Things will get even better as Surge Workout Fuel loads and your body acclimates (I didn’t say adapts) to the effort intensity and rep layers.
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We’re here to help you understand and implement the workouts.
You can start Thursday if you want.
Train Thu/Sat/Mon.
Take off Tue/Wed/Fri/Sun
To everyone:
Please don’t overthink weight selection. Building muscle is about training on the “feel.” Start learning the feel of an effect and adjust the weight to dial in.
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It’s in the program.
This is NOT a double-progression primary model. As you become stronger, increase the weight ONLY when the weight’s obviously too light. The layered methods, techniques, rep performances, exercise order and selection, pace, and Surge Workout Fuel will produce the growth-stimulating effects.
Dip alternative?
I will be starting on Monday. I will use this week to get a feel for the workouts and find good starting weight for each exercise.
I will spend this week experimenting with the tempo between sets of each of the “Blocks” using my current order of body parts. I will be attempting to achieve the proper rest periods between sets in each “Block”. I feel comfortable with my selection of proper starting weight, but might need a little fine tuning.
Next Monday I plan to start “Workout 1” on a Mon, Thr. and Sat schedule.
I have been using Surge properly last week, and will begin incorporating the “rest day” Surge feeding later this week. (I had purchased 2 bags of Surge about 3 weeks ago.)
Finished workout one and it’s a killer being that I come from a powerlifting or strength background. Not used to really good pumps. My forearms have never been this pumped before either! The workouts will take a little getting used to. It didn’t help when I walked into the gym the pad was broke off the leg extension/curl machine. Has to wrap towels and that was a shin killer. My 10 second test periods for thighs turned into 20 seconds.
Good luck everyone. It’s brutal!
First workout complete. Great pump in lats, thighs, triceps and forearms. Haven’t done pullovers in awhile and they were great. Also haven’t done forearms in forever and got a nice pump. I may have went a little light in the weights as I wasn’t sure how I would react. I think you are better off going lighter than you think until you get a feel for the workout. I get now what Dr. Darden said about you will know when the weight is to heavy to light or just right.
I drank the Surge as prescribed but didn’t get a huge rush of energy I expected, but also nice steady energy no jitters. Taste is good, I tried the wildeberry. Easy to mix and prepare. I will post workout in the training log.
Workout took 30 minutes in not to crowded gym.
Where does training your midsection with resistance fit in the Surge Challenge?
Likely indirect effect from all the other training blocks
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I intend to start the challenge on Monday (post birthday and fathers day) plus that will give me a week off since my last workout. Should I be doing treadmill daily as well or forget that until the challenge is complete. Surge fuel supposed to arrive later today. Also on the leg extension toes out, toes in, is this north/south or east/west?
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I believe the book tells you. I did toes out, then toes in.
I was going to ask same. I’ve been doing 1.2 mile jogs 2-3 times a week. Any issue with this continuing? If so, I’ll probably just walk it. Late evening jogs/walks help clear my head.
The question on the toes in/out on leg ext was whether the toes were pointed toward the shins and away from the shins or toward each other and away from each other. Cheers
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Ha, I didn’t think about that. I just read it and assumed toes pointed towards me or away from me.
Pointing toes as a gymnast is of no value doing leg extensions, IMO.
But you can sure feel a difference doing leg curls. There was period of time when I was competing that I did dumbbell leg curls from a bench where you had to point your toes and squeeze your toes together to keep the dumbbell from falling off of your feet. Now that felt considerably different than machine leg curls.
I’d recommend you keep any jogs or treadmill walking to a minimum.
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Just to share information: my wife looked over the challenge stuff and wanted to try it out. She won’t be using Surge, but she wants to implement the challenge’s phasic nature into a leg workout and see if it’s something she want’s to keep as a permanent leg/glute implement. Will keep updated with comments from her. I can put her feedback here or I can post it in my training log - whichever you prefer @Ellington_Darden @Tim_Patterson