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My friend is Japanese with limited English skills so I'm filling in for him.
His long-term goal is to compete in the Japan Men's Physique. He's not sure whether to cut or bulk. From his pictures, I would say bulk. Short-term he wants to understand proper lifting routines, movements, form etc. Also understanding dieting strategies and why/why not eat certain foods, take certain supplements. Get a much bigger understanding of what it takes to get big and to lean out and be healthier. He has been in the gym for a couple of years but it's always been random exercises.
Some obstacles:
1. I would introduce him to 3J but he's got the language barrier. Everything right now is going through me. Not much information in Japanese compared to English. At some point I hope to get him with 3J.
2. His work requires him to travel from one part of Japan to another. He's somewhere different every other week. When in town he's able to get to the gym. If there's a gym of the same chain near his hotel he's able to get to the gym. But there are times when nothing is close by.
3. He can eat more than I can if we sat down and tried to pack as much food away as possible. Yet, he's still lean IMO. His daily diet is not really healthy, lots of breaded deep-fried pork cutlet (Or other cuts of meat/fish/chicken) with bowls of white rice. He's learning to break from that and eat healthier.
4. This is Japan, and he most certainly will have to drink alcohol. I've got it a little easier than him. With his job there's more pressure.
Stats:
40 years old
171 cm
76 kg (Weight first thing in the morning)
BF% Not sure, but the electronic tester says 23%
I gave him my copy of MI40. He's learning from that for now as far as what to do in the gym. He works in a department store that has him lifting and carrying all day so he's pretty active on the whole. This is about all the info I have for now. His keeping a journal of the food he is currently eating to get a better idea of calories/macros.
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His long-term goal is to compete in the Japan Men's Physique. He's not sure whether to cut or bulk. From his pictures, I would say bulk. Short-term he wants to understand proper lifting routines, movements, form etc. Also understanding dieting strategies and why/why not eat certain foods, take certain supplements. Get a much bigger understanding of what it takes to get big and to lean out and be healthier. He has been in the gym for a couple of years but it's always been random exercises.
Some obstacles:
1. I would introduce him to 3J but he's got the language barrier. Everything right now is going through me. Not much information in Japanese compared to English. At some point I hope to get him with 3J.
2. His work requires him to travel from one part of Japan to another. He's somewhere different every other week. When in town he's able to get to the gym. If there's a gym of the same chain near his hotel he's able to get to the gym. But there are times when nothing is close by.
3. He can eat more than I can if we sat down and tried to pack as much food away as possible. Yet, he's still lean IMO. His daily diet is not really healthy, lots of breaded deep-fried pork cutlet (Or other cuts of meat/fish/chicken) with bowls of white rice. He's learning to break from that and eat healthier.
4. This is Japan, and he most certainly will have to drink alcohol. I've got it a little easier than him. With his job there's more pressure.
Stats:
40 years old
171 cm
76 kg (Weight first thing in the morning)
BF% Not sure, but the electronic tester says 23%
I gave him my copy of MI40. He's learning from that for now as far as what to do in the gym. He works in a department store that has him lifting and carrying all day so he's pretty active on the whole. This is about all the info I have for now. His keeping a journal of the food he is currently eating to get a better idea of calories/macros.
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