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Why you can’t build muscle from a diet of protein

Sep 152011

If your goal is to gain muscle weight and build muscle mass, a low fat, low carb diet is not the simple answer to your quest. A lot of people, and even athletes, are under the impression that you can gain muscle WITHOUT gaining fat, but rather by eating a high protein, low to moderate fat or low to moderate carb diet. Well, that is absolutely false.

In the 1970′s and 1980′s most everyone thought that you had to avoid fats at all costs, even if you were trying to gain muscle weight. It was during that time when “low” or “no fat” products hit the peak of their popularity, taking advantage of the latest news in nutritional science, as it was understood at the time… That trend was followed by the re-publication of the Atkins Diet book in the 1990′s, with the “scientific discovery” that carbohydrates were to be avoided at all costs. Ironically, eating fats and of course protein was then considered to be healthy once again. The bottom line however, was that it didn’t seem to make any difference in people’s overall appearance whether they were following a low fat diet or low carb diet. Neither extreme was allowing people to attain their fitness or ideal weight goals. Wasn’t that a kick in the pants!

The fact of the matter is that you need a certain number of calories for each once of muscle mass, regardless of whether those calories come from a high or low fat, high or low protein or high or low carbohydrate diet. It doesn’t matter if you try to live almost entirely off of protein; if you fall short in feeding your body the total number of calories it needs, you will not gain weight. Following the same logic, you can put yourself on the lowest carb or lowest fat diet you can find, but if you are still eating MORE calories than your body is burning, your existing fat will never be reduced. The mathematical bottom line is that our body takes in calories and either burns them, converts them to muscle, or stores them for future needs as fat. The source of calories is of course food, in whatever form you take it in, which is digested, gets converted into ENERGY, and is then distributed via the bloodstream thoughout the body, to be used according to your body’s needs.

It doesn’t matter that you’re eating carbs or fats, you only gain weight or become overweight from a surplus of calories over what the body requires! Even if you want to gain muscle weight, you cannot do that on a low fat or low carb diet. Your body needs calories from carbs and fat because it is virtually impossible to get enough calories from protein alone to grow muscle. When you work a muscle, it uses energy, and that energy can only be derived from glucose, which is in turn produced by carbohydrates. Glucose is also the only agent in the body used to supply water and other nutrients to muscles, which are required to produce volume, size, and weight in a muscle…….NOT protein! Finally, one of the most important functions of fats in your body is to line the muscle cells and create the hormones, like testosterone, that are essential ingredients in building muscle mass. Again, NOT protein!

Gain 20 lbs of pure muscle in 21 days

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Jan 112011

How would you like to gain up to 20 lbs of pure lean muscle in 21 days? Sound impossible? According to Lee Hayward and Vince Del Monte it’s very possible, by taking advantage of the body’s natural Anabolic Amplifier Effect. Plus, they have some reallly good test results to prove its effectiveness.

So what is the anabolic amplifier effect?

The Anabolic Amplifier effect is Lee Hayward’s personal solution to the age old problem of doing a typical bulking diet and gaining a few pounds of muscle but a lot more fat. This is a real problem with beginners and also advanced bodybuilders. The extra muscle is great, but who wants the fat?

So how does Lee’s method result in no fat gain? The program relies heavily on what most bodybuilders call the “Rebound Effect”. This is a strategy where you alternate strict dieting with planned periods of overeating. Within a short window of time after dieting and working out your body is able to act like a sponge, selectively increasing muscle mass, but not fat. Still a little skeptical? Then check out these photos of Joel Marion! I know, results may not be typical, but even so, very impressive!

The Evidence Mounts!

“Joel Marion, 3 time bestselling fitness author, used the EXACT same technique to gain 22.5 lbs of clean, lean MASS!”

“The method that Vinny D and Lee expose in the 21 Fast Mass Program was the EXACT method I used to gain 22.5 lbs of clean, LEAN mass in just 12 weeks back in 2001 to win the biggest body transformation contest in the world–and I did it without gaining a smidge of fat! The only difference is that you’re getting a program that literally has a decade of additional science and experimentation molded in to its development – if I had access to the program on THIS page back then, you’d probably be seeing a 30+ lb difference in the above photos.”

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What Exactly Do You Get With The 21 Day Fast Mass Building Program?

Part #1: The 21 Day Fast Mass Building Training Manual: This is the easy-to-read, right-to-the-point, 21 Day Fast Mass Building blueprint to succeed with all components of the program – the training, supplements, recovery, individualization, modifications and lifestyle!

This is 116 pages of hard hitting straight to the point muscle building information and training plans to get you off on the right foot and gaining lean muscle…

The best part is you don’t have to wait for this manual to arrive in the mail, or drive to a store to get it. You can download it to your computer right now and start making the fastest muscle gains of your life starting today.

