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I made the decision to buy this book due to Carter's association with blogger/powerlifter Jamie Lewis on the podcast they used to do together. I always thought Carter to be out of his depth on some of the training related topics they used to discuss, but gave him the benefit of the doubt on purchase of this work. I have to say straight up it's another example of a disappointing cash grab from a blogger with more of a proficiency in Copy-Pasting than any originality regarding exercise programming. I made the decision to buy this book due to Carter's association with blogger/powerlifter Jamie Lewis on the podcast they used to do together. I always thought Carter to be out of his depth on some of the training related topics they used to discuss, but gave him the benefit of the doubt on purchase of this work. I have to say straight up it's another example of a disappointing cash grab from a blogger with more of a proficiency in Copy-Pasting than any originality regarding exercise programming. The majority of the contents can be accessed from the archives of the LRB website which when at least viewed in their chronological publication give some semblance of order and coherency.

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At the same time, the book (can an 80 page copy-paste job be deemed such a thing?) simply assumes too much reader prior knowledge. As his most recent work, I thought Base-Building might cut through the redundancy; but the reader is forced to search the author’s archives with a fine-toothed comb or cross reference the other books he sells in order to make meaning of it all. I find this tactic to sell books disingenuous, sneaky and fucking annoying to say the least. As the progenitor of nothing resembling an original idea, Carter is found wanting. He’s known for hitching his wagon to bigger names within the industry - Wendler, Poliquin, Klokov, Coan, Lewis etc, cherry picking (aka ripping off) ideas and concepts and then attempting to meld it into a workable philosophy that he palms off as his own. This might work with the easily exploited newbie market, but anyone who’s been in the game for longer than 20 minutes or even perused the T-nation archives for any length of time can see where most of “Paul’s ideas” were (ahem), “borrowed”.

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Obviously rushed, the sequence and editing is sloppy and slipshod. A coherent unifying theme and its details are lost among the numerous anecdotes, endless name dropping and unctuous self aggrandizement. The end result pretty much resembles the author's own physique - a puffy, water-retentive, bloated mess lacking quality and refinement.

What Carter also 'forgets' to mention in his books is that he’s a long time advocate and user of Performance Enhancing Drugs rendering much of his recommendations as basically null and void for the majority of lifters and natural trainees. Carter himself is also constantly plagued with injuries - I’ve never seen someone as “Banged” up as this guy.

Not exactly a ringing endorsement for his method which preaches minimal volume and frequency.oh, but maybe Paul thinks mentioning his injuries makes him “legit” in the eyes of the “hardcore” crowd. His writing tone masquerades as “badass”, but lacks the verisimilitude and authenticity of someone like Lewis who actually is hardcore and has the records to prove it. Being a natural trainee I would recommend something like Jonnie Candito's Intermediate Lifting Program which is not only free, but will enable the drug free lifter to maximise their strength levels in a shorter period of time. Practical Programming for Strength 3rd Edition is also an invaluable guide for assisting the novice and intermediate to constructing their OWN programs. For the more advanced lifter, Jamie Lewis’, “Issuance of Insanity” series or “Destroy the Opposition” are much more coherent, original and entertaining reads than this tripe In summary, Carter's work is a schizophrenic mess that will have the average trainee spinning their wheels, chasing multiple goals and scratching their heads in confusion when they realise they've wasted a chunk of their valuable training lives “Lifting, Running and Banging” their heads in frustration against the wall of zero gains. The book might only cost a tenner, but the time lost reading, cross referencing and god forbid, actually running the “program” is irretrievable.

Paul Carter was born in England in 1969. His father's military career had the family moving all over the world, re-locating every few years. Paul has lived, worked, gotten into trouble and been given a serious talking to in England, Scotland, Germany, France, Holland, Norway, Portugal, Tunisia, Australia, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Borneo, Columbia, Vietnam, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Paul Carter was born in England in 1969.

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His father's military career had the family moving all over the world, re-locating every few years. Paul has lived, worked, gotten into trouble and been given a serious talking to in England, Scotland, Germany, France, Holland, Norway, Portugal, Tunisia, Australia, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Borneo, Columbia, Vietnam, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Sumatra, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, China, USA and Saudi Arabia. Today he lives in Perth with his wife, baby daughter and two motorbikes.

Here's what you need to know. Everyone knows what a single, double, or triple is, but when it gets to 'four,' people suddenly develop weight training amnesia. You can build a solid foundation of strength and mass with a program based around sets of four. And it only requires four days a week of training. One of the biggest reasons people get stuck in a training rut is because they start implementing more exercises and more set and rep schemes. Their training starts to resemble that of a buffet more than a basic meal of steak and potatoes.

Any time you find yourself frustrated by a plateau, the best thing you can do is eliminate all of the BS you've been doing and reel it back into simplicity. That's where the Primer 4 Program comes in. The number four is the lonely, bastard child of the strength rep scheme. Everyone knows what a single, double, or triple is, but when it gets to 'four' people suddenly develop weight training amnesia. No one talks about their best 'quad' rep set.

They skip right over ugly number four and talk about 'fives' like four never even existed. Why that is, I don't know. John Kuc, the first man to squat 900 pounds and who deadlifted a ridiculous 870 at a bodyweight of 242 pounds, did lots of sets of four in his training. Shieko, the Russian powerlifting system that's produced solid lifters, also uses sets of four throughout the programming. So let's clear the air here. Four is not an ugly number for strength training. It's more or less the intellectual hot sister that never gets a date because she's misunderstood and doesn't get used up like her slutty sisters, the triple and 'fives.'

