I have to admit.  I’ve been getting the urge to put
on some muscle after may recent 20 pound
drop in body fat.  I guess it’s unresolved issues
from my bodybuilding days back in the 80’s and 90’s.

Coincidently, I was contacted recently by a new
friend Vince DelMonte to participate in what
may be the biggest conglomeration of muscle
building experts you’ve ever seen, so I
jumped at the chance.

It’s called the Ultimate Muscle Advantage.

For the past few months, personal trainer and
muscle building author, Vince DelMonte has
rounded up the world’s biggest muscle building
experts all in one place.  These are ”REAL WORLD MUSCLE
AUTHORITIES” ready to reveal their their most jealously-
guarded secrets, tricks, tactics, formulas,
shortcuts and strategies to build pounds of lean
muscle.

Over the next 6 weeks, this elite team of 12
bodybuilding experts will finally cut through
all the B.S. that has been preventing you from
having a world class physique. These guys
will not be blowing any smoke.

Vinny (that’s what I actually call him) is
giving you an ALL EXPENSES PAID ACCESS PASS at
absolutely no cost. To get access to his
Ultimate Muscle Advantage program, you don’t
have to pay a single penny.

I wonder if you’re going to get as amped up as
I did when I saw the line up experts Vince
rounded up…

I personally believe this program will slap
on AT LEAST 5 pounds of muscle onto your frame
in the next 2 months.

Now don’t misunderstand me, this program IS
going to require you to take the information
you learn, apply it and TRAIN HARD.

So if you’re ready to check out the “Ultimate
Muscle Advantage” program featuring 12 of the
biggest bodybuilding experts on the planet
get signed up now.

Bill

Just wanted to let you know that this is the last day to take advantage of Jason Ferruggia’s Muscle Gaining Secrets upgrade.  I was going through some of the new additions to the program and spent some time on the Muscle Gaining Secrets forum.  I was pleasantly surprised to see the big names and great info on there.

Get it while you can.

Bill

How do you know if your current program is effective in improving your athletic performance?

When was the last time you assessed your posture, your range of motion, your strength levels, your body fat, or your anaerobic power?

The testing methods you use will, of course, depend on your needs and your goals.

Strength is one of those qualities that’s easy to develop and easy measure.  If the loads keep increasing, then you’re stronger.  However, is that strength transferring to your on the field performance? 

Perhaps not.

For instance, your vertical jump, which is an easy way to measure power, may stagnate or decline with an overemphasis on high volumes of strength training.  If your sport demands a high level of power for on the field success, your record weight room numbers may not be indicative of an effective program based on your current needs.

Test, determine your needs, design the program, execute the program, retest, and repeat.

Bill

My buddy Adam Campbell from Men’s Health Magazine and Jeff Volek, one of if not the top researcher on lower-carb dieting just released their book this week.  You can get more info from Adam’s blog.  I was lucky enough to have see this book formulated and created over the last year or so, and it’s great AND founded on some of the best research ever done on the topic.  The book is called the TNT Diet.

In the battle against cancer, research takes money.  It’s that research that saved my friend, Alwyn Cosgrove’s life.  His brainchild LiftStrong brings to together the cream of the crop of strength and conditioning and fitness professionals to provide over 800 pages of information on a wide variety of topics.  With our encouragement, Alwyn provided his “cancer diaries” which were the regular emails he sent out to us as he beat cancer for the second time.  Theses diaries alone are worth the donation that you’d be making the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society let alone all the programs and advice from the top names in the sports training and fitness industries.  Get LiftStrong.

My friend, and NSCA Strength Coach of the Year, Robert Dos Remedios (AKA Coach Dos) recently published his book Men’s Health Power Training.  If you want the lean muscular look of today’s top athletes, you need this book.  The foundations and programming in this book come directly from the programs that Coach Dos uses to develop his athletes, many of whom now play for majory colleges across the country and in the NFL.

Bill

P.S.  9 days until the return of Van Halen to Indy.  23 days until Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony (formerly of VH, of course) hit Indy as well.  Anyone want to join me on stage to jam with the Waboritas?!!

The approach that you take to improve joint range of motion or mobility depends on the needs of the individual.  We can’t assume that one method will be effective in every case. That’s why some form of assessment is usually in order to determine which method to apply to achieve the desired result.

For example, if the goal is to increase hip internal rotation, the method(s) you choose may depend on whether it’s a muscular or capsular limitation.  Muscular issues respond to a variety of methods from simple static stretching, PNF techniques, or dynamic mobility exercises to name just a few.  Capsular restrictions will tend to respond best to passive joint mobilization and low-load, passive tension (prolonged low intensity stretching).

Here’s a quickie test to determine muscular limitation from capsular limitation using the same hip internal rotation restriction.

Lie supine with the hip and knee bent to 90 degrees and internally rotate the hip.  The flexion of the hip “relaxes” the hip capsule and brings the muscles under tension.  Limitation in range of motion will tend to be muscular in origin.

Lie prone with hip in neutral alignment.  Bend the knee to 90 degrees and internally rotate the hip.  Because the hip is in neutral there is less tension on the muscle tissues, so any limitation will tend to be capsular.

Select the best method to achieve the desired result.

Bill