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Winners of MYM Blog Contest & MYM FAQ
In no particular order, here are thee submissions from the Blog Contest that I have selected to win a FREE 12-month membership, valued at $839.40, to Maximize Your Muscle.
Attention Winners: Please email me at vince@vincedelmontefitness.com with your full mailing address and you’ll be receiving a BIG BOX of the first 9 Phases in the mail (Oct, Nov, Dec will arrive to your house when they are released. You’ll be awarded full access to the private member forum and access to coaching calls! Congratulations – now it’s time to live up to your end of your plan!
Thank you to ALL contestants – it took me ALL morning to read through them all and each one was very inspiring. It was VERY VERY hard to pick only three winners and I want to thank you for sharing your reasons to live beyond the norm – I hope you follow through now.
Winner #1: Brian Richards
“I started working out after my father had a terrible heart attack at the age of 55. I decided then and there that I would not be next on that operating table. Now, here I am, 8 years later, and I have made great progress working out in the gym and trying this program and that program… whatever was hot on the market.
I am ready for something more. I am ready for the next level of fitness. I have trouble gaining weight because of a stomach disorder I battle with each day, but nothing has stopped me yet of achieving my goals. A tough and challenging new program from you won’t deter me either! I am ready to make you proud and take my body to another level.
I am still many years away from turning 55, but with programs like Maximize Your Muscle, I am confident I won’t be on an operating table like my dad was. In fact, what I have accomplished on my own these past 8 years has inspired my dad. He is in the gym with me too sometimes – still going strong 8 years later. I would love to show him again what can be done with a healthy lifestyle and the right plan of attack. I believe Maximize Your Muscle is that next step for me. Give me the chance to prove it to you and to my dad. Thanks Vince.”
Brian Richards
Winner #2 Ryan Salinas
“Every morning, at 5:00 AM, my motivation to start the day is my workout routine. A neat physique is fascinating; knowing that a human can be so beautiful through hard work gives me inspiration. It gives a whole different meaning to life, a reason to stand up for what I believe, to keep going, most importantly to know that I will suppress myself, I will overcome my nightmares of seeing fit individuals whose stamina were far greater than mine – a boy who was considered obese a few years ago.
The great physique achieved through your program will not only boost up my confidence, but it will make me more enduring, wiser in a sense that I CAN and I WILL conquer any struggle, any doubt in myself, and achieve greatness in life, so that others may look up to me, like I do to you Vince.
When I feel great about myself, automatically, people surrounding me admire my looks and personality, the fact that I have stuck with what I intended to do and become. Not only I want to make myself proud, but my loved ones and influence them positively with healthy living, nutritious diet, and exercise.
Now at 18, most important and cherished things in my life come from my inner self, my ambitions and goals that make me different from the rest, beyond the norm, and that is what I long for the most; to have a good, healthy, fulfilled life, which can be accomplished through your program.”
Ryan Salinas
New Westminster, British Columbia
Winner #3 John Katsaros
“I want to look like something greater than the norm because I have always been below the norm muscle wise for my height. I was always the skinny kid and I don’t want to be known as the skinny man. I feel that I deserve a better body because I have worked hard at building muscle with nothing to show for it since my first gain in muscle when I was 17.
I am a father and 23 now and I do not want my son to grow up seeing his dad as skinny and weak. It would like him to look at me and think wow that is my dad.
If I had a better body than the norm I would not only be a role model to my son and others for what being fit is. I would also strive to live my life to the best of my ability to be a role model in all aspects other than fitness.
It is important for me to look and feel better than just average for my son and my wife. I would be the husband and father that they deserve because I would have more confidence.
I would also have the knowledge and the outright joy in proving all the people wrong who said; “You will always be skinny and weak.” I will be able to tell my son with belief that he can overcome anything even his genetics and neigh-sayers.”
John Katsaros Analomink, Pennsylvania
Top 3 Frequently Asked Questions About Maximize Your Muscle
Here are the top 3 questions received on the Maximize Your Muscle Monthly Series:
“I’m a complete beginner. Will this work for me?’
“No.It will work but I’m going to strongly advise that you do not sign up.
Maximize Your Muscle includes the routines I used to go from 190-lbs to 210-lbs which was a gain of 20-lbs of muscle AFTER my original body transformation from 149-190lbs. If you’re a beginner then use my entry level program No Nonsense Muscle Building program. That is more appropriate for you.
