Dear Cathy:
I recently visited my brother in law and sister in law. Only six weeks ago they began an intensive weight training program with a personal trainer, one with a very ripped physique. He trains many professional athletes. I was amazed at the dramatic results they have received. Prior to training with this person, they were both slim with toned bodies. Now they, particularly my sister in law, look much more defined and cut. Being someone who was always been more muscular than the two of them because of several years of doing weight training with your videos (i.e., Max Intensity Weight) and from my own discipline, I was amazed at these dramatic results.
Here is how they achieved their results: My sister in law does weight training in a gym four days a week with her husband at 2hours/day. They work upper body one day and lower the next. She does 3 sets of from 30-50 reps for each exercise at a moderate to heavy weight (10-15 for biceps). Her husband does fewer reps and heavier weight. To achieve the cut below her deltoid muscle, she does an odd hammer curl with her palms face down (to me it looks like a forearm curl, but I do see the delt being worked). She also does alternate bicep curls while lying on a 45degree incline and both arms completely extended at her sides. She extends them and curls one at a time for 30-50 reps/. She does a very very low squat (actually it is a leg press) with her legs wide apart because her trainer says that works more of the whole leg rather tha just quads and gluts. These are just some examples of what they do. She does no cardio, as the trainer says she is working aerobically while weight training. From what she says, it sounds like it could be anaerobic. He does one day of swimming.
They say the diet that this trainer has put them on is also key to their success. They eat tons of eggs and red meat. Plenty of fresh vegetables and fish are also encouraged. No dairy, bananas, salmon, or carrots and complex carbs are limited. However, next week the trainer is increasing their carbs. A typical day for my brother in law is a steak, 3 eggs and 3 egg whites, maybe a piece of fruit or whole grain for breakfast. For lunch he has tuna or some other fish and vegetables, and maybe rice if he didn't have any grains at breakfast. He has a 3rd meal of 4 eggs or a protein shake. For dinner he has another steak with lots of vegetables. My sister in law's meals are just smaller portions of what he has.
Can you tell me if this trainer's methods are safe? I like the results I see in my in laws. They look incredible. But I cannot imagine eating so much protein, so little carbs, and no dairy.
Thanks,
kathy
I recently visited my brother in law and sister in law. Only six weeks ago they began an intensive weight training program with a personal trainer, one with a very ripped physique. He trains many professional athletes. I was amazed at the dramatic results they have received. Prior to training with this person, they were both slim with toned bodies. Now they, particularly my sister in law, look much more defined and cut. Being someone who was always been more muscular than the two of them because of several years of doing weight training with your videos (i.e., Max Intensity Weight) and from my own discipline, I was amazed at these dramatic results.
Here is how they achieved their results: My sister in law does weight training in a gym four days a week with her husband at 2hours/day. They work upper body one day and lower the next. She does 3 sets of from 30-50 reps for each exercise at a moderate to heavy weight (10-15 for biceps). Her husband does fewer reps and heavier weight. To achieve the cut below her deltoid muscle, she does an odd hammer curl with her palms face down (to me it looks like a forearm curl, but I do see the delt being worked). She also does alternate bicep curls while lying on a 45degree incline and both arms completely extended at her sides. She extends them and curls one at a time for 30-50 reps/. She does a very very low squat (actually it is a leg press) with her legs wide apart because her trainer says that works more of the whole leg rather tha just quads and gluts. These are just some examples of what they do. She does no cardio, as the trainer says she is working aerobically while weight training. From what she says, it sounds like it could be anaerobic. He does one day of swimming.
They say the diet that this trainer has put them on is also key to their success. They eat tons of eggs and red meat. Plenty of fresh vegetables and fish are also encouraged. No dairy, bananas, salmon, or carrots and complex carbs are limited. However, next week the trainer is increasing their carbs. A typical day for my brother in law is a steak, 3 eggs and 3 egg whites, maybe a piece of fruit or whole grain for breakfast. For lunch he has tuna or some other fish and vegetables, and maybe rice if he didn't have any grains at breakfast. He has a 3rd meal of 4 eggs or a protein shake. For dinner he has another steak with lots of vegetables. My sister in law's meals are just smaller portions of what he has.
Can you tell me if this trainer's methods are safe? I like the results I see in my in laws. They look incredible. But I cannot imagine eating so much protein, so little carbs, and no dairy.
Thanks,
kathy