KNIFE, FORK, MUSCLE_ Book I_ DI - Brooks D. Kubik (1)

efforts. That’s where the right kind of diet and nutrition comes into play. And
that’s one of the reasons why I decided to write this book. I don’t want to see
you fail – or achieve anything less than your maximum potential.
5. You’ll start lifting heavier weights and setting more PR’s.
This should come as no surprise if you’ve been paying attention. We’ve
already established that the right kind of diet and nutrition program – a diet
and nutrition program tailored to the demands of a hard-training Dinosaur –
allows you to train harder and heavier to get maximum results from your
workouts. And we all know what that means! Heavier weights, and tons and
tons of PR’s!
6. You’ll increase your rate of progress.
Notice that I did not say, “You’ll double or perhaps even triple your rate of
progress” – although that might happen if you switch from the wrong diet to
the right diet. When you pay attention to your diet and nutrition program,
good things happen. And one of them is that you start to gain more strength
and more muscle – and to do so faster than ever before.
And here’s the fun part. Since you’re engaged in regular, serious strength
training, you won’t have to wonder if you’re getting better and faster results.
You’ll be able to see and measure the difference as easily as you add up the
weight on your squat bar. That’s one of the big advantages you have over
people who focus on diet alone. Without exercise, it’s hard to measure your
results. Stepping on the scale every morning doesn’t tell you very much. If
your weight is going down, it may be that you’re losing fat (which is good),
or water (which is temporary), or muscle (which is bad). Your squat bar is a
much better measure of how well your diet and nutrition program is really
working. When you’re doing serious strength training, and keeping a detailed
journal of your workouts (exercises, weight on bar, sets and reps), it becomes
very easy to see exactly what your diet and nutrition program is doing for
you.
7. If you need to do it, you’ll gain muscle mass.
Gaining muscular bodyweight has always been one of the top priorities of
many trainees, particularly beginners and intermediates. But for many, it’s so
difficult that it often seems to be impossible. Many trainees struggle for years
to gain weight and muscle mass. Some find it so difficult that they give up
training entirely. Others turn to anabolic steroids and other drugs (which is