Muscle stops responding to the same workouts...

Summer is coming !

Over the last six months, I've been implementing a series of changes with all my clients whether face to face or online. If you've had a good start to your training year and you've been consistent from February you would have noticed many changes to your routine. These changes are the key to gaining muscle, and changing body shape. These changes require careful planning!

Key points for increasing muscle and decreasing belly fat.
Meal timing and portion control are combined as one to give you the best results possible. Knowing what and when you're eating is one way to guarantee you the results you want. The right balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats are critical to your success. And what's more important is for it to be easy, you need to be able to get about your busy life and not have to think too hard about what you're eating. Eating tasty meals that deliver the correct nutrition balance allowing you to build muscle and decrease belly fat is easy once you know how.

Now that you're six months into the year your routine should look nothing like it did in February. You have a real strength and fitness base, and it's time to make changes.

Your focus is now on multijoint movements like squats, deadlifts, lunges, bench press, bent- over -row, standing press, etc. All these exercises give you huge bang for your buck. When combined correctly with the most important training variables, muscle growth and fat loss can't be helped.
Intensity is just one of these variables that need changing.  I typically start my clients with 8-12-rep range with 3-4 sets, remembering that you need to take care of your family and get to work, so it needs to be a routine that pushes you appropriately and gets the best from you all in under an hour. Changing your intensity i.e. rep range and sets is an ideal way to shock/change your muscle. Other variables like doing dropsets, changing volume, training to failure, rest periods are all points you should consider when you're training to increase muscle and decrease belly fat.

At Maxfitness I want you to get the best results possible with the time and commitment you can give me. Targeting problem areas with different exercises and angles of that exercise is something I specialise in. I believe everyone should have three triceps, not one. Haha
Challenge yourself because if you've been consistent, you'll notice big differences in the first few months. However, your muscle stops responding to the same workouts. This is where people start to lose their way. The program that led to those gains is becoming less efficient; your body adapts quickly. You need to challenge yourself.

I hope my words have motivated you to challenge yourself in the gym, If you're making time and have a plan, goals, if you want to change, be a little different, focus your butt off, then this Summer is going to be the best one you've ever had. Get into the gym this week, push yourself and embrace the burn!
Cheers
Max Lemme