The Goldilocks School of Muscle Mass
Once upon a time there was a skinny guy who wished for nothing more than having big biceps girls loved putting their hands all over.
So he did what any muscle-bound fella would do… hit the gym.
Started training and adjusting his food intake.
Upped the amount of protein he was eating and cut back on sugar.
A month later he was sorely disappointed when he looked in the mirror.
He couldn’t see any changes!!
It happens more often than you think.
And the reason why will surprise you.
‘Cuz he was suffering from STRENGTH LEECHING.
This is what keeps skinny guys skinny and weak guys weak IN SPITE of their best efforts pumping iron.
They ain’t packing on muscle since their workout wasn’t designed to prevent strength leeching.
Instead they’re putting too little stress on their body.
Which means it won’t change.
OR, they’re putting toooo much stress on their body, overwhelming it.
Once this happens, they’ll notice a performance loss in strength and slip into overtraining.
Do’h!
So now every workout leads to sapping their strength and doesn’t build on the previous session.
This is common with most bodybuilding and muscle magazine workouts.
Maybe you’ve even tried a few.
If you happened to put the incorrect level of stress on your body andy you watched your strength leech right out.
Now, if you take the Goldilocks approach and use stress levels that are justtt right – you’re in business.
Your body will kickstart the muscle growth and fat burning process because you’ve
How do you know much training stress is needed for your body?
It varies from person to person.
But there is a simple 1-2-3 method you can can follow to ensure you’re muscles are getting the right amount of stress needed to grow.
Following this you don’t have to worry about strength leeching.
And you’ll be surprised to see yourself making progress every week now that you’ve plugged the leak.
You can see the safe, sensible plan here:
Never Retreat & Never Surrender,
Ryan Masters
The Spartan Doctore
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist