Reactive Training Systems

Excellent progress for months. I guess the most important thing I got out of Mike's book was this: think for yourself and do what you need to do to make progress. 

I think people get way too hung up on following a program, worrying obsessively about minor details(like doing 3 reps instead of 4, etc.), instead of monitoring their progress and experimenting. 

I still follow the basic 4 day template but its still totally individualized.  I trained using Sheiko templates for quite awhile and even had a coach following my training partner and I(Eric Talmant's coach, Dave Bates) but I still found the need to add in different movements like 2 boards to address weaknesses and I didn't do all the accessory work like flyes because I didn't think it would help(based on experience). 

Becoming a good(or great) athlete is a slow-burn process and at some point people need to think for themselves. Taking a year to improve a given lift may happen at a point in a powerlifters career. Frustrating yes, but still progress. 

Sorry about the rant...in a nutshell, RTS manual is a superb little collection and I continue to make steady, consistent progress.

Yeah this is a good thread for sure. Let Mike see his students brag!
I am just finishing up three mesocycles and here are the gains:

Squat with B+W
Start- 455-475ish
Now 585 with more in the tank.

Beltless squats:+200B Bands
Start 315x4@9
Now 405x5@9 and 500x1@9.5 So huge gains

Deadlift
Start 560x2@9
Now 725x1 and just missed 751.

Bench press
Start 330x3@10
Now Probably at 385x3-4

Closegrip bench paused
Start 315x1-2
Now 385x1 with some left.

Dumbbell shoulder press
Start 100's x 4
Now 100's x 15 full out. That is in a seat with a backrest.

Basically those are the main gains. No need to get into smaller excercises but you get the point. I am asked by EVERYONE at the gym what I am doing. Just like everyother lifter that lifts decent weights I get steroid accusations as well. I take those as a compliment. I have sent about 50+ people to the website to get Mikes book, but am unsure how many have actually bought yet.

This progress that I have made is simply on the BASIC template, so when I plateau then I have many options I can take to get the lifts moving again. That is what I like so much about RTS training. Without it i would stall, and I would be lost. I thought the only other way was weight gain. Very untrue. You the man Mike.

Not even three mesocycles yet. I have one week left in my intensity cycle, then I will be through 3 full. I train 4 out of 8 days because of my work schedule.So 12 workouts in the volume= 24 days so the intensity is the same. 48 per mesocycle. I am exactly 136 days in to be exact since I just figured it out. Deadlift has basically moved a pound per day for everyday I have been doing this.

That's awesome, guys! You all deserve congratulations for taking ownership of your programming and putting in tons (literally) of hard work and getting what you put in. Intelligent, consistent, hard work is clearly paying off for you guys! Again, congrats on the progress!