Bodybuilding and Physique Enhancement Maximized with Zone Training™!

The results that I have experienced are nothing short of breathtaking... I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming! Consider that I am still on a calorie deficit diet and have somehow managed to add 3/4 of an inch to my cold upper arm measurement as a result! My upper arms, when I initially switched to the method, were exactly 18-inches cold and would go up to a 18 5/16ths when pumped after a set of biceps curls and one set of hammer curls. They are now 18 3/4 cold and balloon up to 19 1/4 inches after a set of biceps curls and a set of hammer curls. The only difference being that I perform them JReps™ fashion. - Gareth Coombes

Forget Creatine and 'Cell Volumizers', JReps™/Zone Training™ is the the best volumizer I've ever tried. For something that appears so simple on the surface, the results are astounding. I gradually fine tuned my JReps™ implementation over the last few weeks (after a lot of detailing) and I've hit the target! - Robert Morrison

I must say that my shoulders felt more pumped and destroyed than they ever have. - Josh Ryan

Your first JReps™ book is excellent. It takes HIT training to new heights. Thanks for the innovation. - Steve Turner

For all the pain JReps™ put me through... holy crap... my triceps are still pumped and I finished my workout an hour ago. I am very excited to work my back next workout but I am not looking forward to the pain of a leg workout... ;-) Thanks again for the great info, the JReps™ book was awesome. - Adrian Schilling

I'm now currently 249lbs, But I've dropped 6 lbs of body fat from 255lbs. I've now been dieting for 2.5 weeks and everyone is telling me I am looking a lot leaner and bigger. You have to keep your ego outside the gym when using j-reps and perfect technique/form. But I just wanted to mess around on incline bench for kicks to see how much stronger I've gotten. Well, I warmed up with 225lbs and did it for an EXTREMELY EASY 12 reps for warming up. Some guy couldn't believe I was warming up with 225lbs again this is just a warm up and I just wanted to see how this felt. I then proceeded to drop the weight back down to 185lbs and do the JReps™ Extreme Thirds.... I did the bottom zone for 10 contractions, and the middle zone for 9 contractions, and by the time I got to the top zone, my chest was so pumped and my triceps where so fatigued, that I was only able to achieve 5 reps in the top zone. And then I did my back with JReps™™, and my lats, traps, and biceps were exploding out of my XXL underarmor shirt. - Farris Baba

If we are to believe Arthur Jones' advice to look for ways to make exercise harder and briefer then this is definitely harder and brief. - Richard Chartrand

No doubt JReps™ is the best of the best since my career in training. Everyone is saying I am becoming a monster... day by day same comments from people at the gym, at home, at work, everywhere, and I see the results. I arrived finally at 18-inches arm with JReps™ and everyone is asking if I'm on drugs, but I'm not. They don't believe. it I must thank you for letting me know about JReps™. Old traditional lifting is finished. - Shakeel

JReps™ has really increased my overall physique and has brought up a lot of weak points. - John D'Ambrosio

Since I have been using JReps™ for the past 5 weeks, I can honestly say that this style of lifting is like a breath of fresh air. I no longer dread working out like I did with Heavy Duty and HD Consolidation training. By using much less weight and focusing on the breathing and muscle contraction techniques, my joints are starting to feel better and the muscle pumps are awesome. I'm already noticing better shape starting to take place, most particularly in the outer pecs and biceps. I don't feel drained like I did trying to lift heavier and heavier weights to failure (HD style), and so I can say that everything you wrote about in your book is proving to be factual. Right now I'm enjoying the process of trying
the different JReps™ protocols with various exercises, along with experimenting on frequency and volume. Excellent work on all of the research you have done, and thank you for FINALLY convincing me that trying to lift heavier weights for a few exercises and employing long rest periods (HD Consolidation) does not provide the best stimulus for muscular growth and development for natural bodybuilding. - Jim Ellcessor

