6 Muscle Building Nutrition Screw Ups Men and Women Must Avoid

By Vince Del Monte

I have a confession to make.  I hate nutrition!

I find it confusing and constantly contradicting…

…fortunately, I’m better at learning by being told what not to do rather than what to do.

This is what led me to discover these six muscle building nutrition mistakes, designed for males or females who wish to gain quality muscle…

This article is especially for you if you’re skinny or underweight.

I meet skinny guys all the time who are just like me. We love training hard and learning new muscle tricks and techniques.  We
have a library of muscle books but no nutrition books.

Huge mistake.

My “Skinny Guy Savior” taught me that nutrition played a MUCH bigger role in building muscle than I ever imagined.  Simply put, the food you eat DOES matter.  This was a BIG LESSON for me since I used to be an endurance athlete who could out train a bad diet.

In bodybuilding, you can NOT out  train a bad muscle building diet.

So if your muscle progress has hit the wall, your nutrition may be the CULPRIT. Here are two LIFE-CHANGING ideas you MUST grasp before I share the 3 mistakes:

Idea #1 — “To gain muscle mass, you’re going to have to spend more money on groceries than you’re currently spending. If you endeavour to get bigger and don’t start increasing your weekly grocery bill, all your muscle building prayers will go unanswered.”

Idea #2 — “To gain muscle mass, you’re going to have to shop, cook, eat, and clean the kitchen more often than you’re currently doing. That’s right, if you don’t increase your grocery store frequency as well as the amount of food you prepare, the amount of daily fork lifts you do, and the amount of dishwashing you do, your reign as the world’s weakest man will continue to go uncontested.”

Here are 6 Muscle Building Nutrition Screw Ups Men and Women Must Avoid

Screw Up #1: Not Eating ENOUGH Calories

A clean bodybuilding and weight gain diet is the cornerstone of your muscular development. A bodybuilding diet that leaves you in a caloric deficit is like trying to buy a $50,000 car with only $25,000 in the bank.

Another analogy of a weak bodybuilding diet is rowing against the current.  You’ll move a little but in the end you’ll be exactly where you started.  On the flip side, not knowing how much to eat can make you fat.

Does This Guy Look Like India’s Latest Cover Model For Men’s Health?

“I want to thank you as i have achieved one of my life goals of being featured as cover Boy in India’s largest Health Magazine – “Men’s Health”. I purchased and followed your 6 pack abs quest program for 4 months religiously n got my 6 pack ab sheet. I reduced from 18% body fat to 2.9 % body fat to be shoot ready. I was obese since birth and by the time i finished high school i was hefty 119 kgs. with waistline of 44 inches but i started jogging and reduced my size to 85 kgs. in 9 months but still six pack was evasive and due to constant slow and steady cardio my metabolism went sluggush.

That time my body fat was 18 % and i hit the plateau. Then, i came to know about your program. I again want to put on this on record, without your training n diet principles it would have been impossible for me.”

Amit Sidhwani
India

Hard To Believe This Is The Same Guy, Eh?

Vince: How old were you in the first before picture and how much did you weigh?  Same question for the 2nd and 3rd picture?

Amit: In First before Picture i aged 23 years weighing 119 kgs, 2nd before Picture 25 years weighing 82 kgs, and finally ripped pIctures aged 26 yrs weighing 72 Kgs. Though i lost   initial 35 kgs in first 9 months only with just slow and steady cardio accompanied with low carb n low protein diet, just high on roughage which actually made me smaller n pale.

Amit, 23 yrs old and 119 kgs! Oh my.

Vince: What was the hardest thing about being obese as a young guy?

Amit: To be honest, the hardest things was getting hooked up, ha ha ha. Yes, in all honesty, i had no luck with girls till i was obese but once i was ripped i made sure to more  than compensate the long draught.  ha ha…

Also, the hardest thing was – even once you decide you have to shed few pounds, since there is lot of nuisance information on  health and fitness all around us which can severely hinder our fat loss process. Actually, all the motivation can be drained away, if during the first few days of fat loss streak you  don’t see results irrespective of putting your efforts. So its very important to be informed correctly and get guidance from the expert to get the results and keep yourself motivated.

Vince: What forms of diet and exercise did you try to reduce your weight?

