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Maximum Muscle
Mass Program™
By
Morris Mendez
Notice
The information presented is not intended for the treatment or prevention of
disease, nor a substitute for medical treatment, nor as an alternative to
medical advice.
All rights reserved. Nothing can be taken from this E-book without written
consent.
You've got a burning desire to build a better body. I know this because you
bought this book.
You want to get it but there's a lot of confusion out there. Everywhere you
look "experts" can't seem to agree on anything. If someone could just give
you a roadmap to make your journey easier.
When I started working out about 11 years ago I tried everything you can
imagine. I was just getting into bodybuilding and didn't know anything about
nutrition, weight training, or supplements.
I tried the routines, nutrition programs, and just about every supplement on
the market outlined in the bodybuilding magazines in the hope that it would
add muscle to my skinny body.
What I didn't realize at the time was the bodybuilding magazines are more
interested in promoting their own interest than providing accurate
information.
That's why I wrote this book. I wanted to help aspiring bodybuilders like you
to get the body they've always dreamed of.
If you want to make it and get the body you want this is exactly how to do
it…no doubt about it!
2. You know how to perform basic exercises with weights. None of the
exercises in this program are complicated and can be learned by everyone.
All of them are will be explained to you in detail and can also be taught to
you by a personal trainer. You can also view video demonstrations online at
the Web site.
3. You have a burning desire to make changes in your body. What I will
reveal to you in this program is not complicated. Anyone can follow it but it
does take consistent planning and effort.
After you've completed the program you will need to continue training,
eating and using the supplement strategies until you reach your desired
goals.
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A Letter From Mo
Dear Friend,
I know this because you took the opportunity to own this book. And for
doing that you will be richly rewarded with the muscle building secrets it
contains.
To get the most muscle out of this system, resist the temptation to substitute
exercises, foods, and supplements in the program. The reason this program
is so powerful is because it combines these in just the right way.
What do I mean?
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If you want, you can tell them your secret. If not, it will be between you and
me.
Best,
Morris Mendez
Foreword
Can You Gain Up To 35 lbs. Of
Muscle In Only 12 Weeks?
I am guessing that’s what you are probably thinking right now, and I
suppose it sounds unbelievable and outrageous. Still, you’ve got this e-book
on your computer, and I hope that will turn out to be a good thing.
And, as impossible as it may seem, I’ve seen people do exactly that, and can
share with you the system they used to get there.
However, I can’t promise you will get the same results. I’d be a fool to do
that- and why would you take any bodybuilding advice from a fool? I can’t
control how you apply the information I give you. Since I have no control
over you, I’m not about to accept responsibility for your results.
All I can promise you, and what I will do, is tell you the absolute truth about
my system and my discoveries and talk straight talk with you.
Whatever your goals are you need to clearly define them so you know if you
are on track to reach them.
Sometimes you will be gaining as much as 7 lbs. in one week. You will
begin to notice changes in the mirror in as little as 3 days. I know. That's
exactly what happened to me when I used just the nutrition part of this
program. And I’m not a genetically gifted individual. I have always been on
the thin side, so gaining muscle for me is not easy.
If I can do it, I know you can. The first thing you need to do before you get
started is define exactly how much muscle you want to gain and why.
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If you have a strong enough reason why you want to gain weight and
transform your body then you will find a way to get the body you want.
Ask yourself- Why do you want to gain muscle?
Do you want more confidence, more attention from the opposite sex, to
intimidate your enemies that have been bothering you, or just to look better
without a shirt on?
All of these and any one that is personal to you can be used as very powerful
motivators to reach your goals.
In my case I just didn't like being weak and thin. I wanted a physique that
looked powerful and exuded confidence.
Here’s An Example
For example, if your goal is to gain 25 lbs. of muscle over the next 8 weeks
and you currently weighed 155 lbs. you would take a 3 x 5 index card and
write the following.
Look at this card through out the day to remind yourself many times through
out the day what your goal is and why it is important to you.
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It will also help you focus better on what you need to do to gain 25 lbs. in 8
weeks.
Right away this goal tells you, you need to be gaining a little over 3 lbs. of
muscle per week.
Those 3 lbs. are going to come from your nutrition, training, and
supplements. I will reveal how you can easily add 3 lbs. a week.
Once you have written down your goal; it's time to find a way to reach them.
In the following sections I will go into detail how to eat, train, and use
supplements so you can easily reach the goals you set.
Chapter One
I first got involved in bodybuilding about 10 years ago. The main reason I
started because frankly I just hated being skinny. I couldn’t stand the fact
that my clothes always looked baggy on me even when I had the smallest
size on.
I knew I wanted to get bigger. I just didn’t know how. So I did what the
majority of people do when they first get into bodybuilding. I started reading
the bodybuilding magazines at the bookstore, hoping to find the answers I
was looking for.
My First Mistake
Now since I was new to the sport, I believed this was the best information
out there that would help me to build the muscular body I wanted.
