Part 1
This is an FT testimonial in context.
This will be in parts because like I said in the title...I'm a family man. And I need to explain why this program is so relevant to me at this time. That is why I've found this program very interesting and conveniently applicable for myself at 38 years of age.
First a summary of my bodybuilding evolution. When I first began training I worked out of the Arnold Encyclopedia and Muscle and Fitness Magazine. After four years of this (8th to 12th grade) an issue of M&F featured an article by Bill Starr and his 5x5 training. The points intrigued me enough to give it a whirl and amazing results in strength and size occurred. Thus began my paradigm shift. I began to question everything I'd been fed from Joe Weider and the stars of bodybuilding, and this led me to somewhat of a bodybuilding outcast, Mike Mentzer. Mike trained me over the phone for two years. I trained Heavy Duty style through my undefeated state champion wrestling season and an immediate Mr. Natural Louisiana thereafter--We decided since I was already dieted down to 160 lbs we mine as well. I decided to leave Mike's guidance my freshman year in college when my rest days were to such extremes that no matter how much scientific, or philosophical rather, reasons Mike gave to continue adding more rest days, I could see and feel we had reached a standstill. Around this time Dorian's Blood and Guts DVD came out. It was Heavy Duty but with a whopping two sets instead of one! This was refreshing and progress ensued once again. As was my custom, I swore off volume and all other training in the constant quest for bodybuilding certainty and the perfect program, for a time. Then my JR year at Auburn University, I met Bill Kazmaier. He was back to training in his legendary Kaz Gym to get in shape for his MetRx commercials. We began hitting some workouts together here and there. Once again, this changed everything...
College pic attached (I hope):
This is an FT testimonial in context.
This will be in parts because like I said in the title...I'm a family man. And I need to explain why this program is so relevant to me at this time. That is why I've found this program very interesting and conveniently applicable for myself at 38 years of age.
First a summary of my bodybuilding evolution. When I first began training I worked out of the Arnold Encyclopedia and Muscle and Fitness Magazine. After four years of this (8th to 12th grade) an issue of M&F featured an article by Bill Starr and his 5x5 training. The points intrigued me enough to give it a whirl and amazing results in strength and size occurred. Thus began my paradigm shift. I began to question everything I'd been fed from Joe Weider and the stars of bodybuilding, and this led me to somewhat of a bodybuilding outcast, Mike Mentzer. Mike trained me over the phone for two years. I trained Heavy Duty style through my undefeated state champion wrestling season and an immediate Mr. Natural Louisiana thereafter--We decided since I was already dieted down to 160 lbs we mine as well. I decided to leave Mike's guidance my freshman year in college when my rest days were to such extremes that no matter how much scientific, or philosophical rather, reasons Mike gave to continue adding more rest days, I could see and feel we had reached a standstill. Around this time Dorian's Blood and Guts DVD came out. It was Heavy Duty but with a whopping two sets instead of one! This was refreshing and progress ensued once again. As was my custom, I swore off volume and all other training in the constant quest for bodybuilding certainty and the perfect program, for a time. Then my JR year at Auburn University, I met Bill Kazmaier. He was back to training in his legendary Kaz Gym to get in shape for his MetRx commercials. We began hitting some workouts together here and there. Once again, this changed everything...
College pic attached (I hope):
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