The principle of controlled forcing extends to food intake as applied in conjunction to the A and B routines in the training regimens. Normally, forcing the food intake would not be a healthy practice, but in the case of a person undergoing daily heavy workouts, concentrated, lengthy and at times involving tons in a training session brings into effect a whole new approach to food consumption in order to bypass drug usage and still obtain similar results strength-wise.
Obviously, the force-feeding did not damage me as evidenced by the extraordinary strength and health I possess at the age of 72 years. Of course, forcing food intake or overeating while not undergoing long periods of heavy weight training is a no-no under any circumstances other than those pre-explained and could culminate in health problems.
It is amazing how much a man can eat in a given day with impunity and it is much more amazing how much muscular bulk can be acquired in the long run. I am convinced that more lasting muscular bulk can be acquired naturally without drugs and allied illness.
So, let's proceed now to the actual detailed method used to produce the results I attained naturally.
One thing is vital to the forthcoming nutritional program and this is an accurate scale to measure your day by day bodyweight. The bodyweight must be taken daily and at exactly the same time. This is very important to show even minute bodyweight gains which should take place each day. This is the first sign that shows that your overall regimen of training is working as planned.
By using this principle, the bodyweight can be increased by as much as a hundred pounds if desired. This of course is muscular bodyweight with strength to match. Of course, this size could only be obtained by an individual with a large frame but all others will gain proportionately to their size.
Remember, for every few hours of increased bodyweight, for every few pounds of increased bodyweight, your lifts can increase proportionately.
The main point now is to make bodyweight gains. If gains do not occur two or three days at the minimum, the food intake must be increased until the gains occur. This is your measuring stick to success. Once the correct food intake is attained no further increase should be necessary as regular gains will occur on an ongoing basis. So in short, the more you eat at this point will increase your gains proportionately. This principle can be used as a crash program to up lifts for a forthcoming competition.
Liquified foods are easier to digest and
should form a major part of the forced food intake.
The Ronson Cook 'n' Stir was marketed as an efficient way to process food,
mix ingredients, and heat them up for meals.
Please note that the term forced food intake involves eating when not really hungry, or when already feeling full. I discovered if discomfort is experienced when forcing, that a glass of cold water would ease the situation. This can occur from time to time as it did with me on rare occasions. However, this occurrence is a hell of a lot better than ending up at a hospital ward due to drugs.
Now, I must admit that when I was young I ate just about every type of food I could get my hands on and mouth around . . . and LOTS OF IT. Surprisingly, it seem to do the trick. One thing I do know for sure, it was those preparatory years of intense heavy training that gave me the constitution of an ox. I noticed when upping food intake that a natural balance must be maintained by the digestive system. I suppose I fell into the right method to create this balance instinctively as to the choice of foods, simply by my attention to body language in respect to what I desire to consume at any given period throughout my waking hours.
For example, if I had eaten a considerable amount of carbos or proteins during the day, I would invariably switch over to quantities of fruit. I then realized that by utilizing this alternating choice of foods that I literally could eat constantly as one acted to compensate with the others, maintaining digestive balance without the feeling of plugged-up fullness and the allied discomfort. I am convinced not that without the alteration of fruits and vegetables I would not have been able to adhere to a lengthy continuance of forced food intake.
It appears that when one is young and in robust condition, that extra-large volumes of a wide variety of foods considered harmful by some can be consumed with impunity and especially so when coupled with heavy exercise daily.
I am compelled here to state here and now that I consumed enormous quantities of milk. Milk formed the fundamental platform of my crash strength and bulk regimen. Many is the time that I consumed up to three quarts of milk during a lengthy training session. So I must state here and now my credo was, and still is, when you force the body physically, you must force your nutrition intake proportionately. It may well be that bodily laws of an average individual do not apply to a budding champion of strength, regardless of age.
This course was not formulated to those with average goals and desires. It is suggested that those faint of heart seek commonplace training methods elsewhere. However, I am sure the reader is not of the prementioned ilk, as you have already proven your worth by seeking out this information. So in closing on this section of the program I wish you all the best in your new journey to super strength naturally.