MYM is a very challenging and demanding program and requires your body to be prepared for at least 5-6 intense weight training workouts each week. The number one reason people cancelled their membership to Maximize Your Muscle is because “it was too hard.” You need at least 1 full of year of weight training behind your back and to have already built a respectable amount of muscle on your body before trying out Maximize Your Muscle. Add 10-20 lbs of muscle using No Nonsense Muscle Building and then join Maximize Your Muscle in September when I re open it. Thanks for your interest.”
“I’m a female, is this program for me?”
“I knew I would get this question as the most popular and the instant answer is YES. But let me explain in detail. I owe you a nice explanation.
About 30-40% of my readers are females and because my stuff is kind of “hardcore” I figure the ladies who are following my info know that I have a male dominant audience and understand why I cater the marketing and my language i.e. (i use the word “guys” a lot) to males…. I hope you understand.
Realize that I KNOW I have A LOT of lovely ladies who follow my stuff and I’m absolutely HONOURED and THRILLED which is why I allow you to inquire so I can reply in detail as I’ve done below :)
So is MYM for females?
1. It’s for ANYONE who wants to blow beyond there genetic potential. You’ve got to be serious and I recommend at least 1 year of regular weight training experience.
2. It’s marketed to my “intermediate and advanced” body builders (notice the space between the word meaning I am not implying competitive bodybuilders who compete on stage) who have hit a plateau. Anybody who wants to take their physique to the next level that has been unattainable until now. If you’re stuck with your progress in fat loss or muscle gains – THIS IS FOR YOU.
3. The content in the print newsletter is PHENOMENAL. My best. Deep stuff. Killer content. Will apply to your every day life and being a better person overall. Males and females will love it.
4. Most of the monthly programs are 4-6 workouts a week… so this is not your “short 15 minute workout” system workouts. This is higher level training. The same workouts I used to compete, get ready for photo shoots and same workouts Flaiva, my 29 year old fiance follows. If I would recommend it to my fiance… I think it’s safe for you :)
5. Back to Flavia… she became more toned (especially her arms and abs an shoulders) while combining my MYM routines with a low calorie meal plan and regular post workout cardio. She actually lose a few pounds of fat but looked 10x more ripped (in a nice way). So you can use the MYM routines as your weight training program and then add your own cardio and use a balanced fat loss meal plan to create fat loss results.
6. Expect to get more defined, conditioned and tighter then ever with these workouts. They will REALLY shape up your body and get you into wicked shape… especially phase 2 coming next month!
Read the entire website. Feel free to get a copy for your husband or boyfriend too. Or if you have a son… he’ll LOVE you (even more) :) It’s a bad ass kit that arrives in the mail. I’m sure he would be STOKED if you hooked him up. Just don’t forget about the upcoming rebills once a month if you stay on board (which I think you will). Hope that helps. Hope to talk to you on the first coaching call.
“Does MYM work for fat loss?”
Yes, this works for fat loss. Even though the title of the program is called “Maximize Your Muscle” it’s safe and fair to say it could also be called “Maximize Your Fat Loss.”
Remember, weight training is used to PRESERVE your muscle mass while dieting. Weight training will keep your metabolism high and reveal a ripped physique when the fat comes off. MYM style weight training is actually preferable to fat loss instead of crazy intense conditioning circuits because they can result in muscle loss – for some.
Use MYM for the weight training component of your routine. Combine a low calorie fat loss meal plan to employ fat loss (creating a caloric deficit) and you’ll also have to do a few cardio sessions around the MYM weight training routine. With those tweaks, you’re absolutely in good hands if fat loss is your goal. I will touch on fat loss specifically in future issues too. Hope that helps and I hope to have you on board.”
Registration Begins Tonight at Midnight!
We’ll cya at http://www.MaximizeYourMuscle.com
I have a special welcome video when you land on that page .
Talk soon
Vince
The 12 Anabolic Targets To Ignite New Muscle Growth
People say that everything comes with a price.
Sometimes, but not today.
As you know, I always hook you up with free stuff, and today I’m going over the top.
In fact, this is one of the most important books I have ever released.
You’ll never read more interesting or exciting muscle-building information then this… and it’s yours to download for free.
