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The key takeaways are training hard enough to stimulate progress, eating enough calories, and maximizing recovery in order to build muscle. Functional strength, dense athletic muscle, and sustainable nutrition plans are also emphasized.

The principles for building muscle are training hard enough to stimulate progress, eating enough calories, and maximizing recovery. It is important to follow a plan with the right balance of anabolic and catabolic phases.

Some examples of workouts and exercises mentioned include the HFT Maximum Mass workout, exercises like chin ups, dumbbell chest supported rows, dips, and front squats. The custom workouts in the BOSS Group include a variety of exercises.

By Eric Bach, BS, CSCS

Head Coach at Bach Performance



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With all ventures there are basic principles that drive success. 


Fitness is no different. 


And when it comes to building muscle?

It comes down to training hard enough to stimulate progress, eating enough


calories, and maximizing recovery you all your efforts pay off. 


So, here’s what I’m going to show you…

How to build real world, functional strength and athleticism so you kick-ass in the
gym and on the beach, on the field, or when playing with your kids. 


How to build dense, athletic muscle that gives you the true power look whether
you’re hangin’ out with your crew in a t-shirt, with your lady in a button up, or
closing deals in your business suit. 


How to follow a nutrition plan that improves, rather than consumes your life.
Nutrition and losing fat is all about sustainability, not obsession. 


And all together…

I’m going to show you simple habits I instill with my clients and in the BOSS
Group Coaching Community to help busy guys like you radically transform your
body and as a result, build a life that’s improved through fitness like Rob, a
business attorney in Colorado.

What I’m not going to do is…

Peddle you another bullshit fifty dollar fix-all supplement in a bottle. Swindle you
into putting butter in your coffee, or any other fad crap polluting fitness.

Put you in a position to end up beat-up, injured, and hating exercise.

Tell you you’ll need to avoid all carbs or fats. 




Say, “no, you can’t have a well made cocktail (I prefer Manhattan’s), your favorite
IPA, nor forgo cookouts or dates to stick to your strict diet.

I want you to live life to the fullest, not look on from the sidelines.

After all, fitness should improve your life, not consume it. Right?

That’s what building a BOSS body is all about.




Below You’ll Find…

A snapshot variation of one of the many custom workouts from inside the BOSS
Group Coaching community.

You can test out BOSS for $1 for the next three weeks and…

• Gain instant access to over one years worth of muscle building, fat shredding
workouts
• Have workouts that take only 30-60 minutes so you can get in the gym, make
progress, and get on with your life.
• Fat shredding meal plans
• A private community to help you crush plateaus and transform your body once
and for all.
• Access to our full 183 pound exercise library
• New workouts monthly for non-stop progress
• Private coaching access to me so I can guide your progress and serve as your
trainer.


Click Here and Join Today


HFT Maximum Mass

With the vast number of training programs out there it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.
After all, every new article seems to contradict the last and make building muscle
way too complicated.

In reality, not much has changed over the years when it comes to human
physiology. Building muscle still comes down to creating a response (training),
fueling the body (sleep and food), and recovering from the stress response to
training. 


When it comes to muscle-building workouts you’re really limited to two


options: training more often or doing more work within each workout or using a
higher training volume. 


Should you train one muscle group per workout and pound it into oblivion like a
bodybuilder or would you be better training your muscles more frequently, but not
to the point of utter destruction during each workout?


My experience says the later: more frequent but shorter workouts reign king
for building muscle fast, especially for the average, non-steroid using lifter.
Still, you'll need to manage fatigue and train with shorter workouts to maximize
your gains.  


So, what does this mean for you, the busy guy who wants to add size to your chest,
shoulders, and back and wonders,  “what is the best way to gain muscle fast?”

Well, listen up my friend.  High-frequency training is the answer.

But What About Body-part Splits?


Body part splits, those often performed by high-level bodybuilders often aren't the
best option for busy (and non-juiced) guys who're looking to build muscle.

First, most lifters aren't advanced enough to really benefit from a ton of isolation
exercises like curls because they don't have the prerequisite strength to create the
tension needed to grow.

