Are you one of the thousands of people who pay a gym membership? Maybe you workout 2 or 3 or even 4 times a week but never seem to make significant changes to your body shape.
For 20 years I have witnessed people worked out week in week out, month in month out, even year in year out and to be brutally honest there is absolutely no improvement with regard to reduced body fat or increased muscle tissue. Why does this happen? Surely if these people are forking out between £20-£50 per month on gym membership there should be some sort of tangible improvement in how their bodies look. There is no significant improvement because 75% of gym users don’t follow a structured, individualised plan. Everyday I witness people training (I use the the word training loosely), without any structure, any periodisation, or without an end goal in mind.
It is essential to train in what I call a mesocycle to achieve best results. A mesocycle is a period of time in which a specific genre of training takes place this can last from 6 to 10 weeks.
In my experience 8 weeks is the optimum period of time to achieve a signification improvement in our (ones) body shape and also to fain a significant increase in general health and fitness levels. This is why I devised Absin8weeks, to give all ages all abilities, all weight categories an individual eating and training plan of action knowing every set, every rep has a purpose, that there is a tried and tested experience and rationale behind the program you are following. Absin8weeks eliminates the sayings “I don’t feel like it today” or “I can’t get into it today.” This is because it creates a program that is bespoke and tailored individually for your ability level.
How does that work I hear you ask?
The training phase of Abs in 8 weeks works on the “progressive intensity system this is a system of training which works on percentages.” We all have different strength levels so before commencing Absin8weeks it is important to find out your (1RM) or simply put “to find how strong you are” calculate your 1RM
Once a 1 RM has been established Absn8weeks is really easy to follow. Starting at 50% of a maximum lift in week 1 Absin8weeks will design a program for you which will increase in intensity throughout the 8 week program, the manipulation of weight lifted, reps performed and rest periods taken will ultimately lead to a significant increase in strength, resulting in an increase in lean muscle which in turn creates a heightened metabolic rate, it’s a win win situation. Consider each week as you get stronger you will recruit more muscle fibres, through this recruitment, metabolism increases. Increased metabolic rate means more calories burnt, more calories burnt, less fat!! (I rest my case). Compare this to my opening paragraph, describing 75% of gym users who don’t follow a plan, their mantra might read, “Lift the same weight, for the ams reps, at the the same speed, with the same rest.” You Stay the same shape!! In conclusion, it is so important to train with a purpose to each session, an ultimate goal to strive for with a tried and tested rationale behind you. By doing this time spent in the gym becomes more productive and goals are achieved.
The Absin8weeks eating plan runs side by side with (to) the training plan. I can’t stress enough the importance of the eating plan after all “our bodies are made up of the food we eat.” During the 8 week period a bespoke eating plan is created individually for you, how is the possible? Depending on ones (your) body mass Absin8weeks determines the amount of carbohydrate, protein and fat you need for week 1. As the plan continues subtle amounts of calories are reduced creating a calorific deficit from week to week. This enables a person at 15 stone and a person at 11 stone to follow the Absin8weeks eating plan as the initial week 1 starting point is based upon ones individual weight. This contrasts from most “diets” (hate that word) as they are not bespoke and basically (one diet fits all). How can a 15 stone person and an 11 stone person function on the same amount of calories, they can’t? The Absin8weeks eating plan encourages the consumption of all natural foods, foods that grow, foods that graze, food that swims and food which flys. No processed food is allowed, again this is a tried and tested eating plan which I have developed over the last 20 years.
In conclusion Absin8weeks is an 8 week lifestyle experience comprising of an individual bespoke eating plan and an 8 week progressive, tailored training plans designed to reduce body fat and encourage the development of lean muscle. Online support is available and exercise routines are also available to check, technique. Allow me to become your virtual personal trainer and personal nutritionist for a period of 8 weeks, Absin8weeks does exactly what it says on the tin!!