dude, the QD program is sick. I didn’t do the Alpha Male or other T-boosters (cuz of money, or lack of it) but I did do the program and have been eating basically everything around me trying to bulk up. As a guy who started out as a skinny bastard a few years ago and has been “stuck” for the past few months, the QD program has really sent my strength up, and I’ve even gained about 4 pounds of muscle too boot (I’m just winding down week 3 right now)! Go with the program, and eat a ton! if you are able to afford the T-boosters, lucky you, you’re gonna grow like a weed! I’ve really done well with it, and am looking forward for my off week, isn’t that when you really grow anyways?
QD is one of the best programs I have used in over 10 years of training. Once you customize the movements and sets to address your weaknesses, it’s even better…
Give the program a try, you’ve got nothing to lose. It really is a great program. In fact, during my recent guest appearance on Charles Staley’s coaching call, he mentioned this program more than any other programs of mine. He said, when he first analyzed the parameters, “It was like analyzing a fine piece of art.”
Try it and let me know how you progress.
I complete a Quattro Dynamo cycle this past January, and while I don’t have any exact stats, I can say that I did notice significant strength and size increases. I was taking in around 5200 cals a day and using only Tribex (I wasn’t quite ready to try Mag10), and, as I said, I experienced some very impressive results.
I’m on a cutting cycle now, although I’m still doing ABBH and ABBH2 (I just can’t drag myself away from CW’s training methodologies), but once I drop some fat I will restart a long growth cycle w/ ABBH, ABBH2 and QD, so let’s be sure to update this thread…
Oh, and on a totally unrelated note…CW’s rope pulls are the best bicep and forearm building exercise I’ve ever down - plus you feel like a hyoooge badass when the milquetoast next door catches you pulling 300 lbs of iron in a little red wagon
I did this program, followed pretty much everything to a T, and gained a whole lot of strength and size. I was doing Mag-10, as prescribed, and also eating following the massive eating protocols. In the three weeks, I gained around 13 lbs (some water, no doubt) but also set like a 30 lb. PR in bench press. It’s an intense program, but very good, in my humble opinion.
I gotta ask this, but is there a rough guide based on percentage of 1RM, to assist in determining your 10RM,18RM & 27RM for an exercise?
[quote]gvlahos wrote:
I gotta ask this, but is there a rough guide based on percentage of 1RM, to assist in determining your 10RM,18RM & 27RM for an exercise?[/quote]
You can find charts and calculators all over the internet for determining 1RM through 10RM. These aren’t going to be dead on, but it gives you a nice ballpark number.
Going past 10RM is very specific to the individual. No calculator is going to figure this out for you, you just need to experiment. I mean, what is a 25RM really?
[quote]Chad Waterbury wrote:
Give the program a try, you’ve got nothing to lose. It really is a great program. In fact, during my recent guest appearance on Charles Staley’s coaching call, he mentioned this program more than any other programs of mine. He said, when he first analyzed the parameters, “It was like analyzing a fine piece of art.”
Try it and let me know how you progress. [/quote] I thought it was a piece of art too.
However I’ve been doing HIT and low volume training for the past year so will start with a 3 day modified westdie program then hit QD after thanks for the responses - looks like the best CW program defintely
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Thanks malonetd. I’ll do a search on the internet. This may not sound good, but I really wasn’t looking forward to figuring out my 27RM on the back squat:)
45-50% of your 1RM works well for the 27RM.
If this is the workout that was put together by Joe Defranco I did it a few months ago when it first came out and it really works. Im a football player so I am always in the gym yet it still kicked my ass. Even without the use of major supplements it works. I would recommend this to anyone willing to bust their balls. You will see results.
Personally, I’m still in the first part of ABBH2. I hope to begin QD in August. Concerning the squat, I never tried 25 reps. In the past I used the 20 reps breathing squat, followed by straight arm db pullover. It’s a tough exercise, you have to be psychologically prepared for it. Yesterday I read again “Super Squats” by R. Strossen. The idea of a heavy exercise for leg (Squat) as the key to the overall body development was first proposed by Berry in 1933 ! Apparently a simple routine based on the 20 reps squat, together with a proper diet, may give excellent bulking results.
[quote]Chad Waterbury wrote:
45-50% of your 1RM works well for the 27RM. [/quote]
Thanks alot for the feedback Chad. Once I finish my current program I will be implementing your ABBH1/ABBH2 and then onto QD (as per your recommendation). I’ve spent the last several months learning olympic lifts, and doing a strictly OL based program.