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Strength Gaining Podcast – It’s All Relative, But Not Really!

September 28, 2009 by

Everyone would probably agree that working out with weights makes you stronger. But how do you quantify strength gain?

Strength gain is relative to two things:

1) The specific Exercise you are doing

2) The specific Rep range you are doing

For example if I want to increase my 1 repetition maximum bench press, then I need to be exercising at or close to my 1 repetition maximum frequently.

If I want to increase my 12 repetition maximum bench press, then I should be exercising at and around 12 reps on bench press.

There are many equations that try to extrapolate 12 rep strength up to 1 rep strength, but the equations aren’t alway accurate.

In this podcast we discuss how strength is developed and how it can be correlated to muscle size and your ideal Adonis Index Ratio.

The bottom line is that anyone who is close to their ideal Adonis Index Ratio shoulders is also going to be one of the strongest people in the gym.

John

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The Adonis 10 Week Transformation KICKOFF

September 25, 2009 by

Quite frankly, this was one of the most informative teleseminars we’ve done in a while.

Brad Pilon paid a visit.

John Barban paid a visit.

I made an ass of myself (literally, you’ll see… lol)

And we covered a whole gangload of topics including:

– The rules to the contest
– Using creatine effectively
– Protein and diet myths and truths
– A new Adonis workout system in the works?
– Plus, a killer announcement you don’t want to miss!

Check it out below:

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How Big Is 1 Pound Of Muscle?

September 23, 2009 by

If you browse the fitness – and specifically – muscle building media, you’ll always see headlines referring to the amount of ‘muscle’ you can gain.

This muscle gain is usually measured by the pound… as in “Gain 10 pounds of muscle” etc…

That’s all well and good, but what does a pound of muscle even look like? The picture above is approx 1 pound of muscle (in the form of a t-bone steak)

And if your goal is to gain weight, where exactly do you want that weight to be?

The muscle mass on your body is almost perfectly balanced between your upper body and your lower body, 52% in your legs and 48% in your upper body.

So if you wanted to gain muscle and specifically see an increase in bodyweight, you would need to do at least as much leg training as upper body training…but seriously…

… who wants to do that?

I’m not saying that you should neglect leg training, far from it. But what I am saying is that most guys have an image in their head of what they want to look like, and they always think it equals more muscle than is really needed.

Putting on 10 pounds of muscle is going to require at least 5 of it to be in your legs.

Putting on 20 pounds is going to require at least 10 of it to be in your legs.

But in your minds eye, I’ll bet all the changes you are hoping to see are mostly upper body changes such as bigger shoulders and chest, thicker wider back and kick ass arms.

The point is that big time changes in your upper body don’t require you to put on that much muscle to see dramatic effects.

A few pounds properly added to the right spots will make ALL the difference in the world.

Again, the picture attached to this post is 1 pound of steak (which is basically the same type of muscle that makes up your body)

That one pound is pretty damn big.

Next time you’re at the grocery store go over to the butcher’s counter and ask to see 2-3 even 5 pounds of steak/meat. It’s big! Now imagine slapping that much mass to your body and realize that a few pounds in the right places is all it takes to make a big time change in your look and shape.

There is simply no need to be chasing some lofty goal of gaining massive amounts of muscle, because:

A) its not possible without drugs

B) its not necessary to look great

C) Even if you do gain lots of weight half of it will have to be in your legs anyway.

Bottom line: Don’t worry about how much you weigh on the scale, but rather what your proportions look like in the mirror.

John

P.S. Of course this is exactly why I built the Adonis Index Workout

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Optimizing Your Adonis Index

September 22, 2009 by

Our friend Brad Pilon (author of Eat Stop Eat and Adonis-behind-the-scenes “mad scientist”) has a cool video for you today on Optimizing Your Adonis Index…

… and helps to clarify a few mistakes you could be making.

Also BE AWARE that all 3 of us are putting on a KILLER teleseminar to jump off the Adonis 10 Week Transformation Contest (starts October 5th) this Thursday at 9pm.

Just click here to go over to the teleseminar page and ask any question you want.

Oh, and one last thing… what sounds better to you?

A “Transformation” Contest… or

A “Reconstruction” Contest…

Let us know in the comments, please

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Food To Build Muscle? Food For Thought

September 21, 2009 by

In today’s podcast, John Barban and I discuss how much food it REALLY takes to build muscle.

Some questions we cover, and that you should ask yourself:

– Is eating 4000 calories and up really necessary
– Why should you “bulk up” and diet down
– Before and after pics… the low down dirty secrets no one wants you to know

… plus so much more.

Strap in. It’s go time baby!

(As an aside, mark your calendar down, The Adonis Index 10 Week Transformation Contest starts Monday October 5th)

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How To Be A Man That’s In Control Of His Life With Women

September 19, 2009 by

Here is a copy of the teleseminar I did with Scot McKay of X & Y Communications a few weeks ago…

… it’s really good stuff.

(as an aside, you should def pick up his program “The Master Plan” if you feel like any of this teleseminar applies to you. He goes in a LOT deeper there.

==> The Master Plan

Inside this call, we talk about:

AVOIDING “THE HANGOVER”

(a note from Scot McKay)

I realize it’s Saturday afternoon, but that’s not the kind of “hangover” I’m talking about this time.

Instead, I’m wondering if you’ve seen that *movie* “The Hangover”?

If you haven’t, it’s a “must see”.

Well, my main man Brad Howard and I got to talking about it the other day.

It would appear that BOTH he and I have been getting LOTS of e-mails from guys who have consistently been getting “pwned” by women in very much the same way as one of the main characters in that flick.

(Again, if you HAVE seen it, you know EXACTLY what I mean. And if you HAVEN’T, imagine a jealous, manipulative “double-standard chick” on steroids and you get the picture.)

Here’s the kicker:

Based on the events in the movie and how badly the main character gets treated, Brad Howard and I decided to put on a teleseminar all about how to make sure YOU are in control of your dating life.

So, Wednesday, August 26th at 9pm EDT (GMT -4), I was completely GRILLED by Brad on “How To Be A Man Who’s In Control Of His Life With Women”.

We talked about, among other things:

  1. Inviting high-character women into your reality who are TONS OF FUN and have HEARTS OF GOLD in addition to being BEAUTIFUL.
  2. Ridding yourself of GUILT AND SHAME over wanting to break up with a manipulative woman who doesn’t deserve you. (Does THAT one ring a bell? Wow…)
  3. Getting the details on EXACTLY what I mean by “igniting femininity” so that the woman you’re with is literally glowing with warmth rather than being cold and bitter. (Yes…YOU hold this power more than you probably think)
  4. How you can feel great about being a man who is IN CONTROL without ever falling into the trap of BEING A CONTROLLER. (Big difference)

I’ll tell you what, Brad and I have done some seminars for Twitter users in the past that have gotten RAVE reviews. We and in this one, we continued the tread by seriously giving away content that others charge thousands of dollars for.

——————–

Thanks Scot…

Now, give this thing a listen and take some notes. Then, when you’re done… go checkout “The Master Plan” and see if it fits your fancy.

==> Click Here For Access To Scot McKay’s “Master Plan”

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