When summer rolls around, everyone wants to be lean with a six-pack, so out come the fat-burners and the early morning cardio sessions. However, when winter is upon us, we can all cover up a little bit more and it becomes safe to add a few pound of body fat. Lo and behold what happens? Our strength goes up, we add some muscle tissue and training intensity goes through the roof.

With mass in mind, let’s look at really optimising the coming winter months and make December-March 4 months of serious mass gains.

Monster key to winter mass gains 1: Creatine Monohydrate

Lots of us forget that Creatine Monohydrate is the only form of Creatine that is supported by real-world lab tests, countless scientific papers and hundreds of genuine research findings. The bottom-line is, Creatine Monohydrate works! Creatine Monohydrate is key for any athlete looking to get bigger quickly, though it needs to be used correctly and supported by the rest of your daily nutritional plan. I speak to guys all the time who say “Creatine didn’t work for me”, often none of them score highly with the questions I ask them following their statement:

-          Did you drink at least 4 litres of water daily

-          Did you increase carbohydrate intake to 2 grams per pound of body weight?

-          Did you concentrate a large portion of your training towards getting stronger (4-8 reps)

-          Did you use Creatine post workout with at least 75 grams of simple carbs?

-          Did you use micro-cycles (day on-day off?)

Getting the best from Creatine Monohydrate is not rocket science, but you need to lower your reps, increase your water, make sure you’re eating enough carbs and ensure you get at least 75 grams of simple carbs in post workout. Remember, carbs eaten at this period won’t be stored as body fat, you’ve trained too hard for them to be.

Monster key to winter mass gains 2: 5 Methyl- 7- Methoxy iso flavone is still the best legal anabolic, test-booster agent available.

Trends come and go, but Methoxy isoflavone is still around and still helping to provide huge gains in strength, recovery and muscle mass for hundreds of body builders the world over. You only have to look at the results body builders are getting with Monster products like Formula-X by PhD Nutrition and Norateen by LA Muscle to know that this highly-anabolic compound works big-time.

Studies have shown Methoxy isoflavone can increase protein synthesis and decrease body fat as well as increase anabolic hormone production without androgenic side effects!

According to researchers on bodybuilding.com:

“Methoxy isoflavone is perhaps the most potent legal anabolic compound ever-with no side effects”

“Methoxy isoflavone was more anabolic than both Ipriflavone and anabolic steroids! All the while, no androgenic side effects occurred whatsoever with Methoxy isoflavone”

Pretty strong stuff eh?

I’ve got a few natural body builders using Formula-X now by PhD Nutrition, these guys are using 4 caps daily as opposed to the recommended 3 caps and they’re getting pretty startling results.

Monster Key to winter Mass Gains 3: Anabolic mineral support is essential.

Just because you’re using Methoxy- Isoflavone, doesn’t mean you can afford to neglect the anabolic support that comes from micronutrients like Zinc and magnesium. Both these minerals are vital to the natural production of the anabolic hormone, testosterone. Aim for 15-30mg of Zinc per day and 300mg magnesium. Stack them both with Methoxy-Isoflavone pre-workout and you’re onto a mass-gaining winner.

Monster Key to winter Mass Gains 4: Whey Protein use around the anabolic window:

Used pre-workout, whey protein (with it’s naturally-high leucine content) can be highly anti-catabolic so aim for 20 grams of whey 60 minutes prior to hard training. Double that dose immediately afterwards and you have whopping amounts of BCAA’s in your system, primed to promote anabolism and prevent muscle loss. 60 grams of a quality whey Protein will provide around 6-8 grams of Leucine, the most vital of BCAA’s.

Monster Key to winter Mass Gains 5: Post workout carbohydrates:

I despair when I hear of body builders using only whey protein after training. Sure, you need whey, but alone it’s like having the fireworks without the match. You need fast-acting carbohydrates like maltodextrin and dextrose to help shuttle the BCAA’s into your muscles and ensure total muscle fullness and recovery. How many carbs after training? At least 75 grams of an average-sized guy. Those big dudes can easily manage 100 grams and more without any adverse effects on body fat.

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