I add lime to all drinking water to further alkalize my body. I try out a new fruit each week for the next 6 weeks. I try a new source of animal protein every week. I experiment with a new recipe every Saturday.
[quote]PB Andy wrote: why’d you quit? Got bored with the monotony of it, don’t like competing?? Just wondering:)[/quote] Im retiring because #1 I have come to relize and accept that im not a genetic freek and thats what i would need to be to achieve my goals of competing internationally. #2 its just not fun anymore, i would rather do other things to stay fit. #3 there are a lot of things that i want to do that i could never do if Weightlifting was number one, like coach football, get ahead in my carrier etc #4 i just feel like if i keep going the way im going, ill look back and regret spending so much of my youth in a sport that im just not build or born to do.
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[quote]tork94 wrote: [quote]Ethan7X wrote: Charles Trolliquin strikes again. NHL Star gains 11.5 pounds of PURE muscle in 4 weeks? Lol[/quote] first off is says 6 weeks not 4. And second of all im well aware its pretty much impossible for any not steroid abuser to gain that much lean mass in that time frame. Doesn’t mean its for sure not an effective program [/quote] I know it’s du jour to hate on Poliquin atm, but it isn’t so far-fetched when you consider those results come from off-season athletes on a hypertrophy cycle. A lot of the mass is being regained, so while CP isn’t being completely candid, he isn’t lying, either. Just started week 3 today.
Workouts still feel really hard, but are getting slightly easier despite being up 10-15lbs on very exercise. So im getting stronger and in better aerboic and anaerobic shape. Body weight is the same, but i think i may be a bit leaner (hard to tell for sure after only 2 weeks). I love all the extra time i have out of the gym going from 15hours/week down to just 4.5 will do for another 3 weeks or so, get my fat% taken again. Do one week of light re/pre-hab and will start the advanced german volume training with 2 good buddies. Having fun in the weight room again! Hey guys, just got back from my biosignature dude.
I have actually gained 2lbs from the start of the program (5.5 weeks) and have 2 workouts left to finish. The great thing is that even though i gained weight, ALL of my skinfolds are the lowest they have ever been taken at! I think my triceps are the same skinfold but most others are down significantly. Will up-date with the actual numbers once he emails them to me. My strength also increases fairly nicely for a program not focused on pure strength, and my recovery between sets was noticeably improved. Overall, very happy with my progress and with the program.
I had amazing results from that program. I personally hold Poliquin in high regard - I’ve made fantastic gains from his programs. I did six weeks of the AGBC program last fall and it was amazing. All my lifts went up throughout the program. My starting weight was 286; in three weeks, my weight went up to 293 while I became noticeably leaner.
After that, my weight continued to drop for the rest of the program, down to 280. I dropped from a tight size 38 pants to a loose 36, which was awesome. Unfortunately, I gained a lot of that weight back by going back to my previous pepsi-swilling diet and long rest intervals. I’m planning on running the program again in a couple weeks. Congratulations on your success! Also, Advanced German Volume Training is awesome.