The results I got my first few years were non-existent. If you would have
seen me before I started training and three years later you couldn’t tell the
difference.
Imagine how frustrated I felt, not seeing results for three years.
I told myself I was going to give it one last shot and if it didn’t work I was
going to quit for good.
The Breakthrough
So I went over to my local GNC and bought the biggest weight gaining
powder they had.
As you know, weight gainers were big in the 80’s. But this was in the 90’s
when I tried it. Creatine and HMB were both out on the market.
I had tried these with only moderate results. It’s kind of funny now that I
look back how a weight gainer ended up keeping me in bodybuilding and
helping me evolve this system. But it all makes perfect sense now that I
know how important nutrition is.
I bought the weight gainer and went home and just wrote on a little piece of
paper that no matter what, I would consume 4,000 calories a day with the
help of the weight gainer.
I did this for two weeks and put on over 12 lbs. Just like that. I couldn’t
believe it! Sure one-fourth of it was fat but I was finally gaining muscle and
it proved to me that I could pack muscle on my body and it wasn’t a genetic
thing any longer.
I knew I could get better results if I began eating a more bodybuilding type
of diet.
But I didn’t know what the best type was. I mean it seems every expert is
recommending something different and it’s downright confusing.
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They miss the main point about muscle growth. The total calories are where
the muscle growth comes from.
Even if you just started loading up on junk food you are going to be gaining
muscle. The very worst thing that would happen is you would gain half
muscle and half fat.
You can get a better ratio than that with this system. The main point I am
trying to illustrate to you is that overall calorie intake is the most important
part of your diet.
Ratios like 40-30-30 and 33-33-33. Don’t be confused by all this. It takes
your focus off of the main goal of positive calorie consumption, which is the
main requirement for muscle growth.
Once I discovered this important principle the next thing I needed to figure
out was what are the best calories for muscle growth. I came up with a
formula, which takes into account a person’s body fat and total body weight.
This means the nutrition part of your program will be customized to your
body type. (I’ll go into this in more detail in part one of the system)
Once I had gotten my nutrition working for me, I started to turn my attention
to my weight training and supplementation. I wanted to get maximum
muscle from all three areas of bodybuilding.
I knew from experience, the training programs found in the magazines were
a waste of time. After all, most of them were from bodybuilders using
truckloads of steroids and growth hormone.
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I turned to secret resources used by top athletes. One of the biggest secrets
about building muscle (not known to too many people) is athletes have long
been ahead of the bodybuilding community in enhancing performance and
building muscle.
There is a very good reason for this. The millions of dollars these athletes
generate and pride each nation takes to be the best provide way more
motivation to discover muscle building secrets than a bodybuilder who only
makes about $100,000 a year.
They conduct their own studies to find the best answers to muscle growth
and recovery. So they know what works long before bodybuilders do.
I’ve borrowed heavily from these studies and came up with some training
principles that will make you grow like crazy.
Supplements can be very powerful muscle builders when they are created
properly. The problem is a lot of companies just throw something together.
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Part 1:
How to Customize Your Diet
To Your Specific Body Type
If you don't have a good supply of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats your
body can't recover from training or use the materials in needs to build
muscle with your supplements.
Here are the basic guidelines of the nutrition program for gaining weight
fast:
1. Find out how much body fat and lean muscle mass you have on your body
right now
2. Determine how many calories you need to take in order to grow from
week to week
I'm going to walk you step-by-step through each of these so when you are
finished you will know exactly how much you should be eating and when
you should be eating.
The main problem with most diets is they are not customized to the
individuals body type.
Find out how much body fat and lean muscle you have on your body right
now.
It's very easy to find out how much lean muscle you have on your body. You
just need to get a skin caliper, which measures your body fat percentage.
Note: You must be connected to the Internet when you click on the above
link.
With every caliper comes a little booklet on how to take the measurements
from your body to find out how much body fat you have.
So, let's say you weigh 150 lbs. and when you measure yourself with the
Accu- measure you find out you have about 10 % body fat.
This means that 15 lbs. of the 150 lbs. on your body is fat and 135 lbs. is
lean muscle.
I was able to get this by multiplying 150 lbs. times the 10 %, which is 15 lbs.
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In this example this person has 135 lbs. of lean muscle and 15 lbs. of fat.
Once you have your lean muscle mass and body fat percentage you can go to
the next step which is to find out how many calories you will need to eat on
a daily basis in order to maximize muscle mass.
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Calculations
When determining your calorie intake you need to be aware of some of the
pitfalls most people fall into.
On the one hand you could over estimate your calorie needs and end up
gaining too much fat with your muscle.
At the opposite end, you could under estimate your calorie needs and end up
not gaining a lot of lean muscle mass.
Taking into account each of these pitfalls we are going to take the optimal
approach which is to eat just enough calories to gain lean muscle mass
without gaining fat at the same time.
