MP45? What is that thing? Well, in case you haven’t been paying attention to the internet ads, Facebook fitness groups, and Google results for best fitness programs, MP45 seems to be the newest and “hottest” workout system where some people are claiming these amazing results in just 45 days. Yes, you read that right, only 45 days. Of course, me being me, I already have an opinion about this program based on the pictures I have seen and the blogs I’ve kind of over read when looking for reviews. Personally I believe this whole 45 days transformation claims are total BULLSHIT with capital letters. Yes, I don’t care what anyone says, 45 days to go from obese to rip with ridiculous abs and a decent amount of muscle mass? Seriously, GTFO!

I follow online many professional athletes, people who compete in fitness contests, people who are professionals, people who are knowledgeable, people who either have years of experience or have spent months and years (not a weekend taking a seminar to get a certification that allows you to become a leader of a cult… oops), and absolutely no one will come up with such a ridiculous claim that they can turn anyone into a fitness looking freak in just 45 days. I’ve done P90X in the past, a super intense fitness program and while I have achieved amazing results in just 90 days, not even those who do P90X (except for a few bullshitters who want to fool people into joining their coaching teams) will claim such a drastic transformation unless they have done the program more than once.

SO…. what am I going to do about it besides calling it bullshit. Well, considering that not only I truly believe those people who show the 45 transformation didn’t get such results in just 45 days, but also are probably paid by the owner of the program, since they offer people to become affiliates, I decided I will do this program, committing myself 100% to the nutrition plan and workout split (like I have before with other programs), and give a complete accurate and honest review of the program.

Because I’m currently 3 weeks away of finishing the current program I’m doing (my diet has been crap, which in a way is great so I don’t have the best body/muscle definition by when I’m done with the program), on March 7 I will officially start MP45 and take a picture on a daily basis for my weekly review of the program, which will take about 6 weeks to finish? Somewhere around that. So I’m really hoping the creator of this program somehow discovered the magical workout plan that belonged to Merlin, and makes me eat my own words.

Keep tune for more on March 7

While the answer could be narrowed to two very simple facts, I would dare to say it goes beyond those two reasons, but for the purpose of this blog and to avoid getting into a ridiculously long post, I’ll stick with those two, which are diet and health.

I’ve been following Josef Rakich on Instagram which got me into trying his program. I mean, considering the price and pictures of those who have tried his program, I dare to say there really wasn’t much to lose.

So, is it really worth it? That’s the question that brought you here, and here’s my answer.

IF you are one of the many people out there overwhelmed with the amount of information online where every “expert” says a different thing and you feel like you’re walking around in circles without getting any solid information or getting any results, the answer is yes. Just like I’d say yes to P90X, Insanity, the Jillian Michaels DVDs you can by at your local Walmart, etc.

IF you are looking to get your fitness to a new level, and maybe achieve the looks of those people who apparently have tried his program and look amazing? I would say you should probably look somewhere else for a different plan. And here’s why. While you will get results, there’s no question about it, based on my experience with other plans I’ve done, there are two major factors in this equation that I don’t like.

1- The workout plans are exactly the same for the most part during the 3 months of training. The one thing that changes is the amount of reps/sets. I even went from the lean option to the bulk option and the workout plan was exactly the same. Now, I personally get bored easily of the same routines after a few weeks of doing them. I usually change them between 4 and 6 weeks. With this plan, you go will stick to the same plan with no changes. Is this a bad thing? I’d say YES. Forgetting about boredom or hitting a plateau, there’s never a personalized assessment where Josef or anyone working for him looks at your pics and says, hey, you seem to be lacking of shoulder mass, or chest, so we’ll make the program for you to develop those muscles you’re lacking a little more to get you to a proportionate look. That right there is not a good thing.

2- The diet plan gives you the option to select which kind of foods you don’t like to eat. That is a good thing, the same way they provide you with how much of each food to eat per meal and the total amount of macros per meal. So far so good, BUT, anyone who knows how fitness works knows, food is the most important part of how your body composition will be affected with the exercises you do. So what I found with the meal plan is, as closed as I followed the meal plan, my body didn’t change as expected. Now, I’m not saying the meal plan is badly designed, I just believe it is a little generic in the sense, from previous experiences, based on my fitness goals, there were modifications and certain adjustments made to the plan in order to achieve the desired goals.

So in conclusion, when doing both the lean and bulk plan, I felt there was something missing with the meals, something to get better results, and the workouts got me bored even if with some exercises I got strong and with others I got better. It was the lack of variety and change that got me bored of this plan.

At the end, my results didn’t match any of those who claim they got amazing results in the 90 days. Was it my fault? I’m not sure. I dare to say it wasn’t, but who really knows.

