I started the standard 2.0 program a few weeks ago, which has already borne fruit in terms of improved strength and muscle fullness - but has also led to a somewhat alarming increase in the size of my waist.
After 2 weeks of Feast, my waist is back up to where it was almost six weeks ago while I was cutting. A bit of bloat from reintroducing carbs probably accounts for some of it, but certainly not all. Either my metabolism was impaired from coming off a cut prior to BP or the calorie recommendations were just too much for me personally to stay lean while bulking (im an "ecto" but at my age fat seems to find a way to stick).
That said, I don't want to just randomly cut back calories without adhering to some sort of plan. Does it seem okay to switch from 2.0 to 3.0? I have just completed the standard first 5 Feast workouts under 2.0 with a couple of EDT blocks mixed in. If I stayed with 2.0, I would be beginning the GLP workout tomorrow.
I was thinking I could transition to 3.0 by starting with the Week 3 diet, but starting the workout progression over Workout #1, or possibly Workout #5. Does that make any sense or am I shoot myself in the foot?
Transitioning from 2.0 to 3.0 mid run?
Depends on your goals brov. What are your goals? How diligently are u tracking your calorie intake?
Its been a year of hard work and turning down passionate nights with my girlfriend to go to the gym LOL and honestly I feel like NOW I can do 3.0 justice. And with my bench starting at 155 and in the next 2 months finishing off at a bit over 300 lbs I now realized that if I had gone with wendler (which is good) or even 3.0 my progression in building a respectable amount of strength would have been much slower cause I see myself outpacing guys who are using wendler. All that being said 3.0 is good, 2.0 is good... it depends.
Its been a year of hard work and turning down passionate nights with my girlfriend to go to the gym LOL and honestly I feel like NOW I can do 3.0 justice. And with my bench starting at 155 and in the next 2 months finishing off at a bit over 300 lbs I now realized that if I had gone with wendler (which is good) or even 3.0 my progression in building a respectable amount of strength would have been much slower cause I see myself outpacing guys who are using wendler. All that being said 3.0 is good, 2.0 is good... it depends.
155 to over 300lbs in the bench? WOW! Congrats man...Dragon wrote:Depends on your goals brov. What are your goals? How diligently are u tracking your calorie intake?
Its been a year of hard work and turning down passionate nights with my girlfriend to go to the gym LOL and honestly I feel like NOW I can do 3.0 justice. And with my bench starting at 155 and in the next 2 months finishing off at a bit over 300 lbs I now realized that if I had gone with wendler (which is good) or even 3.0 my progression in building a respectable amount of strength would have been much slower cause I see myself outpacing guys who are using wendler. All that being said 3.0 is good, 2.0 is good... it depends.
OP, you have a few options with your 2.0 run. First, consider the descending caloric spiral to get bodyfat levels back to normal. You can read more about that in 2.0. Alternatively, you can continue your 2.0 size/strength run with 3.0's caloric zig zags. That'll also do the trick, and likely your best option.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the responses.
I hadn't been tracking calories during the first two weeks, but I have started to do so now. Coming off of a cut I tried to take advantage of the opportunity to not have to count every calorie, but I probably need to suck it up and workout out a precise meal plan for the rest of the run.
I am okay with sticking with 2.0 and zig zagging or spiraling the calories down. Seems like the main difference between 2.0 and 3.0 training-wise is the replacement of GLP I with a second EDT block? Does that mean that GLP places more of an emphasis on strength compared to EDT?
Thanks!
I hadn't been tracking calories during the first two weeks, but I have started to do so now. Coming off of a cut I tried to take advantage of the opportunity to not have to count every calorie, but I probably need to suck it up and workout out a precise meal plan for the rest of the run.
I am okay with sticking with 2.0 and zig zagging or spiraling the calories down. Seems like the main difference between 2.0 and 3.0 training-wise is the replacement of GLP I with a second EDT block? Does that mean that GLP places more of an emphasis on strength compared to EDT?
Thanks!