Do you actually log your workouts in the app?

Good luck my dude

Definitely impressive. Great work!

I actually ran this about four months ago and stopped at week 10 due to an event that I went to and skipped my final deadlift day.

My experience was great on it. The highest I had ever pulled before the program was 420, and I had the program set up to get me 450 at the end of the eleventh week? I believe. I ended up hitting 440 in week 10, and with such speed and confidence that it allowed me to skip my 450 attempt.

I would recommend it if you are really trying to increase  your deadlift. I would greatly suggest to keep reading up on the proper form and physics of the deadlift. And I would not use a belt unless you get to 500 or above, IMHO.

Quick bio to know where I'm coming from:

20 years old (turned 20 during the program)
Sophomore at Pitt

I am an Arnold fan, but how on earth is he a fitness professional?  I know he has a website, but does he even contribute any knowledge to the community?

Agree completely. And I may be ignorant here, but who is behind Jmax fitness??

Quote from: martykoch01 on August 15, 2012, 02:24:42 PM

Especially when you start getting on in years, such as I am, every minute becomes precious because you hear that clock ticking... ticking... ticking down.  You still feel (most of the time) and see yourself as you did in your 20s even though those days are long, long past.

I don't know what age you are, but I know when I hit 30, I had a semi-crisis.  Only ended up making me push even harder, to ensure I reach my goals before 35.  I am 31, now.

That said, b/c a lot of people are so wayward, nowadays, in their 20s... they consider the 20s the new 'teens', 30s the new '20s', and 40s the new '30s'.  People, in general, are discovering themselves in their 30s, while establishing themselves by / and in their 40s.  This is b/c they 'party' their 20s away -- time squandered.

Thank the media.


Cory

I thought this was a great post, Cory.

Just wanted to bring it back to the front page of new posts so maybe it will inspire others 

Sounds like you have a great head on your shoulders at such a young age.  Keep it up and remember this iron game is a marathon, not a sprint, so plan for longevity putting health first and you will go far.

Now, as far as your screen name; I hope it is not a reference to the man who took the Oilers out of Houston... 

Haha thanks marty. I have begun to understand that the iron game is a marathon, but it is so hard to keep that thought in today's world. Everyone wants to already be at the destination instead of enjoying the adventure.

And yes, it is a reference to the Tennessee Titans. When I was a kid, I was a huge Titans fan and have used this screen name ever since. I am now a NY Jets fan because I love Rex Ryan; however, the Titans have a great upcoming quarterback in Jake Locker IMO.

I trained Max-OT when I first got 'serious' about this stuff and it did me well.  Of course, I was not quite a newb, but close enough to where some of the gains were attributable to newb gains.  I put on 18 lean pounds in a year in my late-20s.  I actually improved my leanness as well due to the Max-OT Cardio component.  Looking back, I don't know how I did it.  Thereafter, I staid on the program another three years - probably longer than I should have but that's another story - continuing to make gains although increasingly more modest until finally petering out...   

Over time, however, the 5-day grind week-in and week-out with heavy 4-6RMs may lead to overtraining as there is no room for variation.  The mandatory week layoff after 8-10 weeks of pounding is much-needed when you get there (if you make it - a couple times a year I would break down with a bad cold or something as I was not supplementing enough to ward off the immune-suppressing effects of the overtraining aspect).  I see you plan on rotating programs, so this probably won't be a problem for you.

I addressed something I thought was being misinterpreted below, so if I am mistaken, please forgive as no offense intended.

Quote from: titansowner27 on August 14, 2012, 01:05:36 PM

In my opinion Cory, there are multiple ways to increase the volume of a workout. Increase the number of reps per set, or increasing the number of sets.

I have never run Max OT, but doing 6-9 sets of 4-6 reps will surely be enough volume to make someone grow. Instead of lowering the weight to increase the number of reps, Max OT works off of keeping your working weight the same and increasing the number of sets. Number of sets should NOT be increased.  You will perform the same number of presecribed sets for each exercise each session for that bodypart.  The range indicates that smaller bodyparts (e.g. Bis, Tris, Calves) will have 6 total sets spread across possibly 2-3 exercises while larger body parts will fall in the higher range with possibly 9 total sets spread accross 3-4 total exercises (e.g. Chest, Back, Legs). The protocol is based TOTALLY on overload without assistance (hence the name) and is LOW volume per the total time it should take to complete a session. 

I read this theory in Pavel's Power to the People book..

Just my two cents.

Keith

I am not in love with the way they programmed the training template in the OP's link and suggest anyone actually go here to get the information from the horse's mouth, so to speak:

http://www.ast-ss.com/maxot.php

Paul Delia the owner of AST Sports Science actually devised Max-OT and coached Skip LaCour and Jeff Willet to successful NPC careers as natural athletes (I am not going to debate their natural status, just take it FWIW).

Here is also Jeff Willet's site (won the Team U in 2003 and IFBB Pro Status) having used this system under Paul Delia's direct tutelage:

http://www.jeffwillet.com/newsite/blog-2/

He has a few templates laid out in his blog as well, though you will have to hunt for them.

I miscommunicated. I meant that Max OT would have more working sets than a "typical" program. I did not mean that one would increase the number of sets over the duration of Max OT.

My initial thoughts were exactly as Cory picked up on, the theory behind 5x5. Again, I did not mean to claim I know Max OT, just wanted to shed some thoughts on volume.


Keith