Comments on: Strength Training – How to get stronger

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:40:57 +0000

Hi Vic. I’ve recently started gyming, I’m 23, I’m about 6ft 1in, I weigh about 90kgs but I look fairly slim, in other words, I’m heavier than my appearance, I was very active while still at school, playing a lot of contact sports as well as cricket and athletics. I got very out of shape since and now I’ve decided to get buff. I’ve been going well for about 2months now and I have seen a few small changes. What worries me is that I’ve gotten a lot weaker than I expected in my upper body so I’ve been pushing pretty hard at the gym. That means I’m trying to go AT LEAST 4 times a week. I do do a little power training in between normal sets and reps, my endurance seems quite good, I mean, I can go at it pretty damn hard and when I leave the gym I always feel like I should have stayed a little longer. I’m worried that if I try your method, I’ll feel like that everyday… The workouts just seem to be over too quickly… Any advice? And is it a problem if I do strength training more than 3 times a week?

Thanks!

Michael (South Africa)

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:06:50 +0000

Hi Vic,
Just about to start the program but I’m overweight. Will this help me to turn fat to muscle? Also I have an old lower back injury and am slightly worried it may flare up again when I start. Any advice?
Cheers,
Shane

By: Wells

Wells — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:14:58 +0000

i am a 15 year old male with a height of 5’4. i weigh 126 pounds and im currently 7 pounds above my desired weight. i have a big belly and a pretty bad metabolsm.i started to jog for an hour daily in order to get a better body shape but my stomach keeps getting bigger. i play basketball for the schools team and am wondering if this will help my belly fat turn to abs, and increase my speed. thanks.

By: Emidio

Emidio — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:41:08 +0000

Hi Vic I started this program 6 weeks ago, my body is starting to look defined and I have put on 3 kilos. I can’t thank you enough!

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:21:20 +0000

Hi Vic. Should I adjust the weight in between sets so that that last rep is really tough? or am I to use the same weight for all five sets?

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:42:51 +0000

This workout is great! So simple but so effective! I cant believe how quick I got results..Now I have to go buy larger shirts!

By: bondi

bondi — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:14:37 +0000

hi vic this is the amazing site i have finished my 8 weeks of strength gain program i have noticed a amazing improve in my strength,but i have doubt now, what to do after 12 week plan, should i continue the same thing or is there something else.please help me….once again this is awesome site that i have ever seen.

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:35:01 +0000

Denver, great to hear you are getting STRONG! Nothing motivates like progress. And yes, Jason’s program is pretty much priceless. Keep training hard!

By: Denver

Denver — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:47:22 +0000

This site has started me down the path to madness in the best possible way! I appreciate your no-bullshit-no-pie-in-the-sky approach and J. Ferruggia’s program is worth SO much more than he’s charging!

I’ve only been training for 5 weeks and I’m SO much stronger than when I started. It makes me giggle to think that I’ve only just begun!

By: Travis

Travis — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:04:51 +0000

Hey Vic! Just wanted to share my progress that i have earned after 3 months. I would like to note a few things I changed for personal reasons. 1)I did 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps , 2)I did no squats or deadlifts (Felt dangerous for my lower back so I decided to wait until i get a personal trainer), 3) I did not deload in between sessions. Despite all of this I am now doing it anyway and am recently changing to the full program. Which I feel is going to bring even better results. Now the results:
I am 18 5’9

WEIGHT:
started: 140
ended: 163

Bench Press 1RM:
started: 125
ended: 165

Military Press 1RM:
started: 80-85
ended: 105-110

Pull Ups:
started: 5
ended: 7

Thanks!