How you get stuck.

So today, we talking about why youre stuck in the same spot youve been in for years. Youre not making any progress, you thought you would have by now but, youre just not. Ok, heres the problem. Now i see this with people who have good genetics, they always looked pretty good, even at their worst they better than average, however they not progressing at all.

Heres the problem, they believe they have already done everything they can, but they actually havent. The main problem is that they refuse to admit that they dont know everything. What they need to do is learn more. On their own time they need to do their OWN research. Guys an important thing that has helped me the most in my bodybuilding journey and in life is that, I am always a student. It doesnt matter how good you are at something, there is still more to learn. Like i said in past posts, no one knows everything.

RIP Franco Columbu (1941-2019)

Just heard the news. Forever, a true OG in bodybuilding history.

What makes a good client?

So this morning I watched a youtube video that I thought brought up a very good topic. Dave Palumbo posted it on his channel, so I have to give him credit for this first. If you dont know who that is you might want to look him up. He specializes in more of the professional "unnatural" bodybuilding(not to put that down) and bodybuilding scene and he is absolutely a true guru in bodybuilding. Ive personally learned so much from this guy, especially bodybuilding science.

So anyways back to the topic. What makes a GOOD client? And you may be thinking, " Brandon doesnt know anything about being a client..." Well, you'd actually be wrong about that, because ive actually had a bodybuilding trainer and a boxing coach. Both who were high level experts, im not going to mention names right now, maybe we will get into that later, but im making a point here.

So im going to list points here(and btw some of these points were the same as in the video i mentioned because i agreed with them)

1. A good client listens to what their trainer says and follows instructions.

2. A good client asks questions.

3. A good client tells their trainer the truth about whether or not they have been following the trainers instructions when the trainer is not with them. This is one of the most important points, not just for the trainer but ALSO the client.

4. A good client will not try to control the workouts or tell the trainer that they know a better way to do things as far as the training and diet go. If they know of a better way to do things then the client should not have hired that trainer. Now, I will say theres a few exceptions to this, especially if you were getting training for an actual sport, not bodybuilding. Like for example boxing, or mma, or basketball, or baseball. Your boxing trainer may have been a great fighter and have a good record, but that doesnt mean he knows everything about nutrition... Get what im saying? So theres some exceptions here, but for now im talking about just clients who hire a basic fitness trainer or a trainer who is a bodybuilder person. Obviously the average person usually wants to just look better and be healthier. Not so much aquire a skill.

5. A good client should know if their trainer has credibility and good experience in what the trainer is training them in. Guys this one is up to you, use your brain before you select a trainer. Does the trainer look good? Have his clients gotten good results?(look at the girl or guys fucking clients! Watch them for a few weeks, months! Did those people get results?) dont be fooled by the fake fitness experts, the con artists, the FILTH!!!

Guys Im here to tell you the truth about this shit. Im not here to sweet talk your ass so you believe everything i say and pay me for training. And honestly, i dont give a fuck if you dont want me as your trainer. You do what ever the fuck you wanna do. Im just giving you the real science and information that will allow you to get you results in the most effective manner. And one reason why i like posting on my blog is so people can read it and learn(if they want) and i dont have to hear all the bitching and complaining from those pain in the ass motherfuckers. They be like," ahh i cant, thats too hard!" No its not hard, youre MAKING it fucking hard because you keep saying its hard! Quit being a little fucking crying pussy and just do what you need to do to get the results YOU want.

You will never see past anything if you keep looking in the same spot.

Follow the FACTS, don't follow the followers.

Clearing up some terminology confusion.

Guys I want to clear this up. Some people classify me as a bodybuilder, other people(who are actual bodybuilders) classify me as probably just some guy who works out, or maybe a "physique guy", or some athletic guy, i dont know. If you want me to name actual bodybuilders, arnold for numero uno is a bodybuilder. Ronnie Coleman is a bodybuilder, ok. And yeah sure, these fake natural, oh sorry, i meant "natural bodybuilders" you might have heard of or seen are bodybuilders. 

So, i just dont want to annoy anyone with this. I dont actually classify myself as a bodybuilder. I dont tell people im a bodybuilder. What i do is follow bodybuilding principles, bodybuilding IS my background. It is what i know most about, period. Would i have considered myself a bodybuilder in the past, yes. But thats not my "title" now. I study bodybuilding, i use bodybuilding principles, and the way i eat is like a bodybuilder as far as the rules go. 

