IFBB Olympia champion JEREMY BUENDIA shares
how he prepared for his big win and reveals his plans
for a repeat in 2015.
JEREMY BUENDIA grew up in the gym, learning basic lifts with his bodybuilder dad at age 12. Today, Buendia’s methods are more advanced; he uses FST-7 (“fascia stretch training,” which emphasizes stretching between sets), designed by trainer Hany Rambod. “FST-7 is seven sets of 8-12 reps with minimal rest,” says Buendia.
“It optimizes blood flow for growth.”
Buendia lifts almost daily, taking off only one or two days a month. He does cardio five to six times a week— 30 minutes in the morning, then 30 after workouts, which he bumped to 45 minutes before the Olympia. It was tough, but the pressure to repeat, he says, is even tougher. “Knowing everyone is hunting down my title motivates me to work harder this year.”
