Feedback on Groundhog Gains
Hey everyone!
Just wanted to give my 5 cents about Groundhog Gains, if anyone cares to read it. 🙂
I've now finished the program 5 times, and have gotten some great gains in the lifts, especially deadlift and squat, since I was further from my real max in those lifts before trying this program. The regular lifting also means I get a huge boost through better lifting technique. I've gained in both strength and muscle mass and have gotten some comments on looking buff, a first for me ever 💪.
The only thing I could nitpick about is the final week. Now that I've gotten to a level where all the lifts are stressful to max out in, it's just too taxing mentally to do both squat and bench max attempts the same workout. It's no big deal, I just do six workouts the last week so I do squats day four, bench day five, and deadlift day six. An added bonus is I get extra energy back in the legs between the squat and deadlift attempts.
Anyway, thanks a bunch for doing this program! I've never had more fun lifting weights and I never need to dread leg day, cause every training day is leg day. 😄
Now I need to think about if I'm going to do this program again, or focus on the bench... I'm in a friendly competition with a 10 year younger dude to see who reaches 115 kg bench first, and I've been stuck on 112,5 since July. I've got a better training habit, but he's got the advantage of youth.