From Chad Howse,
Author of the Man Diet,
Founder of Dare Mighty Things Inc.

About 11 years ago now I set out to figure out one simple thing:

I was weak and scrawny. I lacked confidence and the ability to live how I wanted to live, like a warrior, like an alpha male.

One of the historical figures that comes to mind when someone says “alpha male”, is Theodore Roosevelt.

We all know the brash, audacious, powerful, even cartoonish figure he eventually evolved into; the President, the rancher, the adventurer, the war hero, the conservationist, the boxer and the martial artist and the hunter...

What few realize is that TR started his life out as a weak and sickly young man. Until, that is, his father had finally had enough of his "weak son" and forced him to become a stronger man so he could live the life that he knew the young TR was capable of.

“Theodore Sr. built TR a small gymnasium in the house for him to improve his strength. The boy also began boxing lessons. Eventually Teedie's asthma disappeared and his strength increased.”

Had he not gotten stronger we wouldn't still be reading about this great man in history. We wouldn't hear about his adventures nor his never-ending energy.

If his father didn't force him to grow stronger, Theodore Roosevelt wouldn't be in our history books. He wouldn't have been the fighter, nor the President; not the conservationist, nor the military hero. Had he not gotten stronger, he'd have simply been average.

So here I was, average at best, but wanting to become better. Naturally, after reading about TR, how he got stronger and how it helped him live a much more audacious life - one of the most active lives in history - I saw that I, too, needed to get stronger.

There was, however, a problem...

99% of the programs that promise "insane, never before seen results", follow fads and "tricks" that simply don't work. Furthermore they aren't made for the individual (YOU), rather, they're made to get the average man average results.

I don't want average, and I'm guessing you don't either. I also didn't, and don't, want to fork over thousands of dollars for a one-on-one coach, especially when 99% of coaches don't really know how to get optimal results.

And so, I was stuck.

I wanted to rise from average to alpha, but everything I tried and got my hands on just wasn't good enough...

Thus, the past 11 years have been spent studying and testing, trying and failing and trying again.

I've learned a lot and I'm still learning, and I've finally discovered the methods that do produce optimal results. Here's the thing:

They're not "magic tricks", nor are they gimmicks or fads or pills, powders, and potions. They're simple but tough methods that MATHEMATICALLY bring a fella like you or I from average to alpha.

If you're like the guys below, an action-taker (and I know you are), a badass, a fella who's just trying to unleash his inner alpha, then I'll take you from where you are now, to where you want to be.

We have to work harder and smarter, but that doesn’t mean we can’t end up better and stronger, and it’s strength in the physical, spiritual, and mental forms that will help you rise from the confines of mediocrity to a greatness that you are, indeed, worthy of if you're willing to work.

What lacks from 99% of the programs I've tried - especially early on - was an intelligent, mathematical approach to getting stronger. Most of them just proposed a rep count, be it 3x10 or 5x5 or 3x8 for a few weeks, after which they'd change, along with the weights.

You see, most programs simply aim to have you lift as heavy a weight as you can within a certain rep count. This is flawed because it’s arbitrary – who’s to say what you should be lifting at a certain rep count if your reps and weight aren’t based on anything?

There IS NO PROGRESSION in 99% of the strength programs out there, nor in the muscle building programs, nor in the fat loss programs. That’s why you can get results for a couple weeks, then they taper out and you’re stuck in a permanent plateau.

By simply adding weight each week to the same rep count they’re also aiming to create growth, but growth in the muscle and in strength isn’t a direct climb, there are ebbs and flows that must be programmed into your training.

Your results cannot look like this:

When the process isn't mathematical, when the strategy isn't based on numbers, the results end up looking something like this:

You see growth initially because you're pushing your body beyond what it's currently used to, but as you continue to simply push, you end up plateauing and eventually regressing. Progression needs proper programming to create something more along these lines, with ebbs and flows, maximizer months and weeks where you taper back and allow for much needed recovery:

Sadly, what you get from the majority in this industry are workouts that are designed to sell. They have tricky tips and tactics that aren't founded in science or reason.

They sound "cool" and unique, but the reality is that what's worked from day one still works today, we're just measuring our performance to strategically guarantee our progress.

This isn't a "trick to help you magically get stronger and leaner and more muscular". It's an equation:

The Gauge Workout is your starting point, but you’re also going to go back to it to re-test your 1RM for the important lifts (more on these in a bit).

Without a starting point or any knowledge of how strong you actually are right now, there are two important things you’re unable to do:

1. Determine how much weight you should be able to lift for each rep scheme, making the weights you pick up arbitrary and 99% of the time, too light.
2. Know when you’re growing and getting stronger.

