CHAMPIONSHIP
GEMS
Words of training wisdom
from a guy who’s learned
a thing or two in the gym
over the years: seven-time
Mr. Olympia Phil Heath.
DON’T GET FANCY
“The biggest lesson I’ve
learned is that you don’t
have to reinvent the
wheel. You don’t have to
come up with any exotic
movements if what you’re
currently doing is
working. The goal is to
find out what works.”
BRO SCIENCE
DEBUNKED
“Saying, ‘Oh, I’m just going
to focus on higher reps
and shred up’—that’s a
fallacy, I believe. I don’t
buy into that anymore.
Early on in my career,
I believed that. But not
anymore. I realize that a
strong muscle is always
a bigger one and that you
should be able to lift
heavy throughout your
contest prep until maybe
the last 10 days.”
INSTINCTIVE TRAINING
“There are days when I
don’t count sets at all,
but then there are some
days when I have to
realize that I don’t want
to overwork, because
I still have an hour of
cardio ahead of me or
another training session
later that day.”
RECOVERY IS KEY
“A lot of guys think that
you have to hammer it
out at the gym every
single workout. Ideally,
you want to do that. But
you have to keep in mind
that your body may not
be recovering as fast,
and you might actually
be doing more harm
than good.”
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