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I had an interview with Ronnie Coleman after this latest
Mr. Olympia win in 2000. During this interview I asked
him what his secrets were for gaining muscle. To my
surprise he was quite open and honest and said that 4 years
ago he was a puny 180 lb police officer in Arlington ,TX.
Although he knew it was a particularly bad scenario for a
cop to be taking an illegal substance such as steroids, he
went ahead and bought some testosterone, deca and
dianabol for a 12-week cycle.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE . . after that first cycle, Ronnie was
up to 300 lbs of muscle and ready for his first Mr. Olympia
competition. Of course, he won.
OK, I never interviewed Ronnie Coleman, but the above
tends to be the views of gear newbies and those outsiders
who will never step foot in a gym. Who gives a fuck about
diet and training, these guys only got big because of
steroids. Oh, and how many times have you heard that once
those evil steroid users go off using, all the muscle will
magically turn to fat?
GOOD AND BAD TRANSFORMATION
As you may have seen my picture in an issue a short time
ago, you will have noticed the dramatic change that I
achieved in just a little over a month (with Jason's help of
course). I look and feel a helluva lot better. In fact, for the
first time in 2 years, I have caught girls actually checking
me out!!!!! Amazing what some definition can do for you.
But besides the physical transformation, the other major
change that has accompanied this has been a dramatic
DECREASE in the amount I can lift. I used to be the guy
who everyone always stopped briefly to watch me lift on
the power exercises like squats, bench, etc. Oh yeah, I
was the man. For dumbbell bench press, I was actually
worried that I would exceed the maximum amount available
and have to resort to doing higher reps. Higher reps are for
babies.
Not any more. Now I start my workouts with what I call
"normal man weights" and then slowly lift less and less as
the workout goes on as I deplete the carb stores in my
muscles. It's really sad. Usually for the last exercise for the
muscle group I will do a machine exercise (I don't make a
practice of doing these, but anyway). By the last set I am
doing reps with only the minimum amount on the machine. I
have been getting some weird looks from my fellow gym
members lately.
OK, so what caused this decrease in lifts? I am taking
roughly the same amount of gear as I always have. I mean if
gear is so great, I should be lifting as much, if not more than
before, having used the stuff for the last 1.5 years. By the
way, while I have not proposed any sort of gear cycle in
this article, you should make note that I do have a
prescription from Dr. Scruggs and use only the amounts he
has prescribed.
I haven't changed my training. Well what has changed has
been my diet. Jason has significantly reduced calorie
intake, especially restricting the amount of carbs I am
taking. There is nothing more humbling than being able to
squat more than 5 plates on each side then being reduced to
3 plates or less all in the span of a few weeks.
IT'S THE FOOD, REALLY
So why am I rambling on, well, because it's the food you
dumbshit!!! One of the things all the muscle mags do get
correct is their emphasis on the importance of food. In fact,
I have read more than once that food was the most anabolic
substance there is. When I started training seriously, I also
began to take my diet seriously. Instead of eating ramen
noodles for dinner 5 times a week and eating twice a day
(if I was lucky) I began to include more and more protein
and clean carbs and began eating 6 small meals throughout
the day.
This dedication to both training and diet took me from 165
lbs to 275 lbs in the span of 6 months (OK, I went from 165
to 245 in 6 months, took a 5 month break, then went from
165 to 275 in 6 months) and yes, I was extremely dedicated
to training and eating. After about 225 lbs, I gained muscle
mass at the rate of 2 lbs of muscle per 1 lb of fat. Not the
best ratio, but hey, I was completely drug free, although
everyone thought I was using. And, I really didn't know any
other bodybuilders, so a lot of the information I had was
gleaned from the muscle mags. Not too bad I don't think.
EXAMPLE: THE BOSS
My boss had been lifting half-ass for most of the last 3
years. Making absolutely no progress at all size or
strength-wise. He had no clue what he was doing wrong.
Here is a brief list of what was wrong:
1. He had been doing the same workout for 3 years
2. He ate like a bird
3. He was afraid to lose his 6 pack abs
Everyday he saw me haul in my massive amounts of food
and take up all the room in the frig only to have it all
disappear by the end of the day. I am no Jason Meuller, but
this guy needed some help.
He has a fast metabolism so I told him to eat everything in
sight with an emphasis on getting in as much protein as
possible. OK, there are more details than that and I
introduced him to protein powder, but I will spare you the
small talk. In the last 3 months he has put on a very
noticeable amount of size adding around 8 lbs and his
strength has gone through the roof. His shirts are starting to
get tight and he's now got stretch marks on his arms. The
guy just needed to eat like a bodybuilder.
EXAMPLE: BLOW UP MAN (BUM)
All these years I had been lifting I had only heard about
guys who just "blow up" out of nowhere. Going from small
to decent-sized in a short span. Except for my first cycle
when I went from 260 to 295, gear never worked for me
like that. But there is this guy at my gym who, in just the last
6 weeks has gone from small, but decent sized body, to
something noticeably bigger.
