| What? Less is more! Yes, less is more! For the first | | | | Less is More: |
| three bodybuilding competitions I over trained. I thought | | | | Over training body parts can do more damage than |
| the more weight, the more sets and the more the fat | | | | good. Be careful not to think the more you do the |
| that was cut out of my diet the better the finished | | | | better. |
| product would look. This mind set ended up costing me | | | | Heavy vs. Light Training Days: |
| championships. | | | | In order to achieve a balanced looking physique, less |
| In 1987 after training in Florida with Mr. Universe Brian | | | | joint aches and better muscle recuperation, training |
| Silk, I learned a valuable lesson. Brian was doing half | | | | should consist of heavy - strength days and lighter - |
| the weight, half the sets in half the time I was known | | | | shape days. In other words, in your rotation of body |
| to do. He taught me the importance of allowing the | | | | parts work certain muscles heavier on some days and |
| body to rest, recuperate and rebuild. It just did not | | | | lighter and more repetitions on others. This allows |
| seem logical to me, I thought. "What if I lose all this | | | | better quality of rest between training days in the short |
| muscle I worked so hard to develop?" But if he looked | | | | term. |
| that way, I was willing to try. One year later I won the | | | | Body Language: |
| Mr. Michigan Bodybuilding championships. Remember | | | | While this may be the hardest to master, it may be the |
| these things if you want to become a bodybuilding | | | | most important. Learn to listen to your body and not |
| champion: | | | | your ego. Rest is important. In the short run you will not |
| Workout Cycling (Periodization): | | | | lose what you have worked so hard to develop. |
| Set a time frame of ten to twelve weeks on a | | | | However, if you do not learn to listen, you will |
| workout plan, and then take a week off. | | | | eventually be forced to take a break by the body |
| Body Part Cycling: | | | | shutting down. If your joints ache, sleeping patterns are |
| Train each body part twice in seven days. There are | | | | off, more sore than usual after a workout or irritable, |
| different opinions about this, but my experience tells | | | | then chances are you need a short rest. |
| me to teach you to train body parts twice in a week, | | | | Mastering the art of recuperation may be the biggest |
| one heavy day and one lighter weight day. | | | | obstacle you will have in becoming a champion. |