Flex UK - June 2017

HE AT

BURNS

ME AT

while you’re doing

mass-gaining

movements allows

you to achieve this.

For example, if we’re

looking at a chest and

biceps workout, I would

group the two body

parts together in a

superset fashion, but

then also add either an

abdominal move or a

short bout of cardio

(around 60 seconds) as

a third exercise. I would

perform one set of each

(chest, then biceps,

then abs or cardio) with

little or no rest in

between sets to keep

the heart rate up and

maximize thermogenesis

to burn fat.

I would perform

multiple “triplets” in this

fashion (usually three

groups), three to four

sets of each. Because

I’m training completely

different muscle groups

with each exercise,

each one is allowed

enough time to recover,

allowing me to use a

heavier weight on

successive sets.

THIS TRAINING

STYLE CAN HELP

YOU GET THE

BEST OF BOTH

WORLDS—SIZE

AND LEANNESS—

ALL AT ONCE

CAN I GAIN MUSCLE
WHILE ALSO LOSING
FAT OR DO I HAVE
TO CHOOSE ONE
OR THE OTHER?
Being able to develop
good lean muscle
while dropping body fat
at the same time
should always be the
goal, whether you’re
competing or just
training for a quality
physique. In my opinion,
it’s all about combining
quality and quantity
instead of choosing
between the two.
The type of training
that has to be done in
order to achieve this
entails combining
fundamental mass-
gaining movements with
cardio, where the two
are happening at the
same time. This is a

concept I call “Heat

Burns Meat.” When you

put a steak on the grill,

what happens? Once

heat gets to it, the fat

starts to melt away.

Well, the body works in

the same way. To put on

muscle size doesn’t

mean we have to get

fat in order to do that. I

want to make sure that

I’m seeing my quality

muscle as it’s being

developed, instead of it

being hidden beneath a

bunch of body fat.

Incorporating cardio

1ST SET

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