What T-Nation program has given you the best results?
P.S. Anyone done any of Ian King’s programs? Like Big Guns and some of those older ones.
ABBH and SFM have been the best for me.
I’m biased towards CT’s workouts but I like the logic of ABBH and Quattro dynamo
ABBH, TBT
Nate
Chads total body training for sure
[quote]provy07 wrote:
What T-Nation program has given you the best results?
P.S. Anyone done any of Ian King’s programs? Like Big Guns and some of those older ones.[/quote]
I did Ian King’s gun training when it first appeared here. At the time I was following the “anabolic diet” I think Chris Shugart wrote it. I was also using anadrol and nanadrol with TRIBEX. The only aerobics I did was the long 12-14 hour shifts I pulled in the military. I did notice changes by the fifth week of training. I was a lot leaner and gained lean mass.
I dropped out after around week 8. My arms were not recovering from the combo of training and work.
In my experience Ian King’s training works well for neural and functional strength. I don’t doubt it works for hypertrophy in the right
environment.
I like the meltdown series from Alessi mix it with Waterbury’s 10 x 3; Christians Ab and Coach Davies rope training and you got yourself a pretty potent periodization.
OVT & ABBH
Westside For Skinny Bastards definately. I also liked The Waterbury Method. It worked better than ABBH for me anyway.
I liked the Waterbury Method a lot…but I also like the Singles Club by Waterbury also (about to start week 3 on it).
Now that’s a tough question!
I think I’d have to go with CT’s Shoulders Overhaul. Great results and it’s a sheer blast to do.
ABBH is an absolute close second.
Easyhardgainer & part time beast from CT.
My favorite program has to be Shoulders Overhaul since I saw great results in my lacking shoulders (size and strength). I also like OVT, because of it’s focus on both size and strength. I think it’s simple too (5X5 set-up). I tried only the first phase for four weeks and my bench and bicep strength went up in benching and curling. That’s only what I noted though (I do not use a log).
I just started Ian King’s arm specialization routine.
Favorite is Ian King’s Great Guns program.
I like the simplicity of TBT.
As far “go to” article that builds a foundation for individual to build their own program I like CT’s “Different Direction, Different Journey”
Westside is primary.
I’ve done and recommend CW’s QD and ABBH.
Waterbury Method is one of the best I’ve ever tried
TBT is the one I always fall back to when I get bored or finish with whatever I’m doing.
I like EDT so much and ABBH is very good too
[quote]911 Girl wrote:
TBT is the one I always fall back to when I get bored or finish with whatever I’m doing.[/quote]
Agreed. An awesome program.
I also like Renegade Training http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459589 , which is a nice break from more traditional programs and has the added bonus of freaking out the PTs in the gym when you start doing exercises like the one-arm BB snatch. (One of my favourite gym memories was being told by a newbie I should use two hands for the one-arm BB curl. BTW, if you haven’t tried this variation, you should - if only for the puzzled looks.)
Check out the page - there are some great exercise variations.
For full programs, I’d say WSSB.
I also love CT’s “Power Look” and “Big Back Stack” articles. He calls “Power Look” a traps specialization routine, but it did more for my entire back than any program I’ve tried.