Is This “Old School” Approach to Muscle Building Still Effective as it was 20 Years Ago?

Contrary to popular belief, not everyone wants or needs to lose weight. In fact, many men and even some women want to gain weight – be it for sport or simply to be bigger and stronger.

The trouble is, gaining muscle is not an easy or simple process and if you try to follow most typical bodybuilding routines (designed for steroid-chomping genetic freaks) you’ll just end up tired, bored, frustrated and burnt out.

If gaining muscle is your number one goal, following a well-structured workout plan is a must if you want to see any results from all your time in the gym. Muscle gaining Secrets 2.0 is for those searching an old school, no frills approach to muscle building written by someone who practices what he preaches, That man is Jason Ferruggia.

Jason Ferruggia is a fitness author, strength and conditioning trainer and self proclaimed “skinny-fat guy” who has developed impressive levels of strength using old school training methods.

He is a frequent contributor to Men’s Fitness magazine and has written numerous books including a bestseller on conditioning training for MMA fighting. Unlike many e-book authors who are little more than armchair experts, Ferruggia puts his money where his mouth is and not only talks the talk, he also walks the walk! Needless to say, if Jason Ferruggia tells you something works, you can pretty much guarantee he is speaking from personal experience.

What Do You Get? – Muscle Gaining Secrets 2.0 Review

Muscle Building Secrets 2.0 is a 100 page e-book that contains all the information you need to build a strong, muscular physique using methods and exercises that are both traditional and effective.

The e-book is laid out very logically and easy to understand – no unnecessarily complex terminology or complicated science. Where many e-books seem to be full of fillers, every nugget of information provided by Ferruggia is useful and practical. Within the book you will valuable information on strength training topics including training versus working out, setting goals, making progress, recovering between workouts, muscle building nutrition (although this section is a bit light on details and is really just an ad for Ferruggia’s Renegade Diet program) and a detailed 12-week plan broken into three four-week phases.

What Do The Workouts Look Like – The Muscle Gaining Secrets 2.0 Review

Jason Ferruggia’s 12-week muscle building plan uses something commonly called progressive overload. All that means is that, week by week and phase by phase, you gradually increase the weights you are lifting while decreasing the number of reps you perform.

This tried and tested approach not only builds muscle but also builds serious strength. As Jason Ferruggia says in the text, his workout is based on the methods used by many successful bodybuilders and strongmen – both past and present.

The Muscle Gaining Secrets workout program uses a four-way split routine where different parts of your body are worked in different days. This breaks down to two lower body days and two upper body days. If you are unable to dedicate four days a week to training, Jason Ferruggia also provides a three-day-week option.

The workouts themselves are simple but don’t mistake that for easy. The exercises are basic so the program can be performed by just about anyone even if you don’t have access to a fully decked out gym. Most of the exercises use barbells or dumbbells rather than fancy resistance training machines.

Each of the four workouts are built around a single key lift, plus additional exercises designed to address muscle imbalances, these four main lifts are as follows;

•  squat
• bench press
• deadlift
• overhead press

Jason says that these “big four” are essential for building strength and muscle size. While this isn’t a powerlifting program, it certainly includes elements of powerlifting training so expect to lift some heavy weights over the 12-weeks.
Each week builds on the one that preceded it and each subsequent phase does likewise; over the 12-weeks the program grows with you to ensure you make great progress. If you are new to working out, Ferruggia also provides a beginner workout designed to help get you ready for the “real” 12-week plan.

There is very little cardio in the program – this is not a fat loss workout program. Instead, the emphasis is on strength training and gaining muscle.

As warming up is a vital part of working out, Muscle Gaining Secrets 2.0 includes a couple of different warm ups (one for lower body and one for upper body) . Jason insists that they are not only designed to ensure your muscles are ready for the workout ahead, is but also help you “get in the zone” so your able to give maximum intensity when its required.

Muscle Gaining Secrets 2.0 Review – Conclusion

If you are serious about building a body that not only looks strong buy is, Jason Ferruggia’s Muscle Gaining Secrets 2.0 could be just the ticket. It’s not fancy but it will deliver results if you don’t mind going old school in the gym. If you want a science-laden and full of fancy new exercises workout then this e-book isn’t for you but if you want to work hard and see results, check out Jason Ferruggia’s Muscle Gaining Secrets 2.0.

After using a number of different nutrition and diet plans, the 3 week diet system is the right program for me. But I know like most programs out there, the 3 week diet sucks at giving you all the information you need to make the right decision for you. You want to be 100% satisfied that the product is what you are after before you spend your money. I’m the same myself, and that’s why I recommend not spending a cent until all your questions have been answered.

I have spent a lot of time trying to make this the most useful resource for anyone considering purchasing the 3 week diet, so I think I have answered all the question in the below article you might have. If however I have missed on the on the three week diet you want to know, then please fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page. Yes I respond personally to these messages, usually straight away.

