Thought I’d bump this thread with an update since I’m 7 weeks in to this 8 week cycle, might push it farther if I’m still making strength gains in my Dead Lift, Squat or Bench.

Good news is that I’ve gained 9lbs, however at the inevitable cost of a little more body fat.

So far my gains are:

Chest +3.5”
Shoulders +1.5”
Neck +1”
Thighs +1”
Upper Arms +.75”
Hips +.5”
Forearms no change
Calves no change

I got increases about where I expected based on my exercise selection. Though several of the exercises Dead Lift, Squat and Calf Raises target my legs I made smaller gains there because of running hills I never lost that much from when I use to lift before.

Although this program is designed more on building muscle mass than just strength my main lifts are improving:

Dead Lift 285 lbs x 10
Full Squat 235 lbs x 5
Flat Bench 180 x 10

I’d like to hit 300, 250 and 200 in those lifts respectively before starting a new cycle so I may extend this one past 8 weeks.

Most of the gains in my chest measurement are actually from my upper back as my Pecs suck as do my Arms. My next cycle will focus more on developing these lagging areas now that I’m building up a base to work from and can see where the “big” lifts just aren’t helping.


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