I am so excited about your new method I am buying one for my buddy for his birthday. I have gained 3-4 pounds and showed very visual differences on my body to a degree that my wife even made positive comments as to my physique. She is a physician and has a very keen eye, and I didn't tell her that I have been experimenting with a new method of training. She noticed the difference after one or two workouts! BTW, I experienced zero hypertrophy w/ SS, only 'strength' gains and joint pain. You have again renewed my excitement with physical development. I am definitely switching from super - slow to JReps™. - Rick Yeung

I still can't believe how efficient a single set of JReps™ can be, how much inroad and fatigue I feel after it - and how little I can sometimes handle. Also, the days after effects are still there..fuller and harder all the time. Simply put, great job. I look forward to experimenting further. - Adam Reid

I have one thing to say about JReps™: Unbelievable! As I fine tune my workouts and select exercises I favor, and set rep goals, the execution of these reps leaves my muscles destroyed, full and dense for several days after the session. During the set, the muscle fills with fluid as I perform very controlled contractions... and as fatigue sets in, I move to the next segment. Then about three reps into that zone I feel a warm rush spreading across the muscle, and more fluid screaming into my cells. This is a feeling I have never felt before with all my years of quality training. I am still fine tuning my sets, and finding myself more eager then ever to return for further experimentation. I predict that JReps™ will make traditional full-range training a thing of the past. Unbelievable. - Stephen Downes

JReps™ are amazing. I thought I had some intense workouts in the past - not until, but I did a full run of JReps™. The book was a very good read - and even better putting theory to practical application. - Chuck Rainey

I just finished my chest and triceps workout. WOW! I can't straighten my arms and it's all your fault! Thanks! I feel like this concept is a true breakthrough. Thanks again for this amazing concept! - Craig Huntington

All I did was 1 set of JReps™ squats and I am cursing
every time I climb the stairs. - Marlin Koch

I am really excited about being in the gym again and I know I am going to see great progress. Plus, I am using a much lighter weight than I was using for a full range full body workout, and so I know this is going to be much better on my 48 year old joints. - Peter D'Cruz

I deem it is one of the most exciting prospects I have come across in a long, long time. One that pans out in both theory and application! I believe as people experience and see the changes that will occur through the use of JReps™, most will move away from full ROM training. I know for myself breaking exercises into segments is much more exciting as I can then focus on a range without fear of having to stop just because of the sticking point. This is a literal gold mine for advanced trainees! There is so much scope to experiment with, to keep the theory alive and exciting!!! The incredible pumps help to support the psychological aspect... the
'rush and fix' of every hardcore bodybuilder out there. I want to commend you for thinking this thing out as thoroughly and efficiently as you have. This is unique, moving well beyond what us advanced trainees have done in the past, which mentally and physically is refreshing and exhilarating. - Kevin Dye

 

