A couple of years ago Mark decided to go for the NPC Junior USA. Knowing that the competition would be rough and tough at the NPC Junior USA, he decided to come in at the very top of the lightweight class instead of being a small middleweight. This strategy was well thought out, as with his sharp conditioning and natural shape, Mark kicked butt in his class. (It was after that Jr. USA, Mark took some time off of competition to finish his degree).
Mark's next contest was the 2002 Aloha Classic in Hawaii. The Aloha had 65 top competitors, with a particularly good middleweight class, but Mark won his class!
This made him confident that he could do well at the NPC Collegiate Nationals.
Even though, (in his opinion), he was not as 'tight' as he was at the Collegiates in Hawaii, nonetheless, Mark convincingly won his class.
His physique was dramatically improved over two years earlier.
Like Darwin said, it's all about evolution.
Body Muscle asked Mark to expound on his evolutionary process:
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Super hard training by itself, won't make it! Most people do not live nutrition and you must! This seems to be a limiting factor in everyone's ability to gain. Most people are not consuming enough high quality protein frequently enough. Beverly is far and away the best of the bunch and it's not just my opinion. It's everyone's opinion."
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Change your training around. In the past I trained a lot like Dorian Yates. I started with 2-3 warm-up sets then did 1-2 heavy sets to failure. On the very last set, I added forced reps for 6-8 reps. This worked for me. But -- For my last contest, I trained a bit lighter, using more sets and higher volume. I also responded well to this. I had trained heavy for so long that I started to injure my shoulders and knees. This change in my training style saved me. I healed and stimulated new muscle. Change has value!"
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Stay lean year-round. I don't "bulk up" in the off-season. I stay around 6% bodyfat and make great gains. This is the first time I ate lean in the off-season and used ample supplements. I literally see people transforming there bodies every day with Beverly
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Training split:
2 days on, one day off.
·Day 1: chest, biceps and abs
·Day 2: legs
·Day 3: off
·Day 4: shoulders, triceps and abs
·Day 5: back
·Day 6: off
·Repeat
Basic Nutrition: Calories: 3,600 - 4,000 a day
Macronutrient breakdown:
50% protein, 20% carbs, 30% fat, spread over six meals. Carbs earlier in the day, tapering off over the day
Protein Sources:
Eggs, beef, chicken, Beverly Ultra Size or Muscle Provider.
Beverly Mass Maker in the off-season as a post-workout 7th meal.
Beverly Ultra 40 Liver, Mass and Muscle Mass Amino Acids and most of all, Beverly Muscle Synergy for anabolic kick!
More about Mark's Supplements:
Ultra
Size
Muscle Provider
Mass Maker
Ultra 40 Liver
Muscle Synergy
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