[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
[quote]Fandango wrote:
[quote]Pangloss wrote:
I’m still a beginner and I’m not all that in shape and all that, but I gave this a try. I didn’t get to the two minute mark. I think I got a minute in (maybe). I got something like 21 reps. I could be off on that though because by the end I could hardly concentrate and was pretty spent.
It was fun to try something different though. I might try it again in a few weeks.[/quote]
You might have started with too much weight on the bar. I have no idea what your squat max is, but the weight for the timed set is supposed to be about 30% of your 1RM. 135lbs for the timed set would mean that your 1RM is around 450lbs.[/quote]
I don’t believe the Blast is recommended for newbies under the guidelines prescribed. High-rep work is great for learning a movement, but he’d be better off sticking to a strength building routine (5x5 or whatever) and develop a good strength base from which to work from.[/quote]
That is a very good point. Anyone else try this or think good/bad thoughts about it?
[quote]Fandango wrote:
[quote]Pangloss wrote:
I’m still a beginner and I’m not all that in shape and all that, but I gave this a try. I didn’t get to the two minute mark. I think I got a minute in (maybe). I got something like 21 reps. I could be off on that though because by the end I could hardly concentrate and was pretty spent.
It was fun to try something different though. I might try it again in a few weeks.[/quote]
You might have started with too much weight on the bar. I have no idea what your squat max is, but the weight for the timed set is supposed to be about 30% of your 1RM. 135lbs for the timed set would mean that your 1RM is around 450lbs.[/quote]
Hmm…Well, that’s significantly higher then my 1rm… 
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
[quote]Fandango wrote:
[quote]Pangloss wrote:
I’m still a beginner and I’m not all that in shape and all that, but I gave this a try. I didn’t get to the two minute mark. I think I got a minute in (maybe). I got something like 21 reps. I could be off on that though because by the end I could hardly concentrate and was pretty spent.
It was fun to try something different though. I might try it again in a few weeks.[/quote]
You might have started with too much weight on the bar. I have no idea what your squat max is, but the weight for the timed set is supposed to be about 30% of your 1RM. 135lbs for the timed set would mean that your 1RM is around 450lbs.[/quote]
I don’t believe the Blast is recommended for newbies under the guidelines prescribed. High-rep work is great for learning a movement, but he’d be better off sticking to a strength building routine (5x5 or whatever) and develop a good strength base from which to work from.[/quote]
While I agree in general (I’m going to start 5/3/1 in two weeks or so), I just wanted to try something different. While I didn’t complete it, it was a welcomed change from my normal routine.
Pangloss I am not sure what your goals are, but from what I’ve heard 5/3/1 is not a bodybuilding program. However, it will likely be better to go basic then some special program you’d find.
[quote]Fandango wrote:
Pangloss I am not sure what your goals are, but from what I’ve heard 5/3/1 is not a bodybuilding program. However, it will likely be better to go basic then some special program you’d find.[/quote]
From what I understand, one successful strategy is to lay a foundation of strength down before getting into body building. That’s the idea that’s in my head anyway - get strength first and then concentrate on bodybuilding programs.
That sounds like a good plan
About the program, its not really fair for me to say results because i dont exactly know and my legs grow way faster then anyone ive seen personally. Ive only been lifting a couple years (natural) and theyre very close to the 27`` mark with striations and veins throughout and i only started training them once a week recently, before it would only be once or twice every 2-3 weeks and when i did the leg blast routine it wasnt consistent week to week.