FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

as you suggested Scott i will move on tier 3..
i must re-program my mind to follow your recomendations as far as days in the gym etc and see what happens right?
my ultimate goal is maximum fat free mass and if you feel thats the best route ..im ok with that..
so to reccap..
-im moving to tier 3
-no more than 4 wheight training per week..-
-the 3 remaining days i can do cardio-massage-stretching etc in order to improve body composition..

Any more suggestions Scott?
thanks for everything

I would suggest only moving to Tier III if you are certain that you can improve your progress compared to Tier II. However, you want to trying simply for the sake of training, which throws the purpose of making progress out the window.

Please tell me how you are doing on Tier II as far as measure of progress: Weight, Strength, body comp, etc.

I don't know that what you're suggesting to do on your non-weight training days will improve body composition. Actually, given what you've told me and how our communication has flowed, I would be it will likely interfere with muscle gains, as you simply have a tendency to over do things, I suspect.

For instance, NOW, you're planning on going up a Tier AND adding in cardio. That would NOT be my suggestion as far as optimizing progress, but your other "goal" of feeding you addiction to training is a whole other matter and really one I can't help you with.

(The way I look at it and from the feedback I've gotten - if you're training as hard as you possibly can, there will very VERY few people who can use Tier III Turbo and not feel like the need the time off from the gym in order to recovery.)

-S