reports on phases people have done

[David.W]

Eternal Beginner

Completed break-in last week. I enjoyed the workouts and found them really tapping my endurance. 30 minute workouts rule! I even saw some fat dropped. Completed 5 of each workout in 4 weeks.

Just starting FL-1 thoughts after the first week; workout B is alot harder, and my back is sore! Im exhausted after each session.

Question: In the eternal beginner program, it calls for FL-1 to be done 3 workouts per week for 6 weeks. Now on the FL-1 header it says to "do each of the two workouts 6 times.
wk1a-b-a
wk2b-a-b
wk3a-b-a
wk4b-a-b
So is it 6 of each workouts 3 per week(which would last 4 weeks) or (pg193) is 3 workouts per week a typo, and the eternal beginner program should of read 2 workouts per week for 6 weeks??? The latter would have made sense.

Stumped! and loving it.

[JoshDunn]

I'd go with 3 workouts a week as stated under external lifter. Ignore the 6 times thats under the fat loss 1 section and adjust it for the 6 weeks like said under the description of the lifter. That should make 9 of each workout.

That would be my take. I didn't think the 6 weeks was a typo as they have the same for fat loss 3 and then 8 weeks for hypertrophy. I think it was just over looked when writting description for fat loss 1.

[skim]

Acutally, I emailed Lou the same question when I got started. It should read 3 workouts a week for 4 weeks.

[David.W]

Originally Posted by skim

Acutally, I emailed Lou the same question when I got started. It should read 3 workouts a week for 4 weeks.

A-ha...!

So eternal beginner should be 3 workouts per week for 4 weeks, then I assume its 1 week off. Now FL-2 is presented in the same way, should it also be 3 workouts over 4 weeks?

Thanks Skim.

[skim]

Hey David - In the specific FLII section (pg 216), it says "Do each of the two workouts six times, alternating between them. You can do two, three, or even four workouts a week. The only rule: Never train more than two days in a row." That said, I think how long it takes is up to you. If you're doing 3 workouts a week, that comes out to 4 weeks of FLII. Now, going back to FLI and your original question, I guess the same would apply.

I'm also an eternal beginner and I find the 3/week schedule to be working for me. You may find that you want to do more or less, depending on your body and your ability to recover. Good luck!

[cdkrug]

Just finished FL 1

--Toughest exercises for me were the Swiss Ball Lateral Rolls and the Dynamic Lunges. I never was able to step up the Lunges to Lunge with Twist for more than three reps.

--Bulgarians were tough initially, but I eventually figured them out. Lateral Rolls . . .OUCH . . . I never was able to complete all the reps, with 29 being my best effort over three sets.

--Romanians (What IS it with Eastern Europe anyway??) my range of motion wasn't great to begin with, but I saw steady improvement in both weight and range of motion.

--Metabolic Overdrive (4 intervals on lifting days) leaves me SERIOUSLY hopped up.

[cdkrug]

Fat Loss II with modifications for dumbbells (no bars available and dbs only up to 50lb pair)

Personal Highlights:

--Bulgarian Split Squat w/ Dumbbell Press went from "Can't even do 1" to doing the reps with decent form on the very last workout.

--Romanian Deadlift w/ Row started at 2x20 and finished with 2x35. I'm very happy with how quickly that move came along for me.

--I figured out a way to hold DBs for "front squats" that made sense, but had to abandon it when the weights became too bulky to balance in that position. I'm still happy with my squat progress.

--T-pushups. Love 'em. Yes, really.

--In the past couple weeks I've been able to up my Pull weights much faster than I expected, even taking into account the rep drops in the last weeks. Guess those Deads are paying off.

[djhaycock]

This is great feedback from everyone. I can't wait to get started with some of these workouts.