Now the formula I have developed for you works very well. In fact you will
notice within the first 7 days if you are following the diet right.
This is where a daily journal comes in. I recommend you strictly keep track
of everything that goes in your mouth, especially at the beginning, because it
will allow you to adjust your calories if you find yourself gaining too much
weight.
I've included a Daily Journal Sheet at the end of this section so you can keep
an accurate account of your daily food intake.
I'm going to share with you my nutrition formula I used during my program.
When I used this formula for calorie intake I had gained 7 lbs. of muscle in
only 7 days!
After that week it was then I knew what could be done with the body
through proper nutrition.
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Your resting metabolic rate is the calories needed to keep your body
functioning. This does not include your daily activity of moving around such
as walking, working, etc…
To find your resting metabolic rate begin by subtracting your fat mass from
your total mass to find your lean body mass. (You should have done this in
the very first section on finding your body fat percentage and lean mass with
the skin caliper)
For example if you weighed 150 lbs. At 10% body fat you would do the
following:
Now once you have your lean muscle rate plug it into this formula for your
resting metabolic rate.
Your next step is to find out your calorie intake taking into account your
daily activities.
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The daily activity part of the nutrition formula takes into account the calories
burned during an average day.
Here is a chart based on how active an average day for you is:
For example, if you lie down or sit all day with minimal movement then you
fall into the sedentary category.
Some light walking around and moderate activity would put you into the
Moderate category.
If you work in a labor type field or move around a lot this means you are
burning a good bit of calories you would be considered active.
Once you categorize yourself take the total calories from the previous step
and multiply it times the activity factor.
Continuing with the previous 150 lb. example, let’s say this person is
moderate in his or her daily activities. Simply plug the calories from your
resting metabolic rate in the following calculation.
This is the daily maintenance calorie intake for this person to stay the same
weight.
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Now as you know, you need a positive calorie intake to gain muscle. But
you don't want to put on fat while you are doing it. So adding 500 calories
will put you in the optimal range of gaining muscle without all the fat.
Here is the next step illustrating the additional 500 calories for muscle
growth.
Now that you know how many calories you will be taking in on a daily basis
you need to figure out what is going to make up those calories.
The next step is looking at the proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Find out
which ones are the best for muscle growth in the following sections.
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Training increases the demand of protein your body needs in order to build
muscle.
The problem with this number is it is far too low for skinny guys. They burn
most of the protein up before it even reaches the muscle.
If you consumed just 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight a day you
probably wouldn’t even notice any change in your body.
But some studies have revealed when you increase your protein intake to as
much as 2 grams of protein per pound of body weight a lot of the protein
will end up building more muscle.
The results were amazing and proved with out a doubt how important
protein plays in building muscle.
Another reason high protein intake is beneficial is excess protein calories are
less likely to be stored as body fat compared to carbohydrates and fats.
Based on the available research I would recommend no less than 2.5 grams
of protein per pound of bodyweight when trying to gain weight.
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I know you might think this is a bit excessive but it is better to overfeed on
protein than underfeed when training for muscle growth. This keeps your
nitrogen balances high and fat storage to a minimum.
It also will play a big part in providing the raw materials for your
supplement stack you will be using with this program.
As a side note I would like to address a myth that has been perpetuated by
the scientific community for years on high protein intake.
I’m sure you’ve probably heard someone say that high protein is damaging
on the kidneys. This myth originated from studies on patients who had renal
failure and damaged kidneys already.
With that said let's get started calculating your protein needs.
Keeping up with the previous example from the calorie section here’s how
you would figure your protein intake.
You would take your total body weight and multiply it by the 2.5
requirement of protein for muscle growth.
This would leave 1,590 calories left for carbohydrates and fats in the diet,
which we will go into next.
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Now there are a lot of different protein supplements on the market, which
can leave you a little, confused about which ones are the best.
Some scientific studies have looked at this and discovered that casein has a
slower digestion rate than whey protein.
This means it takes longer to absorb and releases the protein over a longer
period of time keeping you in a longer anabolic state.
Whey protein has a quick absorption, which can be good after a workout, for
getting protein quickly to your muscles when they need it most.
Each has their uses. I look for a combination supplement containing both,
which covers both sides of the equation. I recommend you do the same.
I have included a list of proteins you should center your diet around.
I have included some protein powders with the blend of casein and whey on
the next page.
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HDT ProBlend 55
First of all at the basic level there are two kinds of fats you need to be
concerned with: saturated and unsaturated.
Saturated fats are the ones everyone thinks of when they think of fats in
general. Mainly the bad ones like in butter and anything else that tastes
good.
These are also the ones associated with heart disease and other
cardiovascular diseases.
The unsaturated fats mainly come from plants and are essential for our
survival.
A doctor by the name of Udo Erasmus has spent his lifetime studying fats
and is the foremost authority so if you want to learn the details of fats you
might want to take a look at his book Fats that Heal Fats that Kill. It’s over
450 pages of powerful stuff on what fats can do.
