Wednesday, December 14, 2016

What's the Best Workout Plan and Diet

Work hard.  Eat well.  Recover sufficiently. Repeat. 

The key is hard work and consistency.  You may see quick progress and you may not, but if you stick with it, you will improve. A workout you will do is better than the perfect workout that you won't.  The "perfect" diet that you cannot stick to, does you no good.  

Don't worry about supplements, esoteric routines, contest prep, etc. until you're already near your genetic potential and you're seeking that last 1 or 2 percent improvement.

At the same time, if a new routine or a new diet plan provides you incentive to work harder and more consistently, leverage that to make gains.  Just never stop.

Just like there is no such thing as a "perfect" diet, there is no such thing as a "perfect" workout.  There's lots of wiggle room if you keep working, day after day, year after year.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Should I use HMB. I have seen some promising recent reports.

I'll have to read these new HMB studies/reports. 

I have tried HMB in the past and have seen zero discernible results.  My current supplementation is limited to creatine and beta alanine which have very noticable effects on my workouts and sports performance, and fish oil, vitamin D3, and a multi, which I take just for "insurance." 

Also, I find it difficult to hit my protein targets within my calorie limits without using whey and casein, depending on time of day.

I have used many more products in the past but have personally experimented to see what really works for me and have eliminated most products.

At the same time, if something works for you, by all means continue, no matter what science or your fellow trainers might tell you.