FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

haha I knew you were going to add that tidbit about playing hockey and training.

Honestly, my competitive hockey days are over, but I still love playing. Most of the time i'm only playing once a week (usually on a weekend). I'm not trying to pursue a hockey career. My main focus is bodybuilding which is why I am doing your program in the first place. I also don't play all year around so i'm just trying to work around it while I do play for now. Just so happens some weeks we have two games or in this case for this week three (one sunday, one tonight, another one saturday).

As for size, I don't think i've particularly put on any size but I have maintained my weight and all of my lifts have gone up. I can go into more detail with you on this via PM or email.

I will do as you say and try to stretch more and really focus on getting them loose before lifting. I need to get to a ART person for sure.

Hey Bud,

Yeah, you should be making gains, at least changing body comp. on your first Blast for sure. Also, if you're NOT making gains and find after 6 weeks that you're not in need of a Cruise (whatsoever),but have stayed at Tier I, this tells me something is keeping you from pushing your limits. Likely:

The hip flexor situation
Trying to make sure you're recovered for hockey practice / games.

As I had designed it, this system is set up to allow you to make relatively rapid progress d/t how it impacts muscle metabolism (frequency of training, variety of stimuli, etc.) and how that interacts with strength gains (greater intensity--> Greater growth). So, if you're not got recovery in place (hockey cuts into that) or don't push yourself to find the edge of your adaptive abilities (hockey practice / games, even if just a few times a week will keep you from pushing to those limits), then you'll not progress.

I've not played ice hockey (just floor hockey when I was a kid), but that's not a walk in the park. The guys that really make this system work are pushing to their limits in training. Bodybuilders get a bad rap for this, but there is a reason they often are not doing mud more than training ,eatung, etc. Toss in a hockey game (much less THREE!) and most of the folks I'm thinking of wouldn't be able complete another week of training.

You're dong pretty good making gains in strength at Tier I with your schedule, IMO.

Anyway - water under the bridge until the hockey is out of your schedule, of course.

I'd suggest the Family man plan (see the FAQ) during the hockey season, if you want to try to make gains... (Of course, adding substantial weight may slow you on the ice just a bit, too...)

-S