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I’ve
recently come across the most controversial and innovative method
of gaining muscle fast that I’ve seen to date.
It goes against almost everything I’ve been taught my entire life about
strength training.
To be clear, it
demonstrates that rapid increases in both strength and muscular mass could be
produced without the use of “growth” drugs or supplements, and no
“new-and-improved” diet plan.
The method I’m referring to was discovered by Arthur Jones,
called the Colorado
Experiment. It’s important to note that the
experiment was conducted in Fort Collins, Colorado, under the supervision of
Dr. Elliot Plese in the Colorado State University’s Department of Physical
Education Laboratory.
Incredibly, the
participants mentioned in the Colorado Experiment produced large scale
increases in muscular mass while simultaneously reducing fatty tissue.
Yeah, what the…??? What?!
The formula:
·
normal health
(prerequisite)
·
high-intensity
exercise
·
no warm up sets
·
no rest between sets
·
high-repetition sets
(20-10)
·
execute only one set
per exercise, and go until failure
·
brief workout sessions
·
reasonably balanced
diet
Tim Ferriss, author of the “The 4-Hour Body” and king of
unconventional tactics, modifies this method in the following ways to gain 34
pounds in 28 days:
·
lower frequency
(maximum of twice per week)
·
three minutes between
exercises
·
performing every
repetition slowly, counting five seconds up and five seconds down, to eliminate
momentum and ensure constant load
·
focusing on no more
than 4-7 multi-joint exercises (leg press, trap bar deadlift, overhead
press, Yates bent row, dips, incline machine benchpress, etc.)
·
exercising your entire
body each workout to elicit a maximal hormonal (testosterone, growth hormone +
IGF-1) response
·
eating
large quantities of protein with low-glycemic index carbohydrates
like quinoa
·
dropping calories by
50% one day per week to prevent protein uptake down-regulation
·
exercising less
frequently as you increase strength and size, as your recovery abilities can
only increase 20-30%, while you can often increase fat-free muscle tissue up to
100% before reaching a genetic set-point
Sometimes to gain
muscle, you need to exercise less.
Have you ever wondered
why for the past
three to six months the countless hours you put into the gym are yielding
hardly any gains? It’s common to label that as a “plateau,” but that concept is
a huge misconception deserving its own article.
Chances are,
you’re overtraining. This statement is contrary to the “how to
breakthrough a plateau” workout routines cited in bodybuilding and fitness magazines. Those sources
generally encourage you to train even longer, and power your way through to see
gains again. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t work hard in the gym, but
the frequency of training is where the solution lies.
There’s a “sweetspot”
of frequency and intensity of training that stimulates muscle growth
and strength. However, the ability to recover from a workout session is
inherently part of that process.
Great strength is a
result of two factors:
1.
individual genetic
potential (fixed)
2.
intense training,
without overtraining (adjustable)
However, the
prerequisite is balanced health.
An unbalanced,
unhealthy person simply cannot reach the limits of their potential strength.
It’s possible to improve a sick individual with various chemicals.
However, when you try to turn a healthy person into a superhuman with
anabolic steroids, there’s always a price to pay somewhere along the line
simply because it creates a chemical imbalance in the body.
Scientifically
speaking, there is no such thing as a “super chemical balance.” If your
chemical balance is normal, you are in a state of complete health, and if not,
you are in a state of sickness to some degree.
As Arthur states:
“Yet the widespread
bias in favor of such so called ‘growth drugs’ borders on hysteria. Even
suggesting that the use of these drugs is anything less than necessary
automatically labels you a fool in some circles. And there is certainly no
doubt that a lot of people are being fooled on this subject; but you can NOT
fool your endocrine system, and when you add an unrequired chemical for the
purpose of disturbing a normal balance, you are NOT improving the situation.
“Pointing to recent
strength records as proof of the value of such drugs actually proves nothing.
The fact remains that the single strongest human recorded in history
established his records ling before the drugs were ever used. Paul Anderson
established records prior to 1958 that have never been approached and
androgenic-anabolic drugs were apparently first used in athletic circles in
1960.
“Bob Peoples
established a deadlift record thirty years ago, lifting nearly 800 pounds at a
bodyweight of approximately 180; today, a very few individuals have reached or
passed that level of performance…but most of them weigh nearly twice as much as
he did, and some of them weigh more than twice as much.”
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The Chris Experiment
After reading the Colorado Experiment and Tim Ferriss’s “From Geek to
Freak: How I Gained 34 lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks,”
I’ve been inspired to use some of their tactics and create a bodybuilding
experiment of my own (with some adaptations).
Author
Bio:
Chris
Willitts (creator of V3), is the founder and owner of Vegetarian Bodybuilding.
V3
Vegetarian Bodybuilding System is a mixture of science and author’s advice, providing users with optimal diet and
exercise. This system is designed for vegans and vegetarians only.
A
lot of research has been put in this program. Furthermore, a lot of
professional bodybuilders and athletes tried and tested the program, praising
its progressiveness and efficiency.
The
program is about taking control of your own body and health according to your
potential and needs. And worry not; you’ll get plenty of proteins with this
system. It will boost you with energy, and you’ll feel just a strong as any
carnivore would (perhaps even stronger, depending on how much you invest in
your exercise). It avoids vitamins deficiency and provides you with a lot of
proteins, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Instead
of saying things like “I think a plant-based diet is good for athletes and
bodybuilders,” the V3 Vegetarian
Bodybuilding System claims “I know a plant-based diet is good for
athletes and bodybuilders, and I have results to prove it.”
To
find out more, visit the website at V3 Bodybuilding –
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