5/3/1 Impressions

FrnkLft

I've done 5/3/1 for a while I am on cycle 10 week 1 at the moment.
Since January I did the big but boring. I have not missed any weights, I PR constantly weather it's the actual weight i'm lifting or it is the number of reps I can do. I love the program. When I got to month 10 I thought maybe it's time for a change. I did one work out that wasn't 5/3/1 and I was depressed about it, I left the gym feeling unchallenged. Right away I went back and added in a ton of exercises to address the weaknesses I noticed during the 4 months of BBB. My lifts are incredible compared to what they were before. I don't look that all huge though, certainly some one doing 10 months of a hypertrophy type work out would look more massive, but they typically wouldn't be able to move the weight I do. I trust the work out and don't question it.

Randy have you ever deliberately cut weight to try and show whatever muscle you've gained? Your arms look solid and if you're squating that much weight I'm sure your legs have come along too. You said you haven't achieved much hypertrophy... cut some weight and you'd likely be surprised. Only thing I can't tell about is your chest.

__RANDY__

Randy have you ever deliberately cut weight to try and show whatever muscle you've gained? Your arms look solid and if you're squating that much weight I'm sure your legs have come along too. You said you haven't achieved much hypertrophy... cut some weight and you'd likely be surprised. Only thing I can't tell about is your chest.

That's exactly my goal for the next 6 cycles, I've tossed in a lot more cardio (hill/stadium sprints, sled pulls/pushes & stair machine).

My chest was nothing but man boobs a year ago, those tiny pecs are all new.

I'm not saying, I haven't achieved any just not as much as the guy that does a hypertrophic workout.

FrnkLft

Randy have you ever deliberately cut weight to try and show whatever muscle you've gained? Your arms look solid and if you're squating that much weight I'm sure your legs have come along too. You said you haven't achieved much hypertrophy... cut some weight and you'd likely be surprised. Only thing I can't tell about is your chest.

That's exactly my goal for the next 6 cycles, I've tossed in a lot more cardio (hill/stadium sprints, sled pulls/pushes & stair machine).

My chest was nothing but man boobs a year ago, those tiny pecs are all new.

I'm not saying, I haven't achieved any just not as much as the guy that does a hypertrophic workout.

Right on man, let me know how it goes.