I recommend jumping on to the BBS website at http://bodybyscience.net for questions like this (in the future).

Answer: yes, the first few months you gain plenty. After that its a long, slow, but enjoyable struggle. You begin to enjoy your workouts, and learn the patience required for good results and great health.

Check this video out for a great video presentation on what I am talking about.

http://www.the21convention.com/2011/11/23/skyler-tanner/

Still making progress. Slowly but surely. Body fat is the same. Maybe a tiny bit leaner. Its hard for me to measure, even in a Bod Pod, because I am so damn hairy.

– Anthony/Dream

Have you continued? Are you still making progress? Has your body fat stayed at 10% it is hard to tell from your recent pic.

Thanks,

Also any suggestions re changing the routine?

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That being said, your body was in a state of over-training when you changed programs and your 5 months of gains probably could be attributed to allowing you body to recover. You have the body of a healthy 20 year old. Period. If we could go back to a time before fast food and 100 hour a week couch potato marathons, most 20 year old men looked like you. Also you must remember that heart and lung health, flexibility, and general fitness are important too and I do not believe those are possible only working out 10 minutes per week. No one wants to look good but end up winded from walking up a flight of stairs!
I am not willing to change my proven fitness program from 5 months of progress from a 20 year old. A newbie to fitness going from 0 to 10 minutes per week may see results.

But if you have a few more years of results I’ll come knocking! Good luck.

I sure wish I did =(. I can provide detailed records of my progress if you’re interested- concerning my chest and overhead presses- but beyond that I didn’t measure much. I do recommend to anyone starting out though to take measurements- bi-weekly or monthly. Biceps are another one I wish I would have taken measurements for.

As for your own results- there are way too many variables involved to give an accurate prediction. I’ll say this though- get started, apply yourself, stay disciplined (have patience), and eat/sleep right.

Do those things, and I guarantee you will see results you never thought possible, especially with such a minimum investment of time.

-Anthony

“each time after I noticed that the results lessened to a point where I honestly questioned what was the point of me doing this every day.”

That was my experience as well performing copious amounts of “cardio”. Eventually I started getting in WORSE shape, and I began to question just what the hell I was doing. Found BBS, read it almost straight through =).

“Currently I’m on my 3rd week of doing the “big 5″ once a week and I was wondering if you do any kind of warm up or stretching prior to lifting. Can’t remember this being discussed in the book or blog and was curious.”

It is discussed, I want to say in the last third of the book or so. The basic premise is that performing the exercises slowly is enough of a warm up. Stretching has not been proven to do much of anything- at best, post workout, it MAY have a minimal positive effect on DOMS (soreness).

So, no, I don’t do any type of warm up or stretching- although if I’m at home (say, I wake up) and have an urge to stretch, I do =). I also have been tinkering lately with doing my compound leg movement first, which involves the largest muscle group in our bodies (and as a result, gets our hearts pumping the most). This essentially “warms me up” quicker, than performing a chest or back exercise. But, a minor detail.

As for your bowflex machine, it’s hard to say without seeing it personally. However if you have access to free weights you can get an AWESOME workout applying the concepts in Moment Arm Exercise

http://www.thedreamlounge.net/2009/07/11/review-moment-arm-exercise-by-bill-de-simmone/

Which I also spoke about in my recent presentation here

http://www.thedreamlounge.net/2009/09/07/proper-exercise-and-nutrition/

rock on

-Anthony

I have gone through the p90x program 4 times now. Worked great the first time around…each time after I noticed that the results lessened to a point where I honestly questioned what was the point of me doing this every day.

I ran across your page and it peaked my interest. I have since read Body by Science and have a quick question about your workouts. Currently I’m on my 3rd week of doing the “big 5″ once a week and I was wondering if you do any kind of warm up or stretching prior to lifting. Can’t remember this being discussed in the book or blog and was curious.

Also, I am using an old school bowflex for my workouts. They aren’t nearly as good as nautilus machines but in your opinion will this be ok to continue my workouts on?

Thanks for your time and keep up the good work,

Patrick