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2Sep, 2010

Are You A HardGainer? My Interview with Joey Vallancourt

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I looked like this as a kid!

Bodybuilding & Fitness takes SERIOUS dedication. If you are not in this sport you just don’t “Get it”. The sacrifices, the time invested, the short term pain for a goal.

If you have competed before you understand.

My Buddy Joey took this to a whole new level.

A few months ago Joey and I were in Vegas for one of our Fitness Meetings and he was dieting for his show at the time and only like a week out. So here were Andy Pratt, Anthony & I and a few others at the The Aria with VIP bottle service partying like rock stars (I am glad I wasn’t paying that bill lol).

Joey on the other hand didn’t deviate ONE BIT. Dieting is hard, dieting on the road is even worse, but dieting on the Vegas Stip!! Joey is a better man than me!

Here is my interview with this rising Fitness Star.

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24Aug, 2010

Ripped In 42 – Starts Sept 11!

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We are NOW taking Applications for our Ripped In 42 Program starting Sept 11.

Enter your info to be on our mailing list and recieve our application for our 6 Week Complete Transformation!

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15Aug, 2010

Rob’s BookShelf Aug 2010

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So I decided to pick up some Fitness Books and add them back into my monthly reading.

I have spent so much time recently on Fitness Business & Stuff like that I have neglected a lot of my Fitness reading. So I decided it’s time to get back on the wagon.

Here are 3 books I am reading (I usually have 3 books going at once. A Fitness Book, A Business Book & Thinking Book (something philosophy or different that isn’t “work” related:P). Sometimes I’ll throw in a Batman Comic or a copy of Inside Fitness.

This month is 3 Fitness Books

1. Simple Nutrition – Written by my buddy Craig Ballyntyne this book is AWESOME. Simple reason is that its like a Coles Notes version for clean eating. I am really glad I read this (just finished it as I write this). It’s a great intro book on good ol fashion CLEAN EATING. If you are looking for a great starting point on Nutrition for Fat Loss & Health get a copy of this book.

2. Transformation – Written By Bill Phillips is the newest book by the Fitness Master. I have been reading everything put out by Bill Phillips for over 10 years now. This guy is a genius. Although Transformation has gone very main stream (Biggest Loser Market almost) so far it is great and I can’t wait to get into it. If you haven’t read Body For Life I suggest you go get it like right now.

3. The Paleo Diet – Written By Loren Cordain. I know a bit about The Paleo diet. But I don’t know enough to give any type of opinion on it, so that’s on my plate for this month. Once I read it I hope to test some of the nutrition theories in it.

All of these are also “Nutrition” books, and as I have said in the past before I HATE Nutrtiion! Nah, not that I hate it, It just isn’t as exciting to me as Strength Training & Supplements. But I am trying to catch up so this month is all Nutrition Books for me.

I would really appreciate it if you can share any good books you are reading that you think would be beneficial so post em up!

Posted by Rob King | in Rob's Library | 4 Comments

11Aug, 2010

Does Diet Soda Make You Fat, or is it Really Good for Weight Loss?

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by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer

We all know by now that soda (aka “pop” in some areas) is one of the most evil things you can put in your body… the nasty chemicals, the gut-fattening high fructose corn syrup, and a myriad of health problems caused by this carbonated cocktail worshipped by those that don’t care about their health or body.

Since you’re one of my subscribers, I know that you actually do care about your health and the appearance of your body.

Surprisingly, many people falsely believe that “diet” soda is in some way a good thing for losing body fat. In fact, I hear people all the time proudly state that they eat so healthy and only drink diet soda.

So let’s set the record straight…

There is NOTHING even remotely healthy about drinking diet soda. In fact, I’ve even seen several studies that showed dedicated diet soda drinkers got even FATTER than their regular soda drinking counterparts.

Here’s some findings from an 8-year University of Texas study that I had read…

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Posted by Rob King | in Fat Loss, Nutrition | 7 Comments

11Aug, 2010

How To Do A Chin Up

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One question that I get asked an awful lot by people is how to do a chin up. One of the most basic, yet essential exercises you can ever do! Chin Ups & Pull Ups RULE!

Here is the thing, most people avoid doing them like the plaque because they are hard, really hard, and well, it’s so much easier to just sit down and do pull downs. I mean 190lb pull down is the same as me doing a chin up since I weigh 190lb right?

WRONG…VERY WRONG.

Lets be clear here, Chin ups & Pull Ups are FAR SUPERIOR exercises than any variation of pull downs. Not to say pull downs don’t have their place, they do, but for the most part chins are better, way better.

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Posted by Rob King | in Muscle Building, Training, Weight Lifting | 14 Comments

29Jul, 2010

1 MR Supplement Review

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OK Let me start by saying DO NOT Take 1 MR late at night IF you want to sleep! I used 1 scoop last night around 930 and couldn’t sleep a bit last night!

I had a great workout mind you, but never slept much. So be careful taking this late at night if you train at that time.

1 MR from BPI is REALLY REALLY Strong. I can’t stress enough just how surprisingly strong this product really is.

I have used a ton of preworkouts and this one is one of, if not the strongest I have used. So if you are sensitive to stimulants be very careful with this product ok.

You have been warned, now lets move on to the review.