I think this program is very effective if you follow it the right way. I'm in the middle of a blast right now and it's pretty awsome to see the poundages keep going up and up. I'm using mostly free weights right now since I have access to some pretty heavy dumbbells but by the time my blast is done I think I'll have to aske them to buy some heavier ones...dumbbells are a little harder to use because of the short rest-pauses and getting them back into position in time is a bitch but it can be done.
You can use the smith and alot of people do, it's practical especially if you work out alone, there is nothing wrong with using this peice of equipment..remember the saying "the ends justify the means" doesn't matter to me if I use a smith or not, as long as I"m progressing. Really does it matter...it's not like I'm going walk around the mall with a shirt on that says "yeah, I'm pretty big but I use a smith machine so I guess I'm really not"..
max ot is ok but it fucked up my joints, DC allows me to get in and out of the gym in a little under an hour and I move some pretty heavy weight so I get alot of time to recover..well the weight is heavy for me and I think if I went anymore than 3 times a week I'd overtrain on this program.
i officially declare that anyone who does DC Training is a p.ussy.
I officially declare someone that only comes on the internet to put other people down and has nothing positive to add to any conversation and has never bothered to post a pic or anything after bragging like a mother fucker a complete pussy.
i use it from time to time when i hit a plateau. i like the program a lot, but it takes an experienced lifter to get the most out of it. i also have no problems with the smith machine i think people are just too conscious about their image that they avoid the smith. it is a great piece of equipment with some huge advantages ( and disadvantages too ofcourse, but nothing is perfect).
excactly...I'd rather do a pressing movement where I can set the stops and go to failure with some heavy ass weight than try doing it free weight with no spotter. Sometimes I can get one sometimes I can't, sometimes I workout at a rec center and all I have is old dudes and skinny ass teenagers and if you think for a second that I'm gonna trust one of them to spot me you're nuts. I'd rather go into the gym and not have to worry about it.