8 Weeks to a Beach Fit Body
With scorching hot summer days and lazy beach holidays now on the horizon – Maximuscle have decided it's time to help you get the fittest, leanest and best looking body on the beach. This simple but effective 8 week training and nutrition plan will help you build broad shoulders, muscular arms and a powerful chest, then burn away fat with a high intensity weights and cardio plan.
Weight training is the exercise mode that's the secret to almost every lean, toned and muscular beach body. When combined with the correct nutrition, resistance workouts will quickly build impressive pecs, biceps, shoulders and abs – known as the famous 'beach muscles' (note: you'll still need to train your legs for maximum results!). The benefits of lifting heavy weights go way beyond muscle mass. Muscle tissue is metabolic. By building muscle tissue during the first 4 weeks of the plan, you'll elevate your metabolic rate and make it much easier to burn fat in weeks 5-8. We've created an exclusive training plan for you, including a diary to record your progress.
While intense training is key to achieving your goals, most guys with enviable torsos will tell you that nutrition is a big factor. Get it right and you can hit the beach with a hard, defined body. But get it wrong and your time in the gym will be wasted!
When looking to build beach muscles, it's essential to consume sufficient protein and calories to support lean muscle growth. It's also critical to boost growth by consuming 'high impact' carbs and proteins immediately before and after the gym. This will be your aim during weeks 1-4.
When it comes to weeks 5-8, your goal will be to burn away body fat while maintaining all your new muscle tissue, resulting in an impressive beach body. During this phase, you'll need to consume sufficient protein to preserve muscle mass, but tweak your diet to reduce your energy intake and promote fat loss (you'll also need to ditch any crisps, biscuits, alcohol and junk food still in your diet!).
Your Free Meal PlanWe've made it simple and easy for you to work out the nutrition needed to build beach muscles and then get lean and defined, by creating a 7-day meal plan.
Fat Burning Cardio: Reveal your Beach FitnessTo run or not to run' – that's the question for anyone wanting to look their best on the beach this summer. The answer is simple – perform some regular cardio but don't over-do it! Weight training remains the key activity for anyone who desires a head turning body when they hit the beach. Perform too much cardio and you'll risk burning away your hard earned beach muscles before you get a chance to show them off! So how much cardio should you do? Most gym users will get optimal results by adopting a plan containing 2-3, 30 minute sessions per week, preferably consisting of high intensity interval training (HIIT).
Sports Nutrition for the BeachYou'll need 8 weeks of hard training and sensible eating to make your dreams of a beach body a reality. However, using a sports nutrition stack will make it much easier to get the precise nutrients you need for fast, head turning results.
During weeks 1-4 of the beach body plan, an advanced lean weight gainer product such as Progain Extreme (containing nutrients such as Biomax whey protein, creatine, glutamine and leucine) is essential for promoting recovery and stimulating growth before and after heavy training. It will also provide you with the additional calories required for muscle growth.
When it comes to keeping hold of your hard earned muscle, while burning away body fat during weeks 5-8 – concentrating on an all-in-one product such as Cyclone will help maintain lean muscle without the additional calories of a weight gainer. Stacked with the fat burning support offered by Thermobol, there's no better nutrition for revealing your defined beach body. These products are featured in our exclusive 2-phase 'Beach Body Stack', which gives you everything you need for the full 8-week training plan, saving you 20% off the full price.
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