I know that a few of you have done melting down or are in the process of doing so. i was wondering what kind of results you saw with it.
Great program. HARD, but effective. I saw a dif in one week and get this- I did not alter my diet. I did add MD6 however. Noticeable fat loss in one week. Start week two today. The 3 seconds lifts are hard to get used to but man something is working. I’m not even getting all my reps at this point but the fat is going bye bye.
Hey, I’ve been away for several weeks and have missed a lot. Are you referring to a specific routine? I tried doing a search, but couldn’t find anything. Is it a routine posted on this site?
go to previous issues and it is in issue #173…
Meltdown Training
Got the same thing as Paul. Fat flying off one problem keep the anti-oxitants up after 2 weeks got sick as a dog (forgot to take my vits 3 days in a row ooops). Very hard on your system.
Keep us posted guys.
This program works great. Had to shake hand with my heart a couple of times. And yeah, nutrition is very important, espically if you do each training day twice a week. Lost eight lbs, pants are falling off.
Yeah I found that i ran into the anti-oxidant problem myself and had to regroup and load up on vitamins and calories for a few days. the system is more taxing on your body than you realize
Did the Day 1 routine today. Man-o-man. Question is it better to just puke after part A? I spent 20 minutes with my head between my legs trying to hold it down so I could move on to part B and I thought I was in pretty good shape. Whew, can’t wait to see how I feel tomorrow.
I wish I was in good enough shape to be able to handle these workouts like you guys can, but I muddle through as best I can and I’ve seen a few pounds drop off. I know I’d see much better results if my joints allowed me to do pushups, dips, or chin-ups.
I’m on to the second workout of week 3, but I’m not doing the jumprope - I’m HORRIBLE at it and if I did it first thing in the morning I’d fall over and break bones. I’m thinking about doing it a couple hours after my workout, a couple hours before bedtime. Anyone see a real problem with this?
The Push/Press is tough as hell. I definately wanna puke after my third set of those.
Anyone seeing any strength gains? My rep weight hasn’t increased, but since I’m combining this with a very low calorie T-Dawg I’m not expecting it to. Going to follow the six week meltdown with a hypertrophy phase, then on to Bodycomp or back to meltdown. Wish me luck!
LMAO… yeah, those puch-presses are a total pain in the ass!!! I’m keto-dieting at the moment (not sure if this added to it), and I found that I greyed out during the push-press. My main problem is healing in time for the next workout. Could be a result of having very little in the way of carbs though. Only been at all this for 2 days, already seeing ‘small’ results. Haven’t lost any noticable ‘weight’.
I’m halfway through week 2, this is a very nasty workout. I have changed a couple of exercises to suit the layout of my gym but rest breaks and everything else stays the same. Apart from wanting to vomit after the 2nd and 3rd sets, I’ve noticed my recovery times are shot to shit, I’m a lot more tired at the end of each day than I’ve ever been before. The scales show no weight loss but the old six pack is starting to sharpen up.
And that push press is a pain in the ass.
Keep you all posted
Yeah I know what you mean about greying out. I don’t get that sensation so much as the sensation that I’ve been punched in the nose - a sort of hurting, sort of needing to sneeze feeling…
Weird…
i have not personally tried the meltdown routine, but with all due respect to don alessi (the author of meltdown training) through practical experience i have to disagree with the premise that aerobic training is tantamount to a one-way ticket to punyville. i don’t consider john berardi puny by any definition of the word and he does cardio.
maybe the data indicates that catabolism is jacked up during cardio and on paper i am sure it looks menacing, but from a practicality standpoint i have personally never seen it and i do upwards of two hours a day while leaning! maybe if you stop lifting and train like you are going to run a marathon by exclusively performing cardio for hours a day and weeks on end then yeah i can see his point. but as part of an overall well thought out fitness program cardio is definitely not the enemy.
sorry, for jumping in and flailing about fellas, but i just don’t understand cardio-paranoia. i’ll shutup go back to my bike now… kevo
I just find myself on my hands and knees trying to catch my breath. I can’t even talk to people for several minutes between cicuits. I’ve never had my ass kicked (self-kicked?) like this before. I’m using Surge, two scoops after training only and have no recovery problems. I’m on a reduced carb and calorie diet as of this week too. Push presses hard? Come on guys, it’s the chins-squats-push-up-deadlift circuit that gets me. I look FORWARD to push press day!
I’m with paul, i look FORWARD to push press day too…
It’s day 1 that kicks my ass!
No real results as yet but thats my fault cos my diet has been all arse about face, getting that sorted and hope to see some results in the next few weeks.
Keep it up guys,
Stu.
(p.s. anyone else miss the bench press? sniff)
Only just started (2w/o) but the best part is the rest day on Wed. Akigreg stick to the jump rope it does get better.
I LOVE MELTDOWN…
You guys gotta understand - I’ve got a connective tissue problem that has always made it impossible for me to do anything but girly pushups. The stress on my joints would only let me do a third of a pushup - once all my weight went onto my hands and elbows, I’d fall over onto the floor.
For the first time in my life I did an honest pushup. I could go all the way down where my abs and hips touched. It’s a fucking miracle!! And once I got past the sticking point, I did the entire set of ten, and ANOTHER set of ten. It’s amazing what happens when you finally break a barrier.
It hurt my shoulders and elbows like hell to do it, but only during the exercise - they’re fine now. Guess I finally gained enough muscle to support the joints. I wish the doctors knew what was wrong with me…it gets annoying to have ZERO grip and not be able to do chins and dips.
I was referred to this site by a friend… and I’m so glad. I reside on another board where they have helped me get thru a 12 week transformation (which is over in 2 weeks)… THANK GOD. BUT… it’s changed me forever. I’m gonna shoot for some competitions this next year after seeing the results I have gotten. Hopefully I will win the dang contest. I found the Meltdown … perfect timing!! I was platauing…and needed a kick in the pants. I did the first week… Mon/ day 1 PM + cardio, Tues/ day 2 AM/+ cardio at night, and I can hardly move today. I had to take the day off (even though I gotta teach a kickboxing class tonight… argghhh). My question is this… HOW the heck do you do the KETO and do this thing? I have tried and tried the keto diet. I get freakin cravings after the 3rd day to the point where I wanna pound a bag of donuts or chips. I cant do it. My energy levels are low also. I need the carbs to keep me going. I have a friend who sticks to the keto all the time, then carbs up 1 day and goes back. I am so new at all of this…and I know it’s a matter of figuring my body out. I just wondered if there were any tricks I might implement. I have 2 weeks left, I am about 13% BF right now, 5’8, 135lbs… I wanted to get down to 10, but I dont think it’s gonna happen. As long as the pictures look good… the percentages will fall where they will! Just wondered if you could give me any last minute tips (especially the thick parts around my hips and abdomen).
Thanks
luv2lift- MD6 seems to help with problem area fat, especially with the women I’ve known taking it. And you don’t have to go Keto. Look for John Berardi’s “Don’t Diet” plan at T-mag. And read the “Diet Manifesto” by Shugs. Lots of good info there. Good luck, and welcome aboard!