John Meadows 2.0 programs

Has anyone watched his recent video on 3 different variations of hammer curls? I suggest you do. I did the spider variation and that is the best I have felt doing hammers in a while.
 
AntM1564 said:
Has anyone watched his recent video on 3 different variations of hammer curls? I suggest you do. I did the spider variation and that is the best I have felt doing hammers in a while.
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Meadows? I’ve seen it but not watched it yet

I trained arms Thursday too, may change preacher hammers to slides next time
 
DEVANS89 said:
Meadows? I’ve seen it but not watched it yet

I trained arms Thursday too, may change preacher hammers to slides next time
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That is basically the movement I did that he had in the video. Hammers to the side, but you dangle your arm over a preacher bench like a spider curl

Here you go

[video=youtube;QAWcrV8CAd0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAWcrV8CAd0[/video]
 
What’s you guys thoughts on the creeping death 2 program for those who have started using it?

I’m starting week 3 tomorrow. To me the workouts a little longer than I’d like on the push and pull days (day 1 and 2 of the week). The pump days aren’t as bad as they include supersetting. The recovery seems better for the upper body as out don’t destroy the muscle as much as his other programs that you only do the muscle once a week. However, legs are smashed pretty hard twice a week which got my legs always sore.

Overall, good so far.
 
Kaiyas_daddy said:
What’s you guys thoughts on the creeping death 2 program for those who have started using it?

I’m starting week 3 tomorrow. To me the workouts a little longer than I’d like on the push and pull days (day 1 and 2 of the week). The pump days aren’t as bad as they include supersetting. The recovery seems better for the upper body as out don’t destroy the muscle as much as his other programs that you only do the muscle once a week. However, legs are smashed pretty hard twice a week which got my legs always sore.

Overall, good so far.
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I'm right there with you. I'm liking it so far. You are right though...my legs are always sore. Those sets of 30 on the LP killed me yesterday.
 
Kaiyas_daddy said:
What’s you guys thoughts on the creeping death 2 program for those who have started using it?

I’m starting week 3 tomorrow. To me the workouts a little longer than I’d like on the push and pull days (day 1 and 2 of the week). The pump days aren’t as bad as they include supersetting. The recovery seems better for the upper body as out don’t destroy the muscle as much as his other programs that you only do the muscle once a week. However, legs are smashed pretty hard twice a week which got my legs always sore.

Overall, good so far.
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I'm on week three tommorow myself. So far been Killin it
 
elo76 said:
I'm right there with you. I'm liking it so far. You are right though...my legs are always sore. Those sets of 30 on the LP killed me yesterday.
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Omg the leg press drop set of death earlier in the week was probably the most sore pump in my quads I’ve ever had.
 
Kaiyas_daddy said:
What’s you guys thoughts on the creeping death 2 program for those who have started using it?

I’m starting week 3 tomorrow. To me the workouts a little longer than I’d like on the push and pull days (day 1 and 2 of the week). The pump days aren’t as bad as they include supersetting. The recovery seems better for the upper body as out don’t destroy the muscle as much as his other programs that you only do the muscle once a week. However, legs are smashed pretty hard twice a week which got my legs always sore.

Overall, good so far.
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Good to hear. I messed my lower back up and had to stop Taskmaster a few weeks ago. I can't decide if I want to jump back in where I left off with Taskmaster or start CD2. Either is probably a win.
 
Aleksandar37 said:
Do you guys try and hit the RPE suggestions for these programs?
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I try to. I have noticed, for me at least, that it is sometimes hard to hit the RPE along with hitting the specified reps. Im either too low in RPE or too high in reps OR I am at the right RPE but miss the reps.
 
3clipseGT said:
I try to. I have noticed, for me at least, that it is sometimes hard to hit the RPE along with hitting the specified reps. Im either too low in RPE or too high in reps OR I am at the right RPE but miss the reps.
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Yeah, I tried at the start, but found it to be distracting. It might be easier on a second pass through a program, at least for me.
 
3clipseGT said:
I try to. I have noticed, for me at least, that it is sometimes hard to hit the RPE along with hitting the specified reps. Im either too low in RPE or too high in reps OR I am at the right RPE but miss the reps.
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It's kind of time consuming but alot of his stuff requires sufficient warm up sets. Alot of volume
 
EMPIREMIND said:
It's kind of time consuming but alot of his stuff requires sufficient warm up sets. Alot of volume
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Yea absolutely. Ive been doing my best to take the warm ups slow lately to try and really feel out the RPE and reps and where I should be. Getting better at it but still miss here and there.
 
