Muscle Gain with F1?

MattProulx said:

 Personally I feel I have lost muscle in some places doing this program(chest, biceps, quads)

Same here, but more on the lower body.

Calves, quads, butt...

Well, just to clarify that F1 will put you on mass if you keep your nutrition/sleep habits/lifestyle in check.

 

 

 

After all, we're doing Gymnastics STRENGHT training.

 

And I've never looks like this before, not even in my gym years. 

Well, it would be fair to clarify that you did have some mass before but it's true that F1 made you pretty ripped. You also need to post that video of you doing RC/PE2 just to show off your back. 

Probably how much muscles you can build up is genetical predisposition to strength training, with correct supplement (food+sleep etc) you can gain muscle faster if you genes are better. i'm talking for my experience. if i don't measure the kcal i gain to much muscles. i post here a pic of my back just at the end of F2 and only with PE1 for SL.

 

 

 

alex87 said:

Probably how much muscles you can build up is genetical predisposition to strength training, with correct supplement (food+sleep etc) you can gain muscle faster if you genes are better. i'm talking for my experience. if i don't measure the kcal i gain to much muscles. i post here a pic of my back just at the end of F2 and only with PE1 for SL.

 

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F'in hell!

Adriano Augusto said:

Well, just to clarify that F1 will put you on mass if you keep your nutrition/sleep habits/lifestyle in check.

After all, we're doing Gymnastics STRENGHT training.

And I've never looks like this before, not even in my gym years.

Do you do any other activities? Pretty good physique .....

Adriano Augusto said:

Well, just to clarify that F1 will put you on mass if you keep your nutrition/sleep habits/lifestyle in check.

 

 

 

*Individual results may vary

MattProulx said:

Do you do any other activities? Pretty good physique .....

My main training is GST with F1/H1 since almost 1 year. I do yoga too because I'm teacher, but nothing dramatic. I have big legs because my 10 years of soccer, but now they are more shape.

It's true that before F1 I did have pretty good mass, but again, nothing like this. GST gives to you a more ripped physique, more "rock" aspect and not so much "balloon" like bodybuilding, and that's because the type of hypertrophy that you get with GST (and with any kind of strenght training).

But the most important thing, and I know for sure, is that in this phase of my life is when I'm more exhaustive on my nutrition, sleep habits, lifestyle and supplements. I try everything is in order, and for the moment it does, and the first "harmed" is my body

Of course I'm not going to say that doing F1 gives to you my results, BUT if you put everything else in order, GST is a enormous tool to give shape to your body; a pretty good shape I have to say.

I don't know Adriano, when we first started F1 at around the same time I remember thinking "holy shit that spaniard with the long hair is ripped". There may be a slight difference from then to now, but the only major change I see is in the hair

Adriano Augusto said:

 

But the most important thing, and I know for sure, is that in this phase of my life is when I'm more exhaustive on my nutrition, sleep habits, lifestyle and supplements. I try everything is in order, and for the moment it does, and the first "harmed" is my body

Could you give us a breakdown of what you do for nutrition, sleep, and supplements?  

would need 20h sleep a day and 5000 cal plus to get so much mass, oh dear

Guys, did you see any high level gymnasts? Especially rings specialists...

I was lucky to work with Olympic medallist at some point even though job had nothing to do with gymnastics. Guy was in his fifties but when he took off his shirt he was incredibly ripped and that many years after he stopped any serious training. Until today I have never seen anyone who would have a body even remotely close to his. That is all inspiration I need.

RF_Guy said:

I was lucky to work with Olympic medallist at some point even though job had nothing to do with gymnastics. Guy was in his fifties but when he took off his shirt he was incredibly ripped and that many years after he stopped any serious training. Until today I have never seen anyone who would have a body even remotely close to his. That is all inspiration I need.

to sum up...old man without shirt...inspiration 

LOL! that pretty much what happened, except there was dead silence in the room for a minute

I plan to be ABH-ing in the old folks home one day. 

Matthew777 said:

Could you give us a breakdown of what you do for nutrition, sleep, and supplements?  

Nutrition: meat and veggies mostly, plus fruit PWO. I add carbs to the mix depends on my activity that day, but I go lowcarb.

 

Sleep: 9-10h every day, totally dark room, no smartphone, no sounds.

 

Supplements: protein powder, BCAA's, magnesium, zinc, quality multivit, vit D, vit C, O3. Nothing fancy. 

 

Lifestyle: I work in what I want to. I have no worries at all. I meditate 20 minutes a day too.

 

That's it, so simple

Haha if only it were so easy to be so simple! A lot of people need to make a lot of big changes in their lives just to have a life as simple as that. Thankfully I'm not one them

Sounds good except fruits in PWO even though it makes shakes to taste much better. The theory is that fructose can only be processed in liver and by saturating liver with fructose you block carbs to muscles window of opportunity, especially after intense workout. Rob Wolfe used to talk a lot about it in his earlier podcasts. He is also not a big fan of liquid proteins, but I guess they can be very convenient.

Adriano Augusto said:

Sleep: 9-10h every day, totally dark room, no smartphone, no sounds.

 

 

 

I don't even remember when's the last time I slept 9-10h in a row  T_T

maolu said:

I don't even remember when's the last time I slept 9-10h in a row T_T

Was thinking the same thing!

Yeah, my sleep schedule is holding me back somewhat - I get lots of sleep, but never at consistent times.

You guys are making this too complicated. If you take in a caloric surplus you will put on muscle

Assuming you are not laying around all day, otherwise you'll just get fat

You guys are making this too complicated. If you take in a caloric surplus you will put on muscle

You might be surprised how little gymnasts eat.