Every program can use a refresher, even one that continues to deliver impressive mass gains for thousands of JimStoppani.com members every month.Back by popular demand – and updated by scientific demand – is a revised version of my classic training program. The original plan was a true 4-day body part split.
Now, Down and Up becomes a full-body routine, yet with the split concept still intact by way of my system of program design.The new version, appropriately named Down and Up Mass Full-Split, is still 10 weeks long and will deliver the same impressive muscle-gaining results as before. But expect those muscle gains to be a little bit leaner this time, as is known to maximize fat loss.If you’re following along with my series, this program is coming on the heels of. I figure the best follow-up to all of those Super-Man supersets is a program that uses straight sets and a variety of periodization techniques.
While Super-Man alternated between linear and reverse linear periodiation, Down and Up has you using both simultaneously.If you want the best of both worlds – arguably my most popular mass-gaining program combined with the fat-burning benefits of full-body workouts – Down and Up Mass Full-Split is the way to go. Let’s build and burn!
Down and Up Mass Split DifferencesThe Down and Up Mass concept hasn’t changed from the original to this full-split version, but the training split is slightly different. What was originally a 4-day split has turned into a 5-day split – meaning, over the course of five days, each of the 10 major muscle groups (chest, back, shoulders, legs, biceps, triceps, traps, forearms, abs, calves) will get more “focus” in one workout, though all body parts will be trained in every session to keep it a full-body routine.If you recall, the original Down and Up Mass program paired triceps with chest, and biceps with back. This time around, triceps and biceps will share the same focus day, along with forearms.Focus muscle groups will receive higher volume in their respective workouts – anywhere from 2 to 5 exercises per body part (2 to 3 for smaller muscle groups, 4 to 5 for larger ones).
First of all,Program, nutrition and everything you need, can be found in the link.Some information about me:I'm 20 years old, I'm 6 feet tall and my current weight is 175 lbs.I've worked out for the last 3 years, but never really taken it serious but I decided that had to stop.I tried a couple of weeks of SS, but that didn't really fit me at all, so I wanted to go another route.I stumbled across this program and thought to myself 'Hey, why the hell not?' As I was under the impression that I was under the spell that made it impossible for me to gain weight (yes, I was an ass.).I gained a total of 20 pounds, the most of them being gained in the first 8 weeks. I didn't gain weight for the last 4 weeks, this being due to me being an ass and worrying too much about gaining too much weight in such a small time.The numbersMy DL went from 200 lbs to 260 lbs at 3 reps.My BP went from 135 lbs to 155 at 5 reps.My squat went from 135 lbs to 180 lbs at 5 reps.Aside from my squat, I'm very pleased with such a progress in the time of only 3 months! My squat has always sucked, and I'm still really focusing on getting the form right all the time, instead of the weight being insanely high.The futureI have yet to decide what I'm gonna do now. Keep bulking or cut the stomach fat away?
Opinions are greatly appreciated from you,!P.S: I just want to give a big thank you to all for being my source of information in my journey so far. You guys rock!. I'll be negative Nancy here, so here are the points I notice:.You're 6'0', 175lb.
That's light for 6ft (depending on what your goal is obviously, but I'm guessing physique, based on your choice of program).20lb of weight in 8 weeks is mostly fat. You can expect to add around 2lb of lean muscle a month, at least when you are starting out.
Estimating very roughly, that's around 15lb of fat you've gained.Your BP 5RM is less than your body weight. That really needs to change.What you did was follow a program and ate a shit ton. Anything you are going to follow at that point of your training is going to yield results. I think you could (and should) have invested your time in something more useful. You don't have to do SS if you don't like it - but there are plenty of LP programs out there, such as GreySkull.
Hell, even a P/P/L split is better than that.Sorry for not patting you on the back, but I mention the points with the best of intentions.