Having an expertly designed plan with plenty of compound exercises (like squats
or rows) can change this. Unfortunately, well-designed body-part splits are
uncommon due to poor exercise selection, rep schemes, and total volume.


Second, most magazine generated body part splits take a long time. Let's face it,
you don't have 90 minutes to train. 

Third, the average busy guy misses training sessions, most commonly legs or back
but never chest or arms, and thus, his training is unbalanced. This stunts growth
and can open the door for injuries. 
As a quick refresher, here's what these typically look like:


Monday: Chest

Tuesday: Back

Wednesday: Legs

Thursday: Shoulders   
Friday: Arms                                                                                                                
      

Yes, you probably feel more soreness after these workouts and it makes you feel
like you're doing everything you need to grow.

But excess soreness isn't a great indicator you'll build more muscle. It simply
means you've done more than your body is accustomed. 


High-Frequency Training Is Key


For Natural Lifters

Protein synthesis is a key driver of muscle growth.  The benefit of being steroids is
your body is anabolic 247. But if you're the regular guy who's not, there is only so
much protein you can trigger in one workout. 


Further, protein synthesis stays elevated for roughly 24-36 hours after training. In
this case, more volume per workout is not better when it comes to building
muscle,  hitting your muscles more often is. 

As a drug-free busy guy, your focus needs to be on getting stronger in the gym,
triggering protein synthesis, and getting on with your life: not destroying
every fiber of your biceps like a pro bodybuilder.  

Further, when it comes to training like a bodybuilder consider the following:


bodybuilders often focus their entire lifestyle on improving their physique. This
means seven to ten hours of sleep, little alcohol, disciplined dieting, and
maintaining this consistently for years.

This is more than the average dude with a 9-5, a social life, and a family can
muster.  You must work within the confines of your lifestyle and time
commitments to maximize the results of your training, and this is precisely
what I'm going to show you.

The Workouts
Push/pull splits break training up by movement pattern. The movements on

the posterior side of the body are predominantly responsible for pulling

actions while the front/anterior side of the body is responsible for pushing

actions. Legs are often paired on "pull" days.

Push/pull routines are suitable for almost all lifters. They're an economical

way to train and allow for flexible planning. Moderate frequency of


movement is better for skill acquisition than body part splits performed once

per week.

It’s important to not plan too many heavy/intensive workouts back to back to

allow full recovery. With this in mind, we’ll alternate higher “intensity” and

lower intensity exercises to maximize recovery.

Example

Day 1: Push (chest, shoulders, triceps, legs/quads, abs)—> heavy

Day 2: Pull (legs/hamstrings, back, biceps) —> medium

Day 3: Push (chest, shoulders, triceps, legs/quads, abs)—> light

Day 4: Pull (legs/hamstrings, back, biceps)—> heavy

Day 5: Push (chest, shoulders, triceps, legs/quads, abs)—> medium

Day 6: Pull (legs/hamstrings, back, biceps)—> light

Progression:

On each set you’ll start lighter and progress to a your heaviest

working set last. We call this ascending (increasing) loading. It’s

important to note that if you’re already pretty strong you may need to

do 1-3 work sets to ramp up to your heaviest work set. 


Let’s say you want to squat 275x5 as the last work set of the day. 

You would do 135x5, 185x8 to ramp up. Then, you could go 215x5,

235x5, 255x5, 275x5 on your last set.

The Program

This program is drastically different from what you’ve probably tried

recently. Give this a shot and stick to your rest periods: you should be

in and out in about 40 minutes. If that’s still too long, only do one set

on your last exercise. Repeat this program for 4-6 weeks, getting a bit

stronger from workout to workout. Then, switch up your exercises and

continue forward.

Day One Push (heavy)

1. Squat 4x5, rest 60-90 seconds

Notes: Perform 2 warm up sets of 5 reps. Increase the weight on each work

set.