Good stuff, don't you think? Well, there's more to the story
than that. Blow Up Man (BUM) didn't really have a good
base to work with meaning he needed to add a substantial
amount of mass NATURALLY before he even thought
about O.D.ing on gear. BUM is taking extremely large
amounts of injectables, but especially orals and you can
tell. I wouldn't want to be near this guy with a sharp object
as in the Noah's Ark episode that would follow. Again, its
all fun and games until you lose the size you thought you had
gained. What??
Yep, BUM eats like shit fast food is a staple. And there is
no fucking way he eats enough of this crap to get enough
protein to build muscle. BUM is around 22 and did a few
cycles when he was 17/18 but you sure as hell couldn't
tell. Because he isn't careful, he also has a nice set of bitch
tits.
Yeah, yeah, bitch tits don't really relate to food but his
whole BB attitude can be summed up in his daily menu. He
doesn't really give a shit. Thinks all the gains will come
easy basically the stereotypical bodybuilder that most of
us try to distance ourselves from.
SCARED OF FAT
You know, I have met so many people who are so fucking
scared of putting on some fat that they never put on any
muscle. In fact they never go anywhere in terms of their
physique. Put on some mass and then take off the fat. Even
the muscle mags will tell you that it's better to put on the
muscle and then shed the fat later.
I can remember the first month I trained and ate well. I
added around 15 lbs and reduced my bodyfat. I was
hooked, but I was also finally eating the amount of food I
needed.
I have talked to a number of guys who essentially limit their
size by their squeamishness to add some fat. HELLO??? Do
you want to be big, or do you want to be pretty? Me, I want
to be big and I will do whatever I have to do attain the most
muscle mass my body will support.
As an aside, they should have a "big" section at the gym and
a "pretty" section.
Big Section here all the evil, scary, roid monsters can lift
in the peace and quiet of heavy metal music. These guys
would even be allowed to make loud, icky noises when
they lift that might otherwise bother other members.
Pretty Section This would have all those "who just want
to tone" or look good at the clubs on the weekend. (Of
course this would include about 99% of all women). If you
are scared of free weights, you would be required to lift in
the pretty section.
Yeah, I like that idea.
Anyway, the moral of the story is it's the food that the most
important thing, not the gear, not the training, its food. Food
isn't even illegal!!!!
I had an interview with Ronnie Coleman after this latest
Mr. Olympia win in 2000. During this interview I asked
him what his secrets were for gaining muscle. To my
surprise he was quite open and honest and said that 4 years
ago he was a puny 180 lb police officer in Arlington ,TX.
Although he knew it was a particularly bad scenario for a
cop to be taking an illegal substance such as steroids, he
went ahead and bought some testosterone, deca and
dianabol for a 12-week cycle.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE . . after that first cycle, Ronnie was
up to 300 lbs of muscle and ready for his first Mr. Olympia
competition. Of course, he won.
OK, I never interviewed Ronnie Coleman, but the above
tends to be the views of gear newbies and those outsiders
who will never step foot in a gym. Who gives a fuck about
diet and training, these guys only got big because of
steroids. Oh, and how many times have you heard that once
those evil steroid users go off using, all the muscle will
magically turn to fat?
GOOD AND BAD TRANSFORMATION
As you may have seen my picture in an issue a short time
ago, you will have noticed the dramatic change that I
achieved in just a little over a month (with Jason's help of
course). I look and feel a helluva lot better. In fact, for the
first time in 2 years, I have caught girls actually checking
me out!!!!! Amazing what some definition can do for you.
But besides the physical transformation, the other major
change that has accompanied this has been a dramatic
DECREASE in the amount I can lift. I used to be the guy
who everyone always stopped briefly to watch me lift on
the power exercises like squats, bench, etc. Oh yeah, I
was the man. For dumbbell bench press, I was actually
worried that I would exceed the maximum amount available
and have to resort to doing higher reps. Higher reps are for
babies.
Not any more. Now I start my workouts with what I call
"normal man weights" and then slowly lift less and less as
the workout goes on as I deplete the carb stores in my
muscles. It's really sad. Usually for the last exercise for the
muscle group I will do a machine exercise (I don't make a
practice of doing these, but anyway). By the last set I am
doing reps with only the minimum amount on the machine. I
have been getting some weird looks from my fellow gym
members lately.
OK, so what caused this decrease in lifts? I am taking
roughly the same amount of gear as I always have. I mean if
gear is so great, I should be lifting as much, if not more than
before, having used the stuff for the last 1.5 years. By the
way, while I have not proposed any sort of gear cycle in
this article, you should make note that I do have a
prescription from Dr. Scruggs and use only the amounts he
has prescribed.
