Proof Positive That VRT Works

Here's a post from a practicioner of Visualized Resistance Training who uses the handle 'douglis.'

A former weight trainer, he did a 'study of one' using VRT as a stand-alone bodybuilding system, and compared it to his strength and endurance capacity in his weightlifting days. Here's the results he had, which proves that VRT can sustain or increase strength as a solitary exercise:

"After more than 2 years of VRT only, I want to start an experiment (see daily workout) so I'll give VRT a break for three months. Since I haven't performed any weight lifting exercise for the last three years, I thought it's the right time to test my strength and the VRT carryover.

Here are the results: Military press: 176 pounds: 2006-8 reps...today-12 reps!!! Barbell rows 187 pounds: 2006-8 reps...today-9 reps. Biceps curls 90 pounds: 2006-8 reps...today-10 reps. BW pull-ups: 2006-20 reps...today-19 reps (but I'm also 23 pounds heavier!) Squats (ass to grass): 286 pounds: 2006-10 reps...today-9 reps.

I'm really surprised that I got stronger at most exercises, without performing them for three years. As you can see the more complex the move the less the carryover since specificity and technique play a bigger role."

-Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"