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First, get this one fact straight: nsulin is the most Anabolic (Muscle Building) of all hormones. n
fact, insulin causes more lean muscle growth than Testosterone, Anabolic Steroids and/or GH
(Growth Hormone)! As a former multi-discipline teacher of the sciences and creator of over a dozen
supplements that sold into the tens of millions of dollars, please allow me to share some amazing
new science-backed biochemistry to help you gain lean muscle fast.
Jack Owoc's Research-Proven 10-Compound- Protocol to
gnite 8ynthesis of Lean Muscle
1} Whey and Casein Protein Hydro-lysates: these extraordinary proteins increase insulin
production by 110% greater than carbs alone and increase glycogen synthesis by 35%. Whey
and Casein Protein Hydrolysates are far superior to intact proteins such as whey, casein and egg
for promoting nitrogen utilization and muscle growth. The powerful lean muscle building effect
occurs after consuming Protein Hydrolysates prior to, during and after training. These specialized
peptides dump into the blood rapidly causing super high blood levels of amino acids and increased
production of the powerful anabolic hormone, insulin. These two physiological events result in a
potent anabolic (muscle building) response in the body. Shotgun

and SyntheSize

both contain
copious amounts of Whey and Casein Protein Hydrolysates. These potent protein fractions are
comprised of 22% Glutamine Peptide, 41% total peptide bonded Essential Amino Acids (EAA's)
and 21% peptide bonded BCAA's (Branched Chain Amino Acids)! This is important because
muscle consists of 78% glutamine while BCAA's and EAA's are the most potent research-proven
muscle building amino acids.
2} L-Leucine intermixed with Protein Hydrolysates has an even greater effect on insulin production
and muscle growth than Protein Hydrolysates alone. Shotgun and SyntheSize are rich in added free
form L-Leucine and Leucine Peptides.
3} Cutting Edge High Tech Creatines: t is well documented research that insulin transports
Creatine into muscle tissue. Further, Creatine combined with protein increases creatine retention
within the muscle cell and results in increased lean muscle mass. More insulin means more creatine
= greater muscle mass, quicker recovery and increased strength! Shotgun and SyntheSize contain
the most anabolic proteins known to man and several cutting edge high tech Creatines such as,
Creatine Taurinate that all exert specialized effects in promoting lean muscle growth, strength and
ATP Resynthesis! Creatine Ethyl Ester HCl (CEX

