Hi all,
I have two goals in mind and want to know if this program is appropriate for me: 1) improved performance in tennis and swimming(total immersion style) and 2) a physique like GSP(been done before many times, I know).
Background: I'm a 6'1" lanky-ish fella sitting at 166lbs and 6-7% BF(according to my professor's calipers). I play tennis 3x a week, not always singles matches, meaning it doesn't always get intense, but I'd say the drills make me sweat a ton. I will swim again on the off days for 30mins each.
I have some questions in addition the the two above:
1) what is my caloric intake looking like during this whole program?
-I read in a cardio thread in the FAQ that I should eat at maintenance; I don't know if this was in reference to SD phase or not.
But if my goal is to increase muscle mass, won't I need to eat with a slight caloric surplus?
2)My cardiovascular health is very poor. I want to start HIIT again in addition to what I'm doing now. Is all this cardio going to hinder my progress taking into consideration the program's design?
I'm a complete beginner. The only lifting I ever did was because of P90X, but I want to gain mass before I lean out again.
If anyone could link me to something that will help explain this, I will buy your supplements for a whole month(unless I find it first of course).
All informative input is appreciated. I'm still in the process of reading how to actually start this and calculating Rep Maxes so I'll ask more questions if I can't find answers.
I have two goals in mind and want to know if this program is appropriate for me: 1) improved performance in tennis and swimming(total immersion style) and 2) a physique like GSP(been done before many times, I know).
Background: I'm a 6'1" lanky-ish fella sitting at 166lbs and 6-7% BF(according to my professor's calipers). I play tennis 3x a week, not always singles matches, meaning it doesn't always get intense, but I'd say the drills make me sweat a ton. I will swim again on the off days for 30mins each.
I have some questions in addition the the two above:
1) what is my caloric intake looking like during this whole program?
-I read in a cardio thread in the FAQ that I should eat at maintenance; I don't know if this was in reference to SD phase or not.
But if my goal is to increase muscle mass, won't I need to eat with a slight caloric surplus?
2)My cardiovascular health is very poor. I want to start HIIT again in addition to what I'm doing now. Is all this cardio going to hinder my progress taking into consideration the program's design?
I'm a complete beginner. The only lifting I ever did was because of P90X, but I want to gain mass before I lean out again.
If anyone could link me to something that will help explain this, I will buy your supplements for a whole month(unless I find it first of course).
All informative input is appreciated. I'm still in the process of reading how to actually start this and calculating Rep Maxes so I'll ask more questions if I can't find answers.
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