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Peter Luckraft: Man Of No Nonsense

By Vince On January 27, 2010 27 Comments

My favorite part about the muscle magazines is the “members feedback,” “”What you have to say,” “success stories,” and “story of the month” sections.

I love seeing the pictures of every day folk, like you and I, who have taken action and proved that they are for real.

Today I want to feature Peter Luckraft who was a winner of my 3rd Transformation Challenge and who was willing to answer some questions about his success.

I plan on doing this on a regular basis so keep an eye out on your email Inbox for when I ask you to be featured.

Here are Peter’s before and after pics (he cropped out the background so they look better FYI)

Vince: What was your fitness level and physique like before using any of my programs?

Peter: I would say mediocre to poor. Before I began implementing your six pack program, I did go to the gym, but like most of the people there, I really didn’t know what I was doing. It was the same old routine with no real results.

Vince: What has been your primary fitness goal and what is your primary motivation towards your training?

Peter: My fitness goal was to get my body fat level into the single digits. I feel that 10% BF is a healthy place to live. My primary motivation is my age and family.

I am 32 years old, and have a wife and 3 daughters who look up to me. I will be the best role model I can for them, and you and I both know Vince, that it feels dam good to be in shape.

Vince: What is your secret to staying motivated?

Peter: Good question, because I have seen so many people lose weight, only to put it right back on, and end up either where they started, or worse! If you have ever watched the first episode of “The Biggest Loser”, then you will know what keeps me motivated. Like anyone else who is out of shape, I struggled like heck to shed the fat and get into great shape, and there is no way I want to do that again, especially now that I have all of the tools required to keep in shape. I quote you Vince, “It’s much easier to keep a six pack than it is to get one”.

Vince: How do you handle your training and nutrition schedule around your company and having a wife and 3 daughters?

Peter: Another great question. Here’s how I see it, if getting in shape is important to you, you make it a priority. Personally, I get up at about 5:00 to 5:30 to get to the gym, usually about 4 days a week. I will sometimes use the old treadmill in the basement for evening intervals on the off days (time I would likely be spending in front of the tube). It leaves me so much available time to be with my wife and daughters.

Regarding nutrition, For the first 4 meals / snacks, I eat alone, so I can eat as healthy as I wish. In the evening, I always try to prepare a great dinner for my family, and frankly, I do allow myslef to indulge a bit at times, but I always make sure that the majority of the time, I am eating good whole foods.

Vince: What is your biggest obstacle with achieving your fitness goals and how have you overcome it?

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Extended Sets For Chest, Back, Shoulders, Triceps, Biceps and Core

By Vince On January 12, 2010 32 Comments

I totally forgot that last summer when I attended Arnel Ricafranca’s wedding, we filmed some killer advanced muscle building tricks for you in his garage.

This is info that has never been seen and that we were going to charge for but since my hair is not styled and I look like I just woke up I figure that we would just GIVE THEM AWAY for free.

Don’t Ask Me What Kind Of Pose That Is Of Arnel And I On His Big Day Getting Hitched!

Let me know if you have any questions on any of them and feel free sharing these with any of your friends who could freshen up their muscle building workouts.

Extended Sets For Chest

Extended Sets For Shoulders

Extended Sets For Back

Extended Sets For Biceps

Extended Sets For Triceps

Extended Sets For Core

I hope you enjoyed this series. Please let me know what other kind of video series you would like to see.

Hope you’re off to a great start in 2010.  If you’re not, pick up one of my programs on the right hand side.

Talk soon

Vince

You Have A BIG Problem…

By Vince On January 6, 2010 19 Comments

I’ll tell you what your problem is in a second.

It’s pretty messed up and it’s linked to three bigger problems…

But first, let me open this conversation with a question:

Do you agree that anything worth doing is worth doing well?

Weight training with the goal to ignite muscle gains or get super ripped should be no exception.  This concept should be easy to grasp.  And hitting the gym with the plan of building a good deal of muscle  or to boost your metabolism (to shed fat) can require a lot of work – but other than breaking a sweat and pushing yourself, it should not be much harder than that.  Right?

It’s this kind of thinking that leads to the FIRST big problem.

Most people who attempt to build muscle fail miserably.  Sure, almost everyone reading this has experienced some sort of improvement and a small gain in muscle (or fat loss), but the majority never get to that next level.

The majority never look like the models on the magazines or good enough to shock their friends at a pool party while in their swim suit.

Despite dedicated efforts to training, nutrition, supplementation and most importantly – a true desire and thirst to be their best – most never blow beyond their genetic potential.

There are many reasons for this too common failure.  If you asked me why this happens in person I would reply by shaking my head:

“Most people fail because they don’t have a clue of what they are doing.”

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