that 3RP tends to cut my blasts short, I’ll do a 3RP blast with Anaconda and see how it goes. Experimenting is always fun. 
or you can try 2rp if the 3rp cuts the blasts severely short, like if you start to feel overtrained at about the 4 week mark or so.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
If anything, you might be able to extend your blasts using it if it helps with “nervous system recovery” (can’t know until people have tried it for a while). I would not train more often though when doing DC… No matter what recovery agents you’re on.
Perhaps you’ll gain strength faster though, who knows.
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I’ll be able to report as ive bitten in the “Anaconda Protocol” Lol.
There is a huge advantage cost wise in training 3x/week loll
Ill also be using 2scoops of Anaconda and 2 of MAG-10 instead of 3/2 so basically, I get enough supplements for 8 weeks of training. It suddenly makes it cost 172/month instead of 345, still pricy but… a lot less
As far as my expectation, I actually expect it to make my strenght gains faster and to lose less drive/strenght whatever you wanna call it, between the rp sets
As far as strenght goes, im currently at pretty much all my PR so i’ll be able to measure it efficiently
TBH I’d keep everything as usual and just see whether I could
- add weight faster
or - extend the blast
or (unlikely)
3) both
Anyway, good luck with the experiment!
[quote]zraw wrote:
As far as my expectation, I actually expect it to make my strenght gains faster and to lose less drive/strenght whatever you wanna call it, between the rp sets
As far as strenght goes, im currently at pretty much all my PR so i’ll be able to measure it efficiently[/quote]
Cool beans, I hope it’ll work well for you!
[quote]zraw wrote:
Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
If anything, you might be able to extend your blasts using it if it helps with “nervous system recovery” (can’t know until people have tried it for a while). I would not train more often though when doing DC… No matter what recovery agents you’re on.
Perhaps you’ll gain strength faster though, who knows.
I’ll be able to report as ive bitten in the “Anaconda Protocol” Lol.
There is a huge advantage cost wise in training 3x/week loll
Ill also be using 2scoops of Anaconda and 2 of MAG-10 instead of 3/2 so basically, I get enough supplements for 8 weeks of training. It suddenly makes it cost 172/month instead of 345, still pricy but… a lot less[/quote]
Good luck! Let us know how it goes. Adjusting the protocol a bit does sound reasonable for DC considering that you’re only training three times a week. I wonder if the gains will still be comparable to the full protocol.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
TBH I’d keep everything as usual and just see whether I could
- add weight faster
or - extend the blast
or (unlikely)
3) both
Anyway, good luck with the experiment!
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Thats exactly what I plan to do. Changing too many variables would fuck things up
TBH I dont think it will do much as far as extending the blast is concerned… but who knows.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
zraw wrote:
As far as my expectation, I actually expect it to make my strenght gains faster and to lose less drive/strenght whatever you wanna call it, between the rp sets
As far as strenght goes, im currently at pretty much all my PR so i’ll be able to measure it efficiently
Cool beans, I hope it’ll work well for you!
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Yeah, definitely keep us updated Zraw.
Ney Sento… How’s life and training going? We haven’t had a conversation in a while…
You promised to call the day after!
LOL
[quote]dropshot001 wrote:
or you can try 2rp if the 3rp cuts the blasts severely short, like if you start to feel overtrained at about the 4 week mark or so.[/quote]
Exactly what I did with my last blast, as mentioned in my post on page 39. It worked great (got 12 weeks out of it) and I was planning on sticking with 2RP from now on… but of course now I want to play with Anaconda a little and see what it does to my recovery.
[quote]zenomaly wrote:
dropshot001 wrote:
or you can try 2rp if the 3rp cuts the blasts severely short, like if you start to feel overtrained at about the 4 week mark or so.
Exactly what I did with my last blast, as mentioned in my post on page 39. It worked great (got 12 weeks out of it) and I was planning on sticking with 2RP from now on… but of course now I want to play with Anaconda a little and see what it does to my recovery.
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sorry, didn’t realize this. glad that it helped
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
Ney Sento… How’s life and training going? We haven’t had a conversation in a while…
You promised to call the day after!
LOL
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LOL. Yeah, life’s been pretty busy.