I haven't changed my training. Well what has changed has
been my diet. Jason has significantly reduced calorie
intake, especially restricting the amount of carbs I am
taking. There is nothing more humbling than being able to
squat more than 5 plates on each side then being reduced to
3 plates or less all in the span of a few weeks.
IT'S THE FOOD, REALLY
So why am I rambling on, well, because it's the food you
dumbshit!!! One of the things all the muscle mags do get
correct is their emphasis on the importance of food. In fact,
I have read more than once that food was the most anabolic
substance there is. When I started training seriously, I also
began to take my diet seriously. Instead of eating ramen
noodles for dinner 5 times a week and eating twice a day
(if I was lucky) I began to include more and more protein
and clean carbs and began eating 6 small meals throughout
the day.
This dedication to both training and diet took me from 165
lbs to 275 lbs in the span of 6 months (OK, I went from 165
to 245 in 6 months, took a 5 month break, then went from
165 to 275 in 6 months) and yes, I was extremely dedicated
to training and eating. After about 225 lbs, I gained muscle
mass at the rate of 2 lbs of muscle per 1 lb of fat. Not the
best ratio, but hey, I was completely drug free, although
everyone thought I was using. And, I really didn't know any
other bodybuilders, so a lot of the information I had was
gleaned from the muscle mags. Not too bad I don't think.
EXAMPLE: THE BOSS
My boss had been lifting half-ass for most of the last 3
years. Making absolutely no progress at all size or
strength-wise. He had no clue what he was doing wrong.
Here is a brief list of what was wrong:
1. He had been doing the same workout for 3 years
2. He ate like a bird
3. He was afraid to lose his 6 pack abs
Everyday he saw me haul in my massive amounts of food
and take up all the room in the frig only to have it all
disappear by the end of the day. I am no Jason Meuller, but
this guy needed some help.
He has a fast metabolism so I told him to eat everything in
sight with an emphasis on getting in as much protein as
possible. OK, there are more details than that and I
introduced him to protein powder, but I will spare you the
small talk. In the last 3 months he has put on a very
noticeable amount of size adding around 8 lbs and his
strength has gone through the roof. His shirts are starting to
get tight and he's now got stretch marks on his arms. The
guy just needed to eat like a bodybuilder.
EXAMPLE: BLOW UP MAN (BUM)
All these years I had been lifting I had only heard about
guys who just "blow up" out of nowhere. Going from small
to decent-sized in a short span. Except for my first cycle
when I went from 260 to 295, gear never worked for me
like that. But there is this guy at my gym who, in just the last
6 weeks has gone from small, but decent sized body, to
something noticeably bigger.
Good stuff, don't you think? Well, there's more to the story
than that. Blow Up Man (BUM) didn't really have a good
base to work with meaning he needed to add a substantial
amount of mass NATURALLY before he even thought
about O.D.ing on gear. BUM is taking extremely large
amounts of injectables, but especially orals and you can
tell. I wouldn't want to be near this guy with a sharp object
as in the Noah's Ark episode that would follow. Again, its
all fun and games until you lose the size you thought you had
gained. What??
Yep, BUM eats like shit fast food is a staple. And there is
no fucking way he eats enough of this crap to get enough
protein to build muscle. BUM is around 22 and did a few
cycles when he was 17/18 but you sure as hell couldn't
tell. Because he isn't careful, he also has a nice set of bitch
tits.
Yeah, yeah, bitch tits don't really relate to food but his
whole BB attitude can be summed up in his daily menu. He
doesn't really give a shit. Thinks all the gains will come
easy basically the stereotypical bodybuilder that most of
us try to distance ourselves from.
SCARED OF FAT
You know, I have met so many people who are so fucking
scared of putting on some fat that they never put on any
muscle. In fact they never go anywhere in terms of their
physique. Put on some mass and then take off the fat. Even
the muscle mags will tell you that it's better to put on the
muscle and then shed the fat later.
I can remember the first month I trained and ate well. I
added around 15 lbs and reduced my bodyfat. I was
hooked, but I was also finally eating the amount of food I
needed.
I have talked to a number of guys who essentially limit their
size by their squeamishness to add some fat. HELLO??? Do
you want to be big, or do you want to be pretty? Me, I want
to be big and I will do whatever I have to do attain the most
muscle mass my body will support.
As an aside, they should have a "big" section at the gym and
a "pretty" section.
Big Section here all the evil, scary, roid monsters can lift
in the peace and quiet of heavy metal music. These guys
would even be allowed to make loud, icky noises when
they lift that might otherwise bother other members.
Pretty Section This would have all those "who just want
to tone" or look good at the clubs on the weekend. (Of
course this would include about 99% of all women). If you
are scared of free weights, you would be required to lift in
the pretty section.
Yeah, I like that idea.
Anyway, the moral of the story is it's the food that the most
important thing, not the gear, not the training, its food. Food
isn't even illegal!!!!
So your competing at the Olympia this year?
