FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Hey Dr S

Thanks for your response - yeah I did just copy and paste without deleting (Oops). I'm not sure if I'm doing this right I recall folks over at intense muscle getting pretty sensitive if the DC template was customized without expert advice and then referred to as DC. But from what I've read it seems your far more open to folks taking your principles and molding them to work within the parameters of an individual's recovery ability - so apologies if I've bastardized the program but this is what I feel works for me. Ultimately my recovery ability seems to have a high correlation with how my work week is going weeks when I'm at my desk 16-18 hrs straight I tend to opt for muscle round days which I find less draining. But when I'm sleeping well and getting my calories in - I'll opt for loading and pump days - so all in all no two weeks look exactly the same - I've gone for 3 weeks being able to do loading and volume days during the week and MR on the weekends - and then there have been two or three weeks where we've been crazy busy at work and it's been upper and lower MR days alternated through the week.

I'm for what works for folks, as Dante is, too, I think.

The advantage of running things the way I've set them up is that you have the same experience as all the other folks here (and elsewhere) doing FT, so you can compare notes, share strategies, etc.

What you're essentially doing is, if I'm following you, taking the strategies of the Intensive Cruise and what I suggest folks do when traveling (using MR workouts out - see the FAQ in the book for more on that) and applying that when your recovery is impaired. Instead of Cruising b/c of the accumulated stress of the Blast, you're doing MR-only workouts as a way to not bury yourself, given your work stress.

Sounds good to me!

What I'm interested in finding out is do any of the other members out there regulate their workouts like this to keep pace with their life outside the gym or do you guys stick to 3 to 6 week blasts come what may before tapering off???

As I mentioned above, doing this is essentially what I have folks do when traveling, so lots of folks do this. In you case, its just your job, not the travel that gives you a good reason to switch to MR's only.

Oh and before I forget Hi to all my fellow FT'ers out there - greetings from sunny India!! Dr S it's official now - FT is a global phenomenon from the US to Asia!!

Yes, this is pretty cool!!! Keep spreading the word over there. I know from the Sheru classic that BBing is VERY popular, at least in some parts of India.

-S