Anyone familiar with bodybuilding knows that bodybuilders have seasons and non-seasons, they strive to lose fat during the season, they try to gain muscle in the non-season, and in the non-season, the main goal of the bodybuilder is to increase muscle mass, while minimizing the increase in fat volume by using resistance training and maintaining positive energy balance. If you are too lazy to calculate calories, you generally follow the principle of "eating until you can't eat", eating 5-6 meals a day to provide enough nutrition for muscle growth. Only a few bodybuilders can maintain a low body fat rate all year round, so you find that bodybuilders have a big difference in body shape between season and non-season, and at different stages, the body will show a different state.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" >. Lee Priest</h1>
Lee Priest is 1.63 meters tall, 102 kilograms in the season, although not tall, but the amount of meat is amazing, nicknamed "Little Lee Superman", he is one of the people who will get fat in the offseason, but he never worries about growing too fat in non-seasons.
Lee Priest said: "People are always worried about the off-season, they don't want to get too fat, but the offseason is the offseason. If I want to gain muscle, I increase what I want and then work out at the gym every day. ”
Lee Priest weighs up to 120 kg in the off-season, but he always keeps up the good spot in the race, he has competed in mr. Olympia several times, and the best place is sixth.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="52" > II</h1>
It is already a well-known fact that professional bodybuilders almost always use drugs to gain muscle. Among them, Kevin Levron has a rare "talent for drug resistance", known for the long time of drug discontinuation. In an off-season state, Kevin doesn't train hard, looks like a normal person, not like a bodybuilder, he only takes drugs during the season, then trains hard, and immediately becomes superhuman in a few months, and when he comes on stage, he is one of the best bodybuilders in the world.
In his athletic career, Kevin has finished second in the Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Contest 4 times! His opponents are the famous Ronnie Kuhlman and Yates, the "uncrowned king" of The Olympiad, who is probably one of the best bodybuilders in the history of the sport.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="55" > Ronnie Kuhlman</h1>
"Grandmaster" Ronnie Kuhlman, who is one of the best bodybuilders in the history of the sport, has won Mr. Olympia a total of 8 times in his bodybuilding career. He also trained hard in non-seasons and weighed up to 330 pounds (150 kg).
But Ronnie will lose a lot of weight before coming to power, and the body fat rate will reach about 3%. We can see a huge change in Ronnie's body shape in the off-season and his season, however, he is always strong.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="57" > Carter</h1>
Joe. Carter was one of the bodybuilders who gained a lot of weight during the non-season. He trains hard, gets very fat in the off-season, eats 10 meals a day to gain muscle, and wakes up regularly at night with an alarm clock just to eat, and his weight in the off-season is about 290 pounds (130 kg).
Although Carter is a "rich second generation", but an extremely disciplined person, in order to concentrate on bodybuilding, he is almost isolated from the world, cut off from all contact with the outside world, because he knows that if he can't get good results in bodybuilding competitions, he can only go home and inherit the family property, so when he stands on the stage, Joe. Carter almost always showed up in excellent shape.
Although Joe. Carter and Ronnie Kuhlman were contemporaries, but the stars still shine, finishing second six times before winning Mr. Olympia for the first time in 2006. But in the end, he defeated the "grandfather" Ronnie, winning him 4 mountain road trophies.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="59" >5, Marcus Ruhr</h1>
Marcus Ruhr from Germany is one of the greatest monsters in the history of bodybuilding. In the off-season, he weighs about 330 pounds (150 kilograms) and consumes about 7,000 calories of food per day.
Marcus Ruhr is large and probably one of the most pervasive bodybuilders in bodybuilding history.
If by the current refereeing standards he could have won at least one Trail trophy, his most important victory was Champions Night in 2002, and his best finish at Olympia was fifth in 2004.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="60" >6</h1>
Johnny Jackson is not only a great bodybuilder, but also one of the strongest professional bodybuilders. After a bodybuilding performance, Johnny gained a lot of weight to stay strong, and of course, a lot of fat came with it. And the season is judged like two.
But Johnny Jackson was never afraid to show the world his transformation. He was a very strong athlete and he always brought excellent physique to the stage. He won a number of performances during his career and his best place at Mr Olympia was 9th in 2007.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="61" >7, Sean Redden</h1>
Sean Redden won the 2018 Mr. Olympia title, where he defeated 7-time Olympian champion Phil Heath.
Interestingly, Sean was in bad shape all year round. After his bodybuilding performances, he would take a break from bodybuilding. From his off-season form to his season form, the difference is enormous. However, this approach worked for him, and he has had a lot of success over the past decade.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="67" >8. Schwarzenegger</h1>
Arnold. Schwarzenegger is a legend in the world of bodybuilding, he is known for his hard training and self-discipline, bodybuilding classics, he has won the Olympia championship 7 times. Coupled with his influence in film and television circles and politics, he has a large number of fans.
Although there are many beautiful photos of him circulating in the market, it is difficult to see his non-season photos, through the photos below, you will find that the original "governor" also has a small belly.
In the off-season, in addition to eating a lot (having a good appetite is talent), bodybuilders generally have to do 5-6 anti-resistance training sessions per week, exercise 1-2 times per muscle group per week, use 4-5 movement exercises per muscle group, exercise 3-6 sets per action, repeat 7-12 times per group, rest 1-2 minutes between each group, and the training time is usually about 40-90 minutes. Of course, the training plans of different athletes can vary greatly.
Although bodybuilders look fat in non-seasons, they should know that their own muscle content is very large, and their basal metabolism is much higher than that of ordinary people, so they usually use 8-12 weeks to lose excess fat and enter a season with a low body fat rate. In this regard, it is difficult for ordinary people to do it. Therefore, it is difficult for you to learn to gain muscle and lose fat from bodybuilders, and do not easily imitate it.
Sometimes, you may find it strange that there are some so-called "fat people" who can lose weight in a very short time, most likely because he is an experienced fitness trainer, and when he is fat, he is just gaining muscle. Of course, there are also many fitness enthusiasts who will use this as a shield, if you say I am fat, I will say that I am gaining muscle, have you learned to waste?!