The Best Thing About The DC Program

[Clemente]

In my view . . . the best thing (for me anyway) is that you don't have to think very much. I think you have to be organized and prepared with regard to food and meals, etc, but other than that, its pretty simple.

I, for one, try to simplify my life as much as possible.

Here's what some years of mixed success training has taught me:

I'm not very good at "reading" my body's signals. I've seen the Flex magazine ghost writers constantly refering to pros' "instinctive" training. If people are that advanced and have been at this for such a high level for such a long time then fine, there's maybe something to it.

I'm a 6'2'' 30 year old whose been between 225 and 250 for the last 5 years of training, whose always thought of the barbell flat bench as the core of his routine (but has never been able to get above 300 lbs on that lift).

I'm not entirely sure I have the instincts to just walk into the gym, "read my body" without a plan, and be able to make consistant progress.

This is all just my opinion and I'm no expert. I'm just enjoying being here right now.

-Clemente

[ApoCz]

What I love about DC training is that I don't have to hope it's going to work for me. I KNOW that if I bet my logbook and keep eating that I'll get results no question. Plus the 20 repper leg exercises give me a feeling of satisfaction nothing else I’ve come across comes close to - the vision of writing 20 in the log book when I finish the set get me through and the post euphoria is well hard to put into words. Dante is the man and DC training is awesome. nuff said. :showoff:

[asim]

You know what the best thing is. the 2 week cruise. lol. Im in the middle of week 7. And ive seriously feeling the effects of my blast. Strength gain has been unreal. But now its time to relax a little.

Its 2pm. Im going to sleep.

I love training like this.

[In-Human]

In my view . . . the best thing (for me anyway) is that you don't have to think very much. I think you have to be organized and prepared with regard to food and meals, etc, but other than that, its pretty simple.

I, for one, try to simplify my life as much as possible.

Here's what some years of mixed success training has taught me:

I'm not very good at "reading" my body's signals. I've seen the Flex magazine ghost writers constantly refering to pros' "instinctive" training. If people are that advanced and have been at this for such a high level for such a long time then fine, there's maybe something to it.

I'm a 6'2'' 30 year old whose been between 225 and 250 for the last 5 years of training, whose always thought of the barbell flat bench as the core of his routine (but has never been able to get above 300 lbs on that lift).

I'm not entirely sure I have the instincts to just walk into the gym, "read my body" without a plan, and be able to make consistant progress.

This is all just my opinion and I'm no expert. I'm just enjoying being here right now.

-Clemente

I know you have been training for a while now but wait til you have been at this for longer, you will be "reading" your body very well, and it doesn't matter what program you do, but it will help with training each muscle and making gains.

You will need to "read your body" for one to decide when you need a cruise and when you need to add weight or reps even, just small things will start to stick out later on, you will see.

Enjoy your training...

[Silverback]

Hmm... what good about it...

Strength increase
Healthy Joints
Flexibility and elongated muscles from stretching
Less time in the gym.... you can actually have a life while bodybuilding

....oh and you get big.

[USMuscle9403]

I'm gonna have to say the eating...LOL

[Clemente]

In Human,

What I meant to convey was more that some of the BB publications out there (through the pros they interview) seem to advocate workout-to-workout changes in rep schemes, intensity, etc, based on how one THINKS they're feeling on a given day.

To me, it seems like the inference is that its OK to "blast" one day and cruise the next, just to borrow DC lingo.

To me, this attitude seems like it gives the trainee the option of working hard on a Monday, taking it easy on Tuesday, then working hard again on Wednesday (or whatever) when it probably makes more sense to have just stayed OUT of the gym on Tuesday.

I just think that alot of the Weider-based philosophies lead to grossly inefficient training.

That's the only point I'm realy trying to make.

All the best,

Jamie

[MsteveM]

you know.. the eating is both the best part and the worst part. its the best because you can eat a ridiculous amount of food and not get fat (actually a little leaner depending on bf)and its the worst because you 'have' to eat alot of food even when you dont feel like it. well, you could always have a shake, but you know what i mean.

clemente i agree with you. i know dante often points out that many pros don't make alot of muscle gains once they become pro. one reason is that they dont always need to, and another is that they dont always train the way that got them the physique to become a pro. not to mention that some articles are just made up. "instinctive" training as clemente put it (switching methods, exercises/rep schemes every few workouts or so based on what you feel like doing) can maintain mass but it takes a whole lot more to make your body grow. and we all know drugs can have an effect as well.

[Clemente]

MsteveM,

Agreed. In no way was I criticizing what the pros do. That's their business.

I just find it sad that 17 year olds reads Flex and think they need to duplicate Ronnie's routine or think that its a good idea to emulate Lee Priest's offseason eating habits, lol . . .

-Clemente

[In-Human]

clemente i agree with you. i know dante often points out that many pros don't make alot of muscle gains once they become pro. one reason is that they dont always need to, and another is that they dont always train the way that got them the physique to become a pro. not to mention that some articles are just made up. "instinctive" training as clemente put it (switching methods, exercises/rep schemes every few workouts or so based on what you feel like doing) can maintain mass but it takes a whole lot more to make your body grow. and we all know drugs can have an effect as well.

Thats correct, but remember that a lot of pros are at their genetic ceiling and now they are just fine tuning what they have, and knowing your body inside and out makes the world of difference at their stage...

[In-Human]

I don't think that a lot of pro are at their genetic ceiling. They just start losing focus on what got them there... the basics. Often they just want to bring more definition more here more there , buncha bullshit if you ask me. As dog has said, why don't you make yourself a bigger bodybuilder, add more mass, coupled with a lot of gear and make yourself proud for another 20-30lbs gain instead of the 2lbs per year?

I am talking pros like supers and heavys not amateur, what do you think everyone could eventually be a Coleman or a Ruhl...

[In-Human]

Hey, I am cutting calories, and you wanna mess with me?, bad choice my sone...

[MsteveM]

holy crap. he's your father AND your brother? oh my...

[In-Human]

holy crap. he's your father AND your brother? oh my...

Its funny I feel as though I have like 10 children, and none of them are mine, I consider them "board children"...

[asim]

Its funny I feel as though I have like 10 children, and none of them are mine, I consider them "board children"...

feed me dad

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