Training’s been going ok. I screwed up my ankle a bit in August (getting tossed by an Olympic bronze medalist can be dangerous, just in case anyone was wondering LOL), and as a result wasn’t really able to train like I wanted to for a little while. So I played around with some of CT’s stuff and did a little arm specialization until my ankle recovered.
Now I’m back DC’ing though (taking it a little easy as far as the calf stuff goes though, at least for this blast) and feeling good.
How about you? Still doing the 5/3/1? Did you ever do that meet? If so, how’d it go?
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Gonna try my hand at WRITING a DC template and keep it on file for when I’m ready to start training with this type of programming.
A1
DB flat bench: 11-15 RP
Barbell Seated Shoulder Press: 15-30 RP
Dip: 15-20 RP
Close Grip Pull down: 15-30 RP
Deadlift: 5-8 SS
B1
EZ Bar curl: 20-30 RP
Hammer curl: 11-20 SS
Standing calf raise: 10-12 SS
Good Mornings: 15-20 RP
Front Squat: 4-8 SS +WM
A2
Barbell Incline bench press: 20-30 RP
DB Seated Shoulder Press: 11-15 RP
Smith Machine CGB: 11-15 RP
Wide Grip Pull down: 15-30 RP
Kroc Rows: 10-12 SS
B2
DB Preacher curl: 20-30 RP
Barbell Wrist Curl: 11-20 SS
Leg-press calf raise: 10-12 SS
Seated Hamstring Curl: 15-20 RP
Back squat: 4-8 SS + WM
A3
Dip: 11-15 RP
Military Press: 11-15 RP
EZ-bar skull crusher: 15-30 RP
Chin-up: 15-20 RP
Rack Pulls: 10-12 SS
B3
Seated DB Curl: 20-30 RP
Pinwheel curl: 11-20 SS
Seated calf raise: 10-12 SS
Leg Press: 6-10 SS + WM
Romanian Deadlift: 10-15 SS
Is that how you set one up?
[quote]Therizza wrote:
Gonna try my hand at WRITING a DC template and keep it on file for when I’m ready to start training with this type of programming.
A1
DB flat bench: 11-15 RP - 20-30RP
Barbell Seated Shoulder Press: 15-30 RP - 15-20RP WOULD GO WELL HERE
Dip: 15-20 RP
Close Grip Pull down: 15-30 RP
Deadlift: 5-8 SS - AND 8-12SS OR SO
B1
EZ Bar curl: 20-30 RP
Hammer curl: 11-20 SS
Standing calf raise: 10-12 SS
Good Mornings: 15-20 RP - 8-12SS
Front Squat: 4-8 SS +WM
A2
Barbell Incline bench press: 20-30 RP
DB Seated Shoulder Press: 11-15 RP - 20-30RP
Smith Machine CGB: 11-15 RP - 11 OR 15 TO 20RP
Wide Grip Pull down: 15-30 RP
Kroc Rows: 10-12 SS - WHEN I DID THIS, I LIKED A 7-9 AND A 9-16SS
B2
DB Preacher curl: 20-30 RP
Barbell Wrist Curl: 11-20 SS - TRY ANOTHER “COMPOUND” MOVE HERE LIKE REVERSE CURLS, ONE ARM REVERSE CURLS, ETC
Leg-press calf raise: 10-12 SS
Seated Hamstring Curl: 15-20 RP
Back squat: 4-8 SS + WM
A3
Dip: 11-15 RP - SOME LIKE THIS FOR CHEST, JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A CHEST VARIATION FOR DIPS AND THEN A TRICEP VARIATION FOR THIS
Military Press: 11-15 RP - 15-20RP
EZ-bar skull crusher: 15-30 RP
Chin-up: 15-20 RP
Rack Pulls: 10-12 SS - AND 4-8SS
B3
Seated DB Curl: 20-30 RP
Pinwheel curl: 11-20 SS
Seated calf raise: 10-12 SS
Leg Press: 6-10 SS + WM
Romanian Deadlift: 10-15 SS - HAVING THIS THE WORKOUT AFTER RACK DEADS CAN BE HARD ON THER LOWER BACK
Is that how you set one up?
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in caps above. you have squats, rack pulls, rdl and floor deads all in consecutive workouts. might have to drop or swap some around to make it work for you in terms of the lower back wear and tear.