If you are not into that and just want to know which ones to take for fat loss
and muscle gain I’ll make it easy for you and tell you right here.
Recently fats have been getting a lot of attention. It used to be thought that
all fats were bad. Now thanks to pioneers like Udo Erasmus we know some
fats are not only good for you but also essential to life.
From a bodybuilders point of view fats have been shown in research studied
to raise testosterone levels and also keep insulin levels stable. As you know
it’s the spikes in insulin levels that can cause fat depositing and also prevent
fat burning.
The two essential fatty acids you need are omega-3 and omega-6’s. Both of
these are missing when you go on a low fat diet.
The best source for this is a blend called Udo’s Choice Blend. This is the
blend he has come up with in the exact ratios you need.
In some instances your lean muscle mass can jump dramatically just by
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Using the previous example of 3,090 calories as the total daily intake here's
how you would calculate your fat needs:
And since 9 calories are in each gram you would divide the 464 calories by
9. (These numbers are based on the example we are using)
A list of acceptable fats you can use in this program is on the following
page.
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Now that we have calculated your fats and protein the only thing left are
carbohydrates.
Because when you eat high glycemic carbohydrates a lot of negative things
happen. The worst thing that happens is the insulin released from the high
glycemic carbohydrate will start to stimulate fat cells.
It will also prevent fat from being burned when insulin levels are high. This
can get in the way of your efforts during weight training and the effects of
your supplements.
After calculating the protein and fat needs of the example we have been
using we have 1,126 calories left.
And at 4 calories per gram of carbohydrate that leaves 579 grams coming
from carbohydrates.
1,126 calories left after fats and protein / 4 calories per gram of carb =
282 grams of carbohydrates
On the following pages I have included a large list of carbohydrates that are
approved on The Bio-Genetic Program. You have a lot to choose from.
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Meal frequency is the amount of meals you consume over a day at specific
intervals. The optimal strategy is to eat small more frequent meals, as many
as you can in a day.
The best results come when you consume 6-7 meals a day spread out every
two hours or so.
For example, if you are consuming a total of 4,490 calories during the day
you would do this:
4,490 calories / 6 meals = 748 calories per meal or you could do it by grams
whichever one is easier for you.
Meal frequency keeps your metabolism running at high speeds to ensure the
nutrients are being used for your muscles and minimum fat being stored.
What a lot of people don’t know is this is the one secret behind all of the
successful transformations of a famous “contest”. They all used different
supplements but everyone of them started eating at least 5-6 frequent meals
a day.
It also continuously supplies your body with amino acids and other nutrients.
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• Buy some milk thistle, which you can get pretty cheap at Wal-Mart or
a drug store. It contains an ingredient called selenium, which can
dramatically increase your appetite.
• Spread your meals apart. For example, have breakfast at 6 a.m. and
begin spreading the rest of your meals over the day.
What To Do Now?
1. Buy your Accu-measure and find out your body fat percentage and lean
body mass.
2. Fill in the worksheet in the Bonus Fast Start Guide to get your total
calories, protein, carbs, and fat requirements.
3. Workout out your weight gain shakes according to your numbers, which
will make up 3-4 of your meals.
4. Subtract the remaining calories and divide by 2-3 to find out how many
calories each of your real meals will have.
6. Use the food counts book to map out a daily food plan
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Step 1: Find out your body fat percentage with an Accu-measure skin
caliper. You should have already done this step with the worksheet at
the end of the finding out your body fat section. You will need those
figures to plug in these formulas.
Example:
150 lbs. (Total Bodyweight) X .10 (10% body fat converted to decimal
form) = 15 lbs. of total fat mass
Example:
150 lbs. (Total Bodyweight) - 15 lbs.(Total fat mass) = 135 lbs. (Lean
Body Mass)
Example:
Example:
Example:
Example:
150 lbs. (Total Body Mass) x 2.5 grams/lb. = 375 grams of protein per
day
Example:
375 grams of protein per day x 4 calories per gram of protein = 1500
calories of protein
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Example:
Example:
This helps you do two things: Get in the required amount of protein
without having to eat the equivalent of a few steaks a day
and it's very convenient since a shake will count toward your overall
meal count of 6 a day.
This way you only have to worry about fixing the normal three meals
a day that you are currently eating right now.
To make your shake formula you are going to use protein powder,
skim milk, and Udo's Choice Oil.
Protein: 69 grams
Carbohydrates: 80 grams
If taken 3 times a day as part of your 6 meals you would already have
the following totals for the 3 shakes toward your daily calorie intake:
In order to hit your daily target calories to gain weight you are going to need
to track your calorie intake with a journal. I have provided one on the next
page you can use to fill in as you eat each meal.
Remember focus on one meal at a time. It's the next meal that will bring you
one step closer to your desired weight.
Print out 30 pages and put them in a binder so you can have a track record of
how you are doing.
