It’s Not Your Fault Your Muscle Building Efforts Hit A Plateau
August 26, 2010 by Jamin Thompson
Filed under Muscle Building, Recent Posts
Just a few quick points before I get into the meat & potatoes of this post:
1. I appreciate your readership. I could not do what I do without YOU! So thank you 
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Ok now for the meat and potatoes…and then I have another question for you…
Lets get started:
You May Have Hit A Plateau Right Now But It’s Not Your Fault. With What You Know Right Now It Was Inevitable. Here’s Why…
In fact, you had no other option but to plateau!
That’s why you shouldn’t even be upset or blame yourself at all.
Research and science geeks claim: “Everyone hits a plateau eventually…” or “It’s an unavoidable condition…”
And you know what? I completely agree with the nerds.
Hitting a plateau is sort of like flu season – chances are you will eventually get sick no matter what you do for prevention. Sometimes life just sucks like that.
It happens to everyone, from studs like Jay Cutler and Phil Heath to Average Joes like you and me. At some point your gains will slow down and you will hit the wall. So go ahead and pat yourself on the back, you passed the test. You are 100% normal.
But that’s not what you came to my blog to hear. I mean…who wants to be “normal” anyways? You don’t need any tips on how to be “normal” you’ve already got that covered. You want to look better than an average person and I bet you probably go to sleep at night just dreaming about how great it would be to finally blast through that wall…to overcome that stubborn plateau…and to push past “averageness” to unlock the true capacity of your genetic potential.
And don’t think for a second that you are weird for wanting something more. It is completely normal to want something beyond the norm so if you desire a body that turns heads then you need to go after it. I mean, after reading some of the inspiring comments we have had over the past few days you should know that it is ACTUALLY POSSIBLE.
Do Yourself A Favor And Keep Reading If You’re Ready To Pimp Slap Your “Crappy” Genetics…
…but only do that if you are 100% ready to deal with jealous friends and haters who will question if you cheated. Only if you are ready to deal with shocked family members who don’t even recognize your brand new “fitness model” physique… Why? Because I’m going to reveal to you exactly how it’s done. I will show you step by step how to overcome average or crappy genetics and develop a world-class body that is photo shoot ready. And I’m going to do it this week if you stick with me.
You will probably have to find a new workout partner because your “gym buddies” may not be able to handle your new physique…or stand the fact that you’ll be the “talk of the town”.
Don’t believe me? Sure all of this may sound like a pipe dream…but it is a dream that will never die – as long as you are training hard and eating right – holding out hope that someone will come along and bail you out – providing the necessary help you need to make it possible to get that perfect body you so desperately strive for…
Unfortunately until this point, trying to build a completely ripped body packed with layers upon layers of thick, dense muscle mass meant trying expensive growth hormone supplements or going “all in” and messing with illegal anabolic steroids that will do nothing but screw up your body in the long run and drain your back account.
The WORST part is that 95% of the programs you’ll find out there are poorly designed and have plateau built right into them!
Crazy I know and some “experts” will tell you otherwise but you can bet they have their own agenda. Don’t worry I’ll touch more on this point in tomorrow’s post… but for now:
I know some of the stuff I have said lately may sound unrealistic…but unlike all those self-proclaimed fitness gurus you run into online these days, every program I create, every tip I share is backed by real world, in the trenches experience and SCIENCE.
You see, I pride myself in delivering you with the best content, the best training strategies, and the best new cutting edge developments in health and fitness. And I’m not one of those gym certified trainers who take an easy 24 hour course to get their “qualification” and who don’t know the last thing about real nutrition or training.
You see I’m sort of a nerd myself, and I really dig deep into the journals and study biomechanics, anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and several other geeky fitness subjects. I always want to be on the cutting edge not only so I can apply what I learn to my own training but so I can help you do the same thing. From optimizing your growth hormones for size, or boosting your metabolism for cuts, if you stick with me, I’ll show you exactly how to maximize your genetic potential, without drugs, and without any gimmicks just like I did with my own body.
You may have flunked science in High School and that’s ok. I will show you step-by-step how and why you’ve plateaued, why your body stopped growing, and what you’ve got to do to turn things around. But the thing is…there are gurus everywhere and their science is very compelling.
The problem is that most of these so called gurus have no real life experience in the trenches! They know the theory, but have not applied it to their own lives. That’s why most of them are small and weak, not to mention the fact that there isn’t a single ab in sight. Not only am I a former pro athlete, but I have 10 years of real life in the trenches experience training and have readers and students in over 100 different countries.
These days I just take what I have learned during my years as an athlete, combine it with the research I do now, and apply that to my training. After 10 years of doing this stuff I know exactly what works and have eliminated all of the nonsense that will fail you every time. Even the scientific BS that only works in a lab, not in the power rack.
If you only remember one thing from this post today remember this: As long as you train one-way you’ll always be a slave to the limits of your genetic potential and get left in the dust…
That’s why I recommend shooting for my 12 Anabolic Targets when you train from now on.
We’ll go into detail about each of the 12 Anabolic Targets tomorrow…
I’m not joking around here. You have 12 different ways to rapidly boost muscle growth…and you should start using them asap. I’m talking twelve different ways to explode muscle growth all over your body! The medical journals are full of this stuff but most bodybuilding gurus don’t read those journals.
Why?
I don’t have a clue – or wait…maybe I do. Perhaps they got their own “photo shoot ready physique” purely because of genetics. If genetics ARE the reason for their “success”, you can bet your ass that you are wasting your time trying to copy their training and diet regiments. You won’t have a chance. (Fail)
Or perhaps during their “drive thru personal training certification course” someone told them everything they needed to know about bodybuilding so now they don’t need to waste their time learning or testing anything new. (Fail)
Or perhaps they don’t LIVE and BREATHE bodybuilding 24 hours a day 365 days per year. Maybe the extent of their dedication is them going to the gym for their personal trainer shift, just clocking in and out after their shift ends. (Epic Fail)
Honestly I have no idea and I really don’t give a damn. The only thing I do know about is bodybuilding. I’ve got 10 years of experience and I live it, breathe it, and do it every day. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. And my sole purpose is to help you succeed.
As long as you train one-way you’ll always be a slave to the limits of your genetic potential and get left in the dust…
So now here is my question to you…
I want you to tell me your BEST 3 ways to build muscle. Don’t just throw out some generic stuff…I want you to really dig deep and think about the various ways you can target different muscle fibers and systems of your body whether it be your metabolic system, neural system, energy system or hormonal system… Share your BEST 3 days to push beyond your genetic potential and take your muscle gains to the absolute MAX.
You can post your comments below. Tomorrow I’ll reveal the 12 Anabolic Targets and you can find out just how close you are to actually hitting your potential.
When I first started training I was only targeting 1 or 2 ways at best and most dudes & dude-ttes in the gym these days make the same mistakes I used to make. Even if you Google stuff these days you’ll only find lame articles or useless information that talks about how to hit 1-2 of these targets. That’s a plateau just waiting to happen!
Okay that’s my 2 cents for today, lets get at least 100 comments. What are your BEST 3 ways to build muscle? Share below…
Jamin
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