No disrespect meant, but from what I have heard, it's kind of of a rip off of Titan Training from Leo Costa. Now this just what I have heard, and as i said, no disrespect meant to Homonucleus. Maybe some of you can elaborate on some of the differences between the two programs?
I actually cover that in the intro of the book. I've used a 4 day / week program like TT (there is a three days / week version, too I include as a mod. I created for a client) and Muscle Rounds area term I kept intentionally (see below.)
Here are some of the things that I wanted to ensure were are part of FT. (It's been so long since I did what was my best stab at Titan training that I seriously can't recall and/or, honestly, wasn't sure how to do some of what Leo set out. Again, details in the book.)
---The three main set types are delineated precisely in terms of reps, rest intervals, FAILURE POINTS, and execution.
---There is an exercise rotational strategy (Loading sets) and progression is part of the other Set Types, too.
---There is an intentionally superimposed variety of stimuli in the different Set Types to take advantage of different aspects / stimuli for hypertrophy.
---Pump sets in particular lend themselves to a variety of fun in the gym.
---Flexibility of exercise selection is set out to 1.) Allow you to work around busy gym times and 2.) prevent overuse types of injuries / inflammation.
---Two of the days can be used when traveling (covered in the FAQ).
---Periodization and loading scheme is auto regulated.
---Loaded stretching (autoreglated) is a component of the program
---There are three volume Tiers to accommodate different recovery abilities (for whatever reason).
---There are two Versions of the program (for now).
---The intensive cruise is a specialized form of Tapering designed to prevent the "1 step back" I would sometime see with DC training.
---There is a dietary strategy.
---I include a supplement section.
---The FT book is "a bit" longer and loaded with scientific substantiation (hyperlinked throughout the e-book) for those who really like to see why I propose what I do.
I fine tuned the program with a group of Beta-testers and did it myself for well over a year to test it's limits.
---I include a FAQ on things like inclusion of cardio.
---I touch upon using FT pre-contest and off-season.
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I'd have to dig out TT from my packed up box of books to come up with more, but those are the things that stand out. Costa uses some different terminology, but I intentionally kept the muscle round terminology b/c I liked how he set things up (after playing with various rep / rest internal and set total variations of cluster sets).
The thing is, every program is kind of a rip off on of other programs to some extent. (We use sets and reps. Take a look at PITT Force training for something that defies that, however - kinda.) Just yesterday on another board, someone referred to a three way (Push, Pull, Legs) split as "DC." That split's older than dirt, of course, but if someone's framework is to see a 3-way as DC, then anything using that 3-way is "DC."
I really liked some of the basic framework of TT, and of course had been using DC for about a decade, modifying it a good bit in the last few years. I kept the good and added a lot more, I think.
Heck, I found and tried DC in like 2001 or so (Cycles for Pennies time frame) b/c I had come on my own to a training plan VERY similar to a DC three way. I was different substantially (as best I can recall) only in that I wasn't doing rest-pause sets. Dante set a good example in retaining the term Rest-pause, which he borrowed from Mentzer to make it clear that he wasn't trying to stealthily steal Mentzer's ideas.
So, anyhow, I overtrained (legitimately) using TT (or what I thought was intended from reading the book) in a couple months. I've been doing FT well over a year and a half now, so there are some differences there, simply in that sense.
Good question, though, Dionysusedge. I'd not caught wind of the "rip off" accusations (at least not that term) and hoped that including the intro. section in the book where I describe my experience with TT as a part of the genesis of FT would have prevented that. (Maybe it has somewhat.) But then again, this IS the internet... LOL
-Scott
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