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Chapter Three
Part 2:
Training Secrets Of The Maximum
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Training is one of the most anabolic parts of this system. Now that
you have your nutrition in order you can be rest assured you will grow
from training session to training session.
You have to be smarter with your training than the genetically gifted
bodybuilder who uses steroids.
Let's begin with a few basic terms you might already be familiar with,
but just in case you are not I am going to go over them briefly.
2. One-Rep Max (1RM): The most weight you can lift once with
perfect form.
3. Set: A series reps. Most of the time they are given in ranges like 8-
12. This means you would perform between 8 and 12 reps of a
particular exercise.
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4. Tempo: The lifting speed of one rep. If you are using a 4-1-2
tempo for the bench press you would lower the weight in 4
seconds, pause for 1 second on your chest and take 2 seconds to
press the weight up.
You also need to know some basics about which muscles you will be
training. I have added some simple illustrations on the following
pages to help you out.
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Now that you know the muscles you will be working it's time to look at the
best way to train them for maximum muscle growth in minimum time.
Based on numerous scientific studies here are some guidelines for your Bio-
Genetic Training Program:
These guidelines will ensure you fully recover from each workout because
after all its when you are resting from your workout that your muscles grow.
Compound movements are those exercises, which involve the use of more
than one muscle. Isolation movements focus on one specific muscle.
An isolation movement just for the chest would be dumbbell flyes where
you are only using the chest muscles throughout the entire exercise.
As you can see this isn’t nearly as stimulating on total muscle mass as the
compound movement. And since you are striving for efficiency you need to
stick mainly with compound movements.
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It's ok to incorporate some isolation movements for variety but this is not
where most of your muscle gains will be coming from.
A list of some of the most important compound movements you can use for
muscle gain are below. Click each link to see a definition, pictures and
video example.
Compound Movements
Chest:
Bench Press
Legs:
Squat
Back:
Bent-over row
Chin-ups
Biceps:
Barbell curls
Triceps:
Tricep extensions
Calves:
Standing calf raises
Hamstrings:
Stiff-legged deadlifts
These are the exercises you will be basing your training on.
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Isolation Movements
Chest:
Dumbbell flyes
Triceps:
Tricep pushdowns
Biceps:
Preacher curls
Legs:
Leg Extensions
Hamstrings:
Leg curls
Calves:
Seated calf raises
Back:
Pulldowns
Note: You will notice I have left off training shoulders in the list of
exercises and your training program. This isn’t an oversight. Your shoulders
will get enough stimulation from your chest and back work. This will also
allow your other muscles to recover quicker.
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The number of reps you do in a set is one of the most important variables in
your training program. It determines the amount of weight you are lifting
which affects the type of muscle fibers you will be targeting.
Aerobic capacity- Increases the heart rate and gives you an aerobic type
effect when used with short rest periods. Best used when trying to get cut up.
Hypertophy- The hypertrophy range is where the muscle gains come from.
Strength- This rep range is used for strength increase mainly. You won't gain
as much muscle in this phase as the hypertrophy but it will help you lift
more weight in the hypertrophy phase, which causes muscle growth.
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For example, if you started squatting your chest will get bigger as a result.
No one is sure of the mechanism involved but I think it has to do with the
overall hormonal effect squats have.
You see when you perform a set of squats and deadlifts your entire body is
being stressed which triggers the release of testosterone and growth
hormone.
Both of the exercises also require a tremendous amount of effort from your
nervous system. And the more this is activated the more your body will
grow.
Squats and deadlifts have long been the secret of powerlifters for packing on
muscle mass very quickly.
For example, one of the best powerlifting gyms in the country attributes 30-
40 lbs. of muscle added to each beginner in the first year to these exercises.
You should always have one or the other in your training program to get the
maximum results.
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Because of the short rest times your muscles do not have time to fully
recover before you go to the next set. By the time you have finished all the
exercises your muscles should be fully stimulated for muscle growth.
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I know you see some guys training 5-6 days a week. In fact this is what most
of the bodybuilding magazines recommend. The problem is the guys using
these 5 and 6 day routines are using steroids so they recover very quickly.
Your recovery ability isn't anywhere near theirs so you'll have to train
smarter.
Studies have shown that after 45 minutes your hormone levels drop
dramatically and you enter a catabolic state which is the opposite of what
you want to do.
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Supersets are when you perform a set of a different exercise right after you
finish the first one.
For example, you perform one set of bench press and right when you rack
the bar you move immediately to the chip up bar and start performing
chinups.
• It allows you to get more work in while keeping workout time under
45 minutes
• Still allows adequate recovery for each body part
• Stimulates growth hormone and testosterone
With these principles in mind I've designed for you a 12-week program.
Important Note: Most of the exercises you should know but if you are not
familiar with one you can check out the Fitness Atlantic Exercise Database
which shows exactly how to perform each exercise correctly.
