29th May 2012
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My fellow fitness blogger Mark Kislich was kind enough to do an interview for my site. Mark trains Olympic and other elite athletes so he knows how to make the best even better. He’s adapted and applied his training methods to help “ordinary” people get in great shape, too.
Mark, can you start by giving us a brief background about who you are and what your philosophy is?
Heya Dave, well first I’d like to take this opportunity and say thank you! I appreciate the interest, than
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21st May 2012
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It might sound easy, but staying in shape can be just as difficult as losing fat or gaining muscle. In a way, it’s more motivating to have a set goal and clearly defined approach. The problem is that you can only keep a laser-like focus on your diet and exercise program for so long. At some point, you should return to reality and enjoy yourself a bit. Ironically, easing up a bit will help your body and mind recover and allow you to push harder again in the future. Pushing too hard fo
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29th April 2012
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If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know I’ve been documenting my Visual Impact Muscle Building results. Now that I’ve completed the program, I’d like to review my journey and some of the things I learned along the way. There isn’t much I’d do to improve the program, but perhaps my experience could help some people with any potential hurdles they may encounter. Author Rusty Moore is pretty good about answering questions on his Facebook page, but I’m happy to o
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11th April 2012
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Over the past two decades I’ve been interested in fitness, I’ve learned a lot. However, I think I’ve learned more lessons from my fitness blog over the past two years than in my previous experiences. Much of this knowledge comes from the research I do to write articles. That being said, the questions that readers ask and experiences they share are truly eye opening. Here are a ten general fitness lessons.
1. One size doesn’t fit all
Not every workout routine or diet program wor
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26th March 2012
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Rusty Moore has created some of my favorite workout routines so I was pleased when he finished writing Visual Impact Cardio. In a way, this has been an accumulation of over 2 years of work. Rusty’s original cardio course, Treadmill Ninja Master, provided some excellent tips on performing cardio. That evolved into a more complete cardio course that he included with Visual Impact Muscle Building and Visual Impact for Women. Now he’s taken all that knowledge and put together what has to
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15th March 2012
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I’m currently in the process of choosing a new workout routine. I generally like to change things up ever 6-8 weeks which is why the 3 phase approach of Visual Impact Muscle Building was so appealing to me. While I could just cycle through the program again, I’ve decided that I want to try a different approach to see what type of results I’ll get. So what should you consider when choosing a workout routine? Here are the guidelines I’m using.
Goals
It’s important to choose
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9th February 2012
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After a highly successful Phase 1 of Visual Impact Muscle Building, Phase 2 wasn’t quite as impactful. However, the blame falls squarely on my shoulders rather than on the inadequacy of the program to generate results. Phase 2 is focused on a mix of sarcoplasmic hypertrophy and myofibrillar hypertrophy. In other words, the goal is to get bigger and stronger. I certainly got bigger and stronger…the problem is that I also gained fat in the process. The reason for the fat gain is simp
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22nd December 2011
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As the year comes to a close, I thought now would be a good time to review my favorite workout programs and diet plans. So what are the key components of the best workout programs and best diet plans? In general, I think any good program provides some background and guidance as to why it is effective. That should in turn help the reader understand and even construct their own workout program or diet plan. Additionally, I find that the best workout programs and best diet plans lay out a r
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10th December 2011
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I’ve long advocated Visual Impact Muscle Building as the best way to gain muscle mass. After successfully going through the program a while back, I decided that now was the appropriate time to tackle it again in full force. You can read my complete Visual Impact Muscle Building review but the brief overview is that the program is a 3 phase approach focused on strategically gaining muscle in the right places while avoiding fat gain. Phase 1 is all about sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. This in
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30th November 2011
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If you’re looking for a way to gain lean muscle mass, then I highly recommend Martin Berkhan’s Leangains Guide. While my work and family schedule prohibit following all of Martin’s recommendations, I’ve recently tried to implement as many as possible from the Leangains Guide. Most people will have a hard time believing that a diet centered around intermittent fasting constitutes the best muscle building diet plan, but I’ve seen excellent fat free muscle mass gains when pairing the
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