The point is, sets of four have merit and you can build a solid foundation of strength and mass with a program based around them. The way we're going to use sets of four in my 'Primer 4' program is to 'prime' you for the last set of four in the volume sequence. Simplify to Get Strong One of the biggest reasons many get stuck in a training rut is because, over time, they start implementing more ideas, more movements, and more set and rep schemes. Their training starts to resemble that of a buffet more than a basic meal of steak and potatoes.

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In essence, simplicity is lost, and along with that, so is progress. I've made this mistake many times over the course of my training life. Instead of being fixated on perfecting my steak and potatoes, I became distracted by all sorts of side items and the desserts that might follow. In other words, you stop focusing on things like simple progression, perfecting technique of your big compound movements, and become far too interested in shit like bands, mobility, weak points, foam rolling, and assistance work. Do all of those things have a potentially productive place in someone's training paradigm?

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But not if the meat and potatoes aren't being first addressed as the most critical parts. Any time you find yourself frustrated by a plateau, the best thing you can do is eliminate all of the bullshit you've been doing, and reel it back into simplicity. And that's where the Primer 4 Program comes in. 8 Movements, 4 Days a Week for 6 Weeks, 4 Sets, 4 Reps For the Primer 4 routine, we're going to pick 4 movements for the upper body and 4 movements for the lower body for the entirety of the program. They have to be straight-bar barbell movements as often as possible, and always free weights.

No machines and no fancy bars. You can use dumbbells but keep their inclusion minimal. For upper body you need to pick two pressing movements and two pulling movements:. Barbell Bench Press. Barbell Incline Press. Decline Press. Overhead Press Variations.

Barbell Row. Dumbbell Row. T-Bar Row. Chin Up Okay, so chin-up isn't a barbell movement, but we grant it a pass because it's hard to do and basic as hell. For lower body movements, you need to pick two types of quad movements and two hamstring/glute type movements:.

Squat, high bar or low bar. Front Squat.

Zercher Squat. Barbell Hack Squat. Barbell Lunge. Deadlift. Stiff Legged Deadlift. Romanian Deadlift The Simple Split The basic split here will be four days a week, with upper body and lower body performed twice a week. Pretty simple stuff.

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Day 1: Upper Body 1. Day 2: Lower Body 1. Day 3: Off. Day 4: Upper Body 2. Day 5: Lower Body 2.

Day 6: Off. Day 7: Off Upper body days will consist of nothing more than one pressing movement and one pulling movement. Likewise, lower body days will consist of one quad based movement and one hamstring/glute based movement.

A typical week might look like this: Upper Body 1 Bench Press 4 sets x 4 reps Barbell Row 4 sets x 4 reps Lower Body 1 Squat 4 sets x 4 reps Deadlift 4 sets x 4 reps Upper Body 2 Incline Press 4 sets x 4 reps T-Bar Row 4 sets x 4 reps Lower Body 2 Front Squat 4 sets x 4 reps Romanian Deadlift 4 sets x 4 reps Note: Despite what I've laid out above, the last set of 4 won't really be a set of 4. I'll explain that below.

Where the Magic Comes In When I was developing my Base Building program and doing tons of different types of volume sequences (i.e., 5x5, 8x5, 5x8, etc.), I noticed that the third or fourth set in the volume sequence would often be my fastest and strongest-feeling set. Even though I'd already performed a lot of warm-up sets, once I got to my working weight I'd find that I often didn't hit my 'groove' until a few sets in. As such, we're going to take advantage of that insight and grease that motor cortex groove and perform more than 4 reps with that last set. To begin with, we have to establish what weight you'll be using for these sets. When you pick the movements you'll be using, pick a weight that's your 10RM, but make sure you're honest with yourself and that you can hit about 10 clean reps with that weight. If you let a little ego creep in, the program will be less effective, so err on the conservative side. If you're a percentages guy like myself, it's going to be something like of 75% of your 1RM.

With that said, here's how you'll really perform the 4x4 volume sequence:. Week 1: 3 x 4 1 x 4+ with 2 reps in the tank. Week 2: 3 x 4 1 x 4+ with 1 rep in the tank. Week 3: 3 x 4 1 x as many reps as possible. Week 4: 3 x 4 1 x try to beat last week's reps.

Week 5: 3 x 4 1 set - try to beat last week's reps. Week 6: Deload Got it? Your last set of 'four' could actually be 6, 7, or 8 reps.

What About My Semi-Pronated Triceps Kickbacks? I know, your mind is rebelling against doing so 'little' work.

I understand this battle. You feel like if you don't get in those one-arm cable side laterals that your already tiny shoulders are going to fall right off.

I can assure you that won't happen. It can be hard to transition from doing 97 different movements and 15 different rep and set schemes, but often times too many variables in your training will kill progress rather than spur it on. Another thing to keep in mind is that lots of guys do in fact train brutally hard without much to show in the way of results. At times, their enthusiasm can be the very thing that squelches progress. When they short circuit the training-to-recovery cycle, all the hard work can essentially be for nothing. The return on their effort investment can be minimal at best.

This routine eliminates complexity and puts the focus back on hitting a few rep PR's over the course of the training cycle. It removes the equation of trying to be really mediocre at a lot of things and forces you to get better at just a few things. Getting back to just keeping it simple is often the best thing you can do to start kicking ass again. Paul Carter specializes in hypertrophy and body recomposition. He coaches pro bodybuilders and elite strength athletes, and works with some of the most respected minds in the strength and physique world.

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Paul is also the author of the.