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All over the world there are millions of people working out on a regular basis, but not getting the desired results. They got sold on outdated rules of thumb, false claims about nutrition or training methods or just plain, foolish bro-science. A lot of us were told to do X and then Y will fall into place. And if it still didn’t happen, well, keep on pushing until the desired results kick in. As an experienced personal trainer, trust me when I tell you this: If it hasn’t worked out for you until now, your routine will never get you to accomplish your goals in the gym. Everybody is different: different metabolisms, different limb-torso-ratios, different muscle attachment points, our hormone systems operate differently, heck, we don’t even have the same muscles! First, everybody has his or her distinct ratio of slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibres, which defines if you are more prone to add mass easily or if you are bound to stay rather lean. Second, there are even muscles that can only be found in certain people (e.g. plantaris muscle, psoas minor muscle). So, chances are that you will have to experiment a lot over and over again until you find the exercises, techniques and rest intervals until you find out what has the potential to really help you achieve your gym goals – be it more strength, more mass, overall athleticism or just building a more appealable physique. The only proven method to improvement is to test, apply and then re-test. There are simply too many variables to consider! Science has done a great job so far in explaining different mechanisms of the body and how they react to certain types of training, but in any study you can only control a few variables. When you work out, dozens, if not hundreds of variables work together in a complex way to lead to a certain metabolic response to your training session.

This book primarily addresses experienced lifters and people who have been working out at home for at least a year. Most of the stuff you will read about requires a good physical foundation. If you are looking for new inputs to break through plateaus, this book is here to give you more options. More options to work on hypertrophy, more options to sneak in a quick workout on the go, more options to work on strength and to improve recovery. Be ready to flip your workout philosophy upside down if it hasn’t yielded the results you have been waiting for. Be curious enough to try out some completely different approaches to training. Be willing to try new stuff and dump it if it doesn’t work – but at least give it a fair shot for about six to eight weeks. Be all that, but don’t believe anything I tell you! Be open to new ideas inside and outside the gym and be convinced by what works for you! Work, sweat, repeat...and have fun with the process!