So what are you waiting for, i want to hand you The 12 Anabolic Targets To Ignite New Muscle Growth. These are the exact targets I used to climb from 190-pounds to 210-pounds and bust through the most frustrating plateau in the world.
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Beginner Muscle Building Workouts For Strength
Beginner Muscle Building Workouts For Strength
By Vince Del Monte
How does a beginner bodybuilder get started in a program to maximize strength? Here’s your blueprint:
If you’re like me then lifting superhuman weights is not high on your muscle building to do list. I have never been a fan of getting under enormous amounts of weight unsure if my back is going to blow out.
Don’t get me wrong, I love lifting with intensity, but I have dozens of ways to do that without lifting “powerlifting style” heavy. Hint Hint: I hate powerlifting kind of workouts.
However, I do accept that scheduling phases of training that focus on enhancing pure, bar-bending brute strength is necessary to look better in my Facebook profile pictures. I sure don’t want some smaller dude who’s got more “functional strength” to out perform me when I’m assisting my sister-in-lawy carry a 500 pound piano down a steep set of stairs! (I’ll save the story for another day).
If you want to start being as strong as you look then it’s time to try out these three beginner muscle building workouts for strength.
All Lifters Apply
Even if you’re not a beginner or have never lifted heavy before, this is an excellent introduction program for beginners.
At some state in your muscle building career, it’s critical to dedicate a stage of your lifting to a strength-focused program. This is a critical element many muscle building programs for beginners neglect. Long term success in bodybuilding is based on building a strong foundation. Here’s the blueprint for strength:
Guiding Principle…
The design of your program is based on the guiding principle of repetition – i.e the number of rep performed in a set, as well as the frequency of the workouts.
You’ll be doing each whole body workout three times per week because we want your nervous system familiar with the path of the bar on each exercise.
The purpose of this program is to get your central nervous system adapted to the heavier loading. Your CNS is basically the “computer system” in your body that sends signals from your brain to your muscle so you can perform the movements safely.
Your rep range will start high, using lighter weigh. Ever two weeks you’ll decrease your reps and increase your weight. As simplistic as the muscle building workout below looks, it’ll turn you into a new man.
Santorini Greece a few weeks ago on my Honeymoon. Lots of water!
After Six Weeks…
Your body is going to be ready for a program that relies on more than nueromuscular adaptations. The biggest improvement you’ll notice after this program is the starting weight you are used to lifting. It will be much higher which means new muscle gains.
| The Beginners Muscle Building Workout For Strength | |||
| Week 1-2 | Weeks 3-4 | Weeks 5-6 | |
| Sets/Reps/% of 1 RPM | Sets/Reps/% of 1 RPM | Sets/Reps/% of 1 RPM | |
| Exercise | 3/12/60% | 4/8/70% | 5/5/80% |
| Squat | 3/12/60% | 4/8/70% | 5/5/80% |
| Bench Press | 3/12/60% | 4/8/70% | 5/5/80% |
| Deadlift | 3/12/60% | 4/8/70% | 5/5/80% |
| Bent Over Row | 3/12/60% | 4/8/70% | 5/5/80% |
| Overhead Press | 3/12/60% | 4/8/70% | 5/5/80% |
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Muscle Building Program For Skinny Guys
Six Rules To Construct A Foolproof Training Split That Optimizes Muscle Building For Skinny Guys
By Vince Del Monte
If you’re a beginner bodybuilder and your approach to training is selecting bodyparts based on, “Hmm, I was supposed to train chest today but my triceps are still sore, so I’m gonna train legs because they’re not sore…”
If that’s your approach to program design and it’s working for you, keep at it and don’t let me fix what’s not broken.
However, if you’re a skinny guy trying to figure out how to plan your week, you’ve come to the right website. This article is not an exhaustive breakdown of all the dozens of bodypart splits you can select. I’ll do that in another day. Instead, we’re going to consider some key elements for constructing your weekly training routine and bodypart combinations.
Some reasons you’ll find are purely based on my own experiences on my own naturally skinny frame and also based on the hundreds of skinny guys I trained for six years as a Personal Trainer before running VinceDelMonteFitness.com full time from my home. Some reasons you’ll find are based on research for you academic nerds reading this :)
This article covers some rules to help you put each muscle group in the best possible position to optimize muscle growth.
Flavia, my wife, and I just finishing a walk to the top of Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy. Hikes are great forms of cardio!