Without a starting point, that is, an actual TEST to determine how strong you are, you won’t know precisely how much you should lift, nor will you know if what you’re doing is actually working.

You don't, however, need to get in the gym and actually lift your 1RM. With my calculator we can find that out based on your max's from higher rep counts, like how much weight you can bench press for 8 or 9 or 10 reps (it's a simple test).

There are certain lifts that should take precedents over others. That actually doesn’t mean that you’re going to be doing more of them, it simply means that a program should be based around them.

You’re going to increase in strength and lean muscle mass if you focus your program around the squat, deadlift, overhead press, and the bench press.

Build a program around your biggest muscle groups and the others will improve as a result.

Most programs fail in this necessity as they focus as much on isolation as they do on compound lifts or they think that variety in exercises is all-important, when it’s variety in rep counts and consistent progression that yields maximal growth.

You can force your body to get stronger by increasing your weight by the right number (which isn't always automatically 5 pounds a week).

Especially for your bigger lifts, those important ones we just mentioned, they need to be based upon your results that you found in your Gauge Workout.

The reps and sets should alternate on a nearly weekly basis always taking into account the load you're aiming for. You’re still lifting the same equivalent weight, but the reps and sets you’re using provide the muscle with a different look.

That’s one of the limitations of programs that focus only on a single rep count and an arbitrary chosen weight that usually takes a few sets to actually figure out, all the while fatiguing the muscle while you're throwing darts in the dark trying to find a weight that's just right, when you really have no clue what just right is.

When you're told what weight you should mathematically be lifting, your workout intensity doubles because you've been shown what you should be lifting (it's usually a higher weight than you'd guess), so you push yourself that much harder to fulfill the calculations.

Not only are you lifting heavier weights because you're pushing yourself to get stronger, but you're busting your ass trying to fulfill what the percentages have told you that you should be lifting.

My workouts more than doubled in intensity when I started using percentage-based training, and I thought that bringing math into my workouts would ruin them!

Fortunately, I was wrong!

Optimal results don’t occur in a straight upward or escalating line. They increase, and regress, but this regression isn’t the cause of your body reaching a plateau, it’s a FORCED regression or tapering, a dialing back of your intensity to allow you to recover.

I like having a tapering week every 4-8 weeks, and the more intense a program, the closer I err to the 4 week mark to allow for a week of active recovery, not just sitting on your ass.

You’re not going to create OPTIMAL results simply lifting heavier weights each week, every now and then you need to lift lighter weights to allow your body to heal and catch up.

With the A2A Maximizer Month, you're going to progress week after week with changing loads and intensities all based on your results from the Gauge Workout.

You know your starting point, now all you have to do is plug in your numbers and lift! Which is one of the greatest benefits of the A2A DUP Method.

• You don't have to guess which weight you should lift, it's all done for you.
• Which means more intensity.
• NO trial and error trying to find the right weight.
• If you fail, it's on you because you know EXACTLY what you should be lifting week in and week out!

This is the program for guys who want to get strong.

Which means, if you want to build more muscle and burn more fat, THIS is your starting point!

Without strength you cannot build the muscle you want to build, or burn the fat you want to burn, and you're definitely not going to create the shape you want to create.

With the Maximizer Month we use exercises that will get you JACKED, but also help you thin your waste and build broader shoulders.

However, there's a bonus I've thrown in that will take things to the next level...

What I've realized on my quest, is that a single program, no matter how good, won't give you your ideal.

Ideally, you'd have something that gives you the following...

Average 2 Alpha was born when I stopped my coaching program because too many guys were signing up! I knew I wanted to give the BEST value I could give, I just couldn't give it through coaching any more, nor did I want to charge $1000/person just for it to make sense for my time.

Because you signed up to use the Gauge Workout, you gain FREE access to Average 2 Alpha for 14-days, so you can try it out for yourself and see the insane value and effectiveness of a custom approach designed to fit YOUR goals. That's 14 days completely free, then just $47 per month if you decide to continue with the A2A after that. If you don’t, you can email us any time to cancel.

Click the Button Above to Get Complete Access to Your Free Trial of "Average 2 Alpha" for 14-Days (Then Just $47/month), Cancel Anytime.

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However, you're going to be shocked at the value of the package, so read through everything and implement!

After I built my ideal body, I never looked back.

I started this business. I started helping guys achieve the same thing I achieved, and I can't wait for you to do the same.

You're an action-taker, so take action on the Maximizer Month.

You're a badass, so hit that program like a man possessed and start building the body you damn well deserve today.

Click the Button Above to Get Complete Access to Your Free Trial of "Average 2 Alpha" for 14-Days (Then Just $47/month), Cancel Anytime.

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