Poliquin's German Body Composition

[SoCo4Fun]

No, not GVT.

I just started GBC and I gotta say it's kicking my ass. Granted I've had a few months out of the gym but still...I like it

Anybody else try this? I'm gonna follow it for the six weeks and see how it goes...

 

[SoCo4Fun]

Nobody has any input?

So far I'm really liking this. It is leaving me rediculously sore and the workouts are very, very intense. I guess I'll post an update after the six weeks...

 

[TEAR57]

Curious to see your results good luck!

 

[Good Shepherd]

Nobody has any input?

So far I'm really liking this. It is leaving me rediculously sore and the workouts are very, very intense. I guess I'll post an update after the six weeks...

I've done on many occasions. Its a spin on lactic acid training. Make sure that you involve enough muscle groups and volume per session to get the intended results.

 

[SoCo4Fun]

So far I really like it...I'm about 10 days in and it kicks my ass...I definitely am going with very compound exercises...It's very difficult to judge what weight to use...

 

[SoCo4Fun]

Here is the routine I've been following:

Day One: Chest and Back

A1. 6 Incline Dumbbell Presses at 45-degree angle
Rest 10 seconds
A2. 12 Incline Barbell Presses at 45-degree angle
Rest 10 seconds
A3. 25 Incline Dumbbell Press at 30-degree angle
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat 3 times

B1. 6 Weighted Chins
Rest 10 seconds
B2. 12 Bent-over Rows
Rest 10 seconds
B3. 25 Seated Cable Rows to Neck
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat 3 times

Day Two: Legs

A1. 6 Squats
Rest 10 seconds
A2. 12 Lunges
Rest 10 seconds
A3. 25 Leg Extensions
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat 3 times

B1. 6 Leg Curls
Rest 10 seconds
B2. 12 Romanian Dead Lifts
Rest 10 seconds
B3. 25 Reverse Hypers or Back Extensions
Rest 2 Minutes
Repeat 3 times

Day Three: Off

Day Four: Arms and Shoulders

A1. 6 Seated Dumbbell Presses
Rest 10 seconds
A2. 12 Seated Lateral Raises
Rest 10 seconds
A3. 25 Lateral Raises with Cables
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat 3 times

B1. 6 Dips or Close-Grip Bench Presses
Rest 10 seconds
B2. 12 Decline Barbell Extensions
Rest 10 seconds
B3. 25 Cable Pressdowns
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat 3 times

C1. 6 incline Dumbbell Curls
Rest 10 seconds
C2. 12 Standing Barbell Curls
Rest 10 seconds
C3. 25 Standing Pulley Curls
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat 3 times

Taken from:
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/lactic_acid_training_for_fat_loss

 

[SoCo4Fun]

Some early feedback:

Background:
I haven't trained anything like this in probably 10 years (high school wrestling). I normally lift heavy with moderate to low reps ( 6 - 10) with 45 - 60 seconds rest between sets and up to 3 or 4 minutes between exercises. Occasionally, I superset smaller muscle groups like bis and tris. Also, I'm coming back from a roughly 3 month hiatus from lifting, using this routine to get back in shape and shed a little fat before I start lifting heavy again.

Feedback:
I've noticed that I'm quickly regaining my strength in the 6 rep sets and even the 12 rep sets but the 25 rep sets aren't moving much. Also, the more the 6 and 12 rep sets go up the harder it gets to complete all 3 sets of each circuit. This makes perfect sense to me. Another point is I decided to try running on an off day last week...I haven't run in a very long time and found that my cardiovascular endurance is WAAAAY above where it has been in a long time...running was almost easy for me...

More feedback later...