Q & A With Trevor Reed - February's Muscle Tranformation of the Month |
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I came across pictures of Trevor's impressive transformation while searching on Facebook. I immediately sent him an email asking him if he would be willing to be featured on the site.
Trevor 's success is a great motivator for you discouraged hardgainers that doubt your body's muscle building abilities. He was formerly a long distance runner, and didn't have ideal genetics for building muscle. He didn't let this stand in his way however, as he was able to pack on 40 pounds of solid muscle!
Q: Tell us a little about how and why you decided to begin bodybuilding?
A: I had been a competitive distance runner for many years and when i went
off to college i had decided that i would try to get in the gym and put
some muscle on too. I lifted and ran about 10 miles 5 days a week for
the first three months. I eventually realized that i was either going
to have to commit to one or the other. I liked having some Q: Your before and after pictures speak for themselves, but did you keep track of your results? A: I didn't take any measurements when i started because i never would have even imagined that i would get into bodybuilding. But i weighed about 138lbs when i started hitting the gym. My body fat was probably around 6-8%. Today i am 8.9% body fat at 181 lbs. My arms are 17.25 inches and my thighs are about 24 inches.Q: What techniques did, and didn't work for you throughout your training regimen? A: What worked for me at the beginning (not saying this will work for everyone, but as a general rule) was that i did a chest/back bis/tris split. twice a week i did chest/back with one of those days real heavy and another high reps. It really worked well. The other days i would go heavy arms and then on the next arms day i would superset my bis and tris. Now i train each muscle group on its own day. AND I ACTUALLY LIFT
LEGS NOW!
At first because of my distance running i couldn't work legs into my
routine so i just never did them. once in a while i would feel guilty
and try to do some extensions or something haha. Now every Sunday night
is legs night and a devastating day i always look forward to.
One thing that i know for sure didn't work was doing cardio and trying
to gain weight. In order to gain mass you must stay in a caloric surplus.
When you are doing cardio and have a high metabolism anyway that would
mean eating in the 5000+ calorie range.
Another thing i discovered when i started setting my sights on competitive bodybuilding was that it is almost all about diet. It had been a year since i started lifting and i had gained about 15 maybe 20 lbs and i was stuck. My roommate who is also a competitive bodybuilder decided to get me into doing shows and give me some direction. Over the next 3 months i gained 20 lbs and some serious mass. He had me eating 4500-5000 calories a day. I ate about 7-8 meals a day. I kept my diet pretty clean and from start to finish only went up about 3% in body fat. Q: Can you show us a sample of a typical meal?
A: 8 meals / day sample meal plan Q: Tell us your beliefs about bodybuilding supplements. Which do you recommend and use, which you don't recommend etc.
A: 1) Protein/Weight Gainer: M.A.S.S. Project Onyx - Protein Armorbolics™ CarbX-Cel - Weight Gainer The CarbX-cel is essentially just a carb shake so i would mix that with
my protein for post workout shakes and that was one of the most
important things for me in gaining weight. After you have done these
protein and weight gain supplements for at least a month and proven you
can be consistent you can take the next step. 2) Creatine: Armorbolics™ KreaBolix - Creatine Capsules I am not a huge fan of creatine. I did not notice a whole lot of
gain on any of the different creatine sups i tried. But it can be very
effective for some. If you would rather just get your creatine sup
along with some NO2 in a predrink that is finetoo. • Support for increased strength and intensity I support everything they claim about this product it seriously kicks ass. Q: Tell us a little about training intensity. A: Another thing that almost everyone comes to realize at some point in their training is that they are not training hard enough. I came to a point when i would try to go heavier and i would push myself but i wasn't getting sore. I started to workout out with my bodybuilder roommate once in a while and discovered that i needed higher reps, more sets, and more intensity. I kicked it up a notch and now i train harder every rep. Q: Any final words? A: Once you see your body start to change and realize that you can actually sculpt your body any way you want you WILL get addicted and not be able to stop. I am planning on bodybuilding for at least the next 5 years and kick ass doing it. I want to be the best i can possibly be and i am going to give everything i can to get there. Good luck and please send me a message if you have any questions.
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not being "the skinny runner" so i decided to stop running and focus on
the gym. 
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