Have You Ever Tried To Chase Two Rabbits?
As the old Proverb says, if you try to chase two rabbits, you’re sure to lose both and this is how you should view your training split.
Each day you wake up is a new day to turn your skinny and average looking frame into a savage beast that commands respect from your friends and gets women to smile and turn towards you instead of sneer and walk away from you.
Every day is an opportunity to invest your time into the gym – not spend your time in the gym – and create a body that tells the world that you are in control and have the power to go out and get whatever you want in life.
Stop going to the gym and wasting your time trying to hit multiple bodyparts when assisting muscle groups are not even recovered yet. How in the world do you expect your muscles to grow if you don’t position them on a day with a fair shot to train to the max?
You need to design your weekly training split to compliment the previous and following workouts to create the most opportunistic environment for growth. This is much easier said then done and does not mean that today’s workout is the one-and-only split that will work.
It’s an example of a nearly-perfect split. The purpose of this article is to understand that today’s success is based on what you did yesterday and tomorrow’s success is based on what you do today. The way your split is designed is directly related to creating the optimal training environment and will predict how your body performs in each workout.
Lack Of Planning Could Look Like This…
- Arriving at the squat rack only to find your chest is extremely sore from yesterday’s chest workout. This distraction towards your chest and tightness will be a hindrance to your leg training.
- It’s arm day but your biceps are feeling tight and swelled from all the close grip chin ups you did yesterday on back day. So much for a killer back blitz today since your biceps are still sore.
- It’s chest or shoulder day but your triceps are still experiencing deep muscle soreness from the insane tricep supersets yesterday. So much for setting a new personal best in your bench press today.
You may consider this common and something to “get used to” but it’s a reflection of poor planning or lack of planning all together. Let’s work with the next 7-days on your schedule and piece together a well-designed program.
If this seems like too much work, then you’re probably not that serious about changing your body.
1) Keep the big muscle groups away from the small muscle groups:
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The Smartest Muscle Building Program For Beginners
The Beginner’s Muscle Building Program
By Vince Del Monte
Bodybuilding has changed my life – for the better.
After I transformed from a 149-pound, lanky, cross country runner to a 190-pound National Fitness Model Champion, I discovered the multitude of positive benefits bodybuilding has to offer.
Whether you want to build intimidating muscles, tighten up your midsection or slim down, it’s all possible with a bodybuilding lifestyle and a strength training routine with weights.
Whatever your reasons for wanting an attractive and muscular body, you need to start with a clearly defined program to ensure you get started on the right path. If you’ve a beginner bodybuilder (less than one year of weight training experience) then start following the beginner’s muscle building workout below.
Good News: The best muscular gains typically come in the first 6-12 months so be prepared to see your body, and your life, change in the very near future.
Bad News: There are no magical short-cuts to muscle growth. Stick to the program below and you’ll be 3-months closer to your goal instead of 3-months further from your goal.
“Skinny Vinny” in 1996 at the World Junior Triathlon Championships in Cleveland, Ohio – Proud of my Country, not so proud of my body!
Here are a few pointers to consider before starting:
- Be realistic but think big. Being realistic does not mean you can’t have big goals. In fact, I recommend you strive for big goals or else what’s the point? Be honest with where you are today and where you can be in three months from now, one year from now and three years from now. Keep focused on your short terms goals and remind yourself that they are moving you closer to your long term goals.
- Commit yourself to three months before assessing your progress. Let’s fact it, you want results fast and yesterday. So do I. Although it is possible to see over night results, don’t become frustrated during your transformation. Be happy with every gain you make and appreciate that sculpting your body takes time. Change occurs in spurts over a period of time.
- Training in the gym is only half the battle. Training your muscles in the gym in only half the equation and simply sets your muscles up for the potential to grow. What, how much and when you eat plays another critical factor. When you go to sleep plays another and what supplements you take can influence the rate your physique develops too.
Now that we have that out of the way, you’re ready to get started.
The Beginner’s Muscle Building Program
The muscle building for beginners consists of 15 exercises, using basic movements, a pyramid rep/set scheme, change in exercise order, training three times per week and followed for three months.
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A world famous fitness coach and author, Vince DelMonte is known as the top "Skinny Guy" expert and has helped more skinny guys and girls defeat their muscle unfriendly genes without drugs and supplements.
