Training is only part of the equation to become a great athlete, but nearly every athlete focuses purely on that aspect and wonders why they never see any real progress.
Let’s take eating for example. I have every athlete I train write down a daily meal log of what they eat for 3 days and bring it to me. Then I ask them what their goals are and 90% of the time they reply with the answers “to put on some muscle”, or “coach wants me to weigh x amount by start of the season”. These are perfectly good answers, until I take a look at their food log. I just look at them and think “Seriously? You think you are going to hit your goal by eating this?”
Here is an actual food log I received from one of my football guys who plays in college and whose coach wants him to be up to 280 (currently 260) by the time school starts back up (less than 3 months away).
Meal 1:
Chorizo & Egg Breakfast Burrito
Meal 2:
Peanut Butter Sandwich & Protein Shake
Meal 3:
2 BBQ Chicken Legs & 2 Brisket Sandwiches
Drinks:
Water & Lemondae
Now reread the above meal plan. This wouldn’t put a pound on a kid who weighs 150, much less 260. Then after I sit down and work on nutrition with them they just say “there is no way I can eat that much…” and every time, I respond with “Well then there is no way you are going to hit your goal weight or add on any muscle.”
So what does an athlete need to do to pack on muscle and hit their goal weight? It is simple really but it definitely isn’t easy.
First thing they need to do is stop depending on supplements found in the back of bodybuilding magazines or what supplement store sales people (who have no nutritional knowledge and promote what they read from those bodybuilding magazines) “recommend” to them. I’m sorry but taking a weight gainer shake that gives you 1000 calories of crap twice a day while eating some pizza and pop-tarts the rest of the day is not going to put any weight on you. So stop blaming the supplement and start blaming your entire nutritional program.
Since this is one of the biggest problems that I encounter, I put together an ebook that lays out all the basics needed for you to put on the muscle you have been trying to obtain for so long. Located at the top of the left sidebar on this website, there is a sign up form for you to receive not just the “Gain 10lbs of Muscle” e-book, but some other gifts just for signing up. So if you want to pack on the muscle, stay up to date with what is happening at Genesis, and/or receive updates, tips, articles, and much more via email, then put your information in the box and get ready to make the changes to your physique you have been trying so long to achieve.
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