Recent content by mdm1

Haha. Brilliant. The same thing happened to me a few weeks back. I'm one of those guys who's glutes grow first from squatting, so it kinda had to happen sooner or later! I just kept going on with my workout after though. If my trousers had followed suit, things could have gotten ugly! Cheers...

Hi everyone. I am close to finishing my second cycle of the 5*5 and I have to say that I am really pleased with the results. In this last cycle I have put on about 8lbs of mass and I wasn't really even eating like I should have been (unemployed graduate looking for degree job and all that)...

Hey fellas, I was wondering if any of you guys are teetotallers? I have been thinking about giving up or severely cutting back my drinking for a while now. I'm fed up with hangovers disrupting other things that I want to do and I don't get the buzz from it that I used to get in my teens from a...

Hi guys, Thanks for the fast responses. I am not sure whether I will try it or not, I just had it as a thought and wondered how the idea shaped up. I think perhaps I should wait until I have more experience with this method and have built up a better capacity for large demands. Cheers again, Mdm1

Hi Fellas, I am sure I saw this mentioned on here a while ago, but I couldn't find the post, so I'll ask again. What would be the effects of running a 4 week 5*5 loading period, deloading for a week or two and then running a subsequent 4 week loading period before deloading for a longer time...

Haha, you've made me laugh! The sad thing is that I think you are right! I hate preaching to people, but I just thought that my experience could sway a few people into making better training choices and getting better results, or at least make them aware of the other options available. I have...

Hi Madcow and anyone else who knows their stuff, I am a member of a HIT board and I have been trying to explain the merits of DFT to the other members. All I seem to get is the argument that it is only useful for building endurance and that it is useless for muscle building. I have explained...

Hey Madcow, We must have been typing at the same time! Thanks for the tips. When I refer to HIT in this post, please take it to mean low volume and frequency, single set stuff. Sorry if this is a little off topic, but some others might be able to gain from my experiences. Believe me, I know...

Cheers for the quick responses, I'm thinking that Friday is the best day to do some arm work so I'll have the whole weekend to recover. Now I just need to figure out which exercises to use. I was thinking either skullcrushers or cable pushdowns. Mdm

Hi, I've just about finished my first cylce of the 5*5 and I am really impressed with the results. After doing a Mentzer-style HD routine for over two years it has been a real wake up call! I just have a couple of quick questions: My arms (in particular my triceps) really lag behind my other...

Hi everyone. I have been a long time lurker, but this is my first post. I used Mentzer's Heavy Duty for over two years and I have to say the results were somewhat disappointing. The pattern was always the same: Gain strength for about 5 or 6 sessions then stagnate. Change exercises. Gain...