Last year, after I had spent sometime being inactive and putting on some extra body fat, I came across an article from CutAndJacked.com where they had interviewed Lazar Angelov (if you don’t know who this guy is, click on the his name and you’ll see his amazing body) and he had provided a workout routine he does. While I’m very skeptical about the veracity of these workouts, since most people in the fitness industry usually keep their routines “secret” as part of their business strategy, since they charge for workout plans and routines to their clients, I decided to give it a try and see what would happen.

Along with the routine, I also changed my diet, and for the first time in a while I decided to stop counting calories and macros. I once again allowed myself to eat 5 to 6 meals a day, small portions, keeping a balance of proteins and carbs with each meal. Enough to satisfy my appetite for 2 to 3 hours before my next meal. And while I admit during these 90 days I most probably lost some muscle mass; I did achieve a great look, ending with a body weight of 175 lbs.

Now, before I share the plan, I want to mention that I personally don’t like doing the same routines for more than 4 weeks straight, so based on Lazar’s routine, I created two new routines for the following 60 days of training which I will include with this post as well. Again, this is what worked for me, and I will never tell anyone that this might work for others as well.

Workout Routines

Note: Double set consist of doing two exercises one after the other. You do one set of the first exercises and without taking a break you do a set of the second exercise, then you take a break. And then repeat for the amounts of sets remaining.

Lazar Angelov’s Routine

Monday: Chest & Abs
Flat Bench: 4 Sets × 8 Reps
Incline Bench: 4 Sets × 8
Decline Bench: 4 Sets × 8
Pullovers: 4 Sets × 12
Hammer Press: 3 Sets × 12
Dips: 3 Sets × 12
Weighted Sit Ups: 4 Sets x failure
Hanging Leg Raises: – 4 Sets x failure
Side Bends: 4 Sets x failure
Side Crunches: 4 Sets x failure

Tuesday: Back, Traps & Forearms
Bent Over Row: 4 Sets × 8 Reps
Deadlift: 4 Sets × 8
Pulldowns: 4 Sets × 12
Pull Ups: 4 Sets × 12
Cable Row: 4 Sets × 12
Shrugs: 6 Sets × 10
Standing wrist curl behind back: 4 Sets x failure
Reverse barbell wrist curl over bench: 4 Sets x failure

Wednesday: Delts & Abs
Military Press Behind The Neck: 3 Sets × 8 Reps
Machine Press: 4 Sets × 8
Lateral Raises: 4 Sets x 10
Weight Plate Front Raises: 4 Sets ×10
Front Raise: 4 Sets × 10
Reverse Pec Deck: 4 Sets × 10
Reverse Fly’s (on incline bench): 4 Sets × 12
Weighted Sit Ups: 4 Sets x failure
Hanging Leg Raise: 4 Sets x failure
Side Bends: 4 Sets x failure
Side Crunches: 4 Sets x failure

Thursday: Triceps, Biceps & Forearms
Close Grip Bench Press: 4 Sets × 8 Reps
Tricep Pushdowns: 4 Sets × 8
EZ Bar Skullcrusher: 4 Sets × 10
Cable Kickback: 4 Sets × 12
EZ Bar Curl: 4 Sets × 8
Wide Grip Curl: 4 Sets × 8
Hammer Curl: 4 Sets × 8 Reps (each hand)
Concentration Curl: 4 Sets × 12
Standing wrist curl behind back: 4 Sets x failure
Reverse barbell wrist curl over bench: 4 Sets x failure

Friday: Legs, Calves & Abs
Squats: 4 Sets × 12 Reps
Squat (to bench): 4 Sets × 12
Bulgarian Squat: 4 Sets × 12
Quad Extensions: 4 Sets × 16
Stiff Leg Deadlift: 4 Sets × 12
Leg Curls: 4 Sets × 16
Glute Kickbacks: 4 Sets × 20
Calf Machine Raises: 4 Sets × 20
Seated Calf Raises: 4 Sets × 20
Leg Press Calf Raises: 4 Sets × 20
Weighted Sit ups: 4 Sets x failure
Air bike: 4 Sets x failure
Side Bends: 4 Sets x failure
Barbell Twists: 4 Sets x failure

Saturday and Sunday: Rest Days

My routine for the following 30 days

Monday: Legs & Calves
Squats: 4 Sets x 8
Legs Press: 3 Sets x 12
Legs Extensions: 3 Sets x 8
Hips Abductions: 4 Sets x 10
Stiff Leg Deadlifts: 3 Sets x 10
Legs Curls: 2 Sets x 12
Calf Machine Raises: 3 Sets x 20
Seated Calf Raises: 3 Sets x 25

