Posted by J.T. HALL on 11/14/2003, 2:57 pm
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The natural secret is time,time and time! When I first started competing in 1994, I benched (raw) somewhere around 340pds @ body weight of 160pds. I got caught up in the hype about nutritional supplements & routines. In the beginning, I use to believe that nutritional supplements will make you super strong & give you a huge bp. Part of the reason was that elite powerlifters are were endorsing the nutrional products in different magazines. I believe it worked for them, then it should do the same for me. What a big lie!! I didn't know that they were using illegal substances too!! Also, those before & after pictures was a brainwasher too. Now I know that no supplement can take the place of time. The only supplements that can give you microwave results are probably steriods, but their is a big price to pay. I view natural supplements as a tool to increase recuperation & anti-catabolic. Not to give you a big bp. If you see a powerlifter endorsing a nutritional product, please think about what else is he truly taking behind close doors. Numbers don't lie! Their are a lot of routines on the internet, magazines & in books. There probably isn't a perfect routine because time is the key factor. I have noticed a lot lifters have been hurt since 1994 and are not competing any more. Also, their are several lifters currently injured now. If a routine is given you a lot of injuries, it's time to make a positive change. Especially if a routine promises a increase of 40-60pds in 4 weeks. That would be more than 120pds in a year. These are microwave results and really don't work for natural(drug-free) lifters! Also, it's very difficult for a drug-free lifter to use a steroid bp routine. If you do use it, you are setting yourself up for major injuries or chronic injuries. A great routine will continue to increase your bp every year and with miminum injury that doesn't give negative results, but positive results. The natural secret routine to increase your bp 20-250. A natural bp probably goes up 20-30pd every year. If you could increase your bp 20-30pds every year for 10 years. You just put 200pds on your bp and without steroids. The key factor is time! Trust me, it works. So far, I have increase my bp 180pds in 9 years without steroids. When I bp 550 this year, it will be 210pds in 9 years. So, time was the natural secret, not a magical routine or a fake supplement. Now, time can only go so far to increase your bp because a natural lifter can only bp so much. The main reason for this post is to save you time on wasted routines & supplements because time is your friend not your enemy. J.T. HALL