tbh, the abs in the after pic look deeoer
This is how I’ve been feeling lately 
I got up to 50 kgs + the bar. Use straps! Because even if you can hold it you’ll probably only focus on the searing burn in your forearm.
What did you do for rack pulls? I recommend the Yates Deadlift or CT’s Upper back deadlift then
I did the 6 days version. That is around 18 sets per big bodypart. 90% or which are at RPE 10 or 11. I wouldn’t call it low volume ahahah. But yeah going to 4 - 5 sets of the same exercise is going to be a hassle now
Me, I train very little arms, like one year without any arm work. So to me this program was a lot of arm work ahaha…
I hate abs but I still did it. And got great results in overall abs mass Calves work felt amazing in this program though and I’m never skipping it again.
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I had issues with 35 kgs, and got to the point where I couldn’t hold it at 40 kgs. But I felt like my back could handle way more.
How did you feel with straps? Didn’t it still feel a little more uncomfortable than holding a barbell normally?
I did RDL’s with a focus on keeping the back tight. I am actually going to do a second cycle of this program, and this time I’ll do Smith-Machine Rack pulls instead.
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That is some nice grip, 40 kgs + bar is already too much for me, the collar is really wide to hold lol
And no, it felt really great with straps!
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Well then I can’t wait to try it out!
I’m actually fighting the urge to go train today. I don’t think I’ll take the full week off. More like 2-3 days.
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I’m not taking any ahah. To me, changing program or exercises is my deload 
I thought about that too, but it’s not like week 1 of the program is easy haha, jumping right back into it seems too much.
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You’re doing it again?
Yup. I feel like I can reap the full benefits if I give it another go, as I kinda had to figure some of it out on the go the first time.
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Nice! Yeah in that case a deload might nice. If you feel the urge to train just do something like one day a bodypart shoulder - legs - back - chest - arms doing mostly machines 
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I think your plan all sounds good - kind of a try it and see approach.
I agree that biceps and delts are kind of hard to burn yourself out with, so adding a little there isn’t as big a deal. Just keep it reasonable, which it looks like you’re focused on doing. Some bodyparts just seem to need some volume anyway.
I’m starting to find, for myself, that I want to go in phases of intensity or volume - I’ll get to a point where I’m beat up and don’t want the stress of hitting the heaviest weight I can, so volume and MMC sound good. Then, after a while, I get super bored of that and want to push it. After you run Colossus a time or two, you’ll easily be able to keep the principles and adapt however you want.
Folks doing Meadows’ programs!
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We need an epic name then, and whisper in each other’s ear “Hail Meadows”
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I have actually put my eye on another program from Meadows, which is more volume-heavy and, I guess, less intense than, Colossus. I’m not sure right off the top of my mind, I think it’s called Odin Force.
I think it might be a sensible choice to give that one a go after my second run of Colossus, so to go from a less volume, more effort phase to a higher volume one.
I think I’m hooked on Meadows training anyway by now!
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The Revengers
I hope someone has seen Thor 3…
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Really was the best of the three
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I really liked it. Pretty amusing
I have a big doubt.
Every time I read about arm measurements, I have no idea whether people are talking flexed or relaxed.
I just took my arms measurements in, like, forever. It comes out at:
relaxed: 13.4’’
flexed: 15.6’’
I have no idea how good, mediocre, or bad that is though. At least I have a measure for comparison from now on.
EDIT: just found a note from 2017, apparently my arms were 12.8’’ relaxed or something.
So, my deload week is over and I just completed the first session of my second cycle of Colossus.
Man, this felt like a whole different program today. Having the confidence, getting to the gym knowing exactly what to do because I had already done it once; I pushed everything harder than I did last time round, and I felt it.
Finally my back got a decent pump and man, my biceps. It’s physically painful to write on my keyboard right now from the pump I have in my bi’s all the way down to my forearms. I think I made the right call by adding 2 sets to my biceps work.
These next 6 week are going to be tough, judging by this workout. I need to be really focused so I can keep the intensity at this level. And I’m gonna be eating a ton, even more than the last month.
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Flexed. Because - ego.
It should match your neck and calf measurement if I recall correctly.
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