Thread: G-man's Journal

Originally Posted by nads786

i dont know about gallman but i remember mjh saying he has been lifting since 13! thats 10 years he better be lifting big weights by now

Started hard at 18 and was off and on until 21 until I became serious, and been goin with it ever since. So all in all about about 4.5 years now.

Yeah I started lifting weights when I was 13, lol. Not sure if that's actually a good thing or a bad thing because I'm at the point not where I've pretty much tried every single possible program out there and I always want something new! But you also have to realize from age 13-16 I probably didn't have the slightest clue what I was doing. And from 17-20 I still don't think I really knew what I was doing. It wasn't until I found Westside at age 20-21 I really started to get the swing of things.

After spending the past 2 days really thinking about my training and what my goals are, I can really say that this program is pretty much exactly what we should be doing. The power week gives us that Westside style heavy heavy training, the rep range and the shock both give us the more bodybuilding side of it. I just think these little mini-phases really are going to be effective, and we might have just put together a hell of a solid program.

GMan this routine looks like it is one that could very well lead to no boredom as you change every week and what not. I wonder what are your thoughts for someone who is in the middle strength range, not a weakling not a freak,you know my kind of strength level haha. Should I stick with the Westside or give this a shot.

Originally Posted by M.J.H.

After spending the past 2 days really thinking about my training and what my goals are, I can really say that this program is pretty much exactly what we should be doing. The power week gives us that Westside style heavy heavy training, the rep range and the shock both give us the more bodybuilding side of it. I just think these little mini-phases really are going to be effective, and we might have just put together a hell of a solid program.

I totally agree with you M, I'm really enjoying it! The frequency is perfect, and the volume is individual. On those crazy good days I won't hesitate the slightest bit to do 3 exercises per main muscle, and 1-2 on the arms.

But yeah, it really is fueling all fires - the powerlifter is being satisfied the power phase, the bodybuilder is being satisfied on the rep weeks, and the sadist is being satisfied on the shock phase lol. I'm pretty sure we're going to see good strength gains here, perhaps better than the normal Westside split but time will tell. And variations could always be made as we go along here..

Originally Posted by vdWesthuizen

GMan this routine looks like it is one that could very well lead to no boredom as you change every week and what not. I wonder what are your thoughts for someone who is in the middle strength range, not a weakling not a freak,you know my kind of strength level haha. Should I stick with the Westside or give this a shot.

I believe Westside is a very advanced routine. It might be even too advanced for me seeing as how it hasn't done much for my pressing in the past. I don't think it's best for beginners or intermediates at all, and I guess V you just need to figure out where you belong. If you feel you know your body enough to go with it then please keep on going. The good thing about what MJH and I are doing now is you can really drop volume to suit yourself and stay within the boundaries we have set up. I could definitely see you doing well on it if you tried, but Westside will work as well. I'll support you whichever you choose.