Q: I’ve been using Jonathan’s Size Surge Workout, and I gained a half-inch on my arms in four weeks. I want to gain even more in phase 2. Any suggestions to make that most effective for me?
A: You got excellent results in Phase 1! That’s a 3-days-per-week program with lots of big, basic moves on an innovative split. The Wednesday deadlift-arms-abs workout is a good metabolic-momentum driver midweek, a nice complement to the more extensive Monday and Friday workouts where you train quads, hams, chest, back, and delts.
Notice that you get indirect arm work on Monday and Friday with chest, back and delt work and only one direct arm workout a week. That strategy has put some new size on your guns.
Phase 2 is full-range Positions of Flexion for each bodypart on a two-way split. You train every other day, and each workout is pretty extensive, so you’ll definitely gain even more…
At Workout 1 you train quads, hams, calves, chest, and triceps. At Workout 2 you train back, delts, biceps, and abs. You rest the day after each session. While it’s true that Jonathan made excellent gains using that protocol—20 pounds of muscle with Phase 1 followed by that Phase 2 for 10 weeks. However, Jonathan has good recovery ability and better-than-average genetics for bodybuilding…
You may or may not have good recovery ability. That’s why we suggest that when you get to Phase 2, try it as is and see how you feel. If you can tell that each workout is too much for you, use the alternate 3-way split on pages 55-57 in the Size Surge e-book.
Workout 1: Chest, triceps
Workout 2: Legs, abs
Workout 3: Back, delts, biceps
Follow the sequence of workouts over Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. That’ll give you more recovery time as well as much shorter workouts. In fact, you may be tempted to add a lot of sets to gain even more. You can add a set or two here and there—like for lagging muscle groups—but don’t get carried away. Each workout should last no longer than an hour.
Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.
—Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
www.X-Rep.com
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