OFF-SEASON IS PRE-SEASON... ALWAYS MAKE PROGRESS

OFF-SEASON IS PRE-SEASON...
ALWAYS MAKE PROGRESS
By Team iForce Nutrition

What you need to know about building lean body mass.

Eat. Eat. Eat. Everyday. You’ve got to be on top of every meal and every supplement EVERYDAY. If your training is PERFECT and you miss meals, you can’t expect to see results.
Train. Train Hard.
Supplements. Get the best results you can from your workouts and meals. Find a supplement that helps build lean body mass. Try my favorite, iFORCE’s Maximize Intense™.
Be Consistent. If it takes a training partner, coach, training journal, or taking progress pictures to keep you on track, do it. Do it and keep it going.

Whether I’m months away from a show, or just finishing a competition, the main goal is always to build lean body mass. I’ve learned over the years that building lean body mass can mean a few different things:

Build Size, Growth.
Build Development, Add Striations and Improve Strength
Shape and Contour , Bring Up/Evening Out Weaknesses and Work on Overall Symmetry

Currently, I’m working on improving my leg development and bringing up my weaknesses. I’ve got a lot of work to do on my chest, rear delts, mid back, biceps and legs.
I’ve split my workouts as follows:
Day 1- Chest & Calves
Day 2- Quads and Glutes
Day 3- Arms
Day 4- Off, Abs & 30 minutes Cardio
Day 5- Back
Day 6- Hamstrings
Day 7- Shoulders
Day 8- Day Off

I’ve found that I can keep from overtraining by taking 2 days off within an 8 day training schedule. This is something that differs from person to person. (My training partners don’t recover as quickly.) The old “Monday-Chest, Tuesday-Legs… etc. and Repeat” routine gets old. It’s refreshing to go to the gym on a Sunday to train hamstrings and the next Sunday train back.

For the body parts I need to build and grow (chest, biceps, and rear delts), I’ll do 4 sets of 8-12 reps and increase the weight with every set. (Keep increasing the weight as long as I can still isolate the desired muscle properly.) For the body parts I’m trying to develop (back, legs and triceps), I’ll do 4-6 sets of 12-15 reps with short rest times. The short rests and more reps bring out veins and striations over time.

I’ve been weight training and bodybuilding for 7 years now, but I’ve only been consistent the last 2 years. I can tell you my body has changed drastically in these last few years. I got my eating routine down, began taking the right supplements and started training hard everyday. And now, I have striations in my shoulders, my shape continues to improve and I’m developing that muscle maturity I need so badly to step on stage and win!

It's important to accurately time your supplements with your work out for the best results. Take PROTEAN™ a half an hour before you train. Drink a mix of MAXIMIZE INTENSE™ and HEMAVOL™ on the way to the gym. During intra-workout phase use COMPETE™, which will flood your body with BCAA's and EAA's. After you train eat carbs and use our PROTEAN™.