Top 5 finisher at the 2008 IFBB North Americans - I just posted the Before & Afters (14 weeks) of Lisa Peper on the main site's Client Picture page. Here's one of the befores. Check out the 'Afters' as well as some more pictures here. Lisa Peper Transformation read more 3 comments
I get asked a variety of bulking-type questions a lot – mostly from females – so I thought I'd just cut and paste a question and answer it here for reference. My opinions here would not be gender specific, applying both to males and females. Q: Still tossing around the idea of doing a figure competition. Would I have to do a bulk and how long would I bulk for? A: Ok, just to put some context to the term 'bulk' here, it simply means eating at a caloric intake that is above your assumed maintenance calorie requirements for an extended period of time – with the obvious goals of adding some size and strength to your physique. It is... read more 2 comments
I just posted Ileen Natic's before and after pictures on the main site's Client Picture page. Check it out here. Ileen Natic Before & After/Current read more 4 comments
The Grind
The Grind is that time in your physique transformation where you just put
your head down and grind it out.
It's often the time between the initial fast "newbie" results and the
final results. Changes are occurring in your body, but you may not see them
from week to week.
Mentally, The Grind is also where some of that new program and new diet
enthusiasm wears off and it all becomes routine, even boring. There's
nothing left to do or say really; you just work the plan, day to day to
day.
But toward the end of The Grind, what'll happen is that you'll glance back
at your "befores" and realize you've made some...
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