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[LaTe bLoOmErX]

i'd like to add more here

i started to feel weak and tired all the time, fucked up in the head, and i couldn't progress
i did my research and realized i overtrained

as you can see, this is a true based story
in the year before, i screwed up even more with training, nutrition, etc
because i didn't really know anything about it, i was starting from scratch to understand how things worked
i hadn't even discovered Mentzer at the time of this post
i just did some research here and there and recognized the truth about overtraining
however, by reducing training frequency and training volume (maintaining high intensity in my sets and workouts) i was getting stronger and growing muscles much faster
so that a certain point i said to myself, there must be something wrong with all this
i'm very curious by nature, i always want to delve deeper and know everything
i discovered more and more things regarding diet, training, etc, and i made my own corrections, as much as i could
in recent times i discovered Mike, i studied about him and i realized that all of this made more than one sense
even though i had already been able to put on some pretty decent muscle mass before
when i applied all these corrections i had an exponential growth
in fact this is how it should work, for a natural athlete, but also a doped one as i have already said, although one of the determining factors that changes is the accelerated recovery, so the capacity of managing stress, and so on

so once again, for anyone interested in bodybuilding, Mike Mentzer has already explained everything in the past, in extreme details
sometimes it's difficult to understand what he means and it may seem that he contradicts himself (in some cases he has done so a little over time) but by paying the right attention you'll understand everything

 

[Stormblood]

The truth about bodybuilding: https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37516

 

[LaTe bLoOmErX]

this makes sense

however, looking at what some have said
to be honest i don't see the passion about sculpting one's body that dramatic

always training flexibility and focusing on overall balanced proportions you could simply have a muscular physique and the aesthetics of it

moreover, there are many benefits by "building" one's body (bodybuilding)
mentally and physically

just an example of the latter, much more strength of the physical body which is a derivated factor even if not directly trained
because remember, here i'm referring to training to stimulate growth, build muscles, not other things, you sure don't have to bench an autobus for this

this could be also training for your focus because
if someone delved deeper and wanted to train properly, sooner or later would develop an excellent mind-muscle connection, trained during the workouts themselves

then the aesthetics of a muscular physique is up to judge, but as long as health is preserved, i don't really think there's anything bad about it

correct me if you think i'm wrong of course

also, once you've achieved the desired muscles, maintaining your physique is even easier

it doesn't even take up much time, if someone is passionate about it and has some free time to spend (a few hours a week) i don't see why not he could dedicate himself to this instead of some other true shit out there, perhaps combining it with a healthy lifestyle to maximize everything

what is certain is that i don't know how much this could be the same for women
for example, doing bodybuilding like the Yehuborim want you to could certainly hurt them more
i assume that the response of their body (together with the menstrual cycle, etc)
could be much worse
however, in my opinion there would be more appropriate ways for women to do this too, without becoming a transgender hulk obviously
just sculpting the body

 

[Stormblood]

this makes sense

however, looking at what some have said
to be honest i don't see the passion about sculpting one's body that dramatic

always training flexibility and focusing on overall balanced proportions you could simply have a muscular physique and the aesthetics of it

moreover, there are many benefits by "building" one's body (bodybuilding)
mentally and physically

just an example of the latter, much more strength of the physical body which is a derivated factor even if not directly trained
because remember, here i'm referring to training to stimulate growth, build muscles, not other things, you sure don't have to bench an autobus for this

this could be also training for your focus because
if someone delved deeper and wanted to train properly, sooner or later would develop an excellent mind-muscle connection, trained during the workouts themselves

then the aesthetics of a muscular physique is up to judge, but as long as health is preserved, i don't really think there's anything bad about it

correct me if you think i'm wrong of course

also, once you've achieved the desired muscles, maintaining your physique is even easier

it doesn't even take up much time, if someone is passionate about it and has some free time to spend (a few hours a week) i don't see why not he could dedicate himself to this instead of some other true shit out there, perhaps combining it with a healthy lifestyle to maximize everything

what is certain is that i don't know how much this could be the same for women
for example, doing bodybuilding like the Yehuborim want you to could certainly hurt them more
i assume that the response of their body (together with the menstrual cycle, etc)
could be much worse
however, in my opinion there would be more appropriate ways for women to do this too, without becoming a transgender hulk obviously
just sculpting the body

I agree with the general message.

 

[LaTe bLoOmErX]

i'd like to suggest you guys these two very short videos about Mike Mentzer

(btw, the new forum interface is fantastic, much simpler than the previous one and the additional features are spectacular)