Sets: 3
Rest: 1 minute
Reps: 15-25
Tempo: 3-0-1
Phase 1
Exercise Guide
Bench Press:
http://www.fitnessaltlantic.com/bench-press.htm
Seated Row:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/seated-row.htm
Deadlift:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/dead_lift_exercise.htm
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/standing-calf-raises.htm
Dumbbell curls:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/dumbbell_curls_exercise.htm
Tricep Extensions:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/tricep_extension_exercise.htm
or
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/triceps_over_head_press.htm
Ab Crunches:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/crunches_exercise.htm
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Phase 2
Muscle Growth Acceleration
Duration: 5 weeks
Sets: 4
Reps: 6-12
Tempo: 4-0-2
Phase 2
Exercise Guide
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/dumbbell_chest_press_exercise.htm
Bent-over Row:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/barbell_row_exercise.htm
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/decline-bench-press.htm
Chin-ups:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/chin_assist_exercise.htm
Squats:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/barbell_squats_exercise.htm
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/seated-calf-raise.htm
Dumbbell curls:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/dumbbell_curls_exercise.htm
Barbell curls:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/barbell_curls_exercise.htm
Tricep Extensions:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/triceps_over_head_press.htm
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Tricep pushdowns:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/triceps-pushdowns.htm
Stiff-legged deadlifts:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/stiff-legged-deadlifts.htm
Leg extensions:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/leg_extension_exercise.htm
Leg curls:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/leg_curl_exercise.htm
Trap Shrugs:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/barbell_shrugs_exercise.htm
Abdominal Crunches:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/crunches_exercise.htm
Phase 3
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Duration: 5 weeks
Sets: 5
Rest: 3 minutes
Reps: 4-6
Tempo: 2-1-0
Phase 3
Exercise Guide
Squats:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/barbell_squats_exercise.htm
Barbell curls:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/barbell_curls_exercise.htm
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/tricep_extension_exercise.htm
Leg curls:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/leg_curl_exercise.htm
Abdominal Crunches:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/crunches_exercise.htm
Bench Press:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/bench-press.htm
Deadlift:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/dead_lift_exercise.htm
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/standing-calf-raises.htm
One-armed row:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/dumbbell_rows_exercise.htm
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Chapter Four
Part 3:
The Maximum Muscle Mass
Supplement Stack Outline
Out of all my research 1 supplement stood head and shoulders above the
rest. Jacked Up by AS Research.
In fact, with this one supplements by itself you could add up to 20 lbs. of
muscle to your frame in only 8 weeks. Combine it with the other proven
supplements from this stack along with the nutrition and training program in
this book and you have without a doubt one of the most muscle producing
programs in existence.
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I often get asked if taking these supplements are a mandatory part of the
program. Supplements are never required. You can make incredible gains
following the workout and nutrition plan alone. However I guarantee that if
you follow the supplement stack to the letter you will be accused of taking
steroids by your family or friends.
Let's begin with the first supplement of this 12-week stack. As I mentioned
it’s called Jack Up.
AS Research - Jacked Up
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=2476355
It is a proven fact that testosterone is the most important hormone for serious
bodybuilders. That’s you, otherwise you wouldn’t have bought this eBook.
No other hormone influences whether all your hard work in the gym results
in lean, ripped muscle weight or flabby failure.
Testosterone influences not just muscle growth, but also leanness, mood,
sex... even success in business!
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More than anything else, testosterone levels are the difference between
making maximum bodybuilding gains or constantly busting your ass in the
gym with no results.
The lust for higher testosterone levels isn't limited to bodybuilders and
athletes.
Baby Boomer men reaching middle age follow healthy diets, work out and
do all the right things. But they discover their sex drive, muscle mass and
energy decline.
Testosterone!
During a recent trip to Malaysia, I stumbled onto a bodybuilding discovery
that promises to be the next breakthrough for radically and safely increasing
testosterone levels.
The formula worked even better than anyone expected for testosterone
increases, muscle growth, increased sex drive, stronger erections and
stamina!
Jacked Up is the first formula to harness the power of Tongkat Ali, the
potent herb demonstrated to increase testosterone levels and muscle
growth... even in castrated animals!
• Increased workout intensity. You'll tear up the gym and see continual
strength and endurance gains.
And Jacked Up doesn't suppress your own natural testosterone levels like
prohormones and anabolic steroids.
-Brendan Enright
Ontario, Canada
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I am a 44y/o podiatric physician who has been lifting since 1985. I tested my
serum testosterone levels before starting Jacked Up 115 days ago. My
starting testosterone levels were 719 NG/DL. My levels after 11 weeks were
951 NG/DL. My lifting went well through this time frame.
I've been training over 30 years, and using one dose of Jacked Up per day
for two weeks, I gained 12.5 pounds (202 to 214.5).
— Al Brown
In just a little over a week on Jacked Up, I gained 10 pounds of LBM and my
1RM [bench] increased from 315 to 340. And after two weeks, I gained 15
pounds of lean mass.
