Originally Posted by
jbackos
Coan also mentioned that earlier in his career he used higher volume, but claims that he no longer needed it. As for the test issue who knows. He squatted high 400's and deadlifted 500 at 148 in high school so I think its safe to say he is a freak.
I trained that way for quite a while and found it to work but also found a drop off in strength after the first week of threes which would indicate a lack of volume. The program also requires a huge commitment and lifestyle manipulation to be able to make weights week after week. Lets not forget that Coan lived in his parents basement and had his entire life structured around his lifting - no day job to get in the way. Not to take anything away from him but most of us don't have that lifestyle.