Interview with Zach Bernier: 2012 INBF Natural Jr USA Teen Class champion
Q:
How long do you prep for a competition?
A:
“It takes me about 12 to 13 weeks to get into show shape. Recently, it’s been only 8 weeks because my trainer, Chris Breacia, knows exactly what to feed my body. He knows how it will react.”
Q:
How many days per week do you train for one?
A:
“I train 6 days a week but when I’m four weeks out I go 7 days a week”
Q:
Do you perform more reps with lighter weight close to a competition?
A:
“When I train, I do a lot of super sets with low rest time but heavy weight”
Q:
Close to a competition, how many times per day do you train?
A:
“When I’m close to a show I some times go to the gym 2 times in a day. It all depends on how busy I am with work or school, so it can be tricky to get a work out done in one session”
Q:
For those interested in competing, should they pose everyday?
A:
” If your interested in competing, you should practice posing as much as possible. The better a competitor is at posing the better they will show their physique”
Q:
When you practice posing, how long to hold each pose?
A:
“When I practice posing I hold each pose for 30-second. For a pose like a crab most muscular, holding for 30 seconds is very hard to do!”
Q:
What’s your biggest worry the day of the competition?
A:
“My biggest worry is if I have to make weight. I worry about if my scale at home could be a few pounds off. So I get nervous about stuff like that”
Q:
How many times per day do you eat?
A:
” I eat 6 meals a day ”
Q:
What is your favorite meal while dieting?
A:
“My favorite meal when dieting is when I get a chance to eat steak. I love red meat and I’ll get a lean cut when I can”
Q:
Okay, what is your favorite cheat meal?
A:
“Honestly, I’m way to paranoid to cheat. I feel like if I cheat I will look bad or I may not make weight. However, if I do cheat, the most damage I’ll do is at 8 weeks out have 2 tsp of peanut butter. After 8 weeks, nothing”
Q:
Do you ever eliminate carbs at a certain time, for example after 3 pm?
A:
“I cut out carbs after 7pm, but the week of the show I do zero carbs up until the Friday before”
Q:
How many weeks out should a person get serious about the diet?
A:
“It depends if it’s their first show. I think they should get serious around 13 weeks out. That way their body can get used to a pre contest diet. Personally, I get ready around 8 weeks out”
Q:
What do you take post workout?
A:
“Post work out I take JBT LABS, Amino influx. It has everything I need in a protein powder. I think it tastes awesome too”
Q:
Let’s shift gears slightly, what do you feel it is your best body part and why?
A:
” I think my back is what I like most ”
Well thank you Zach. Good luck with your next competition, NPC BodyBuilding Championship/ Mr Rochester on April 7th.
A:
“Thanks”
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