— Sneaks
You’ve seen all the major supplement companies advertise in the major
magazines.
2. The bodybuilders they are trying to reach usually don’t read the
bodybuilding magazines. They are on the “cutting-edge” and know
what works well before the major magazines. To them it’s old news
by the time it’s printed in the magazines.
ZMA
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/ZMA.htm
Zinc and magnesium deficiencies are common in the general population and
even more prevalent in athletes. To illustrate the point, in 1998, the mineral
status of over 250 NFL players was tested. Over 70% of the players were
either depleted or deficient in both zinc and magnesium. It sounds almost
unbelievable because of all the attention we give to good nutrition, but most
athletes and active people are deficient in zinc and magnesium which results
in decreased hormone levels and diminished strength and power.
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What are the benefits? Increasing muscle availability of creatine helps you
maintain energy for longer periods of time during intense weight lifting. It
has also been known to help speed recovery between sets allowing you to
perform more reps and sets.
What do the studies say? Over 250 studies have been conducted on creatine
supplementation. Of these studies the majority have shown a statistically
significant improvement in exercise capacity. 95 out of 100 times that you
take creatine as described in the study you’ll experience exercise
improvement.
It’s not a secret. Most experts will unanimously agree that creatine
monohydrate is an effective sports supplement. Bottom line the stuff works.
However there has been a lot of confusion about the different types of
creatine now available on the market. In fact there are so many new
creatines for sale that all make such outlandish claims. My friend Brian
Andrews who is the owner of a supplement company called All-American
EFX published an eBook on the topic. You can download a free copy of this
publication using this link:
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/pdf/CreatineFactsCB.pdf
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You can read the eBook for the full scoop but basically Brian reveals that
new creatines such as creatine titrate, creatine malete, creatine alpha-
ketoglutarae, creatine ethyl-ester, di-creatine malate and tri-creatine malate
aren’t what they claim to be.
The creatines listed above are simply mixing or blending creatine with a new
compound. Brian’s eBook explains that you cannont just push them
together. In order to create a new compound a chemical reaction must take
place via a catalyst.
If this is starting to sound confusing just remember all these new forms of
creatine are not legit, and have actually been converted to a byproduct called
creatinine.
What does it do and what scientific studies give evidence to support this?
Anecdotal evidence for Kre-Alkalyn has been mostly positive. Many users
report a decrease in water retention and the elimination of the infamous
"creatine bloat." Many users also report immediate results and the
elimination of the "loading" phase normally required for regular creatine
monohydrate use.
Kre-Alkalyn
To buy it use the link below or pick it up at your local supplement shop.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/aap/kre.html
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This secret weight gain trick is a new way to take an old supplement.
Branched chain amino acids have been around for years. But they never
gained popularity because of the little results they produced.
But recently studies revealed where the fault was. They were taking too little
to get any results. But if you up the dosage your body responds very rapidly
in weight and strength. Also you must take them while you train.
A good way to do this is to pop a few pills every time you go to the water
fountain.
The amount you take is based on a formula, which takes into account your
bodyweight.
For example, if you weighed 150 lbs. you would do the following:
150 x .20 grams of BCAA's / lb. = 30 grams of branched chain amino acids
while you train.
BCAAs consumed during training raise both growth hormone and insulin at
the same time, hence the increased anti-catabolism and anabolism.
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Think about this. The average person who doesn't lift weights at all
managed to put at least 100 lbs. of muscle on his frame from puberty. The
"hormonal cocktail" of puberty is one of the most potent. Our goal is to
mimic it by designing a compound to raise each one of these hormones at
the same time. (no easy task)
In order to raise each one you are going to have to follow the directions to
the letter. There are a lot of variables involved which help make this cocktail
so potent. For example, if you took it right before you went to bed it
wouldn't be nearly as effective. So remember the details of this shake are
very important. I explain the reasoning as you go along.
Each of these ingredients affects the three different hormones in their own
way. Combined together in the right ratios according to your own
bodyweight can create a synergy of muscle building compounds. After a
week on this "cocktail" you'll get some of the most unbelievable pumps
during and after your workout than you ever thought imaginable.
This shake needs to be mixed before your workout and put in a cool place. It
needs to be available to you immediately after your workout. I can't
emphasize this enough. You need to be able to get to it within a minute after
the last rep of your workout.
The reason you need to consume it so quickly is for a couple of reasons. The
first is that your body's rate of protein synthesis doubles following your
workout. This is the perfect time to load your body up on protein. The
second is immediately following exercise your body is in a catabolic state
because your cortisol levels are rising.
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And we know one of the keys to building muscle is keeping our cortisol
levels down and testosterone levels up.
The carbohydrates in the after workout drink will create an insulin spike in
your system. The grape juice helps do this too. If you don't like grape juice
simply add more carbohydrate powder to make up the difference of 16 oz.
