02-06-2015, 07:29 AM
(02-06-2015, 02:53 AM)Scott Stevenson Wrote: Main thought with having so many options is ensuring the readership is not confused. I've gotten comments back ranging from (paraphrasing) "the program is beautifully laid out and very easy to follow" to one person who was on here for a bit that was so aggravated and unable to navigated the book that he told me to go copulate with myself (and I was being nice!). LOL
Other reasons:
-Many people can't get to the gym that often. I wasn't trying to target the main stream fitness market here, but this is true of a lot of guys who are very serious.
-To wit, for many of those who are very developed / advanced, training all out 5-6 days in a row is not feasible. I wanted to keep the program simple in that volume and blast length were the main features that were auto regulated (as well as exercise selection), but not the intensity / effort level. Having "light days" can certainly be done and it's a feasible way to train more often. (E.g., John Meadow's builds that into his programs, but those are spelled out for each and every workout. FT is a system, to the individual would have to figure this out. This is a limitation of creating a program like FT that doesn't spell out each and every workout.)
-I personally prefer to train all out and moderate volume and exercise selection, etc. and it's worked well with the clients I've trained, including those who train DC (which was really MUUUUUUUUUCH more of an influence than the BBB system, which I never did, nor read). I only actually did Titan Training, which, as I outline in the book, lead to overtraining.
-FT can actually be done as a 5-6 day / week split, simply by creating 4 workouts from the Day 1 and 2 but splitting the Loading and Pump sets into separate workouts. However, given what I know about bodybuilders in general, the tendency would be to make those Pump sets moreso in to widow maker type sets (not performing the reps continuously - focusing too much on progression vs. really targeting the intended muscle) and thus taxing the nervous system. Pump sets are really supposed to be sets that create a metabolic stress with minimal neurological impact. (I messed around with this for a few weeks actually.) What I suspect would happen is that those Pump set days would be worse for recovery because folks would be doing them more like WM's, as well as because this would tend to make people want to gravitate to higher Volume Tiers.
So those are the main reasons, as well as how to schedule an Intensive Cruise, what to do during times when someone is out of town, training at different gyms, etc. that work really well (I think) with the current 4 day plan.
this is not to say that a 5- 6 day plan can't work for folks and I can create those for clients who need them - that's a breeze. Just for this incarnation of FT, the 4d / week version seemed like a good baseline starting structure.
wow great response,
I'm think as I start my new career (paramedic) I may not be able to train 6 times a week anymore ,which May make ft training might be a great solution to allow me to advance in bodybuilding(really motivated to earn a natural pro card) while advancing in my career as well. We shall see!