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Originally Posted by WheelmanSS
No offense or anything, and not trying to be a jerk, but you contradict yourself a bunch in this post.
Of course it won't "bulk you up". Body weight exercises won't. And it is a misconception that power lifting and any kind of lifting bulks you up. There are several fighters I train with in the lower weight classes than me that can lift the same if not more than I can. Bulking is more of a result of diet supporting your exercise.
Working properly on a stationary bike certainly will increase you cardiovascular endurance. It takes 20 minutes of constant cardio exercise to get in the "cardio zone" and increase endurance. Biking on a set schedule is certainly one of the top 3 cardio exercises out there.
I guess you can call it a decent starting place. IMO, any program that ends after XX days without a clearly defined result (besides "better looks" or "lose weight" or some "body mass" buzz words) leaves me skeptical.
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No offense taken. But I'm confused as to where I contradicted myself.
Just because I don't like the program doesn't mean I think it's a "bad" program. I HAVE tried it for a few weeks, it's just not my thing. I'm just saying from a point of view from a person who wants to start exercising, that's it's a good place to start. It pretty much does what it advertises. It says it can get you that "lean and cut" look, and it pretty much delivers (unless of course you've got an impossible amount of bodyfat to shed over that time). I actually used it's ab workout for a couple of months alongside my own lifting routine.
And a program that "ends" at 90 days isn't all that bad. From what I understand, when it ends, you pretty much restart it. And while YOUR program sounds like you mix things up fairly often, which is grea, it is recommended for many routines to change it up after 8-12 weeks, 12 weeks being about 90 days. But I bet you know as well as I do, that someone without experience can't effectively change their own workout that often and expect to get the results they want. That takes time and practice getting to know your body. Something a "couch potato" just won't know right away. That's the only reason I defend that program. It's got a schedule and structure for people just getting into fitness that is beneficial to them.
