Maximum Strength - Eric Cressey

[coledorow]

I got this book for Christmas, and just finished reading it. I'm going to wait to actually do the workout plan until I get to College (I'm a senior in high school). Since currently I don't have even close to the equipment necessary to do the workouts.

Anyways, has anyone read this? Or more importantly done the program, and if so what kind've results did you see. [/img]

[swanso5]

great, great, great, great present

read it 12 times over and over and apply some of the principles from it until you're ready to do it

got it, did it, loved it

got my deadlift up about 15kgs

what equipment are you lacking?

[coledorow]

Good to hear, I've read most of it twice now. I'm pretty sure I've nearly memorized the nutrition section. So far I've simply been trying to start my workouts with the warm-ups.

Equipment-Wise I'm lacking a whole lot. If I was a little closer I might try and do replacement lifts to make up for what I can't do, but I figured I'd just wait until I get to college since I'll need something to keep me motivated when I get to school, and both the Colleges I'm looking at have really nice facilities.

In particular I'm missing the squat box, resistance bands, foam roller (hoping to get one over the next few weeks), wrist straps, chalk, cable pulley station, and heavy dumbells.

[swanso5]

you can squat down to a bench, chair or something

don't really need the resitance bands, have someone sit on your for those push ups or applying pressure on the way up

can use a tennis ball instead of roller but make sure you get one anyway

wrsit straps - no way

chalk - fuck no

cables - can get around it but better if you do have them

heavy wts - definately need them

[coledorow]

Alright, thx. I'd inevitably need heavier weights at some point anyways so I might as well pick up sooner than later. I'm low on cash as of now, but if that's all I really need (along with the foam roller) I could probably start it fairly soon.

[coledorow]

Actually, I just realized I could always just go to my high school's weight room and they've got everything I'd need.

[swanso5]

start today then

[coledorow]

I've got pneumonia right now, but once I'm feeling half decent I'll be doing my test-out's and get started.

[coledorow]

Just finished the 8th week of the program, had to test out as required by my gym class. Otherwise I would've waited until the 16th week was done, anyways I had some tremendous improvements and would suggest the book + program to anyone.

Squat: 1 RM Before - 335, 1 RM After - 455
Deadlift: 1 RM Before - 335, 1 RM After - 415
Bench: 1 RM Before - 255, 1 RM After - 265
3 RM Pull-Up: Before - 35 + Body, After - 60 + Body

I can't say I followed the program as strictly as I should've or would've liked to simply because I only had 30-40 minutes a day to lift, and the workouts typically take just over 45 minutes to complete.

[swanso5]

it's good isn't it

[RK19]

eric cressey maximum strength or chad waterburry huge in a hurry? which one should i get? (i can only afford one at the moment)

[swanso5]

i'g go eric's only cause i've got it and know what it is...has more a focus on max strength too which is my number 1 thing

[RK19]

i already bought chads one...great book by the way.

[Boopster]

My hubby and I bought Waterbury's "Huge in a Hurry". Awesome book