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As the end is nearing for this fat loss cutting phase I took some time to reflect on the past 12 months. My training, nutrition, mindset, and overall lifestyle.

I’m ecstatic to say that at 40 years old with 25+ years of training experience under my belt, I made some pretty damn good progress in many areas this year.

But still, I know I could have done much better. And that’s what this journey is all about. Continuously learning through experience and growing as a person.

My goal this year is to add 2 pounds of lean muscle tissue to my frame. That may not sound like a lot, but at my age combined with crappy muscle building genetics and decades under the bar, this goal is both ambitious and realistic.

Even more important is that this goal gets me crazy excited! Two pounds of muscle on my 5′ 6.5″ frame will look damn impressive.

What experience has taught me during the past five years is that gaining any more than 5 pounds of fat during a muscle building phase doesn’t aid in my efforts to add lean muscle tissue.

Anything beyond 5 pounds of fat begins to take a toll on my psychologically and hormonally. At this point the percentage of fat gain begins to dramatically exceed the percentage of muscle gained.

If you’re a bigger guy you’ll have more room to play with. You could probably double the amount of fat gain and still be in a very good place.

Having a clear vision of what I want to achieve this year is the first critical step. The second is formulating a system to achieve this goal. A system to maximize my muscular potential and aesthetic appearance.

This 12 month system takes a long term goal and breaks it down multiple short term goals or ‘phases’. Here’s what that looks like for me this year… View Full Post… Click Here!