Got my next 6 weeks in place. I have a basic thought process for the first half of the year, but we’ll see how things shake out and where I need to adjust.
Looking amazing! Damn these beefy arms! How big are they?
I can see one cannot stray too far away from the Meadows… He was supposed to release an athletic program combining explosive stuff like French contrast and his training philosophies but it was postponed (at least) because of this year’s events and what happened to him… I think we would have loved it!
Thanks man! I really appreciate it.
I have no clue how big my arms are. I can blow them up relatively quickly, though. That’s my genetic gift for sure.
I love the Meadows stuff. I always come back. It’s the easiest programs for me to really push myself on. I’m definitely curious about his athletic stuff whenever he releases it. Timing might be great - I always feel like doing that stuff around August when I pretend some NFL team might call me to camp.
Same here. That’s pretty slick to have Netflix in the equipment! I feel like I can convince myself to do cardio for longer if it’s an opportunity to watch these shows
Got a ridiculous wild hair and did another Alsruhe workout this morning… because @alex_uk didn’t do his job and talk me out of it; my hurt back and bruised ego are on you, sir!
Conditioning
35m yoke walks at 255# EMOM x 10 minutes.
I had no idea what weight to use, so I just threw a couple plates on. This was far too light, but it was snowing and cold enough my hands hurt so it was still manly.
Build
Trap Bar Deadlift
The bar weights 60, so maybe I’ll get the math right below:
150/3
240/2
330/1
400/1
Strength (3 rounds)
5 Squat Jumps
Trap DL:
350/5
330/7
310/9
1:00 Plank
Assistance (5 rounds)
30 seconds 135# RDL
30 seconds 135# Front Squat - because I loathe quad hypertrophy
30 seconds Inverted Rows
30 seconds Rest
I don’t know if I’ll do something like this tomorrow or just go back to my regularly scheduled programming. I feel tough while I do it, which I like, but the drawbacks remain: it beats me up (which is going to get worse as my calories drop, but that’s not a concern yet), it’s not “fun” in the same way as the other stuff, and you have to choose between difficult to set up or not using the exact movements you want. I do think his stuff is super smart and I like the guy a lot, it just might not be a fit for my goals.
We shall see what I do. I’m undecided at the moment, but I’m likely to get back up to my old tricks.
I broke maimed vertebrae and ruptured some discs a long time ago. It’s not a big deal now, but some of these “tougher” workouts I just have to be careful with. I can feel fine at the time, but then be pretty uncomfortable later.
Right now I want to keep up my cardio, bench 300, and get down to 190. When I read that list, it does sound like Alsruhe’s stuff is the way to go. It’s my wussiness that’s in the way.
Anyway, you missed my whole post! You’re supposed to be talking me out of, not into, this nonsense.
I don’t think I ever heard anyone get beat up by push/pull/legs. You do you, man!
I like the idea of Brian’s stuff but the best way to do them is in a CF or strongman gym. My basement just won’t allow it. Yes, I know I can modify and substitute but by the time I finish doing that, it’s just not the same program.
Exactly right. Most of the fun is in doing all the crazy barbell and jumping stuff.
I just don’t handle the focus on specific lifts that well anymore either. So like today I had intended to do overhead pressing, but my back didn’t want to. It’s just to get a little more shoulder burn, so a machine was fine. In some of these other programs, if I don’t feel like doing a basic lift, the program doesn’t make sense anymore. I recognize that’s a me problem and not a program flaw, but it’s still there.
If you can’t do alsruhe programs you’re no bro of mine!
Nah love you really. It really is about what gels with you I tried a mountain dog program and it just didn’t work with my mentality, it would definitely get me closer to the way I want to look but I can’t endure the way the workouts/days run for some reason (well I get about 4 weeks in then quit)
I totally agree about do whatever gels. I don’t even know if you would significantly benefit from the mountain dog - I’m getting to the point where I think most of us will look like better or worse versions of us. That obviously changes when we get to a bodybuilding stage, and you can see it on guys that lean, but the other 99% of the time it’s probably small enough differences from training modalities (within reason) as to be unnoticeable.
Anyway, I burn out on stuff I don’t love quick too. For whatever reason I can also typically power through CT programs; at least the older ones like “look like a bodybuilder” and “6 weeks to superhero”.
