Who has tried abbreviated training?

[dfi]

As I've mentioned in other posts before, I started an abbreviated training program 6 weeks ago (as opposed to the 4-5 times a week schedule I kept for the past 2 years). Twice a week, the basic abbreviated training exercises. In that time, I've made tremendous bodyweight gains (~10 lbs) and was wondering if anyone else had similar results? How long can I expect to keep up this rate of weight gain?

Reason I ask is because my workout partner doesn't think this rate of gain is sustainable for the next 5 weeks. Namely, he doubts that I will gain 7 more pounds in the next 5 weeks. I would venture to guess that this rate of gain is sustainable, at least over the next 5 weeks. Has anyone else had experience with this?

Heh, also... I have no idea where the weight has gone! I look pretty much the same... but somehow there is 10 more pounds on me... somewhere...

dfi

 

[bmacd]

you trimmed up the fat and bulked out the muscle. Depending on how overweight you were to begin with, 7 pounds may be easily reached. I lost 8 pounds in one month after not eating pizza and drinking pop (my old everyday lunch). I gained about 6 of that back the next month after i started working out heavily. I'm 6'0" and 170 pounds now (net loss of 2 pounds....net feeling of much happier even though i don't look any different)

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[eakers]

where can i learn more about abbreviated training?

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: eakers
where can i learn more about abbreviated training?

link

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[dfi]

Originally posted by: bmacd
you trimmed up the fat and bulked out the muscle. Depending on how overweight you were to begin with, 7 pounds may be easily reached. I lost 8 pounds in one month after not eating pizza and drinking pop (my old everyday lunch). I gained about 6 of that back the next month after i started working out heavily. I'm 6'0" and 170 pounds now (net loss of 2 pounds....net feeling of much happier even though i don't look any different)

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Well, I was never overweight. I was always more in the "skinny" category. I'm really hoping this 10 lb weight gain is all muscle! As of today, I am 5'9, 173.6 lbs. 7 more lbs puts me into 180 lbs, a bodyweight that seemed all but out of reach 6 weeks ago. Man, I am so happy about how much weight gain I've made in the past 6 weeks. More gains in the past 6 weeks in than in the past year sure makes me happy.

If I am 180 lbs in 5 weeks, my workout partner will buy me lunch, woot!

dfi