Amit: Initially, to shed first 30 – 35 pounds i use to do slow and steady jogging for 10 kms. a day on lakeside. And diet was drastically restricted on all three components – Carbs,  Protein and fats but high on Roughage. It just made me smaller with no sign of muscle on my body. After reaching 82 kgs, i hit the plateau.

Then, i started Vinny’s Six Pack Ab Quest Program and incorporated the super sexy technique of Super setting and started 6 meals a day with balanced ratio of Carbs, Proteins and Fat, 45 :40 :15. Source of  carbs: White oats, Yams, Fruits n lots of leafy veggies, Source of Lean Protein – Chicken Breasts, Tuna, Egg Whites and Whole Eggs, Skim Milk Cheddar Cheese, Soya &  Source of Fat –  Egg Yolks, Peanuts and extra virgin olive oil.

Amit, 25 yrs old and 82 kgs

Vince: What was the “moment” when you said, “Enough is enough… I’m transforming to a new person?”

Amit: Well, during one of the festive season, my elder brother (who is like father to me) gave me money to get new clothes. Since my waistline was 44 inches, i could not get trousers  of my waistline in the whole city. That was it, i went back to my brother and gave him money back and told him within a year i will sport a waistline of 32 inches in next 12  months. and guess what, within 9 months, i achieved it and bought clothes which i always wanted for myself.

Vince: What was your mindset before making the commitment?  What was your attitude towards transforming your body?

Amit: I had the reason why i want to loose weight, to write off my critics, to have girls in my life, to sport fashionable clothes and to be example for others. Secondly, I decided, come  what may, i will loose  all the unwanted fat and get my dream physique no matter what. During entire process, i was positive about my health goal, it didn’t bother me what  others thought about my goals. i remember one of my close family member shunning it out completely and mocked at my goal of being a cover boy for the top health magazine  of India. But trust me, When i did it and showed it to that person, the sense of achievement i felt is just inexplicable.

Amit 27 yrs old and 72 kg. Look out ladies!

Vince: How did my program, Your Six Pack Quest, make a difference?

Amit: Vinny, I can’t thank you enough for what difference does your Six Pack Quest Program made in achieving my Health Goals. i mean the technique of Super setting is highly result  oriented. And the best part is, when i perform it in the gym, i see people turning their heads to me with their Jaw dropping down towards their toe.

Your program is very  comprehensive as well giving all the insights on Exercise Regimen, Diet Plan , Lifestyle Plan, How to be Shoot Ready, Motivation Plan and every other thing what one needs to  loose fat and reach his health goal. Not to mention, the videos play a significant role in learning the proper techniques and form what other programs do not offer. Once Again,  Thanks Vince !

Vince:  Tell us about the diet you followed?

Amit: I think Diet is the most vital element and highly important part of Fat Loss process. I use to eat 6 meals a day with deficit of 15 % from my daily maintainance calorie needs. The  best way to make sure the fastest fat loss process is to be on clean foods : Oats, Yams, Skim Milk, Leafy veggies, Chicken Breast, Tuna, Eggs, etc.

Also, during cutting last few  pounds, i stopped having protein supplements and substituting it with real foods like egg whites and tuna, post workout to get the advantage of metabolic surge from them.  Once every ten days i use to have my cheat meal to boost my metabolism. In the last meal of my day, i use to substitute the starchy carbs with fibrous carbs like lettuce, tomato, cucumber, Spinach, Brocolli etc.

Amit makes into India’s biggest fitness mag – Men’s Health!

Vince: You had a lot of loose stomach fat… now you have cover-model abs and look like a new man?  How’s life been since the transformation?

Amit:I feel a sense of fulfillment and joy !!!! I mean what more happiness can bring you anything than experiencing what you always wanted in life. Yes, I do feel highly confident and  not to sound pompous, but yes i claim not to be an ordinary guy. I feel great about myself and my self esteem has surged very high after being a Cover Boy. This result and  attention i get from people in family and friends and even strangers in the gym makes me feel special and gives me a reason to believe if i can do it in gym, surely i can do  equally wonderful in my personal, professional and spiritual life as well !

Vince: What are your career and life goals outside of the gym?

Amit: After working as Financial Planning Manager for three years, now i am pursuing where my passion lies. I am a Model and a budding Actor. And i know i am going to make it BIG  here as well, as i learned during my entire Body Transformation Phase – “Faith is the name of the Game.”

I made sure to answer all your questions honestly and if you need to ask further, please feel free for that.

