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so many times, Max has come to realise his body reacts better to shorter time periods of diet and prep. “I now know I don’t need to put my body under stress all year round. I can enjoy myself and have holidays and socialise and live like a human being for half the year,” he smiles. “I feel this is hugely important for both mental strength and recovery.” Muscle and Modelling Max started to see there was another avenue for showing off the physique he’d built. “Muscle in society is more acceptable that ever before,” he says. “There has been such a large increase in the number of toned bodies we see- both on social media and on-screen. I noticed that most male models now have these types of bodies with six-packs. It seems that APRIL 2018 | FLEX 43