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Introduction
What does it feel like to be jacked?
I can tell you in a single word: it feels incredible.
Being very strong and taking up a lot of physical space changes the entire way you feel about yourself and the way that others perceive you as well. Suddenly, you become a physical presence and people can’t help but sit up and take notice. You become indomitable, immovable and powerful and as a result, everything you say has more weight and more gravity to it.
People listen.
Bulking changes other things too. When you feel that powerful and you notice the way people start treating you, you can’t help but feel far more confident too. This changes the way you walk, the way you hold yourself and the way that you present yourself. You walk like someone unstoppable and that only increases that sense of presence.
And then there are all the direct and practical ways that gaining muscle changes your life. You start to win play fights with your mates, you become better at sports and people start asking you to help them lift things.
You know, it’s just a great feeling to be thought of as someone capable and powerful – instead of being the little guy who is the butt of jokes all the time!
And being jacked also helps you to get attention from the opposite sex. You look amazing in all your clothes – you can fill out a suit and your arms pop from white vests – and all that power and confidence is simply highly attractive to people.
You’ll even find that you start getting your way more in work and in the rest of your life, as people start to take you more seriously. That, and physical prowess correlates with improved brain power, you can expect to start thinking better too!
But maybe you’re not bothered about all that. Maybe you’re simply looking for a way to bulk up so you can become stronger and better at your sport. Perhaps you’re a bodybuilder?
Whatever the case, this book is going to act as your ultimate guide. Here, you will find everything you could possibly need to know in order to GROW and you’ll be given simple, straightforward steps that you can follow to do that.
And the difference this time is that we’re going to organize it all in a way that actually works. No more half-hearted attempts and no more disappointments. The science is simple, all we have to do is put it into practice…
What You Will Learn
This really is a science and not an art. The way you go about building muscle is very simple and once you know the formula, it’s a simple matter of following it through to completion. There’s no mystery to this formula either – it’s something that athletes have been using for decades. All we’re going to do that’s a bit different, is adapt that bodybuilding formula and make it a little more adaptable so that you can fit it around your busy schedule.
Here’s what you will learn, specifically:
What your genetic potential for gaining muscle is
How to eat for bulk
How to fit your eating plan around your lifestyle
How to eat big while saving money
The secret to staying (relatively) lean while bulking
How to increase your strength massively
The optimum amount of training and way to train for building muscle
How to dress to look stronger
How to focus on the muscles that will create the biggest visual impact and strength gains
How to train and bulk from home
The best supplements for accelerating growth
And much more!
So get ready… let’s do this!
Chapter 1 – Your Current State
Before we dive into how you’re going to bulk, the first thing we need to do is address your current state. That means we’ll be looking at your current muscle mass, your height and how much muscle you’re likely to gain. We’ll also be looking at the metabolic demands of your body, which will tell us how many calories you’ll burn in a given day. That’s going to be very important for building muscle, as we will see in a moment.
So for now, we’re going to start by assessing you and your current situation. We’ll find some numbers to put to your name and while it might all seem a little random, stick with it. In the chapters that follow, these numbers are going to serve as your guide. Knowing yourself is crucial when it comes to gaining muscle!
So first, let’s calculate your current body fat percentage and lean mass…
How to Calculate Your Body fat Percentage and Lean Mass
Finding out how much you weigh is very easy: all you need to do is step on a set of scales and you’ll be given a precise number denoting your weight.
But that on its own is not a particularly useful metric because it doesn’t actually tell you anything about your muscle. Anyone can be ‘big’ – they just have to eat huge amounts of cake! But you’re not trying to get fat, you’re trying to get jacked. That means you’re interested in adding muscle and that’s why you need to know just how much of your current mass is muscle already.
So to do this, you’re going to step yourself onto a set of scales and get your weight in llbs. Done that? I’m 176.4lbs at 5’8’’ by the way, so I’ll be playing along with you.
Now, you need to work out your body fat percentage. This is the percentage of that weight that is accounted for by subcutaneous fat (the fat underneath your skin). And finding this number is fortunately very easy – all you need to do is to measure the thickness of your skin which will include that layer of fat.
To do this, you need to grab a pinch of skin from the side of the tricep. So this is the spot mid-way between your shoulder and elbow and on the outside of your arm around from the bicep.