Well the winter months are definitely just around the corner and the cold dark nights are looming it's time to have a change in diet and time to pack on the beef. All summer it's been ripped and condition and so as we come into a off season a more high calorie higher carbohydrate diet is called for giving more strength and your body more ability to grow. With more food comes more weight and the one thing you tried all summer to shift - more body fat. Let's face facts your not going to be strutting round the gym in vest and shorts for a while so take advantage of being covered up and start to increase your daily intake with the goal of getting bigger. With body fat comes strength - the one thing you need to encourage your body to start the growing cycle and allowing your muscle tissue to be broken down and repairing at a fast rate. so what if you gain a little lower back fat and your waist size goes up when the end result will show next year with a bigger more leaner body and one that others will see your hard work and you wear the results. It's all about progression and to get bigger you can't stay on the low carbohydrate diet for ever, you need to have the confidence that you are in control of your body and the few pounds of fat that you gain whilst getting bigger is just as easy to shift when it shredding time. Have a change of protein powder from whey to a blend with more carbohydates and throw in a mass gainer drink to increase your calorie intake. Im not saying it take a way for tea every night but an increase in more whole foods into your diet, high energy pasta and rice and more red meats with plenty of veg and wholemeal bread with an increase of meals during the day and at night will give your body everything it requires to start gaining new good quality muscle tissue. If your on 6 meals a day now try increasing it to 8 and with a controlled diet the pounds will start to come and with the extra weight come extra muscle. Body fat can be drawn on for more explosive strength and will give you the ability to lift more and get out the heavy weights. Using a creatine based product is always a good tip as the creatine will draw water inside the muscle cell giving you a fuller look but more important making you stronger. Powerbeck cell surge is the perfect product for this as it contains all the right ingredients for the post workout drink to give back to your body what it needs to repair and grow. Professional body-builders only keep that ripped look for a small amount of time each season and then go back to an off season diet where they will pack on the pounds and gain the extra weight need so the year after they are bigger and better than ever - remember you wear the results you gain from hard work and putting together a structured plan and sticking to it. The world has gone carb free crazy and the basic carbohydrate is now feared and been labelled public enemy number one as it makes you fat and is bad in your diet but in reality it is an essential part of a well balanced diet and in the right amounts and the right types can progress your ability to grow muscle tissue no end - education is the key fact to knowing what does what and if it is right for you.

With a change in diet comes a change in the gym and a change to the routine you use to build muscle - bring out the heavy weights and use to your advantage the fact you have more strength through more calories and start to grow baby grow!! Use a more traditional method of muscle building like a 3 set 10 rep approach and start throwing in a heavy short rep range triple drop set to each body part to shock the body into needing more muscle for the task ahead. When the brain send the signal to build make sure it the strongest signal possible and with all the right ingredients in place you will see bigger faster results. It's good to do the shaping exercises coming into summer for the more defined lines and striations but when off season go for the power of the pounds and more core strength exercises. Back to basis is the order of the day with tradition lifts of the bench press, squat and dumbbells, heavy dumbbells. Move off the machines and get back on the free weights for awhile - not only will it be a change it will increase over all balance and symmetrical muscle shape, shocking the body and making fresh beef. In an ideal world working one big body part in the morning and then the smaller accompanying body part in the afternoon with a good feed and a power nap in-between would be the perfect situation but back in the working man's world set out your training to fit in your lifestyle and stick to it 100% and the results will show.

Winter is the time of year for the common cold to rear it ugly head and with hard training in a gym and hot sweaty beefcakes not being the cleanest animals on the planet it can be a playground for the germs to spread. Just one cold can knock you off plan for several weeks so you must protect yourself at all times. Make sure your immune system is as strong as your bench press and use vitamin C and a good multivitamin and mineral formula every day without fail. Heavy training puts your body under stress and with modern living the stress can easily knock your immune system so a massive increase of vitamins are needed and need to replaced daily. A strong inner core means a strong outer body and staying fit and healthy and germ free will make growing even faster. Believe me them 2 small tablets of vitamins can make a massive difference to your progression. Eating the right amount of protein for amino acid profile will also keep you well but another great product by Powerbeck is Amino Activator, an easy way to ensure the right amounts at the right time.

10 most common mistakes in off season

• Not eating enough
• Not eating enough healthy clean food
• Staying away from carbohydrates
• No cardio
• Too much cardio
• Too much machine use
• Not enough rest/recovery time
• Getting on the scales and panicking
• Lack of a goal or plan
• Skipping meals

The off season is a time to make improvements to your physique. Use this time as productively as possible and avoid any of the mistakes above. Wasted time is wasted growth so if you find yourself in any of these pitfalls, make a quick correction to your diet or training plan and you will be well on the way to gaining that desired inch to your physique.

Powerbeck is more than just a brand - its a lifestyle!!