I want to state here that in this next section I will now present the forthcoming information of the layout structure of your routines.
From time to time, along with the A and B routines, I used a further variation named the
C ROUTINE
in order to obtain full coverage of physical development. The C routine involves working up to sets of higher reps using a different structure of progress, thus adding a finishing touch to the overall aspect of strength and physique development and conditioning. One of the benefits of the C routine is that it provides a greater degree of room for set-and-rep advances to the trainee, which assists continued progress even when the condition of staleness is present and prevents the possibility of a total layoff from training.
I am convinced that senior lifters especially will find this routine of great value if they have over-trained with sets of heavy poundages and are faced with exhaustion. In many instances, the C routine may be used in place of the B routine temporarily.
I wish to stress here that the C routine involves lighter poundages. A lesser degree of physical progress will be attained, but progress will be continued while resting from the more demanding A and B routines. In most cases the trainee will be able to return to the A and B routines and will not have to reduce the poundage previously used. In some instances the trainee will be able to increase the poundage and continue on as before. I am convinced that a certain degree of variety, even in a supra-heavy woikout program is beneficial when following a lengthy projected regimen of training, as it greatly assists overcoming the boredom which CAN occur in extended training programs. I like to use the term "coaxing" when following the C routine, as progress is being made by utilizing body language to establish the training load of sets and reps. The trainee can utilize a considerable degree of free choice in the progressive procedure.
This is assistant to elevating a possible guilt complex due to the conception that one is over-training which could be replaced with a feeling of accomplishment. I suppose that one could say that the three routines, A, B, and C, constitute the ultimate natural failsafe strength and bulk regimen for both the young and the old.
The following is a description of the set/rep procedure for the C routine . . .
The C routine consists of 10 sets with the same poundage, which are performed after a series of 4 evenly-spaced sets of warmup poundage increases.
First, perform 3 consecutive reps for each of the four warmup sets.
Now, Set 1 of the 10 sets, find a poundage that you can do 5 consecutive reps with comfortably.
Set 2, 4 consecutive reps.
Set 3, 4 reps.
Set 4, 4 reps.
Set 5, reduce to 3 consecutive reps.
Set 6, stay with 3 reps.
Set 7, 3 reps.
Sets 8, 9, 10 . . . 2 consecutive reps.
In your next workout, strive to add One Rep to each of the 10 sets, no more. Continue on each succeeding workout, adding the one rep increase until the first of the 10 sets reaches 8 consecutive reps. When this is accomplished, increase the poundage in all four warmup sets and the following 10 work sets by 10 pounds for upper body and 20 pounds for lower body exercises and continue on as before.
The advantage of this routine is that, if necessary, you can repeat a certain number of set poundages performed in your previous workout so gains are made in the majority of the 10 sets, especially those sets of higher reps, sets one through five.
However, abusing this privilege via laziness, impatience, etc., makes the routine eventually more strenuous as you can't decrease the poundages, yet you are required to make gains each workout. If you ignore increases in the poundages of the 10 sets, you are defeating the routine and results thereof.
Seniors, please note: for over 65 years and thereon you may need personal guidance in respect to mind-directive motivation and recuperative factors. Those interested may contact me at 873-2399, preferably after twelve noon. My area code is 604. That's my phone code. I will be here to help you for the cost of a collect call. This involves a personalized establishment of your individual recuperative time cycle based on frequency of workouts and of course the intensity of the workout routine. If this is not perfected, training will inevitably lead to chronic exhaustion culminating in permanent discontinuance of heavy exercise.
I have devoted the last 10 years to studying this program and have presently overcome all barriers that tend to lead to permanent layoff from heavy lifting. This I believe is shown by my present world records in all basic powerlifts, acquired naturally.
Next, the order for the various exercises in the A, B, and C routines.
to be continued . . .
Enjoy Your Lifting!
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