I hope you enjoy my review 🙂

So You think the 3 week diet might solve your weight loss problems, but every time you look at a new diet, you get information overload. I get it, I was the same. Diets and weight loss programs confuse the crap out of most of us. And for the most part, this multi-billion dollar weight loss / diet industry intentionally makes it overly complicated.

They are constantly introducing something that is touted as bigger, better and faster at every turn. There are literally hundreds of new diets and nutrition plans out there every week as well as powders, pills, gadgets and more that promise a quicker weight loss fix than the products advertised the week before.

So why does bother learning about the three week diet? Although it’s not perfect (none are) It’s simple to understand and follow, and most important… It works. 🙂 Sure, it does the “melt fat away” sales video like every other program online, but speaking from my own experience it works.

So you don’t see me talking about “melting fat” and “jump starting metabolisms”, like I said before, I’m here to give you the bare basic information you are going to need to make an informed decision to decide if this program is that you need. Sales hype encourages you to just buy it. I don’t want you to buy it unless you know this is product is 100% right for you.

MI40 Workout – What is it?

Mass Intention 40 or MI40 for short is a 40day resistance training package by IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Ben Pakulski. The program contains training and nutritional manuals and demonstration videos (8 hours) of how to perform each exercise used in the workout.

MI40 is an intensive workout program primarily targeted at people with some previous training experience who want to take their physique to professional fitness model, or pro bodybuilder level. This program is a super intense 5 days per week program that is not for the faint hearted or completely untrained individual.

All About My Love Hate Relationship with The MI40X Workout Program

My personal curse is that I’m obsessed with my workout routines and the results that I’m getting in the gym (read excessive compulsive gym junkie).

I know MI40X well, I have done the program time and time again, I keep going back to it for one reason, it allows me to building muscle quickly without putting on fat.

My obsession with improving on my gains has often kept me awake at night thinking about my last MI40X session:

• I need to improve my inwards intention on the decline when I’m benching
• I could improve my form on my seated front raises, back straight, isolate the movement
• I got a better pump this session when I kept a bit more energy for the NOS set

…and the list goes on.

That being said I both Love MI40X and hate it, or as I tell my friends, I love it about 76.1%.  Trust me, that’s a lot of love for any workout I have used.

There is NO perfect workout out there. You will hear that 2.0 from me a few times in this review…

I guess I’m what you would call a MI40X power user, not only have I spent hours studying the workouts and instructional videos but I have completed all the routines countless times myself.

In my experience, when it comes to a workout program that you are going to spend so much time performing, it really pays to take the time and learn the ins and outs of the workout so you can really put it to the test.

I have also taken the techniques and principles that make up the  MI40X program and put together various other workouts, for example a workout that only consists of 20min HIT routines that I call “MI20X”, that I have found to also be very effective.

Again, these are my personal opinions of the MI40X workout, after lots and lots of experience with it.

 

My Sales and Program access experience: What you should expect

 

The 10 Mins Introduction Video

You cannon visit the MI40X website and buy the program immediately. This is because when you first arrive on the MI40X Workout website you are greeted with a 10min Introduction video staring the program creator Ben Pakulski.

After 10 minutes the price and the purchase options appear below the video.

If you don’t have 10minutes to wait, or you’re not interested in what Ben has to say and just want to see the price… scroll to the bottom of the introduction video page and click the “Learn More” link, this will give you all the information about the program as well as the sales price. (The price changes when sales are on, so you’re best to see for yourself)

 

Delivery of the digital goods: How you get access to MI40X

First item of business after purchasing MI40X is GET EXCITED!

While you are running around the house like a mad man, check your inbox for an email with subject line “Receipt for Order #123456 : Complete MI40X System”. Open the email and you will be see big blue lettering saying “Click Here to access your digital product”. Click it.

Once inside the MI40X Download area you will be presented with all the workout material with downloadable links as well as a video from the program creator Ben Pakulski, in which he walks you through how to use the program and how to get started. It last about 5 minutes, watch it.

One of the things that impressed me about MI40X is that the program all fits together nicely, and About this video explains exactly how.

Although… I think it is a little bit wonky that Ben is still trying to sell you more stuff (The CEP Custom Meal Plans), but the video is still worth a watch.

 

Time to download and start using the program:

estimated MI40X consumption time 4-6hours

Although getting started only takes a few minutes, that’s just one step in the right direction… once you have downloaded all the maternal, that’s when the work really starts.

For the average gym goer, it is going to take around 4 to 6 hours to consume all the material that is provided in the program. This doesn’t need to be in one sitting, and I actually recommend consuming it slowly and as required.

You really do need to be committed to learning all the content, before you jump into using the MI40X workout routines. If you’re not, then don’t bother,  your time would be better spent tinkering with something else.

There are ways to speed up the process, such as taking Ben up on his personal coaching and nutritional plans. Learn more by going to the MI40 Website and clicking the “learn more” link at the bottom of the page.

