"The Truth" w/ Eric Broser (Q&A and Training Articles)

[LilSho]

id actually give up lifting weights just to raise my children


but i wouldnt have to do that since there is daycare in gyms

This is just not for me either. Call me selfish if you wish, but like Eric said, it's better to regret not having kids in twenty years than to have kids and then regret having them.

[rmk1212]

On the first movement, make sure you can get 3-4 reps on your own. On the second make sure you can get about 4-6 or a bit more on your own. On the stretch movements look to get about 6-8 on your own.

These are not CONCRETE rules though. Some days you can try a bit heavier or lighter weights, but keeping the principles of the program constant.

I do get it and appreciate the back N forth. That's how I did it for the most part. If the weight was a little light i tuned the reps and vise versa. It was day 1 so I'm taking notes on my weight to dial in on what's best. I was questioning since there were long neg's on the stretch movement whether that was the priority, and it should be treated as a Neg w/o.
I do realize the entire movement, tempo and all is priority #1. I just needed that clarity as not to second guess my efforts.
Tomorrow's back/bi.. I can't wait!
Next week I'm switching to Ch/Bi, Ba/Tri. Thanks again for the input your time is not taken for granted!

[Tatyana]

I have taken care of so many babies since a very young age, I have been a youth worker.

I love kids, other people's kids.

If you really want children, go for it.

In all honesty, I might change my mind, but there are enough children out there who do not have parents, I would prefer to adopt.

Personally, I think the whole biologically wiring thing about HAVING to have children is a bit primitive.

I don't think that many people actually CHOOSE to have children, they are driven to it by their hormones and what their culture/society dictates.

Or they just have an 'accident'

[Arina Manta]

Thank you Hoss. There are too many kids in this world with lousy parents, and often these people do not stop having kids. Its disgusting. Before having a child one should consider that once you do that child needs to become the most important thing in your entire life. You have to be totally dedicated to being a parent in mind, heart, and spirit. If you are not, do not have a child.

Spot on .
I see with most of my clients and friends who have children , they are always frustrated, complaining all the time how much work they are etc. It really makes me switch off of having any children .

Arina

[hossjob]

Respectfully disagree. In my job I work with many, many wonderful parents who have been given the challenge of raising very sad, problematic and/or handicapped children.

I don't think you can make a global statement like that.

Oh, I agree 1000%. There are more good parents than bad parents, however, I have many MANY children/students that I work with that do'nt have a chance in life because of their upbringing. One boy I have counseled for over a year has been told multiple tiems by his mother that she doesn't want him, etc...

That is just a TRAVESTY!

[hossjob]

This thread's been HI-JACKED!

Eric, what is your philosphy on women that are thick hipped and have very narrow shoulders? That is, how would you vary their upper body training from lower body training?

Would you do more of a Power/Rep Range type workout for shoulders/upper back/chest & do more high repetitions (20-50) for their lower body? Would you recommend training shoulders/upper back 2 times per week?

[athleticmom]

Well dude I asked a legit question about BF and fertility!

Obviously I have very deep feelings on this subject; however I shall just SHUT UP now!

[rob the student]

Quick question about warm ups.

On the first movement, make sure you can get 3-4 reps on your own. On the second make sure you can get about 4-6 or a bit more on your own. On the stretch movements look to get about 6-8 on your own.

These are not CONCRETE rules though. Some days you can try a bit heavier or lighter weights, but keeping the principles of the program constant.

Man, let me tell you how helpful all of these posts have been. A good friend and I have just started this workout and wow...painful and pumped! My question is about warm up sets. It is never really mentioned if we could or should not be warming up. I am assuming, yes I know what that does, that we should always warm up but I wanted to get some feedback first. An example, doing a light set, 135 x 12, on bench to get the blood flowing.
Also, you mentioned checking your ego at the door...thanks! I tried to "big boy" it with chest and I think I cheated myself of the full advantages. Thanks for being honest and straight forward. I will post y wo and results. Thanks again and good luck to all.

Go big or don't even go!

[bodyfx2]

Spot on .
I see with most of my clients and friends who have children , they are always frustrated, complaining all the time how much work they are etc. It really makes me switch off of having any children .

Arina

I just know that I am not ready to make the sacrifices that MUST and SHOULD be made in order to be a truly good parent. I want to live my life for myself and my mate, whoever that might end up being, LOL.

[bodyfx2]

This thread's been HI-JACKED!

Eric, what is your philosphy on women that are thick hipped and have very narrow shoulders? That is, how would you vary their upper body training from lower body training?

Would you do more of a Power/Rep Range type workout for shoulders/upper back/chest & do more high repetitions (20-50) for their lower body? Would you recommend training shoulders/upper back 2 times per week?

When looking to reduce the size of the lower body on a woman, which is very often called for, it is best to train that area MORE often with higher repetitions. The idea is to actually overtrain the hips, glutes and thighs and to exhaust the slow twitch fibers. Sort of like a marathon runner is doing with the constant overwork...ever see a huge marathon runner? I will often employ 3-4 leg workouts per week for more extreme cases!

For the upper body you would train it once per week quite intensely with the basic PRRS protocols in place. Sometimes a second mini-workout can be used for more stubborn bodyparts.

[rmk1212]

Man, let me tell you how helpful all of these posts have been. A good friend and I have just started this workout and wow...painful and pumped! My question is about warm up sets. It is never really mentioned if we could or should not be warming up. I am assuming, yes I know what that does, that we should always warm up but I wanted to get some feedback first. An example, doing a light set, 135 x 12, on bench to get the blood flowing.
Also, you mentioned checking your ego at the door...thanks! I tried to "big boy" it with chest and I think I cheated myself of the full advantages. Thanks for being honest and straight forward. I will post y wo and results. Thanks again and good luck to all.

