Amateur Bodybuilder Of The Week: Alex's Quest For Biggest, Fastest, Strongest

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Vital Stats

Name: Alex Munsch
Email: 13amunsch@gmail.com
Location: Hays, KS
Age: 20
Height: 6’5″
Weight: 235 lbs
Years Bodybuilding: 5

QHow did your bodybuilding journey begin?

My fitness journey began when I was 14 years old. I didn’t know much about the sport of bodybuilding at the time, but it was always inside of me. I always wanted to be the biggest, fastest, and strongest. To this day, that has not changed. I had lifted weights for sport, but that’s all it was to me. I was just “lifting weights.” I was in the 8th grade when I started at a local gym.

Everyone else around me in the gym was a lot older and much bigger than I was. I was a 6-foot-2, 145-pound 8th grader. I felt pretty stringy next to all the shorter, stockier men in the gym. But that wasn’t going to stop me from coming in every day and busting my butt to get better.

What workout regimen delivered the best results?

• Pec deck machine
  2 sets of 15 reps


• Incline dumbbell bench press
  4 sets of 12 reps


• Wide reverse-grip flat bench
  4 sets of 12 reps


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• Close-grip push-up
  4 sets of 12 reps


• Flat dumbbell fly
  4 sets of 12 reps


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• Decline bench press
  4 sets of 12 reps


• Dumbbell pull-over
  4 sets of 12 reps


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• Close-grip dip
  3 sets to failure


• Skullcrusher
  4 sets of 12 reps


• Rope push-down
  4 sets to failure

• Deadlift
  3 sets of 10 reps


• Low cable row
  4 sets of 12 reps


• Wide-grip pull-up
  4 sets to failure


• Straight-arm pull-down
  4 sets of 15 reps


• Standing barbell curl
  6 sets of 10 reps


• Dumbbell hammer curl
  4 sets of 10 reps


• Dumbbell concentration curl
  4 sets of 15 reps

• Barbell squat
  5 sets of 10 reps


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• Lunge
  4 sets of 12-15 reps


• Leg extension
  4 sets of 12-15 reps


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• Straight-leg deadlift
  5 sets of 12 reps


• Leg curl
  5 sets of 12 reps


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• High box jump
  4 sets of 20 reps


• Sprint intervals
  15 minutes


• Hanging leg raise
  4 sets of 20 reps


• Decline oblique crunch
  4 sets of 20 reps


• Cable crunch
  4 sets of 20 reps

• Military press
  4 sets of 12 reps


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• Upright row
  4 sets of 12 reps


• Dumbbell lateral raise
  4 sets of 12 reps


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• Bent-over reverse fly
  4 sets of 10 reps


• Dumbbell front raise
  4 sets of 12 reps


• Arnold press
  4 sets to failure


• Sprint intervals
  15 minutes

• Close-grip bench press
  5 sets of 8 reps


• Skullcrusher
  4 sets of 12 reps


• Dumbbell triceps extension
  4 sets of 10 reps


• Preacher curl
  5 sets of 15 reps


• Seated dumbbell curl
  4 sets of 10 reps


• Reverse-grip barbell curl
  4 sets of 12 reps


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• Cable push-down
  4 sets of 15 reps


• Cable curl
  4 sets of 15 reps

• Elliptical
  60 minutes

What nutrition plan fueled your body?

• Raw oats with cinnamon
  1 cup


• Egg whites
  1 cup


• Whole eggs
  3 eggs


• Almonds
  1 handful

• Chicken breast
  6 ounces


• Brown rice
  1 cup


• Broccoli
  1 cup

• Tuna
  1 can


• Rice cakes
  2 cakes


• Cellucor C4
  1 scoop

• BSN Syntha-6
  1 scoop


• Sirloin steak
  8 ounces


• Brown rice
  1 cup


• Broccoli
  1 cup

• Tuna
  2 cans


• Almonds
  1 handful

• Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Casein
  1 scoop

What supplements gave you the greatest gains?

My favorite supplement—which I have always come back to—has got to be Syntha-6 by BSN Nutrition. The taste is amazing and the recovery time after an intense workout is next to none. It’s been my foundation for my supplementation for the last four years.

“I began to grow an obsession with my body and building it to my best potential.”

How did your passion for bodybuilding emerge?

My passions for bodybuilding started as I began reading more articles on Bodybuilding.com. The more I read, the more I started to understand how my muscles worked. I began to grow an obsession with my body and building it to my best potential. The sport of bodybuilding has helped me in so many aspects in my life. It’s not just a sport or hobby for me, it’s a lifestyle.

What or who motivated you?

Bodybuilding.com articles and YouTube videos have always been my go-to websites for motivation and inspiration. There are always so many great athletes with new and different ways of maximizing results, and I love learning different techniques and approaches to lifting.

What are your future bodybuilding plans?

“Work just as hard when no one else is around.”

I plan on working my butt off until I get my pro card in men’s physique and someday walk on the Olympia stage among the best in the world.

What is the most important bodybuilding tip?

Do not worry about when people are watching. Work just as hard when no one else is around. Focus on the stretch and contraction of the muscle and always remember to focus on form over weight!

Who is your favorite bodybuilder?

I would say Steve Cook in men’s physique is my favorite for the simple fact that he is so humble and has a great personality. The guy also has an outstanding physique!

How did Bodybuilding.com help you reach your goals?

Whenever I needed advice with any aspect of my diet, training, or even motivation, Bodybuilding.com has always been incredibly helpful! It’s so easy to navigate on the site, and there are hundreds of articles to choose from. I couldn’t have gotten where I am today without Bodybuilding.com!

Alex’s Favorite Gym Tracks

Roby Baily & The Hustle Standard

Eminem

Ellie Goulding

Drowning Pool

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