) was another cutting edge compound brought


frst to the market by VPX. We know that creatine is the most proven and potent supplement to
increase lean muscle mass and strength and the specifc "CEX form takes creatine to a whole new
level! CEX is a membrane permeable form of creatine ethyl ester that can enter muscle cells without
bothering with the regular creatine transporters like sugar etc. This means up to 98% can enter the
muscle compared to regular creatine where only 4% makes it into the muscle! CEX does not cause
bloating, cramping, or stomach discomfort because it doesn't sit in the stomach - it gets into muscle
tissue fast to support more production of ATP for massive intra-cellular volumization, muscle size,
power, and strength. We'll continue to explore our innovative 10-Compound-Protocol matrix but frst,
it is important that you become familiar with the science of exponential muscle growth in regard to
training and supplementation:
4} Beta-Alanine Ethyl Ester HCl - Another compound found only in NO-Shotgun and
SyntheSize! This beta amino acid is also sometimes referred to as carnosine. Research shows
that it supports lean muscle mass and can enhance muscle fber synthesis. This nutrient actually
helps create carnosine in muscle tissue. Carnosine is mainly found in muscle tissue and can help
buffer H+ (normalizing PH) so we can exercise longer and harder-basically, it helps delay fatigue.
Research shows that the higher the carnosine levels in muscle, the greater the power. Regular
carnosine is not absorbed well, so the Beta-Alanine is used to maximize carnosine production in
muscle tissue. Arecent study showed that just 4 weeks of Beta-Alanine supplementation signifcantly
increased lean muscle mass. More reps and less fatigue equal muscle growth! Most importantly,
Beta-Alanine radically improves whole body Creatine retention and muscle Carnosine, consequently,
vastly improving strength, repetition capability, endurance and lean muscle growth. The synergy of
intermixing Protein Hydrolysates, Leucine, Creatine and Beta-Alanine along with resistance training
results in explosive muscle growth! Beta-Alanine is so powerful you can actually feel it working
within seconds because of the unique parasalsys action of the muscles and skin. Cutting Edge
Beta-Alanine Research -alanine stands up to even the most stringent scientifc criteria because it is
backed by research and also supported by real world results in the gym. Many times, supplements
may meet research criteria but fail to work in the real world setting of a hard core gym.
5} BCAAEX {Branched Chain Amino Acid Ethyl Ester} Matrix - Another frst in the
exclusive array of compounds found in NO-Shotgun SyntheSize! the Ethyl Ester version of these key
muscle protein synthesizing amino acids. BCAA's have been shown to promote lean muscle mass
by increasing protein synthesis and nitrogen retention in muscle tissue. Studies have shown that
subjects who consume BCAA's while dieting have greater levels of lean muscle mass retention. And,
another study showed that BCAA consumption had a powerful nutrient partitioning effect resulting in
rapid fat loss in the abdominal and thigh regions, two areas of concern for many men and women in
regards to fat loss. Consequently, this makes BCAAEX/ NO-Shotgun a prime choice for contest prep
or any other intense dieting. NO-Shotgun also contains the potent Arginase enzyme inhibitor, L-Nor
Valine! This novel Nor Branched Chain Ethyl Ester Amino maximizes the active life of the AEX
(Arginine Ethyl Ester) by preventing the body from destroying AEX and allows it to increase GH
and Nitric Oxide for extended periods of time.
6} 22% Peptide Bonded Glutamine - This powerful amino acid is the most abundant amino
acid found in human muscle and plasma, thus, addressing the major Glutamine absorption problem
by allowing it to be maximally absorbed - as much as 80% of regular L-glutamine cannot be absorbed
by the gut. L-glutamine can help increase muscle "fullness, i ncrease protein synthesis (the making
of muscle), and decrease catabolism (the breakdown of protein). t can also boost immune function,
boost GH levels, enhance glycogen re-synthesis. New research shows glutamine is highly correlated
with glutathione (the muscles most powerful antioxidant) and can help protect muscles from damage.
According to some very interesting research out of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,
glutamine concentration is 10% higher in type muscle fbers vs. VA fbers. Type muscle fbers
have a large disposition for growth and are used mainly in weight training. After exercise, the same
researchers showed a 45% decrease in glutamine in both fber types. This is why di- and tri-peptide
bonded Glutamine is critical for lean muscle growth and serious pumps.
7} BPOV {bis-Picolinate Oxo-Vanadium} increases the beta cell's sensitivity and
responsiveness to insulin. This is hugely important because the kinetics and dynamics of insulin
dictate that it is not how much you produce, but more importantly, how "insulin responsive or
effcient yo- ur body utilizes insulin to shuttle Creatine, Beta-alanine, Leucine and other muscle
energetic compounds into the muscle cell to manufacture more lean muscle. Sixty seven
percent (67%) of Americans are insulin resistant to some degree. f you have any degree of
insulin resistance, your ability to use insulin is compromised. Therefore, it doesn't really matter
how much insulin your body releases because you are "resistant to insulin's ability to build
muscle (anabolism). Less overall carbohydrate consumption (glycemic load) and elimination of
high glycemic index dietary carbs along with higher protein intake, BPOV supplementation and
increasing muscle mass via resistance training are all factors that increase insulin sensitivity
and utilization.
8} Arginine Ethyl Ester HCl or AEX - mechanism of action is boosting nitric oxide
(NO) production which amplifes the effects of all muscle building compounds. Boosting nitric
oxide in muscle tissue can have many anabolic effects including increased nutrient transport and
vasodilation (increased blood fow which leads to massive muscle pumps!). Arginine can even
boost natural Growth Hormone (GH) levels as seen in a study published in the journal, Medicine
and Science in Sports and Exercise. A published study conducted at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore
showed that two weeks of arginine supplementation in healthy, older individuals increased serum
GF-1 (insulin-like growth factor) levels and created an improved and positive nitrogen balance
(creating a more anabolic state for growth). DON'T BE FOOLED - THS S NOT A SMPLE
CHEMCAL SALT LKE "OLD SCHOOL ARGNNE AKG, this is a powerful, stabilized Arginine
Ester that is highly bioactive.
9} N.O. + Pumping Agents: Finally, we added some radical new compounds to induce a
serious Nitric Oxide Pump. The Nitric Oxide Releasing Factor, GBBEE (Gamma-Butyrobetaine
Ethyl Ester) was combined along with the most powerful NO-inducing-Arginine known to science
called, ALCA (Acetyl-L-Carnitine Arginine HCl) - making all other forms of Arginine obsolete.
Nitric Oxide (N.O.) is the mother of all compounds at flling the muscle (and other body parts)
with nutrient dense, blood-engorged hard, dense pumps! Spiking the Pump even further, "MTB
Pump (Magnesium Tashinoate B) was combined with the powerful compound BPOV noted for
insulin-induced pumps and muscle fullness. And, of course, all of these cutting edge nutrients
and compounds work in concert to set off a biochemical chain of events that aid in rapid muscle
recuperation.
10} REDLNE's

