Well, last week was my LAST week of meltdown. All told, I did it for 7 weeks, five of which had md6 and t2 as a component. I also did the t-dawg diet during this time, with slightly more carbs on some days.
End results, lost 1/2" off my waist, 3/4" off my ass, chest and thighs stayed the same. I lost about 3 pounds of actual weight. The most surprising thing though was the 3/4" I gained in my upper arms. I'm attributing this to the dips and the push/press. I'm very happy with the results I got from Meltdown and give my kudos to Alessi and encourage anyone to try this program if they need to shed some fat!
Nope, but there was an obvious difference, not to mention I could finally get into some dress clothes the next size down - I had been on the cusp for a while. My guesstimate would be a couple points lost. I was measured at 20% before, and now I’m closer to 17/18%
Well seeing as Akigreg posted his results, here are mine, diet low carb along lines of T-Dawg, 6 weeks including a rest week b4 meltdown, lost 3.6kg (7.92lbs) now 177lbs, 1/2 fat 1/2 muscle, bf went from 19.17% to 17.77% (told you I am a fatty), I lost size everywhere esp arms. Conclusion, I think Meltdown is a good program and have come to conclusion that I need a few more carbs on this type of diet as best results in past were on more moderate p+f diet. I actually ‘peaked’ about week 4. Will I do Meltdown again? Yes but will prob do as 3 weeks after a straight strength 3 week programme like Pavels PTP.
Hey aikigreg, what’s the ‘aiki’ in your
handle from?
Did any of you meltdowners try a cardio-based
fat loss routine at another time? Such as:
weights twice a week, interval cardio several
times a week, easing back on the cals. I
was just wondering if some people might be
better suited to the lactic acid-type fat
loss v. burning extra cals via cardio.
What were your diets like? Calories, carbs, etc. I was thinking about doing 6 weeks meltdown/fat fast, and I’m interested in hearing more. Thanks guys.
The aiki in my name is from Aikido, the martial art. I have indeed tried another weight loss workout that included quite a bit of cardio. Just before meltdown as a matter of fact. I didn’t see the needle on the scale move but I sure some some good fat loss.
My diet has been pretty strict t-dawg, with a few extra carbs during the day coming from oatmeal to wake up and a ton of veggies.
Good work guys…thats some pretty good progress right there. I don’t mean to sound dicouraging or anything, but it seems like with very good dies , The body fat should fly off in 6-8 weeks of this program.How were your diets guys tight or no?Restricted cals? Thanks Mike
Sorry for not replying earlier, been away on school camp with the kids for 3 days ,so there goes any fat I’d lost on Meltdown. Meltdown Diet was pretty tight except for Sat 3-7 when I would eat whatever. Was restricted cals and a thermo booster. It is similar to other diet startegies I have used in past and found lost almost eaqual amounts of fat and muscle hence reference to personally needing a few more carbs to retain muscle. There was a reply to a post about jump rope work where jman (who works with Alessi) said to do 1 min fast (a la 400m run) then rest 3 mins rather than moderate 3 min type I did, will try that next time.