My bodybuilding experience

tattman

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Hi There,

I have researched and applied the performance enhancing aspects of exercise and nutrition for over 10 years. My interest in fitness started in the sports of rugby and British football, I learned early on of the impact that strength and conditioning had on maximizing on-field playing ability and longevity.

Some time ago, It was believed that weight training would slow you down and make you muscle bound; the opposite has proven to be true: correctly applied strength training makes the body bigger, leaner, faster, stronger, more powerful, and more flexible.

I figured that if I could achieve such amazing results in one area I could do so through out my body. I discovered that my body responded even better when I trained my entire body. As I gained more knowledge and experience I began to train and design exercise protocols for my friends and family; mentoring them taught me that everyone could make progress if certain key principles are applied.

Workouts are a stress and are traumatic on the body. The body has a limited level of adaptability; as a result your workouts are always a negative. To stimulate growth workouts must be intense (in other words harder not longer; there is a difference), but by being intense they can lead to a drop in recovery capacity.
The way to avoid this is to keep your workouts brief and intense. Intense to stimulate growth, and brief to prevent excess recovery ability from being used up. After the workout you must rest, the muscle, nervous system, heart, kidneys, etc. are stressed and need a degree of rest or reduced stress to allow for recovery and overcompensation.

I lift extremely heavy, utilizing various rep ranges, and speeds. I use mid range, full range, and partial ranges. Off-season I train 3 times a week (advice that most people would do well to follow, you grow when you rest).

My muscle groups are divided into 4 areas these are

1) Chest/Arms
2) Back/Shoulders
3) Quads
4) Hams/Calves

I train each area directly once every 9 days or so, I can do this because I select exercises which stimulate growth all over the body. For example when I do incline presses my triceps and shoulders are receiving a lot of work, indirectly. I train very heavy so it takes me a long time to recover.

I have tried many but really can't say I can attribute gains to any one supplement. I use Creatine, Glutamine regularly as well as whey in my workout shake. Glutamine is also good to reduce muscle soreness which enables you to recover a lot faster.

I have balanced nutrition habits all-year round. Off-season I usually take more carbohydrates. Here is my nutrition plan: rice, pasta, fruits, white meat, fat-free red meat, fish (a lot of tuna), skimmed milk, fat-free white cheese, colza or olive oil. I also drink up to 3- 4 litres of water daily, more before competition. My daily protein intake is 250-350 gr.


Thanks for taking the time to read up on my personal story; I wish you every success in the gym and your bodybuilding future.

Any questions, please feel free to pm me.