2. Barbell Incline Bench Press 3-4x6, rest 60-90 seconds

3a. Dumbbell Shoulder Press 3x10, rest 45 seconds

3b. Dumbbell Split Squat 3x10, rest 45 seconds

4. Cable Triceps Push Down 4x10, rest 30 seconds

Day Two Pull (moderate)

1. Romanian Deadlift 4x8, rest 60 seconds


2. Chin Up 4x10,8,6,6 rest 60 seconds

3. Dumbbell Chest Supported Row 3x12, rest 45 seconds

4a. Dumbbell bent over lateral raise 3x10, rest 30 seconds

4b. Dumbbell biceps curl 3x10, rest 30 seconds


Day Three Push (light)

1. Dumbbell Bench Press 3x12, rest 60 seconds

2. Goblet Squat or Leg Press 3x15, rest 60 seconds

3. One Arm Dumbbell Press 3x10/arm, rest 30 seconds b/t arms

4a. Dumbbell Skull Crusher 3x12, rest 30 seconds

4b. Feet elevated close grip push up 3x12, rest 30 seconds

4c. Ab wheel rollout 3x12, rest 30 seconds


Day Four Pull (heavy)

1. Deadlift 3x5, rest 90 seconds

2. Barbell bent over row 3x6, rest 90 seconds

3a.45 degree back extension 3x12, rest 30 seconds

3b. Hammer hammer curl 3x12, rest 30 seconds

4. Lat Pull down 3x15, rest 60 seconds


Notes: Optional, time permitting. 


Day Five Push (moderate)

1.Front Squat 3x6, rest 60-90 seconds

2. Barbell Overhead Press 3x8, rest 60-90 seconds

3. Dips 3x12, rest 60 seconds

4a.Dumbbell lateral raise 3x15,12,10 rest 45 seconds

4b. Dumbbell overhead triceps extension 3x15,12,10 rest 45 seconds

Day Six Pull (light)

1a. Stability Ball/machine leg curl 3x15, rest 30 seconds

1b. Single leg hip thrust 3x15/leg, rest 30 seconds

2. Close Grip seated cable row 3x8-12, rest 60 seconds

3. Pull-up or lat pull down 3x10-8-6, rest 60 seconds

4a. Incline Biceps Curl 3x12, rest 45 seconds

4b. Push Up 3xFail, rest 45 seconds


Going Forward

The biggest mistake most lifters make is not sticking with a “bulk” long enough.
But there’s the thing: muscle building takes a long time. It’s not a week by week
process, but a month by month process. 



If you want to build your ultimate bad-ass body, then you need a plan. 



With the right plan, you can build muscle and lose fat, nearly at the same time.

This is because at any given moment your body is either anabolic (building, such

as building muscle or accumulating fat mass) or catabolic (breaking down fat,


muscle, or carbohydrates for energy).

This means at any given moment you’re either losing fat or gaining muscle…but
not both.

So, this would lead you to believe you can’t build muscle and lose fat at the same
time, right?

Well, not exactly. As you can see with Ben in the picture below, you can lose fat
and build muscle in a short period of time.

Now just 30 days later, he’s leaner


and more muscular.
Going forward, it will be easier for him to stay shredded and build muscle…
leading him on his journey to his ultimate physique.


By this I mean if you’re looking to become the total package…strong, lean, and
athletic, then I’m your guy.


And if you want to be like Ben?


First, understand this: Chasing simultaneous fat loss and muscle building is the
first-class ticket to spin your wheels for weeks and months, hopping from program
to program and diet to diet.


Second: Join the BOSS Group Coaching Community for $1.

By reading this far you’ve proven to me you’re serious about transforming your
body. Now, will you take the next step?

We can help you implement these


same strategies into your busy life.

Inside the Vault of the BOSS Group Coaching Community you
will…

• Gain instant access to over one years worth of muscle building, fat shredding
workouts.

• Have workouts that take only 30-60 minutes so you can get in the gym, make
progress, and get on with your life.

• Fat shredding meal plans, like


those that James followed.

• A private community to help you


crush plateaus and transform
your body once and for all.

• Access to our full 183 pound exercise library of old school and brand new
workouts to maximize your gains.

• New workouts monthly for non-stop progress and never having to wonder, “is
this the workout I should be doing?” I’ll take care of all this for you.

• Private coaching access to me so I can guide your progress and serve as your
trainer.


Click Here and Join Today

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