When you think back to the first few months you ever spent in the weight room, you probably remember adding more and more muscle with seemingly every session. What’s more, this was despite not having half the knowledge that you may have now with respect to training or nutrition. But still, in that first year of training your weight shot up by 15 pounds and you also looked significantly leaner!..
With us today is Tony Torres. Congrats on earning your pro card Tony. What made you compete in the Men's Physique Division?
Last year I did a national qualifier bodybuilding show called The Diana Cadeau Classic and I won my class, overall and best poser. Then I thought to myself, wow, if I go to the nationals at 170lbs at my height in bodybuilding I'm going to get crushed. So I said to myself, not a bad way to end my bodybuilding competition days – Physique here I come!
Tell us about a little about the show you just recently competed in.
Yes, I competed in the IFBB North American Championships. Over 850 competitors. That’s where I nabbed my IFBB Pro card, Short Class A...
Results. That’s the name of the game, right? If you talk with any competitor about what they hope to accomplish for the next show or season, they will inevitably use a variety of words to describe what is essentially an outcome or result. Typically, these descriptions include the following keywords: bigger, shredded, wider, tighter, leaner, and stronger.
Interestingly enough, these same keywords show up in marketing and advertising campaigns for supplements. Why? Because people want results, and they want to understand the potential outcome or benefit that can be derived from using said product or service. It’s just human nature...
Ask someone, anyone, to "flex" or "make a muscle" and what do they do? Bust out the old tried-and-true Schwarzenegger twisting front biceps pose. It's every teenage boys dream to build huge biceps complete with a sharp peak to attract all the ladies – or at least to stop the bully from those Charles Atlas comic book ads from kicking sand in your face at the beach.
Unfortunately, biceps are one of the most over-trained muscle groups known to man. Ask any "brofessor" at the gym… Mondays are chest, Tuesdays are biceps, and Wednesdays? Why, chest and biceps, of course! I think most average lifters need only one day committed to arms each week, or slight biceps work after major back exercises on a "pull" day. But who wants to be average? If you're reading this, you want some biceps peak. And you want it now! No full Larry Scott arms for you. You’re interested in some Arnold-like 22-inch mountain peaks!
The man in the shorts today is Matthew Wold – Family man, financial advisor, Marine and self professed band geek. Matthew, congrats on a great showing! What made you decide to compete in the Men’s Physique Division?
I had tried a few bodybuilding shows in the past, but was relatively unsuccessful due to my genetics. I have a naturally lean and athletic build and that seemed to transfer well to the Men’s Physique Division. I love competing and wanted to continue to get on stage. After researching a lot on this fairly new division, I really felt that I could compete and succeed in it...
Check out this motivational video featuring Tory Woodward. See what this IFBB MP Pro is up to in his final month of prep going into The Olympia and check out and try Tory's BONUS CHEST WORKOUT ROUTINE!
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