The Finished Product - Completed Madcow2 Program.

[seizer]

i misread your post then, didnt think it was a bulking diet. Even with bulking and a little fat gain thats a lot of weight natural in 8 weeks, great job man.

I hear ya bro. I was a little sketchy about the big weight gain too, but what else am i supposed to believe other than the scale.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

The only thing I think I will do different with this program is add in some short sprint ladders 2X a week and that's it. I ain't changing the routine itself!

Staunch supporter and Defender of dual-factor theory here!

 

[Tom Treutlein]

What's your reason for adding in sprints, big guy?

 

[TheOak84]

im starting this program the 28th, im taking this week off, i was getting burnt out from my current routine. i cant wait to see what squatting 3x a week feels like...

 

[Madcow2]

Hell, i remember reading a post by Madcow about when he was in college and ran this gaining 35 pounds....oh, and you do realize that i did gain some fat with that as well as expected in a bulk.

That's actually from a different guy who ran the original program in college for football. That was pulled from a deepsquatter article I believe (Chris Manrodt or something). 35lbs was over 16 weeks. Still very impressive and not at all uncommon. Variations of this are used by Glenn Pendlay and Mark Ripptoe for high school athletes. Glenn recently said in an interview that Mark routinely gets 30-40lbs on HS athletes in the first 6 months. This version is more of a single factor variation. Very very good for new lifters or those without a lot of experience, the dual factor version works well here also but the night and day difference is for experienced lifters because they simply aren't going to make progress by going in and hammering the weight every day hoping to get stronger each time. The link is in here: http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4497774&postcount=15

 

[seizer]

2.6 pounds per week, give or take. That's my weekly gains...just thought i'd throw that in lol.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

I will add in sprints for cardiovascular health and so that I can dynamically apply my physical strength in an athletic setting and so that I can move around better. I'm slower than molasses right now simply becasue I haven't ran in awhile and my muscles aren't conditioned for it. I want to be real big, real strong and still be able to sprint a decent time.