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Jacked & Tan 2.0 – 18 weeks (Flexible, 4-Day)
I just finished up a reasonably consistent run through J&T 2.0 so thought I’d share my experience given I had read some helpful reviews myself on it and it’s good to give back. Also, I’ve never done a review before so here we go.
Background Context
- Current Stats: 37, 6ft 2”, 107kg
- Lifting Experience: Plenty of strength and conditioning gym work throughout a 20+ year rugby career. Would have had programs provided and just mainly go with the flow.
- Previous Programs: I’m certainly more of a novice when it comes to going it alone on programs. I used an online coach a couple of years ago for a few months which opened my eyes a bit, particularly in relation to nutrition but also gave me a good steer into a block periodisation training style which I liked. I did some research then and settled on a good old nSuns variant to go lone wolf for the first time which went quite well. Switched to Bigger Leaner Stronger then while on a cut, followed more recently by a blend of both to suit my lifestyle and what I enjoyed doing in gym.
- Diet During Program: I started post turkey season a touch over 110kg and did the first 10 weeks on a reasonably strict -500cal deficit, getting down to 103kg. This wasn’t ideal for my pushing strength in particular so after a holiday (to work on the tan of course), I loosened up the tracking and decided to run Week 1-6 again while focusing on getting my protein in to push on for some 1RM targets which I had in mind for Week 18.
Results
- Table below and can be found here. Estimated 1RMs (e1RM) are where I was currently at based on my most recent higher rep max. I had never really tested a Squat or OHP 1RM and Deadlift was 227.5kg last time of asking. Also, I bought a belt for the first time which eventually arrived just in time for my last week so this certainly helped, with my squat in particular.
- A graph for good measure because, why not.
- And Body Composition showing a bit of the journey.
The Good
- What I liked about it: The best balance so far, I’ve had for a 4-day week where I was able to get a solid 1 hr session in and felt challenged every single day and also looked forward to pretty much every workout as there is always an opportunity to chip your previous RMs.
- Specific Positive Results: Aside from hitting my reasonably aggressive ATPR 1RM targets, getting OHP in as a T1 lift and a proper shoulder focused push session was great and helped me get some sort of semi-decent press together while also transferring well to my flat bench. My squatting has also always been pretty poor, so I got to spend this program working on form and my strength came on plenty with some SSB and BSS work added in.
The Not-So-Good
- Not the program’s fault but I probably shouldn’t have taken it on while running a slightly aggressive cut at the start, otherwise I could have gotten even more out of it. Not much bad to say otherwise which is a pretty good sign. I look forward to coming back to it again.
Key Takeaways & Overall Recommendation
- Overall rating: 8.5/10
- Who do I think this program is best suited for? Reasonably experienced lifters, looking for a linear block periodisation style with a focus on the Big 4 lifts and a change up from the 5/3/1 style.
- What’s next for me? New baby (#3) imminent so I’m heading in to survival mode for the foreseeable but I’ll play around with some BB type programs when I can, such as Jeff’s new one or otherwise some sort of powerbuilding variant.
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