Andrew Shortt and JReps™ Background History: I have trained using practically every method out there. I have mixed and matched almost every scheme one could imagine. For the better part of the last decade, I have favored training to momentary muscular failure on most sets. I go to great lengths to spot and track trends in my body's responses to exercises/diet and then tailor my programs to meet my specific needs. As a full time Personal Trainer and Nutritional consultant (certified IART Fitness Clinician™), I am well aware of the requirements for proper exercise. Without serious resistance training (but active and in shape), I am approximately 130 lbs. When in my mid twenties I dropped most bodybuilding in favor of kickboxing, and I walked around at a 'smooth' (no abs, about 16-18% B.F.) 147 lbs. Thus, even after lifting weights for years (on and off since my early teens) I only put on about 10 lbs of muscle at best. Believe it or not, the added muscle looked like a heck of a lot more on my small frame, but I was convinced that real muscle size was far beyond my grasp. Genetics are not in my favor, but thanks to Brian Johnston and his organization (IART), supposed limits have proven to be nothing more than constraints, which can be dealt with to marked effect. Lifestyle Compliance: My diet remained constant for the first 3 months of Zone Training™. I then noted that my daily caloric requirements weren't as high as pre-JRep™ needs were, possibly due to the reduced systemic drain afforded by the method. In response, I now eat slightly less than I use to on non-training days. My lifestyle has remained the same as the same cycle last year, though now 9 months into Zone Training™ I find I have more energy for extracurricular activities. General and Unique JRep™ Applications: Though I favor JReps Reverse Extreme™, I use every variable imaginable and quite a bit of JRep Pump Back Fractals™. Both of these variables suit my main equipment choice, the Bowflex®. I am adept at applying the method to any equipment choice and adjust everything as need be, to garner the JRep™ effect. Comments about the JRep™ Method: I thoroughly enjoy training in Zones and all that it offers. As well, I use Zone Training™ exclusively with clients. Full ROM reps are utilized at various times for various reasons, but JReps™ is the foundation from which I work. Thus far, my clients have received better results than in the past and are as happy with Johnston's discovery, as I am. Documented Changes: In the time in which I have implemented this method, I have gone through two short bursts in lean mass gains. The first occurred during the second month of implementing the method, and then again after learning to run a hybrid blitz using 100% Zone Training™. In toll, to date, I have added approximately12-13 pounds of lean muscle to my small-ish frame. I am naturally slight of build with a small bone structure and mediocre genetics, with regards to muscle density, muscle belly lengths, etc. Furthermore, my limbs are not short in correlation with their narrow girth. To make matters worse, I have noticeable endomorphic tendencies with regards to body fat levels. In sum, I have a small ectomorph like frame with a naturally smooth appearance. Subsequently, it probably isn't hard to imagine why I am ecstatic with new gains of this magnitude. Moreover, I have been training for over 2 decades and muscle growth at an advanced level always proves to be exceptionally difficult to generate. As you can see from my photos below, I am nothing to write home about, but considering where I began I am very satisfied. I now sit at a lean and very fit 167 lbs and look like I body-build without pharmaceutical assistance. It truly amazes me to think that if I bulked up like my kickboxing days, I would have gone from the 140s well into the 180s. I do hold more lean mass at a higher body fat % than I now like to maintain, but size for size sake isn't as important to me anymore. I now get the best of both worlds and enjoy a physique that is both visually strong and physically strong. It is nice to no longer have to 'bulk' just to have reasonable size I feel better, leaner, and according to my 'better half' I look better, as well. By the way ­ all indications are that I will be able to add even more mass, now that I have this method working for me. LEFT: Before JReps, and even after several years of regular, intense training. RIGHT: A little over a year, after JReps (After photo taken Dec 2006). I tried to be as fair as possible, and mimic a pose for before and after. The lighting isn't the same, but I think overall it is a reasonable comparison. I have other photo's whereby the difference seems greater, but I think it was exaggerated by the pose and the lighting. Here you can see a clearly 'fuller' me, in that with only 12 extra pounds (and at least half, if not more of that is in the lower body). My weak arm and shoulder (left side, as I am right handed) look better than ever, and clearly have filled out well. I am the same body fat percentage in both shots, but the lighting and the added size makes me appear a bit leaner in the after shot. I decided on using the side shot because it offers better depth and a realistic view of my physique (not flat with pure overhead lighting). It isn't easy to look muscular in such a photo, but it offers enough angle to show how my shape has changed and grown. Before JReps, and about a year afterward. As I said, I am no marvel of size or symmetry, but I am happy finally to be taking on a fuller, beefier appearance. In the past, I looked fit and well trained, but far from the muscled look of a bodybuilder. Another 10 or so pounds and I think I truly will resemble a well muscled lifter. In the past, I had to be at a significantly higher level of body fat to look this big and solid. It certainly is nice to be able to fill out a T-shirt, but still have cuts underneath! Lastly, I purposely avoided dieting down hard for the pictures; I look this way everyday. I certainly can get leaner, but on camera it offers the effect of looking far bigger than I appear in day-to-day life. Thus, don't view these as magazine style modeling shots or bodybuilding competition stuff. I want to show changes and muscularity as it looks on me in real life.

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