Great progress so far! Keep up the good work man!!
From how far ago are the before pictures?
I don't know if I would call what you plan on doing a break GH. You are true to life sticking to your monicker. Go Hard or Go Home, but if you have hit a wall and I know you have after smashing those two workouts for 10 weeks. The program you are talking about is still intense for a deload. It is used more of a shock method to bust through a plateau not to give your body a break. That will fry your CNS which is also a big part of what needs to recover during that period. Just a heads up on that. It could have been used as a final push to increase intensity but not for the deload. That is just my opinion.
You may do better with a body weight calisthenics only workout for a week then work on nothing but explosiveness the second week with very light weights and higher reps. Get your muscles used to traveling faster for a bit before going into your 5-3-1 routine. Just an idea.
I am going to send you my new and improved workout in about a week or two. It is based of the same workout I gave you but it incorporates a full deloading plan, and a few other tweaks. Something that allows for the extra recovery needed to keep away from hitting the wall. I have a feeling you will love the changes too. I haven't quite ironed it all out on paper yet or would send to you now to check out. I know what I want to add I just need to decide which way to place it in the the order of things to make the program better and like I told you before I have been working on a phase 3 to complete it and that is almost ready.
Dam looking Bad A$$ GH..
2 weeks says above the first pic.
as far as the question of how long the program will be. I am still lining out when to add my breaks in, how to cut it up exactly the way I think will allow for growth and adjustment to the routine before changing it up just as someone gets conditioned enough to really see the benefits of the phase. As well as how long between breaks. I will probably leave it in a general range so each phase can be done as its own workout like you did but seperated by a different active recovery program for each week long break instead of jumping straight into the next phase. So effectively you could run it anywhere from 4-8 weeks per phase, take the prescribed week or two of active recovery and then start the next phase or use another program of your choice.
great to see that you will be continuing on with us after this log. Always nice to see when someone learns of and appreciates all that our products do for them
I am anxious to see how they keep affecting you with your change of routine, and I am glad to see your progress from the pics. Keep up the good work brother!
Looking good man, and so you know I am going to run the split you listed above for the next six weeks, been doing HST for a while now and need a change to keep it interesting. Good to hear you are liking the MST supps, always nice to find another company to consider.
I think I will cycle this program and the 5/3/1 powerlifting program. 12-15 weeks of 5/3/1 followed by 4-8 weeks of your routine. I have noticed with your routine there is a definite increase in overall athleticism and an increase in functional strength. Something that when cycled with powerlifting can be a deadly combination.
That sounds like it will do some good for sure. Yeah one of the biggest parts of the program for me is functionality and core strength improvements as well as increased athletecism. When you have that strong of a core the heavy weights come easier. I am going back into this bad boy myself next week. Although I may start with phase 2 while on the HyperTest to see what it can really do. The combination of the 5x5 and the triple drop sets is a powerhouse for size, strength and conditioning, but you already know this.
deadlifts: 112 reps
135x10
135x20
225x20
315x15x7
225x10x10
135x20
wow, how does your low back feel? mine hurts just lookin at that
I like this 5x5 program!! i'm mixing it up right know and i want to try this 5x5 program to the next lvl!!! Mr.Kleen is always holding down in the knowledge category baby!!! BOOM BOOM BOOOOMokey:
deadlifts: 112 reps
135x10
135x20
225x20
315x15x7
225x10x10
135x20
Thanks Bro!
20 reps of 225, was that straight 20 reps?
definitely a beast if its straight, still good if its not, but at 187, thats damn good
So how much weight have you lost total during your cut / recomp over the last few months? Not just on this log but total?
My total cut i started well over 205.....more like 210 but that was after a day of good eating
I ended at 184.2
Overall weight loss: 25lbs of pure fat
Waist: started at around maybe a 39 now its under a 34 by 1/5 of an inch
Arms are down from a little over 18.5 to just under an 18. Chest and back remained the same size.
NOW ITS TIME TO POWERLIFT BABY!!!