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Originally Posted by Nine Pack  Hang on a minute I've been advocating the one on, one off, nine day four way split rotation for ages. Didn't listen to me then did you?! Bugga 
Anyway James, on a serious note, DB has a point. From some angles on the show pics, your midline looks to be getting thicker so don't go crazy with them deads.
I'm going to make one last plea & to hell with the flaming I might get from the 'yes men', I only have your best interests at heart James so please don't get offended; STOP TRAINING YOUR ARMS!! They are overpowering the rest of your physique & throwing your symmetry right off. I know you love training with Matt & it does you both a lot of good, but you have different goals & different physiques so you can't both train the same & expect it to be perfect. You could do with sitting back, taking an honest look at your physique & asking which bodyparts actually need to be improved, and equally importantly, which parts do not.
Simply training every bodypart all the time just because that's what most people do is never going to iron out your symmetry. It may be a bit boring but a restricted split, allowing all the stimulation, rest & recuperation to be concentrated on the lagging bodyparts is IMO, the only way for you to go from here if you truly want to exploit your full potential. Training every bodypart just 'because' will dilute the progress you could make on the lagging parts & serve to further highlight the imbalances.
The untrained parts will still get enough stimulation to maintain from the other sessions & with your diet nailed, you will NOT lose any muscle in those areas.
There, I've said it. Ultimately, it's your decision but I hope you know why I'm saying this to you. It's because I'm a good friend, and will never be a 'yes man'. Speak soon (unless you are p1ssed at me ) |
Hey Paul,
How could I be ****ed at you mate?
I
WILL not train my arms, I totally agree.
As for the split, yes you have advocated that in the past how could i forget (I think at the time I ignored you!!
)
As for mid section, I was heavily bloated in States, only just going now!! Right up to a week out my midsection was tight, infact Sarah thought it was smaller (prob cos the rest of me was bigger
).
I just fcuked up in the States and held a sh1t load of water in my abdomen, just as I often do for a few weeks following a show.
I will as I said keep an eye on things but my diet for the British will be brutal, full doesn't suit me. Yes it looks great in the gym but not good on the stage, so lesson No1 learnt.
As we said the U.S was always a little bit of an experiment but I now know that being depleted coming into the final week and hitting a good carb up is the way for me to go and I'd think you'd agree (looking back at the Gravesend in 2006 and the British in 2007).
Its a harder diet but as you know I am not afraid of that. This show just gone has served notice for me. As you well know I am part machine and I will do as I am programmed to do by you
.
That starts with no arm training, on a positive note though that means even less training and even more rest. Bring it on!!!
Sometimes your ideas are OK you know ;-)
J