Day ONE
Just a quick synopsis of my start to my Olympia prep and my mindset going into the show.
I started back on 2/day workouts, my calories are very high to sustain the new work load. The goal on the next 4 weeks is to get big and strong. Eating 95% clean foods with 1-2 cheat meals on the weekends.
Today was double chest and biceps workouts. Workout one was at 10am with my
Best friend and my first true training partner, Vic. Vic and I have been smashing weights since I was 17(he was 18). I believe his sadistic (possibly psychotic-lol) mentality is largely responsible for my leg development. The guy was my first role model in bodybuilding. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a negative word come from his mouth, and I know he has never said no to doing extra work in the gym.
I can honestly remember days when I showed up and said “Vic, you up for a 3 hour back workout?” Without even flinching Vic says “yup!”. We would regularly finish 2hr back workouts with 8 sets of heavy deadlifts. Looking back, maybe not the best way to train, but effective nonetheless, and what I call my “ballbuilder” workouts. Sometimes what comes of a workout is more than the muscle it builds, sometimes it just builds the intestinal fortitude to go beyond your mental barriers and make everything else you do in the future seem much less difficult and overwhelming.
Workout 2 of the day started 4hrs after the first one finished. It was giant set based, with many different angles of recruitment for chest and biceps.
I am back in Toronto for a few weeks right now completing a few business projects and visiting my family. We have been filming some of the footage for our new muscle building program “HYPERTROPHY-MAX” to be released June 19. I couldn’t be happier with how its going. SO much great content there. You guys are going to LOVE it!
Its also been great to catch up with my family and a few very select friends that are as close to me as brothers.
My meal prep for my time in Toronto is being completed by a good friend of mine who has opened an organic meal service call Fit Organix. What a blessing this is!
I know this sounds like I am a spoiled pro bodybuilder, but let me tell you this is NOT typical. Haha. I don’t get treated this way everywhere I go (although id love to and if you own a food prep company feel free to contact me for sponsorship opportunites-lol) When I’m home, yes my amazing girlfriend, Amanda does prepare most of my meals, but on the road it gets tough to eat and stay on schedule. Fit Organix is a blessing and I recommend every in Toronto check it out. It’s very reasonably priced.
As far as my mental game goes in relation to the Olympia, I feel like a 17 year old kid again. I’m still such a fan of the sport, and I can’t wait to be able to grace that famous stage. I’ve been watching a different Olympia video every night before bed. I watched 1989 last night. Haney dominated, but DAMN Lee Labrada gave him a run. That man was little but he looked NASTY! I wish I could move like a little Cuban dude.
Good luck to everyone that is participating in the MI40 transformation challenge, keep that laser-focus! Set goals that make something of you to achieve them! (stole that one from the late-great, Jim Rohn)
Happy Mothers Day to my Mom, and to my love, Amanda. And to all the great mothers out there. Thank you for being you and thank you for your patience and love.
BPak
Hey Ben,
looking foward to the blogs! you are normally way more interesting with your approach than alot of the other bodybuilders and your stuff with poliquin is always a great addition to your posts. You asked in your email what we’d like to see and read from your Olympia prep, I personally would like to see as much as possible. So if you have the time,then i’d love to see some of your workouts and what you feed a 300lb frame. to get shredded. I would love to have some insight into what it takes to get below 5%, i’ve just recently transformed my physique from 24% bodyfat and 147lbs lean muscle to 8% and 155lbs lean muscle, but at the same time can’t seem to go beyond this point?? no matter how little i eat or how much cardio i do.
Other than that bro,all the best and I’ll look forward to watching you in september
Chris
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