Q: I got the Size Surge 2.0 and X-treme Lean. Really great info. Is the Size Surge Phase 2 Workout the one Jonathan used to get in ripped, freaky condition? I know the diet he used is in X-treme Lean, but there’s also a workout in that e-book. Is that the one?
A: The exact program he used to get in that shape is a hybrid of both of those programs—and it worked amazingly well to get him ripped and even build muscle in the process, as you can see (no steroids, by the way—none)…
While he covered the 3 Positions of Flexion, just as he did in SS Phase 2, instead of a 2-way split, he divided it up into 3 workouts, like this…
Workout 1: Chest, lats, triceps, abs
Workout 2: Legs, lower back
Workout 3: Delts, midback, biceps, forearms
He trained Monday through Friday, took the weekends off, then picked up with the next workout the following Monday. So it went…
Week 1: W1, W2, W3, W1, W2
Week 2: W3, W1, W2, W3, W1
Week 3: W2, W3, W1, W2, W3
The actual workouts are in Chapter 12 of The Ultimate Mass Workout, beginning on page 78: The ITRC X-Rep Mass-Detail Workout. The sets per bodypart are only around 6, but there’s a reason. Here is a quote from that e-book that explains…
We used the X-Rep method for about a month prior to our annual photo shoot with spectacular results. Once we introduced [the X-Rep] technique, our gains skyrocketed. We did have to decrease the volume of our bodypart workouts to compensate for the significant intensity increase caused by X-Rep training, but that meant shorter workouts and more recovery, or grow, time.
If you’re willing to train five days a week, with weekends off, the X-Rep Mass-Detail Workout is a great one. But X Reps at the end of a set hurt, so be prepared for pain to gain.
NOTE: You can get The Ultimate Mass Workout e-book, with Jonathan’s original X-Rep workout, the single best exercise for each muscle PLUS the Direct/Indirect Mass Workout program, for HERE.