Spring is the Time for Getting Serious, Losing Some Bodyfat, and Looking Good Winter is done. Spring is upon us. As I type these words, sitting in front of the window in my office, looking out upon the sunny skies, it’s the first day of Spring. A couple of months ago, on a cold, decidedly wintry day, I wrote an article on winter bulk-building . In it, I mentioned the idea of training seasonally, especially for the casual lifter who doesn’t have a competition of some sort. If you have a bodybuilding competition in January, my ideas wouldn’t really apply, but for lifters that don’t compete in some kind of physique show, strength competition, or athletic event of some sort, here are my ideas—mentioned first in that article—on how one should train seasonally: Winter: basic, brief, hard workouts. Train like a madman, then go home. Eat like it’s winter-time, as well, the way a bear does when he is...
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