Tuesday: Chest
Double Set-
Incline Bench Press: 3 Sets x 8
Incline Dumbbell Flyes: 3 Sets x 8
Regular Sets
Flat Bench Press: 3 Sets x 9
Decline Bench Press: 3 Sets x 9
Dips: 2 Sets till failure
Pec Deck: 3 Sets x 10
Standing wrist curl behind back: 3 Sets x failure
Reverse Dumbbell wrist curl over bench: 3 Sets x failure

Wednesday: Back & Traps
Barbell Rows: 2 Sets x 10
V-Bar PullDowns: 3 Sets x 12
Lat Wide Pulldowns: 3 Sets x 8
Cable Rows: 3 Sets x 8
Underhand Barbell Rows: 3 Sets x 15
Alternating PullDowns: 2 Sets x 12
Back Extensions Machine: 2 Sets x 12
Dumbbell Shrugs: 3 Sets x 12

Thursday: Shoulder & Triceps
Dumbbell Press: 3 Sets x 12
Military Press: 2 Sets x 8
Dumbbells In and Outs: 2 Sets x 8

Double Set-
Dumbbell Lateral Raises: 3 Sets x 10
Front Plate Raises: 3 Sets x 10

Posterior Deltoids Machine 2 Sets x 10
Cable Pushdowns: 3 Sets x 10
Seated Dips Machine: 3 Sets x 12
Lying Dumbbell Extensions: 2 Sets x 10
Reverse Grip Triceps Pushdowns: 2 Sets x 12
Overhead Extensions: 2 Sets x 10

Friday: Biceps & Abs
21s: 1 Set
Straight Bar Curls: 3 Sets x 10
Hammer Curls: 2 Sets x 10
Curl Bar Curls: 3 Sets x 10
Rope Curls: 3 Sets x 12
Overhead Cable Curls: 3 Sets x 10
Kneeling Cable Crunches: 3 Sets x 15-20
Legs Raises: 3 Sets till failure
Heels To The Heavens: 3 Sets x 10-12
Dumbbell Side Bend: 3 Sets x 12

Saturday and Sunday: Rest Days

My routine for the following 30 days

Monday: Back, Forearms & Abs
50 Pull-Ups (As many sets as needed to get to 50 reps total)
Alternating Pulldowns: 4 Sets x 10
Bent Over Pulldowns: 4 Sets x 10
Pro-Bar Pulldowns: 3 Sets x 10
Cable Rows: 3 Sets x 8
Toes to Bar: 3 Sets till failure
Standing Oblique Cable Crunch: 3 Sets x 10
Kneeling Cable Crunches: 3 Sets x 12
Reverse barbell wrist curl over bench: 3 Sets x failure

Tuesday: Shoulders & Traps
Military Press: 4 Sets x 10
Upright Rows: 4 Sets x 8
Inclined Incline Front Raises: 3 Sets x 10
Cable Lateral Raises: 3 Sets x 10
Cable Rope Rear-Delt Rows: 3 Sets x 8
Barbell Shrugs: 3 Sets x 12
Dumbbell Shrugs: 3 Sets 15

Wednesday: Legs
Squats: 3 Sets x 8 with 1 drop set at the last set x 8 reps

Double Set-
Dumbbell Step Front Lunges: 3 Sets x 8
Legs Extensions: 3 Sets x 8

Legs Press: 4 Sets x 10
Hip Abductions: 3 Sets x 10
Glutes Blaster Machine: 2 Sets x 8
Dumbbell Stiff Legs Deadlifts: 3 Sets x 10
Seated Legs Curls: 3 Sets x 12
Seated Calf Raises: 3 Sets x 25
Calf Machine Raises: 3 Sets x 20

Thursday: Chest & Abs
Flat Bench Press: 4 Sets x 10
Incline Bench Press: 3 Sets x 8
Decline Bench Press: 3 Sets x 8
Cable Flyes: 3 Sets 10
Dumbbell Pullover: 3 Sets x 10
Weighted Dips: 3 Sets x 8-10
Seated Cable Crunches: 3 Sets x 20
Heels to the Heavens: 3 Sets till failure
Dumbbell Side Bends: 2 Sets x 10

Friday: Biceps & Triceps
Straight Bar Curls: 3 Sets x 10
Alternating Dumbbell Curls: 3 Sets x 8
Incline Dumbbell Curls: 3 Sets x 8
Dumbbell Preacher Curls: 3 Sets x 10
Cross-Body Cable Triceps Extensions: 3 Sets x 12
Skull Crushers: 4 Sets x 12
Triceps Pushdowns: 4 Sets x 8-10
Dumbbell Kicks: 2 Sets x 12

Saturday and Sunday: Rest Days