Learning the ins and outs of the program is hard work out, but I personally really enjoyed learning the new workout information, some of which really made me sit back and go… I’v was doing it wrong all this time.

 

What I LOVE About the MI40X Workout

The Items below come with the following declaimer; it is a big deal for me to “LOVE” a workout. I don’t have a long list here, but there is a list and that says a lot.

All of the features that are required to do a workout are there as expected. The way I see it is that the program should do what it is advertised to do and there is nothing special about that.

But when a product over delivers on its promises, I Love that. These are a few of the awesome that stood out to me.

The MI40X Demonstration Videos.

These have helped me more times than I can count.

To me, the effort that has been made by Ben to do video demonstrations of every exercise in the program really goes a long way.

Each video demonstration goes for around 2-5minutes and is in high definition and downloadable to your own computer. Ben gets an assistant to demonstrate the exercise movements while he talks you through the exercise movements and points out common mistakes. If you want to improve your posture and execution you will loves these, they are awesome.

The CEP Principle and the “Science of CEP” Videos.

The CEP concept is the mother load in the MI40X workout and it is a killer. If like me you are looking for an edge in the gym, this technique is it. Learn more by watching the MI40X video introduction.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking the CEP protocol is a way to get muscle easy, because it’s not. You will be pushing weights until your eyes are popping out of your head. The results aren’t easy, but they are fast.

The MI40X Supplement Guide.

The supplement guide eBook is awesome. If you take supplements already this guide is great for learning when the optimum time is to take and stack them.

The supplement guide will have you educated in what supplements you should be taking for your goal, e.g fat loss, weight gain or both. If you want to do a deep dive and get a full shopping list of what a pro body builder would take to get huge, that’s in there too.

I just wanted to also mention that I have continued to use this guide as a bible when putting together new supplement stacks. It’s awesome like that.

Great work MI40x, and now for the stuff you’ll never hear:

 

What I HATE About the MI40X Workout

Disclaimer: When something really makes you mad or has cost you time or money you tend not to forget it.

No workout program is perfect, but the MI40X workout really misses it on a few things. Than being said, as a human, I tend to remember the negative stuff really easy so there is a lot more to vent about.

This in no way means that the MI40X workout is a scam or a lousy program, there are just a few things that really drive me nuts.

What I have heard from you, my readers is that you’re really appreciate the negative stuff more than the glowing review you always hear.

So here me go, hold on tight! 

The salesy nature of the product when buying

I can’t say that it is surprising or unbearable, because I’m so used to seeing in when you purchase products online… but I still really HATE it. The fact that you have to sit the 10minuite sales video before you can see the price was very annoying to me.

To the credit of Ben, he does in fact show you an example of the bench press CEP protocol after about 5 mins, but there is no need to hold back the price until the video is finished.

No Recipes in the Nutrition Guide

There is one big problem with the nutrition guide that I HATE. You are not given any recipes.

The outline of what foods you should be consuming and when is great, it talks all about body fat and your goals. But no mention of how you can put these foods into meals that the normal person can eat.

The problem with this is that it is going to be very hard to stick to a diet when you don’t know what meals to prepare and eat. This means that this diet is prone to failure by many.

This critical information is missing and I HATE it.

Exercise Execution Guide

The MI40X exercise execution guide is basically crap. I can’t put it any other way.

Each exercise is very poorly illustrated with many exercises only receiving one image to show the movement. The associated text is adequate but I expect more from MI40X.

I deleted this eBook after downloading it because I really think it is a waste of space on my computer.

Sure it is big with 120 odd pages but without the quality and information it is useless. Ben more or less is saved by the fact that the video demonstrations are outstanding.

Note: I do feel a little bad beating on ben and the MI40X so hard about this, but I do want to be honest about my disappointment about this.

Concluding MI40X remarks

Motivation and enjoyment. MI40X contributes to this every day I’m performing the program (or using stuff I’ve learnt from it). While every now and then we have a bad day and don’t get along.

No workout program is perfect. No workout program can perform miracles. All it can do is give your clear concise instructions to allow you to get the maximum gains. MI40 does this.

Doses MI40X work?

Absolutely, I increased my bench press 20kg and put on 5kg of muscle the first time I used it.

It takes time to get the thing together, to learn how to perform all the workouts and apply the principles, but once you have you will be amazed by the results.

Recommendation.

Would I recommend MI40X Workout? Yes I would… and I do. That said, I want it crystal clear that I reserve that recommendation to people that know it’s the right fit for their goals and motivation level.

I’m sure you wouldn’t want to waste time or money on something that you knew wasn’t ideal, so don’t.

Hopefully I have made that decision clearer for you, because I know when I had to make the decision, there was nobody to point me in the right direction. I had to experience the workout myself to see if it really was worth the time and money.

I don’t want you to go through that.

As a self-diagnosed excessive compulsive workout routine gym junky,  I won’t steer you wrong. I promise.

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