Flex UK - June 2017

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BY MICHAEL BERG, NSCA-C.P.T.

CRACK

YOUR

MASS-

BUILDING

CODE

DO YOUR EFFORTS TO PACK ON LEAN, QUALITY

MUSCLE MASS KEEP CRASHING? TRY THIS LIST OF 22

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS TO REBOOT YOUR PROGRAMME.

Q Computers are awesome...until they’re not. The

power we have at our fingertips to cut video, create

apps, watch cat videos, and write articles for FLEX

is immense. Yet one line of mangled code can turn

our state-of-the-art laptop into a frustrating, broken

husk of metal and wires in a split second.

Like our electronics, our bodies can stop

behaving as expected, too. Say you’re on a mass-

gain plan and it’s going well. No bugs, no spinning

pinwheels, just forward progress as you pack on

the lean kilos.

Then, suddenly, you’ve got the black screen.

Growth grinds to a stop and doesn’t restart after a

desperate bout of button mashing, leaving you to

wonder, “What do I do now?”

Thing is, much like a computer, it could simply be

a problem of inputs. A lack of progress could be a

sign your body has adapted to your workouts, or

you’ve introduced a rogue element that has thrown

the programming out of whack.

Here, we provide 12 tips to troubleshoot your

training regimen, along with 10 more for nutritional

issues. While none are a magic bullet on their own,

a few could be just the thing to reboot your system

and recharge your gains—no call to the Geek Squad

or reservation at the Genius Bar required.