ANDRE RZAZEWSKI
HEIGHT WEIGHT COMPETITION WEIGHT
5′ 7″ 210 LBS 195 LBS
OCCUPATION
FITNESS MODEL & PERSONAL TRAINER
Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Fitness Model Andre Rzazewski is a Certified Personal Trainer. Andre now lives in Toronto.
Andre Rzazewski, fitness model and certified personal trainer, is originally from Hamilton Ontario and now lives and works in Toronto. Andre holds a diploma from Sir Sandford Flemming College, specializing in Aquaculture, as well as a degree from the University of Guelph with a double major in Art and History.
Andre is a natural bodybuilder who competed in his first event at the age of 19. He attributes his success to paying very close attention to a calculated well balanced diet combined with consistent and intense weight training and regular cardiovascular sessions. As a certified personal trainer he is constantly reading and researching new training methods and nutritional data to keep up to date with the latest in the industry.
Andre is also a published writer, having written a number of nutrition and training articles for Fame Magazine, Status Magazine and the ALLMAX website. In addition, Andre has had the opportunity to work with many talented, well known photographers and has appeared in Status Magazine, Musclemag International, Planet Muscle, Fame Magazine, Inside Fitness and the Hamilton Spectator.
On Being an ALLMAX Athlete
I have been using ALLMAX products for years and only trust them in my contest prep and that of my clients. It was very exciting that I became sponsored by the only company whose products I use and trust.
Question & Answer with Andre
Favorite Type of Training
45 min cardio in the morning, HIT mid-afternoon, employ some principles of Doggcrap training. I use ascending sets and usually do 4-5 exercises per bodypart – consisting of 3-4 sets of each, with 2-3 sets working to failure, with at least one drop set per exercise. I do a 3-day split and cover the entire body 2X within a 6-day period. Sunday, I rest.
Favorite Cheat Food
Pizza, wings, Doritos
Favorite Diet Food
Steak, Raw Salmon, Tilapia
Favorite Exercise at the Gym
Deadlifts, Walking lunges, Squats, Overhead cambered bar extensions… (too many to list, they are all my favorites)
What’s in your Gym Bag?
Weight belt, worn/smelly straps, lifting chalk, Nalgene water bottle.
What Do you Like to Do Outside of the Gym?
Building my personal training business, travelling, snowboarding, wakeboarding, Seadoo in big waves, skateboarding, riding my motorcycle and spending quality time with my girlfriend, family and close friends.
How did you get into Fitness?
I wrestled and played football in high school and started to weight train. I went to watch a bodybuilding competition in Hamilton and competed in the same show the following year when I was 19 and got hooked.
Andre Rzazewski Image Gallery
Competitive Record
2011
7th – UFE Pro North American Championships
2009
6th – IDFA Pro Universe
2008
Winner of the Elite Bodybuilding – MVP Quest UFE
Provincial Championships Qualifier
2007
First Heavyweight and Overall Champion – Musclemania Canadian National Championship
Sixth Place Pro Division – Musclemania World Bodybuilding Championships, L.A.
Second Place Middleweight – Western Ontario Championships
2006
North American Champion
Andre’s Training Plan
Unless otherwise noted each exercise is 2 warm up sets + 3 working sets:
Set 1: Failure at 15 reps
Set 2: Failure at 12 reps
Set 3: (Drop Set) Failure at 10 – Drop by 30% x 3 Increments (40, 30, 20)
**S/W = Superset With
Monday- Chest/ Biceps
- Flat Bench Press – 10 X 10 Reps
- Incline Dumbell Press
- Incline Flyes
- Dips (3 Sets To Failure)
- Barbell Curls Against Incline Bench – 10 X 10 Reps
- Hammer Curls
Tuesday- Back / Triceps
- Warm Up – 3 Sets Straight Arm Pulldowns
- Deadlifts – 10 X 10 Reps
- Pull Ups (4 sets) 10 Reps – 5 Sec Negatives
- Incline Bench Dumbell Rows
- Seated Row
- Rope Press Downs
- Seated Overhead Cambered Bar Extensions – 10 X 10 Reps
- Seated Overhead Dumbell Extensions
Wednesday- Quads/ Hams/ Calves
- Squats – 10 X 10 Reps
- Leg Press
- Walking Lunges (30)
- Stiff Leg Deadlifts
- Standing Calf Extensions
Thursday- Shoulders
- Bent Lateral Raises
- Seated Side Lateral Raises
- Hammer Strength Machine Shoulder Press Or Smith Machine – 10 X 10 Reps
- Upright Rows (Cambered Bar)
- Alternating Front Dumbell Raises
Friday- Pull/Push Back/Chest/Bis/Tris
- Pull Ups S/W Dips
- Wide Grip Bent Over Rows S/W Flat Barbell Press
- Incline Bench Dumbell Rows S/W Incline Dumbell Press
- Seated Row S/W Incline Flyes
- Rope Press Downs S/W Rope Hammer Curls
- Lying Dumbell Skull Crushers S/W Seated Hammer Curls
- Lying Cambered Bar Skull Crushers S/W Standing Cambered Bar Curls
- Kickbacks S/W Curls (Palms Up)
Saturday
Rest
Sunday
Rest
Abs
Monday, Wednesday, Saturday:
Roman Chair Leg Raises (15) S/W Weighted Decline Bench Crunches (15) S/W Rope Crunches (15) x 3 Sets
Andre’s Stack
Sample Diet
6 am
RAPIDCUTS SHREDDED, 10 g L-glutamine, ALA, L-Carnitine, Yerba Mate Green tea extract, 8 g BCAAs (AMINOCORE)
45- min cardio (20 min- fast walk on steep incline (treadmill) , 25 min -step mill)
Immediately after 1 scoop ISOFLEX
Meal 1
8 egg whites, 4 oz tilapia, 1 cup oatmeal
Vitamins – VITASTACK, CLA95, R-ALA, OMEGA 3
Meal 2
8 oz chicken breast, 6 oz yams, 10 asparagus spears
Pre-workout
RAZOR8 (1 scoop) or MUSCLEPRIME (1-2 scoops)
2 Ginkgo Biloba
500 mg Yerba Mate green tea extract
1000 mg Vitamin C
150 mg R-ALA
8 AMINOCORE Tablets
10 g L-Glutamine
Intra-Workout (Drink)
1 scoop AMINOCORE
5 g ALLMAX Beta Alanine (Start with 1 or 2 g if you are not used to Beta Alanine)
5 g ALLMAX L-Arginine
10 g L-Glutamine
1.5 L H2O
Post-workout (within 15 min)
5 g Beta Alanine
5 g L-Arginine
10 g L-Glutamine
2 scoops ISOFLEX
1 serving NovaForme CytoGreens or 1 tsp Spirulina, 1 tsp Wheatgrass
1000 mg Garlic
2 Grape Seed extract
150 mg R-ALA
Meal 3 (60 Min post-workout)
8 Oz chicken breast, 1 cup quinoa, 1cup raw broccoli
Meal 4
8 oz steak or salmon, 2 cups spinach, ½ avocado
Meal 5
8 oz tilapia, 3 cups romaine lettuce, 20 almonds
Meal 6
1-2 scoops CaseinFX, 1 tbsp Flax Oil, 3 ZMA, 10g L-Glutamine
