[quote]forbes wrote:
Im on a modified versoin of it. But yes, it is effective! Gained 15 lbs in about 2 months. [/quote]
What was your modification? If you don’t mind my asking, and why?
[quote]mr popular wrote:
If you have 45 minutes to spend in the gym and no limitation on the number of days you could go I would definitely agree with Live earlier that your best option would be training 1 or maybe 2 muscle groups a day for those 45 minutes, 5 or 6 days a week.[/quote]
This is what made me look at the one lift a day program. Maybe take that and add some assistance/isolation lifts after the main compound of the workout.
Honestly, no matter what program you choose you’re going to end up needing to tweak it and change it up and add this here and take this away - because you’d have to be extremely lucky pick a program and have it work perfectly with your own body structure and physiology to produce the best results.
Therefore I’d strongly suggest you not try to find a program that would fit into your schedule and within your goals, but rather just make a routine yourself that does exactly what you need it to do and is something you can have fun doing.
[quote]mr popular wrote:
Honestly, no matter what program you choose you’re going to end up needing to tweak it and change it up and add this here and take this away - because you’d have to be extremely lucky pick a program and have it work perfectly with your own body structure and physiology to produce the best results.
Therefore I’d strongly suggest you not try to find a program that would fit into your schedule and within your goals, but rather just make a routine yourself that does exactly what you need it to do and is something you can have fun doing.[/quote]
Thanks, I think you’re right, and that’s some of the best advice around. If you’re not enjoying it, you won’t give it your all anyway, and then you’ll get sub par results.
In bodybuilding as long as you perform better than the last time, each time you go into the gym, for every muscle group, and you’re eating enough protein and calories to gain weight at a reasonable pace, you’re going to be making progress and building muscle.
The rest of it is gravy and its to you to decide what you want to do with it and what works for you.
For most people, seeing results happening before their eyes is motivation enough to stay dedicated, and before long most will fall in love with the heavy weight and feeling the pump and they just won’t feel right without doing it most days of the week.
[quote]mr popular wrote:
Honestly, no matter what program you choose you’re going to end up needing to tweak it and change it up and add this here and take this away - because you’d have to be extremely lucky pick a program and have it work perfectly with your own body structure and physiology to produce the best results.
Therefore I’d strongly suggest you not try to find a program that would fit into your schedule and within your goals, but rather just make a routine yourself that does exactly what you need it to do and is something you can have fun doing.[/quote]
basically. i mean i started out doing a drawn out program then by moving little things around i ended up with something completely unique.
at the OP, at least youre understanding you need isolation now.
This would probably be the program the OP was referring to. If so, it is a good program. I prefer it to yours for these two reasons…
A) Direct arm work
B)More varied rep ranges, which will help you make progress longer.
If I were you I would give this one a serious try, but feel free to switch the movements for that pattern to the ones you wanted instead of the ones the author chose and you’ll still do just great.
Also, if I were you, because of the frequency of training I would try and stay away from failure on your sets. Lift to the last rep you know you can complete in near perfect form. If you’re not sure if you can get a rep up, don’t even try it. And I’m not saying that to be a bitch. I was a big proponent of Doggcrapp and love programs like that, but the volume is very low, making failure training more acceptable.
Failure on these sets, especially multiple times, on a high volume and frequency program is a recipe for disaster in my opinion. Here is the link…
There is nothing wrong with what the OP is doing. Sticking to the basic compounds, adding weight and reps progressively, is simply the most effective way to build muscle period.
LOL
OP like others have said it would probably be best to train 1 or perhaps 2 muscle groups per day, keeping things simple. 2-3 exercises per body part. Heavy weight.
Thanks for your posts/suggestions, I hadn’t been able to find some of that stuff to look through.