Part #2: 21 Day Fast Mass Building Nutrition Guide: This is an exact daily breakdown of each day of the diet in detail. Lee and Vince tell you exactly what foods to eat, how much and how often. Plus, we’ll reveal how to customize the 21-day cycle to your own body type and starting point.

Whether your body fat is 5%… 10%… 15% or higher, we’ll share the best calorie cycle to maximize muscle growth while keeping your abs!

Part 3: The 21 Day fitness model physique 4 hour workout DVD: Male fitness models are built like Hollywood sex symbols, and if you’re after that look; then look no further.

Women are attracted to men with above-average builds with mind-blowing muscle definition. If you’re not into the “huge” and “massive” bodybuilder look but want to be that “shredded guy” in your gym, this workout is for you because this program is all about delivering the fitness model look to get you on stage, in the magazines, or just have women drool all over you!

The entertainment value and inspiration of this 4 hour DVD alone is worth the investment of the entire package!

Part #4-21 Day Muscle Model Physique 4 Hour Workout DVD: Muscle models are the Gods of Aesthetics and if boasting around 200 pounds of shredded muscle is on your goal list for 2011 – this DVD is our gift to you. Especially if you’re already flaunting a fitness model physique; here is The Next Level.

Personally we think this is the most appealing physique on the planet – even in clothes – the Muscle Model physique stands out in a crowd and demands respect on the streets, in the gym and on any hot night out.

In this DVD, you’ll get 4-hours of raw workout footage of me training with my training partner as we redefine the words “limits” and “failure.”

Heavy weights, high reps, short rest, real sweat, mind-blowing intensity, inspirational words and some pretty funny moments (we don’t cut anything out). You’ll be dying to get into the gym after you watch this.

Part #5-The 21 Day Hardcore Bodybuilder workout 2 hour training dvd: This is Lee Hayward’s moment to shine and show you how to launch your physique into a new realm of mass and strength! If you want a physique that is described as “huge” and “freaky”, then Lee will push you into a whole new world of epic-proportions.

If you’re an advanced bodybuilder, you know the iron game is more than a hobby or sport – it’s a way of life. Building an awe-inspiring physique requires an unwavering commitment, motivation and drive; combined with the knowledge to get the most out of every workout and that’s what Lee is handing you in this killer DVD.

All in all, you are getting three-detailed workout DVDs, jam-packed with TEN HOURS of different training splits, intensity techniques, and notes on specific exercises to maximally recruit every bodypart with enough motivation to last you a lifetime.

It’s time to start your 21-day attack!

Part #6- Printable workout Sheets to take to the gym

Part #7- Flip The Anabolic Switch Supplement Stack Information:the exact Morning, Pre Workout, Workout and Post Workout Supplement Rituals to turn your growth controls on to turbo-drive.

Along with your calculated nutrition and training plan, your supplement regimen plays a key role in furthering your muscular progress.

The timing of your supplements consumption – especially relative to your training sessions – make a big difference in optimizing your performance, recovery and muscle growth.

Supplementation in your daily diet is an important issue, but not as complicated as you might think and that’s where we come in. Let us separate fact from fantasy and help eliminate any further confusion. We’ll introduce you to our very short list of Staple and Situational supplements that do give you an extra boost to maximize your 21-day results.

Note: Supplements are not “required” to follow the program but our recommendations will accelerate your results.

Part #8 – The Test Group Subjects Audio Interogations: This is a 2 hour audio intervoew were Lee and Vince talk with actual test users of the program to discuss what they liked and didnt like while on the training program. During the call They reveal their insider secrets, goals, exact 21-day results, challenges, tweaks, cardio recommendations, training plans, meal plans, supplements and extra hidden discoveries.

Part #9 – Pre Pr0gram Workout Checklist: This is just a little guide to make sure you are on your way to staring the program on the correct foot.

Part #10 – Exercise description guides: This is every exercise Lee and Vince prescribe for you during the program broken down into great detail to ensure you have proper form and the gains come right away.

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Do you want Chad Ochocinco’s Abs?

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May 202010

Don’t believe everything you see in Chad Ochocinco’s workout video. And when he starts talking about his McDonalds diet, just cover your ears. Yes, it looks like he can get away with it now because he burns so many calories in his training and workouts, but if you only have a limited time for your workouts and you want abs like his, you cannot afford a regular diet of junk food. You will also see him using a number of weight machines in the video of his workout. Again, if you don’t have lots of time for your workout, you can get a lot better return for the time you spend if you use free weights or body weight, and if you do excercises that engage more than one muscle group at a time.