Any client ive trained in the past has been taught bodybuilding principles by me, that is how to get the fastest results as far as how the body looks.

So there you go. Technically anyone who builds their body is a bodybuilder guys, im being fucking serious. Even the girl at the gym who just wants bigger thighs or a bigger ass. Shes going to be doing exercises that build the muscle in that area, therefore building the body. 

Hope that clears that up. All you bodybuilders who live that life please dont get mad at me. Last thing i need is 20 bodybuilders showing up at my door threatening to beat me up because of my posts. Because overly muscular men who cant fight, scare the living shit out of me. They are quite terrifying lol. Im shaking right now.

Ok thats all, goodnight motherfuckers.

How to IDENTIFY the problem with your training and diet.

Now guys, this is the MOST important thing i am teaching you people on this blog. Im not just naming the pieces of the puzzle and explaining what they are. The most important thing! im trying to teach you is HOW to MOST effectively put these puzzle pieces together! Yes, it has to be done a certain way, yes it has to be done in atleast CLOSE to the way i explain it on here. This is not me trying to boss you around, its the science, its the way it works. Like it, hate it, or find a better way to do it.

I get the feeling some of you dont understand this. 90% of the people i have worked with get this, but there are some straglers.

So, first off let me list some of the common problems that hold people back from getting the progress they want:

1. Not sticking to their new healthy eating.

2. Not sticking to their new workout program.

3. Believing they already tried everything that should get them results but didn't work.

4. Believing they should be getting the same results as people who are more knowledgeable about bodybuilding and have been training for many years or people(who they dont realize) are taking steroids.

5. Not realizing that even though they started a new workout program, diet, or both, that they still have to stick with it more than 2 weeks to get results.

6. Not realizing that they are capable of learning more about training, diet, and their OWN body and that this will help them dramatically increase their own progress.

7. Not realizing that bodybuilding and fitness should now become part of their new lifestyle if they want to improve their body and health. People, you brush your teeth and wipe your ass everyday after you take a shit( i mean, hopefully you do..) thats part of your LIFESTYLE incase you didnt fucking realize that. So, if you want a better body and change they way you look, this stuff has to be part of your life too, get it? Its your new routine, and you WILL get used to it!

So i think i touched on enough for this post. I could go on further but i gotta make this simple and to the point, otherwise i aggravated. Learn from this, and dont fucking piss me off.

One of the best physiques Ive ever seen. Adam Charlton.

 A great inspiration, but Definitely not natural. I even asked him online one time if he was natural when I was unaware as fuck, and he just made a joke about it and laughed at me like I was retarded.

Always remember.

I'm not you, and you're not me.

Throughout my life many people have told me that I think too much, but to me it's not that I think too much, it's that they are the ones who think too little.

There are no natural limitations for strength.

So guys, ive already discussed some of the limitations for true natural bodybuilding, as far as what you can look like without using drugs. However, there are no limits as far as how strong someone can get naturally(realistically speaking). Powerlifting is not the same as bodybuilding, the goals are totally different. Powerlifting has nothing to do with how you look, it just matters how much you can lift on certain exercises.

Some people are just naturally strong on certain movements like squat, deadlift, bench, etc. Genetics does play a factor because someone can just naturally have stronger tendons, better bone structure, especially when it comes to arm and leg length, they can just have the ideal limb legnth to give them the better leverage on a lift.

The use of hormones certainly can and usually will(depending on what youre taking) increase your strength. However, im sure we've all seen that huge bodybuilder guy in the gym who barely uses more weight than the average gym guy and hes fucking huge. And then weve also seen that guy whos like fairly muscular but not big, and hes benching almost double his bodyweight for reps. Sometimes its a trip, but thats just how it is with STRENGTH.

Also, youre overall focus on a certain lift will help you increase the weight you can use, so its not ALL genetics, im just saying genetics is part of it. If your main focus is to increase your benchpress and you keep working on it for a while, you most likely will increase the amount of weight you can bench. And you wouldnt necessarily have to get bigger. I mean dont think im going against what i said in past posts. Strength increase will lead to muscle growth in that area. A bigger muscle is a stronger muscle. That is why bodybuilders do try to increase their strength on exercises in general, even if they arent necessarily strong for their size. Hey whatever they did worked for them, you gotta remember that too.