Anyone try this?

[Needhelp]

http://www.musclemedia.com/training/abcde/v58_abc1.asp
http://www.musclemedia.com/training/abcde/v58_abc2.asp
http://www.musclemedia.com/training/abcde/v58_abc3.asp
http://www.musclemedia.com/training/abcde/v58_abc4.asp

I think I might give this a try in the summer for 3 months. If it works, i'll keep using it.

 

[Needhelp]

Bump

 

[skaman607]

long read, can you simplify it for me?

 

[WarriorPL]

Seems to me like some kind of hormone. Can you summarize it for us?

 

[Needhelp]

Basically, it's about cycling between bulking and cutting every 2 weeks... Workout intense on bulk, cuts cardio weights 3x/week. By doing this, you optimize hormone levels (test, insulin, etc), I guess.

Lots more, i've only read the first 2 articles. I plan to do it this summer, after I have 3 months experience in BB--so I can tell if it works and it's not just beginner gains.

 

[casualbb]

Dude, go for it!

We tossed this idea around on the HST boards for ahwhile. The worst criticism we could come up with was that some of the research was strangely interpreted.

ABCDE would work quite well with HST or some other such full-body program because the resource partitioning would minimize your fat gain as compared to a split routine.

-casualbb

 

[Needhelp]

I'm not really familar with HST at all, it's a 3-day a week split isnt it? So you'd recommend HST for the bulk and cutting phases?

Gonna wait 3 months or so anyway, then try it for about 3.

 

[jeremys]

please report back when you're done! seems interesting

 

[Cuts]

I remember this article very well... I read it in it's original form in [formerly] MM2K about 4-5 years ago... I'm assuming you pulled this off the CD?

Anyway this ABCDE system of Torbjorn Akerfeldt created quite a buzz back then. There were tons of great debates about its attributes and drawbacks, by an equal # of great minds. On the Elite boards alone, there is a plethora of info on the Anabolic Burst diet in the archives. I and many others tried this diet.

Let me summarize what the general conclusions were. In theory, it works, but in real life, most people do not stick to the 2 weeks of strict calorie deprivation as meticulouslty as laid out. And, from one individual to another, the lengths of the bulking vs. the cutting periods has to be adjusted according to one's own genetic/metabolic constitution... it's not as cut & dry as "2 weeks each." Basically, most people end up getting fat trying this diet.

That said, if you haven't given it a shot yourself yet, you should, if nothing else than for the unique experience and fun of the bulking phase... it really feels great to shove food down your gullett 24/7 and see your body explode with growth. It's downright amazing actually.

 

[ajtomasi]

So, you're saying it works, but you'll end up a lard ass?