If you watch the video all the way through you will see Chad and his trainer demonstrate one very good body weight exercise. Chad’s trainer calls it a body squat, and it works the core hard, including the ab muscles, as they are called on to stabilize the weight of the body in a balanced, one-legged “push-up”. Body squats are normally done squatting on both legs, and even on both legs they are one of the best lower body exercises you can do. Their biggest benefit is that they work the major muscle groups of the thighs, quads, hamstrings, glutes, abs and lower back muscles all together, developing coordination, balance, strength, and flexibility. Doing the exercise on one leg at a time, as Chad demonstrates in his video, greatly increases its intensity. The intensity of the exercise provides benefits in increasing your resting metabolic rate, which goes way beyond increasing the size and strengths of individual muscles to help your body burn fat, even when you’re not exercising. To make it even more challenging, the exercise can also be done with one leg extended in front of you as you lower and raise yourself on the other leg. This exercise is also known as the ”pistol.” To add even more intensity you can also do the exercise while holding dumbbells in each hand.

This exercise is great for developing chiseled six pack abs, but sorry, it probably won’t help you dance a waltz as gracefully as Chad Ochocinco!

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Fiction or Truth about Six Pack Abs?

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May 102010

How many methods for building your own six-pack have you seen advertised? I’m guessing a lot. Do you know any that work on anyone but a model or a bodybuilder? Not many right? I had come to believe that you can work as hard as you want on your abs, but if you’re not blessed with the right genes, you’ll never see that muscle definition that defines a “six-pack”. Well, now I have to admit that maybe I was wrong . . .

The Truth About Six Pack Abs

Written by Mike Geary

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Are you… a guy that was in great shape in your ball-playing days, but then you got a job, maybe a family, and life just happened? You tell yourself you’ve still got it, but you’re starting to show a little spread in your mid-section that says otherwise.

Putting up with… a poor fitness level and less than desirable physical appearance? You’d like to regain your fitness and you might not admit it out loud, but you’d love to have a six-pack to show off and prove you’re not past your prime!

Or maybe you are… a woman who’s had a baby or two. You tell yourself you’re still young and attractive. Your life style seems busy, active and fulfilling, but you’ve put on a little extra weight that doesn’t come off so easily, and you’ve lost the muscle tone you used to take pride in.

Hoping to solve… not feeling as good about yourself as you’d like to, and you wouldn’t mind turning a few admiring heads.

If so, The Truth About Six Pack Abs offers a real solution to those problems. It doesn’t require a huge time commitment, but it does demand serious attention.

Here are some of the best highlights of The Truth About Six Pack Abs:

It’s your lifestyle, NOT YOUR GENETICS, that plays the biggest role in how lean or fat you are!
You can’t reduce fat around your middle by doing sit-ups and other ab-targeted exercises!
Cardiovascular exercise is not the best way to lose weight!
That ab-gizmo machine you saw on a TV infomercial will not help you get 6-pack abs!
The author shares his strategies for losing his appetite for junk food, but even more surprisingly he explains why it helps you to be successful if you have one “over-feeding” day a week to indulge your carb cravings! Who knew?! (you’ll find this on page 30)
Resting metabolic rate ROCKS! Your RMR accounts for 60-70% of all the calories you burn each day! This is critical, because you can increase your RMR and the amount of calories you burn every day by choosing the right types of exercises and by the types of foods you eat. That is the second major key to this book, and the real solution to reducing your body fat enough to show off those beautiful ab muscles! (you’ll find this on page 80)
Finally, NO, you don’t have to develop superhuman discipline to make this work!

REALITY CHECKS: The Truth About Six Pack Abs isn’t for everybody.

If you’re not serious, this WILL NOT WORK!
Mike Geary has some great ideas for developing healthy eating habits and not letting junk food cravings sabotage his fitness program. I believe this will help many people, but it’s not a “one size fits all” solution. Trying to stick to healthy eating habits is a lifelong battle for many people, and explaining how to win that battle needs more than the basically superficial treatment provided here. That is not a strength of this book, and I do believe Geary could have done better. Yes, emphasize the absolute necessity to his program of eating healthily, but I also wish Geary had explored different ways of achieving that success to complement his program.

But if you’re dealing with any of the problems mentioned above, I believe The Truth About Six Pack Abs has an amazing grasp of what it takes to get fit, maybe even get those Six-Pack Abs! Mike Geary’s research and experience, as well as a sincere desire to help, come through on every page of the book.

Check out Mike Geary’s new video on 5 Foods that Fight Abdominal Fat and decide if The Truth About Six Pack Abs is for you. If it’s more than you can handle, just use the 60 day money-back guarantee.

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