Always try to hit it

I’ve got a good rough idea already though what’s going to really push me for a rpe of 9-10

But getting those warm up sets in is the best


My mate/training partner struggles though on the later stages of the workout and we have to throw on a drop set or two because he just can’t keep up that RPE
 
I'm feeling great in week 5 of his Arnold Classic program. Like a million dollars, loving the workouts
 
Week 12 day 2 Gamma Bomb....holy titty pump! First go round with a meadows program, very impressed. I recommend this program to any one:squareeyed:
 
wesb2387 said:
Week 12 day 2 Gamma Bomb....holy titty pump! First go round with a meadows program, very impressed. I recommend this program to any one:squareeyed:
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I ran that same program and thought it was a great program.

Now I’m trying to decide between Creeping Death 2, Jordan Peters High Frequency Program, or Fortitude Training.
 
Week 2 day 2 of 28 days later. Yesterdays chest and shoulder workout had me so pumped!! I wish i looked like that all day everyday.
One of the workouts from week 1 called for seated calves ss with seated calves? I just did bb standing instead
 
You guys notice a lot of typos in his workouts? Week 3, Tuesday of CD2. Should be 12 instead of 10 I'm guessing.
 
elo76 said:
You guys notice a lot of typos in his workouts? Week 3, Tuesday of CD2. Should be 12 instead of 10 I'm guessing.
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Yeah. I’ve found several in Gamma Bomb and Creeping Death 1. You would think those would have been taken care prior to releasing the programs. But it is what it is lol.

I’ve also found sentences that just don’t make sense at all.
 
TinyGiant said:
Yeah. I’ve found several in Gamma Bomb and Creeping Death 1. You would think those would have been taken care prior to releasing the programs. But it is what it is lol.

I’ve also found sentences that just don’t make sense at all.
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Yeah, I kind of want to reach out and see if he'll give me programs in exchange for editing!
 
You would think given the cost of the programs that someone could just proof read them.

On the other hand, we can all
Forgive them because the content is great
 
The high volume twice a week of Creeping Death 2 is starting to creep up on me. Body's starting to fatigue and looks like I may have to use that optional deload week sometime during this program.
 
Kaiyas_daddy said:
The high volume twice a week of Creeping Death 2 is starting to creep up on me. Body's starting to fatigue and looks like I may have to use that optional deload week sometime during this program.
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It hit me. I skipped the leg day yesterday. Did second back workout. Today I'm taking off and tommorow I will resume with the heavy leg day. I was into my first set of heavy squats with my working weight on on the third rep my hamstring started to quiver. I racked the wieght and switched to back pump.
 
The Solution said:
The volume on the power days can truly get you for a few reasons

1 - dietary needs ... if you are dieting or even maintaining this program may be way too much volume

2 - sleep . If your not getting adeuaqte sleep you will feel the program creep up on you “pun intended”

3 - stretch , ART work - highly suggest hitting your IT bands, glutes , low back, calves and hammies two times a week of legs with a large amount of volume will take its toll . Stay fresh

I put a few people around my gym through the leg workouts and they were sore for 4 days.
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Do you know of any good material for ART?

I’m also trying to to find books on Myofascial Release Technique and Functional Range Technique. My shoulders have lost quite a bit of mobility in them which I think is causing some of my other issues or at least not helping them.
 
The Solution said:
The volume on the power days can truly get you for a few reasons

1 - dietary needs ... if you are dieting or even maintaining this program may be way too much volume

2 - sleep . If your not getting adeuaqte sleep you will feel the program creep up on you “pun intended”

3 - stretch , ART work - highly suggest hitting your IT bands, glutes , low back, calves and hammies two times a week of legs with a large amount of volume will take its toll . Stay fresh

I put a few people around my gym through the leg workouts and they were sore for 4 days.
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I definitely have a little bit of 1 2 and 3 going on. I need to make some adjustments
 
TinyGiant said:
Do you know of any good material for ART?

I’m also trying to to find books on Myofascial Release Technique and Functional Range Technique. My shoulders have lost quite a bit of mobility in them which I think is causing some of my other issues or at least not helping them.
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Rumble roll
Deep tissue / Thai massage
Graston work
 
The Solution said:
The volume on the power days can truly get you for a few reasons

1 - dietary needs ... if you are dieting or even maintaining this program may be way too much volume

2 - sleep . If your not getting adeuaqte sleep you will feel the program creep up on you “pun intended”

3 - stretch , ART work - highly suggest hitting your IT bands, glutes , low back, calves and hammies two times a week of legs with a large amount of volume will take its toll . Stay fresh

I put a few people around my gym through the leg workouts and they were sore for 4 days.
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I've been doing HV for 2 years and it's slowly caught up with me.
I'm use to being sore, but I generally don't eat or sleep well.

I was doing 25 sets on chest, back and quads.

I use to run through it but I think my body stopped reacting to the training. I might need to back track and just do some low volume heavy training


Any recommendations out there for training programs? Seems to be so many and I've never actually followed a program.
 
AdelV said:
I'll have to Google DC training.

Unfortunately training weekends is a no good for me tho, I work 12 hour shifts. I'll check it out and see if I can fit it.
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DC needs only 3 days of training. Something like Monday, wednesday, Friday.
 
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