Go big or don't even go!

Hey bro glad to see more people getting on board with this cutting edge system of damage and saturation. That's a really good question too! I have been doing a couple warm up sets working up to mid to higher 200's before performing my working sets. I too just started this program, not sure what warm up's should be limited to. Anyone who as insight on this, would be great to hear from.

[bodyfx2]

Here is a piece I wrote on warmups for the book Building The Perfect Beast Naturally...

Limit your warm-ups: This is not to say that I do not want you to warm-up, but just not to over do it. Some people make their warm-ups so extensive that they actually make unnecessary inroads into their recovery ability and limit the weights they can use on work sets. Here is a typical warm-up scenario that I see at the gym all the time. Let’s use the bench press as an example…
-Warm-up set #1: 135 x 15
-Warm-up set #2: 185 x 12
-Warm-up set #3: 225 x 10
-Warm-up set #4: 275 x 8
-Work-set #1: 315 x 4 to failure
Using the above warm-up protocol, 45 reps have already been performed before getting to the first work set. This is a less than optimal method. The following is a more efficient and useful warm-up scenario…
-Warm-up set #1: 135 x 6
-Warm-up set #2: 185 x 4
-Warm-up set #3: 225 x 4
-Warm-up set #4: 265 x 2
-Warm-up set #5: 285 x 1
-Warm-up set #6: 305 x 1
-Work-set #1: 315 x 6-7 to failure
Using this method of warming up, only 18 reps were performed, which prevents lactic acid from building up, and better prepares the CNS and muscles for the load they will be handling for the first work set. The result will be better performance during each bench press work set, and more recovery “machinery” left in tact when the workout is complete.

[rmk1212]

Here is a piece I wrote on warmups for the book Building The Perfect Beast Naturally...

Limit your warm-ups: This is not to say that I do not want you to warm-up, but just not to over do it. Some people make their warm-ups so extensive that they actually make unnecessary inroads into their recovery ability and limit the weights they can use on work sets. Here is a typical warm-up scenario that I see at the gym all the time. Let’s use the bench press as an example…
-Warm-up set #1: 135 x 15
-Warm-up set #2: 185 x 12
-Warm-up set #3: 225 x 10
-Warm-up set #4: 275 x 8
-Work-set #1: 315 x 4 to failure
Using the above warm-up protocol, 45 reps have already been performed before getting to the first work set. This is a less than optimal method. The following is a more efficient and useful warm-up scenario…
-Warm-up set #1: 135 x 6
-Warm-up set #2: 185 x 4
-Warm-up set #3: 225 x 4
-Warm-up set #4: 265 x 2
-Warm-up set #5: 285 x 1
-Warm-up set #6: 305 x 1
-Work-set #1: 315 x 6-7 to failure
Using this method of warming up, only 18 reps were performed, which prevents lactic acid from building up, and better prepares the CNS and muscles for the load they will be handling for the first work set. The result will be better performance during each bench press work set, and more recovery “machinery” left in tact when the workout is complete.

Thanks again, Very useful!

[sallyanne]

I guess this is best answered by the review I did on this product on a few other boards...

I would like to talk about Meltdown (MD) using the following criteria on a scale of 1-10 as I see it thus far in regards to myself. As I gather data from my clients (and others), I will post that as well...

-Fat Burning Ability...9
-Energy Enhancement...8
-Mood Affects...10
-Appetite Suppressing Capability...9
-Side Effects...9 (meaning I had little if any)

As far as fat burning goes I dropped from a measurement of 8.3% to 7% in 4 weeks with no change in diet, cardio, or training. I notice the greatest loss in my quads and waist, as I see greater separation between each muscle in my thigh and all of my pants are fitting more loosely.

Meltdown is not being marketed as an "Energy Enhancer," as Redline has filled that position. However, that does not mean that MD will not give you more energy...it is just a different kind of energy. Instead of making you "bounce off the walls" it instead just increases your clarity, focus and drive to do more work. It makes you want to be more productive and allows for far better concentration. One employee at VPX actually mentioned to me that it helps him see more clearly and vividly (especially colors).

Continuing from my above post, I will now move onto the "mood effects" I have seen with MD. This is perhaps the most novel aspect of this product for me. Fat burners have always made me feel everything from depressed to irritable to even angry (Redline makes me want to beat up old ladies...LOL). However, MD actually makes me happy! Especially the first dose of the day. Literally 30-45 minutes after I take it I start to become very talkative...I begin joking around more...and I have a general feeling of well being. Even if something has me a bit down I seem to get over it and just move on. I call MD my "happy pills" now, LOL!

Moving on to MD's ability to act as an appetite suppressant...while some guys at the VPX offices told me that their appetites totally disappear to the point that they forget to eat, this has not happened to me. However, what HAS happened is that I am less hungry and also have less cravings for carbs. I normally diet on low carbs, so I am used to it, but some days I am ok and others I want to eat only bread, cereal, rice, pasta, etc. Of course I don't, but the craving is there. Since starting MD I have not had a single day like that. I feel this makes this product EXTREMELY useful when looking to lean out in terms of being able to "happily stick to" your diet.

Lastly, I will talk about side effects. Ok, done! LOL...so far I have not had any noticeable side effects. The first couple of days I had a tiny nervous feeling in my chest, but nowhere near what most fat burners give me. Other than that, I cannot point to anything negative. However, this is an area that varies from person to person quite a bit, so I will soon be talking with all of my clients (testing MD) in detail about all of the above criteria and discussing it here.

Please let me know if you have further questions.

wow - thats quite a stellar review. Thanks, Eric.

[bodyfx2]

wow - thats quite a stellar review. Thanks, Eric.

Always a pleasure to help out the beautiful ladies of MD!