alright 0311,
thanks for the honest reply: yes i am pretty committed...
BUT...!!!!!! : it has been REPEATEDLY proven, that programs such as Bill Starr's 5x5 (however great they might be), do NOT work in India...
yes, the cow is sacred: but only for some ppl...
but i belong to many religions owing to generations of mixed marriages from my Dad's and Mum's side: i (for one), am 1/4th Hindu, 1/4th Protestant, 1/4th Jain and 1/4th Brahmin... yes: i have an identity crisis !
and i agree with you: at
17, i don't have much experience, but does that mean that what i'm talking is shit....?
the program may be advanced: but its working... see, THATS my point: what works for you guys there may not work at all over here, and what works here is horrible for you there...
in my article about strength bodybuilding, you said: whats up with you and Chad..? ys, i have been reading like a madman about Chad Waterbury: and i have gained quite a lot of knowledge (to be called "ahead of myself")...
next: about "joining the bandwagon": hey thats not true... i never did Max OT - in fact NO ONE in India has been successful at Max OT (even after taking weightgainers, creatine + whey - i guess only steroinds and fat burners are left out).... but hey; does that mean that MAX OT as a whole is a horrible schedule..? well, no...
see, i know: when i come to America to study, i'm gonna have to do what you guys do, coz it will suit the climate.... in India, (its not arid but tropical - i live in Bombay), doing 12 sets a day is a shitty workout...
i know guys who perform 18 sets to failure (15 reps) per body part, 6 days a week and they experience NO growth... while at the same time: guys who modify GVT (10x10 + 10x10 + 2-3x15), end up making TREMENDOUS gains...
now, you mentioned "volume program"... well, judging by what you have read above: what would be a new volume program suitable for my goal (strength)....?
oh - and i have no problem if you attack me: i consider you to be one of the best guys on this site and thats why i respect your opinion so much...
Once again: thanks for saying i have committment and passion... i do..