Too often, your diet takes a backseat to training — and your physique suffers for it. We're here to help. M&F takes the lacklustre dietary habits of three readers and pimps them out.
WHEN IT COMES TO TRAINING, m&f readers know their stuff. Most of you display a remarkable knack for developing good habits in the gym. That's likely because your sets-and-reps schemes have, over time, become second nature — you know what exercises and poundage's are going to yield the results you're looking for. But what about diet? Actually, that's where things seem to go wrong. Usually, when someone's physique comes up lacking, it's due to a nutritional misstep or two. The following three readers (whose names have been changed to protect their identities) represent the large cross section of guys who are up to par in
the gym but just can't seem to get dialled in because of one or more dietary blunders. Our advice to them can help you, too...
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PEC POWER
HAS YOUR CURRENT PEC TRAINING PROGRAMME done little to reverse your chest development deficit? Have you been disappointed in your efforts to achieve a stronger and fuller chest? You're not alone, nor are you without hope. It's time to make some serious progress in your pec training and increase your bench press by 25%. If you've tried every "foolproof" chest workout only to come up short in size and strength, then this power rack routine is definitely for you.
During a training session at Gold's Gym Venice, Lou Ferrigno's two sons talk about their father's legacy, the Hulk and what it all means to them.
When you shake Lou Ferrigno's hand, you expect to pull back a wad of crushed digits. After all, when you watched him on TV as a child, he flipped over full-size Buicks like they were Matchbox cars. He smashed through plasterboard like it was made out of tissue paper. Once he even took down a charging 2,000-pound bull with nothing but his bare hands. With these memories fresh in your mind, it's no wonder you wince when you place your palm against his. If he's even a tenth as strong as his TV character, there's a chance that after he grasps your hand, all you'll have left at the end of your wrist is half a pound of minced beef. Then again, Lou isn't really the Hulk. It's just that minus the emerald paint and the anger-management issues, the man is simply…huge. In fact, at age 56, Lou is a physical specimen. He's every inch of 6'5" and every solid pound of 260, which is amazing when you consider he won his first Mr. Universe title more than 30 years ago. Back then Lou was a 21-year-old phenomenon who turned his young body into a living, breathing version of Michelangelo's David — if David had taken weightlifting seriously.
These days, however, with a flourishing acting career, a strong personal training business and a successful turn as a motivational speaker, Lou is in a place where the title that really gets him excited is "Dad"...
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