For all those interested, Tampa-Terry has graciously taken the time to make up a template for the ABBH program. It can be viewed in either Excel or Word format. It’s a great tool for those of you who are still a little confused about how it all breaks down.
where would this be available Chad?
Hey, there, Cannon! Long time, no speak. (grin)
Anyway, I see you figured it out because I got your PM.
Anyone interested in a copy of ABBH in an Excel spreadsheet or a Word document, send me a PM with your email address.
hey, great contribution! now, if they could add it to the ABBH page as a link - that would be great!
TT, Yet another class act. 
We could all learn a thing or two from each and every one of your seemingly selfless acts.
T-Nation just wouldn’t be complete with out you.
Thanks Mucho,
Phill
I just received the template from Terry and it looks to be very useful. I record all my workouts in a notebook, but I plan on entering the info. in the template when I get back from the gym. It will give me a great overview of the progress I’ve made.
Thanks Terry!
Mercury
Thanks, Phill & mercury!!!
Good idea, Shamrock. I’ll check into it.
I thought I should say thanks to Terry for this as well.
On another note I made an excel spreadsheet for tracking nutrition I might as well share with folks if they want. Send me a PM with your email address and I will send it off.
A couple of questions I had that others might have also…
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What is the H/S (ex: H/S Bench Press)
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Can you shoot me a link or break down why the front squat is preferred over the back (olympic) squat?
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What exactly is the Saxon side bend?
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Is there an exact procedure for determining 1RM on Military Press and Dead Lift? I found an article here at T-Nation about determining 1RM at bench; does this apply to the other two exercises mentioned?
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What is a high pull? Is it like an upright row or something completely different? I used the search function and couldn’t find a description of this exercise and the saxon side bend.
One more quick question. I have read and heard more times than I can count that free weights are superior as far as strength and mass development over machines because of the natural body range of motion.
Sooo…can someone shoot me a link or explain why on this program the hammer strength is preferred for the chest over free weights?
Hey, there, celibrate2047!!!
When I created my spreadsheet, I made it for me. “H/S” in this case stands for Hammer Strength. Hammer Strength is a manufacturer of gym equpiment.
The front squat is a bit awkward if you’ve never done it before, but it really hits the quads, more so than back squats. You’ll have to use lighter weight than whatever you currently back squat. But don’t be fooled. It will kill your quads! (evil grin)
I did a search of the articles and found the following for you: http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459681 . You have to use very light weights. I used 2 12-pound weights, but once again, be forwarned. You’ll have trouble BREATHING a day or two after doing 'em (evil grin #2)
For calculating my 1RMs, check out the following article. http://www.engr.mun.ca/~butt/training/coefficients.html . I pick a challenging weight, something I know I’ll fail on at less than 10 reps. Then I multiply the number of reps I did by a coefficient which tells me ROUGHLY what my 1RM for that lift/exercise would be.
Re the free weights vs. machines debate, I use both, depending on my needs. I don’t like to use a spotter, so I use a machine sometimes. In general, I have a strong preference for free weights, like squats, DLs, Military Presses, Pullups.
Re the high pull, I don’t have an answer for you. Maybe someone else can jump in on this one?
iluminatae, that was a fabulous nutritional spreadsheet you put together!!! Why don’t you start a thread in the Supplements & Nutrition forum and describe some of the things it can do, how it works, what you can track and the things it automatically calculates. I know once people see it and start playing around with it, they’re going to have questions for you.
TT:
For some reason, those links are not working…
Mufasa
Thanks, Mufasa. I fixed it. It seems that IF the link is at the end of a sentence and IF you use a period to end your sentence, you create a non-working link.
Bottom line is, it works now.
[center] The Popularity of ABBH & Chad Waterbury [/center]
So have any of you ever wondered just how popular ABBH really is? Well, this might give you a better idea.
I’ve been tracking the number of requests I received for the spreadsheet of Chad’s program, ABBH. In a 24-hour period of time, I received over 80 requests!!! I sent out a few less than that because not everyone sent me their email. So for those of you who requested the ABBH spreadsheet and didn’t receive it, please try again, making sure you include your email address.
Anyway, the long and the short of it is that ABBH is an incredibly well designed program that gets noticable, measurable results. I’m amazed and delighted at the number of requests I received.
Chad, please take a bow . . .
Thanks TT! I greatly appreciate it!
[quote]Tampa-Terry wrote:
[center] The Popularity of ABBH & Chad Waterbury [/center]
I’ve been tracking the number of requests I received for the spreadsheet of Chad’s program, ABBH. In a 24-hour period of time, I received over 80 requests!!! [/quote]
I’m one of those who got a copy - many thanks for taking the time to do so TT.
I’ve due to complete one of Ian King’s programs and am looking forward to trying the ABBH workout soon.
Olympic lifters use this one. I would describe it as being between a power clean and upright row. Use the same grip you would use on a clean, and then lift the weight as if you were going to do a power clean; but rather than catch the weight at the shoulders, pull it as high as you can, and then lower it back to arms length. The movement is normally done explosively, as it is used as an auxiliary exercise for the clean & jerk.
TT’s spreadsheet version 1.2.
After receiving TT’s excellent spreadsheet, I went ahead and made some revisions and added some functions to make it more user-friendly.
For those who do not have Excel but would still like a template, I converted the spreadsheet to HTML. This version has no functions, so once you print it out, you’ll need to write in your exercises and weights on your own. But at least you’ll have a template.
You can find both versions on my MSN Group Mike The Bear’s Den. You’ll need to “join” the group, but it’s free, and joining shouldn’t increase the amount of Spam you receive. The most annoying e-mail you’ll get is a weekly update on what’s been going on in the group, and this is generated by MSN, not myself. I just delete these messages.
Here is the link.