When insulin in your body goes up it drives cortisol levels out. Science has
already discovered the two operate indirectly with each other. When cortisol
levels are lowered your testosterone to cortisol ratio is tilted in the favor of
testosterone.
While everyone else is going into a catabolic state you will be doing the
exact opposite. Your growth will skyrocket as a result!
Research has proven that colostrum increases IGF-1 levels. With the
carbohydrates acting as your shuttle you might as well take the opportunity
to jack up your IGF-1 levels in your body.
The glutamine in the shake is for the raising of your growth hormone.
Taking the same shuttle theory and applying it we can get a dramatic
increase in all these hormones with the ingredients in the shake.
I hope you are beginning to see why I suggested you use powders for these
particular supplements instead of pills. The absorption rate is much higher
with the powders than with the pills especially when mixed into a liquid
shake. Your goal is to get your body to digest this shake as fast as possible
getting all these supplements into your system at lightning fast speed.
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A tip for the hardcore type: To increase the absorption rate even
further you can put all these ingredients over a very low fire until the
ingredients begin to dissolve into the water or grape juice. Remember
don't bring it to a boil. Just heat it up enough for it to dissolve slowly.
Here are the ingredients for creating your shake according to your
bodyweight (lean body mass):
95 grams of protein
80 grams of carbohydrate powder
30 grams of glutamine
10 grams of colostrum
3.5 grams of kre-alkalyn
16 oz. Of grape juice (approximately 80grams of carbohydrates)
Jacked Up Not needed if you When to take: Upon Rising With Meal
under 18 years old
Natural or a female.
Testosterone Dosage Week 1: Take 1 capsule per day for
Booster Discontinue for at five days straight than take two days off.
least 1-month afer
Each bottle has this 12-week cycle. Dosage Week 2: Take 1 capsule per day for
60-pills. You’ll seven days straight.
need 2 bottles for
this stack. Dosage Weeks 3-6: Take 2 capsules daily
cycling five days on with two days off.
ZMA You will need 12- When to take: Before Going to Bed.
weeks worth. Most
Increases likely this will
Anabolic require 3-botttles but Dosage Weeks 1-12: 3 capsules or as directed
Hormone Levels will depend on the on bottle. Take everyday.
brand you buy.
If you are on a limited budget here is the order in which I would personally
buy these supplements. They are ranked by importance. Keep in mind they
provide a synergistic effect meaning they work better together so if you can
try to get them all.
1. Protein Shakes
2. Jacked Up
3. Kre-Alkalyn
4. Post Workout Hormonal Cocktail
5. ZMA
6. BCAAs
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Bonus #1:
Imagine yourself going the whole day without eating. This would not
be a very wise thing to do but you practically do this every night you go to
bed. You starve yourself for eight hours while your body is burning up the
muscle to use as energy.
To stop this from happening I'm going to share with you a little trick the old
timers in bodybuilders used to do.
They would wake up in the middle of the night, about halfway through, and
consume a protein rich shake. Now you can take this basic idea and expand
on it to turn this into a muscle growth opportunity.
Let me explain.
Before you go to bed you can whip up a meal replacement or protein shake,
(the protein shake in the nutrition section would work really well) to give
your body a spike in growth hormone, testosterone, and IGF-1 levels.
The starvation mode for the first 4 hours will have your body screaming for
more food; similar to after a workout. It would also be a good idea to take in
more protein than usual for higher nitrogen retention for the rest of the night
until you eat your next meal at breakfast time.
Now imagine what this little trick could do to your muscle gains. Right now
you are probably staying the same amount of weight which means you are
consuming your maintenance calorie intake. If you add this nighttime
growth concoction you will be adding an extra 3500 calories a week if your
protein shake is approximately 500 calories.
Most of these calories will be headed straight for your muscles because they
are the ones in most demand for the nutrients.
I urge you to give this a try for two weeks and see if you do not find yourself
growing some extra muscle. Weigh yourself at the beginning and then check
your progress at the end. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the
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result.
This little trick is for the dedicated only. A lot of bodybuilders will not even
attempt to try this for fear of having to put too much effort into their
bodybuilding efforts. That is a shame. This little trick alone could change
your bodybuilding progress forever.
Ok. It seems like we covered a lot of ground. I hope you enjoyed the book. I
enjoy sharing this information with you because I believe everyone who
wants to maximize their muscle now has the ability to do so.
Note: These Bonus items are electronic eBooks in PDF format. To view PDF
files you will need Adobe Reader which you can download for free from this link:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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Conclusion
I hope you realize the power you now hold in your hands. The power to
transform your body beyond belief. I have given you the tools you need.
I am wishing you the best and invite your comments and questions. For the
fastest reply post your comment or question on the Fitness Atlantic Forum at
http://www.fitnessatlantic.com/Muscle-Fitness/ I frequent the board quite
often and there are plenty of experienced members standing by ready to help
out.
To Your Success,
Morris Mendez
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