| Arm Blasting Q @ A | | | | goes all out on the armtraining routine but he gives a |
| I wanted to answer a very important question about | | | | half-hearted effort on the backwork and skips leg |
| the 1 inch in 1 week arm routine | | | | training altogether. He also enjoys stayingup late |
| I wrote about (the link to part I is at the end of the | | | | watching TV so he only gets 5 hours of sleep each |
| article. This question is not onlyvery important to the | | | | night. |
| arm routine but it's very important to allof your | | | | He barely manages three meals a day, and they |
| training, if you want to be successful with your | | | | aren't the mostnutritious meals, either. |
| musclebuilding efforts. | | | | Trainee number two follows the routine exactly and |
| QUESTION: "I was wondering if your 'add one inch in | | | | goes all out,even on squats. He doesn't like squats, |
| a week' routineactually works. I have tried those | | | | they are brutally hardbut he loves the results he gets |
| articles before and have foundhardly any results. I'd | | | | from them so he gives themeverything he's got. He |
| be happy if I gained a 1/4 of an inch. I justwant to | | | | makes sure to get 9 hours of sleep anight. He adds |
| know if I'll see results if I participate on this program. | | | | weight to all his exercises every chance hegets. He |
| Thanks." | | | | eats six times per day, with nutritious |
| Thanks for the question. There are some very | | | | high-proteinmeals. |
| important things inthis question that need to be | | | | Which trainee do you think will see better results |
| addressed. First off, I can't makeany guarantee as to | | | | from thisroutine? Obviously, trainee number two will |
| the results you will see. There are way toomany | | | | get more out ofthe routine. |
| variables that I can't control - how hard you work, | | | | When applying any routine you put together, you |
| theweights you use, your genetics, how many | | | | must realizethat there are many other important |
| calories you take in,protein intake, and on and on. | | | | factors above and beyondthe exercises, sets and |
| And that's true of anything you do in life whether it's | | | | reps you choose. And the more factorsyou apply |
| liftingweights, playing a sport, getting good grades in | | | | properly, the better your results are going to be. |
| school, etc. | | | | Sure, you can't control genetics but you can control |
| There are no guarantees. | | | | most ofthe other factors. |
| Second, I appreciate your frustration. Most routines in | | | | Important muscle building factors include: |
| themainstream bodybuilding magazines do not | | | | Your Weight Training Program (exercises, sets, reps, |
| produce results for | | | | intensity) |
| 99% of the trainees out there. | | | | Nutrition (# of meals, quality of meals, calories, |
| This happens for two reasons. One, the routines are | | | | protein, etc.) |
| just a bunchof exercises, reps and set numbers | | | | Sleep (get enough of it!) |
| thrown together without a plan. | | | | The more you do right in your overall muscle building |
| Very few of these routines work for you and me, | | | | plan, thebetter your results are going to be. And you |
| and most cause usto overtrain. | | | | will get results. |
| The other very important point is that you have to | | | | How good your results will be, no one will ever know |
| understandthat specialization routines like the arm | | | | until youput the plan into action and give it everything |
| training routine arenot done in a vacuum. What do I | | | | you've got. |
| mean by this? I mean that youcan't just do this | | | | My results for the arm blasting program were 3/4 of |
| routine and expect great results. Many otherfactors | | | | an inchon each arm. I measured on a Sunday night, |
| come into play; some you can control, others you | | | | did the routine |
| can't. | | | | Monday, Wednesday and Friday and then measured |
| Let's look at two hypothetical bodybuilders. For this | | | | again on Sundaynight. |
| example,we'll say they have the exact same genetic | | | | Have you already put the routine into action? What |
| potential for buildingmuscle mass. | | | | were yourresults like? I'd love to hear your results |
| Trainee number one loves training arms. He's not a | | | | once you've triedthis routine. |
| big fan ofheavy back or leg work though. So he | | | | |