Amit Sidwani,
India

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6,000 Calorie Diet Meal Plan – Realize Your True Potential

By Vince Del Monte and Dave Ruel – Author of No Nonsense Muscle Cooking

Still stuck at the same weight you were last week?

Struggling to see the real progress that you’re looking for?

For many guys, they put in the effort at the gym – there’ s absolutely no question about that.  But yet, week after week they fail to see the progress that they think they should be seeing.

This often leads to confusion, doubt, and if nothing else, a whole bunch of frustration.  After all, if you’re putting in so much effort in the gym, why are you not seeing results?  You feel like you’re just wasting your time away.

Does this sound familiar?

If so, then there’s only one thing that you need to do:  Assess your diet.

Get Ripped Quickly: 2000 Calorie Diet for Male Cutting

By Vince Del Monte & Dave Ruel of No Nonsense Muscle Cooking

Looking to lose those last 10 pounds?  Tired of going on diet after diet yet never seeing the results you desire?

There’s no doubt about it, when you’re trying to reach those ultra low body fat digits, the single most important thing will be your diet, we prefer to call a meal plan. If you aren’t dialing in with your meal plan and making sure you have it 100% correct, your results are going to show it.

Yet, diet is also the thing that people struggle with the most.  Whether it’s because they just don’t quite understand what they should be eating to reach ultra lean levels or they just can’t stick to the random diet advice they’ve found, they are not getting in the nutrients they need and are not losing that stubborn fat off their body.

That’s why you need our Get-Ripped 2000 calorie diet for male cutting.

1,000 Rep Muscle-Challenge + 1,000 Calorie-Challenge + $1,000 Goal Guarantee = Your Perfect Physique

By Vince Del Monte – Creator of The 1,000 Rep Muscle-Challenge

A lot of people, including advanced bodybuilders, set their goals at the start of the new year.  Sadly, few follow through on their resolutions.  We won’t get into all the excuses and reasons for their failure (because it makes me get nauseous).

Instead I’m going to reveal three unique and somewhat radical methods to achieving your goals of a perfect physique.

Your First Step:
The $1,000 Guarantee

Put $200 (2 x $100 bills) into five envelopes and address each envelope to an organization you hate with a passion.  Give these envelopes to a trusted friend and tell him or her to mail the first envelope if you fail to meet your first short-term training goal on schedule (assuming sickness, death, injury or a family emergency arises, which are the only legitimate excuses I’ll accept).

If you meet your objective, your friend simply gives you back the envelope.  Keep this going until you’ve either succeede or failed in your quest to reach all of your goals.

Weeks 1-8 To Strip Fat:
The 1,000 Calorie Challenge

Yesterday, my close friends and fitness authorities Joel Marion & Arnel Ricafranca released their 8-week 1,000 Calorie Challenge – a rapid fat loss training program that takes relative beginners, in 4 weeks or less, from the entry level 300 calorie workouts to burning a whopping 1,000+ calories with the fastest fat loss progression system EVER developed – R-Quattro™ Technology and S² Progression

The Secret Is In The Progression

You see, the number one limiting factor preventing maximal fat-loss is a lack of fitness. You’re just too darn out of shape to make a significant dent in caloric expenditure so fat-loss moves at a snail-pace.

It all comes down to a utilizing a system that will progress you from burning 300 calories to 450 calories to 600 calories to 800 calories to 1,000 calories in NO time, and that’s what Joel & Arnel developed with R-Quattro™ techology and S² Progression

What in The World Is R-Quattro Technology?

Essentially, the entire structure of the 1,000 Calorie Challenge program was specifically designed to progress you along the calorie continuum as fast as humanly possible so that in a matter of just a few short weeks you’ll be performing full-blown 1,000 calorie workouts that burn massive calories and lead to massive fat loss.

And R-Quattro™ technology s a major contributor to making that possible.

With R-Quattro™ we strategically manipulate four training variables to tackle progressive overload from four unique angles.

1. Reps – the number of repetitions performed for each exercise
2. Resistance – the load used for each exercise
3. Rest – the length of rest periods between exercises and rounds
4. Rounds – the number of times a circuit of exercises is completed

The end result is the fastest possible progression toward the 1,000 calorie goal, and a heaping helping of fat loss results with each and every workout to boot.