Unparalleled Energy Technology - There's a reason Redline is #1


in GNC, #1 in Bally's Total Fitness and Vitamin Shoppe t kicks serious @$$! Redline's the
catalyst that fuels episodes of psychotic physical intensity and also promotes rapid fat loss! And,
NO-Shotgun contains Redline's potent energy technology which is the driving force behind the
intensity you need to trigger muscle growth. 'll get real with you; without insanely attacking the
weights, new muscle growth just isn't going to occur. Redline is the neuro-energetic catalyst that
fuels episodes of psychotic physical and mental intensity necessary to stimulate new muscle
tissue to form! SyntheSize does NOT contain Redline's unparalleled energy technology because
it's a post workout matrix that can also be used in the evening when stimulants are undesirable.
SyntheSize is also ideal for individuals wanting to eliminate stimulants from their diet. Further, the
Redline compounds contained in NO-Shotgun were also designed to burn fat at an unprecedented
rate. Fat loss records totaling a 127 and 190 pounds have been set using Redline for just 12
weeks! See RedlineRush.com and zidiet.com for amazing transformation details.
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10) It contains NO Beta Alanine and NO Beta Alanine Ethyl Ester!
9) It contains dextrose, sugar and/or maltodextrin and large amounts of
sodium that make you fat & bloated!
8) It contains Arginine AKG which has proven to be 100% ineffective in
three Baylor University Studies!
7) It contains NO Casein and Whey Protein Hydrolysates which are the most
anabolic protein fractions on Earth!
6) It contains NO powerful fat burning and mind-altering Meltdown