Here’s a quick rundown of how R-Quattro™ is implemented in to the weekly set-up of the 1,000 Calorie Challenge program:

Monday: Baseline workout
Wednesday: Reps and Resistance are increased
Friday: Rest decreases, Rounds are increased

The first workout is always the baseline. Then every workout (Workout 2 and 3 of each week) thereafter gets even more challenging (and subsequently burns more calories and fat) by manipulating R-Quattro™.

Beyond that, at the start of each week we change the workout style completely to add another level of progression, bringing us to strategy #2.

S² Progression

So we just finished covering how we manipulate the workouts within each week via patent-pending† R-Quattro™ technology to strategically increase the calorie burn of each subsequent workout.

Pretty cool stuff.

Now we’re going to tell you how we STACK R-Quattro™ with strategic S² Progression each week for a synergystic fat loss effect.

In week 1, we start with workouts that implement standard sets in which you rest between each exercise.

Then, on week 2, we move to supersets in which you are alternating back and forth between two exercises with minimal rest.

During week 3 we up the ante even further by switching to tri-sets in which 3 exercises are paired together back-to-back-to-back.

How bout week four? Well, that’s where we move from tri-sets to 4-exercise Giant Sets.

And finally, for the 1,000 Calorie workouts, we move on to strategically designed 10-exercise Insane Circuits.

Frankly, by combining brand new R-Quattro™ technology with S² Progression, you body fat doesn’t stand a chance.

Creators of the 1,000 Calorie Challenge: Arnel Ricafranca and Joel Marion

After you’ve completed 1,000 Calorie Challenge, it’s time to gain muscle mass and improve your existing size and strength to “head-turning” standards.  Introducing…

Weeks 9-16 To Pack On Muscle:
The 1,000 Rep Muscle-Challenge

Now, I know what you’re thinking whether you’re a beginner or advanced:

“1,000 Freaking Reps! Are you insane? I’m going to overtrain… I’m going to get injured…”

You can throw those concerns out the window because I understand you’ve probably been brainwashed by rehashed bodybuilding nonsense. I don’t blame you for thinking that so let me say this…

Today’s so-called “experts” has left a generation of lifters more concerned with getting the right amount of rest–instead of the right amount of reps.

Being cautious is good.  Being over cautious is bad.

Unfortunately, this alarm cry isn’t based on solid research; it’s simply the thoughts of a few worried voices in the fitness world that are more interested in debating on forums.  These are the people that make opinions based on what they heard or read rather than what they did or experienced…

I will reveal one tiny component of The 1,000 Rep Muscle-Challenge:

The challenge consists of 1,000 total reps per week, not 1,000 reps per workout.

You and I both know that to make truly noticeable gains, you must avoid the worst training nightmare also known as the #1 reason your body refuses to build new muscle and blast fat:

Complacency!

Complacency is a freaking nightmare and a poisonous disease you must avoid like the plague …

Slipping into comfortable set and rep ranges with familiar exercises, unfortunately, will summon a death sentence for a guy looking to add serious shape and strength to his physique.

That is why the most crucial element of improvement is change. Any subtle variation in a workout will produce new results.  As you can imagine, 1,000 Reps is more than subtle!

Eliminating your workouts of wasted exercises, complacent workouts and carefree reps is what the1,000 Rep Muscle-Challenge is all about.

Each rep is strategic and serving in both load and rest, blending each target muscle in the right mixture of critical ingredients for size, shape and strength.

Ready to jump on board with the $1,000 Guarantee Goal + 1,000 Calorie Challenge + 1,000 Rep-Muscle ?

Well I have GOOD NEWS.  Until Thursday October 21st at midnight, you can get The 1,000 Rep-Muscle Challenge FREE when you purchase 1,000 Calorie Challenge via this link:

Click here >>> http://www.1000CalorieChallenges.com <<< Click here

Then email me your Clickbank receipt to vince@vincedelmontefitness.com and I’ll hook you up with the $97 program FREE! Include the subject line, “Hook me up with 1,000 rep muscle BABY!”

Now you’ll have an 8-week rapid fat-loss program to get shredded and then you can progress right into the 1,000 Rep Muscle-Challenge to gain size and strength.  That’s the ultimate 16-week transformation program using challenge-based workouts for the investment of one!

I hope you recognize a no-brainer offer when you see one!

Let me know if you have any questions by posting below.

Vince Del Monte