matrix!
5) It contains NO Redline energy technology to fuel episodes of psychotic
physical and mental intensity!
4) It contains NO insulinogenic compounds and is not sophisticated enough
to jack your most anabolic hormone (insulin) through the roof without
using carbs or sugar.
3) Requires more than one scoop per serving to t so much sugar &
maltodextrin.
2) Contains NO new age Creatine Taurinate, BPOV, GBBEE, L-Carnitine
Arginine HCl, etc....
1) Has you stuck in the bloated, fat
promoting hell of yesterdays old school
sugar & maltodextrin-laden Nitric Oxide
products.
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Meltdown by VPX is the most profound scientic fat loss innova-
tion of the decade. Meltdown has a star studded ingredient prole of
newly invented exclusive fat loss compounds designed to burn fat
faster and longer by kicking up a thermogenic storm! And thats just
the tip of a very large iceberg of fat burning science. Meltdown will
radically increase energy levels, take mental acuity and alertness
into the stratosphere and induce an intense mood-altering euphoric
effect that is going to re-write fat loss biochemistry. Meltdown is
also highly pro-sexual. In fact Ill guarantee that you have the best
sex you ever experienced shortly after taking Meltdown! However,
we are only here today to talk about fat loss.
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Yohimbine is an alpha-2-antagonist which simply means it exerts its fat loss magic
by blocking the alpha-2 receptors. Blocking action of the alpha-2 receptors is critical
for fat loss because it increases blood ow in adipose tissue and as a result ramps
up internal fat metabolismcausing previously stored body fat to be released into the
blood streamand burned as energy. This process is known as Lipolysis. Yohimbine
also works by increasing Norepinephrine (NE) - one of the bodys principal lipolytic
(fat burning) hormones. The challenge is that when NE is released it stimulates both
the alpha and beta receptors. While stimulating the beta receptors causes the de-
sired effect of fat liberation, NE simultaneously also stimulates the alpha-2 receptors
which can have the undesired effect of interfering with the process of body fat be-
ing burned as energy. Yohimbine is a really cool substance because it exerts a kind
of self-protective mechanism by blocking the alpha-2 receptors and guarding one
of the bodys key fat burning hormones called Norepinephrine. Simply stated, it is
almost like Yohimbine has a mind of its own that says Im going to increase NE to
destroy body fat and nothing is going to get in my way.
Because of the sheer fat burning potency of Yohimbine, we analyzed this chemi-
cal very closely and now introduce two new forms (along with Yohimbine HCl)
of Yohimbine in Meltdown. Consequently, Meltdown contains three specialized
forms of the potent fat loss agent, Yohimbine. Its no secret that when it comes
to burning fat, milligram per milligram, Yohimbine is even more effective than
ephedra. Along with pure Yohimbine HCl, Meltdown now contains 11-Hydroxy
Yohimbine which has unusually long half-life and, therefore, exerts a prolonged
research-proven fat burning effect for up to eight hours while increasing norepi-
nephrine levels by up to 56%! This is important because Norepinephrine (NE) is
one of the bodys principal lipolytic (fat burning) hormones. Further, Meltdown
also contains the rare alpha-Yohimbine compound. The scientic marvel is that
Yohimbine HCl, 11-Hydroxy Yohimbine and alpha-Yohimbine work synergisti-
cally to increases lipolysis. These compounds work particularly well in the stub-
born areas of the butt, thighs and abdomen because of the Yohimbine receptor
cites concentrated in those areas.
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Interestingly, most of these compound innovations contained in Meltdown
didnt even exist and had to be chemically engineered in the lab. For ex-
ample, 20 milligrams Synephrine is supposed to be a fairly decent fat loss
compound similar in action and chemical structure to ephedrine. So we
set up a human subject study and tested all the parameters of fat loss
using 1) 25 mgs of pure Synephrine then, 2) 50 mgs of pure Synephrine
HCl (hydrochloride) and nally, 3) 200 mgs of pure Synephrine HCl. Even
when these high amounts of pure Synephrine were stabilized with HCl and
bound to a polymer-lipid based delivery system, thermogenesis was not
induced. Furthermore, energy, heart rate and oxygen uptake did not in-
crease nor were any other markers of fat loss apparent! We were about to
give up on Synephrine until I came up with one last creative effort to get
this compound to work. We turned to several molecular modications of
Synephrine to see if this scientic approach would make this compound
an effective fat loss agent. I must admit that there was a great deal of ap-
prehension because generally speaking, if an ingredient doesnt work to begin with,
it normally doesnt work no matter what you do to the chemical structure. The an-
swer to the Synephrine challenge was to chemically engineer Methyl Synephrine. To
our delight Methyl Synephrine didnt make your heart race or give you anxiety like
ephedrine but provided almost equal amounts of thermogenesis, energy and feel-
ing of well being. After perfecting Methyl Synephrine, human subjects were excited
about its effectiveness and our scientic teamwas even more excited knowing how
well beta andrenergic agonists stack with alpha antagonists in regard to fat loss.
With Yohimbine HCl, 11-hydroxy Yohimbine, alpha-Yohimbine and Methyl Syn-
ephrine VPX could have easily stopped here and delivered the best fat burner
ever created. However, we had a great deal of other new compounds equally
important in assembling the most profound scientic fat loss innovation of the
decade. It is well documented in research that ephedrine and caffeine stacked
together have a signicant synergistic effect to cut fat and that ephedrine and caf-
feine stacked with Yohimbine had an even greater capacity to destroy fat. There-
fore, we theorized that combining caffeine with Methyl Synephrine (the chemical
cousin of ephedrine) would exert a similar fat loss effect. More importantly, we
theorized that we could even beat the old-school Ephedrine-Caffeine-Yohimbine
combination with a more scientically hip: Caffeine-Methyl Synephrine-Yohim-
bine HCl, 11-hydroxy Yohimbine, alpha-Yohimbine stack. And, human subjects
(including myself) conrmed that our theory was correct! All my staff and I can say
is that this combination rocks, period!
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Phenylethylamine (PEA) processes the unique capacity to increase metabolism
by stimulating your thyroid gland and inducing thermogenesis to burn fat while
eliciting the mild euphoria of eating a 1000 chocolate bars. So imagine if you
could take PEA and make it 40 to 60 times more effective? Meltdown may give
you the buzz of 40,000 fat and calorie free chocolate bars while melting fat off
faster than a blow torch! Therefore, it was now time to add our new breakthrough
fat loss compounds called, R--M-PEA (R--Methylphenylethylamine) and n-
Methyl--PEA (n-Methyl--Phenylethylamine). We originally began working with
ordinary -PEA and -PEA HCl but found these compounds to have far too many
limitations. First, they were metabolized far too quickly and secondly, their ability
to cross the blood brain barrier was weak and could, therefore, be astronomically
improved up to 40 to 60 times by using the R--M-PEA and n-Methyl--PEA ver-
sions! This is mind boggling considering that most consumers and other supple-
ment companies are already satised with ordinary PEA. But remember, Im stak-
ing my entire career and reputation on my guarantee that Meltdown is the most
profound scientic fat loss innovation of the decade!
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It is commonly known to skilled biochemists that the kinetics of any version of PEA
can be extended when combined with an MAO inhibitor. However, I was highly dis-
appointed with lack of MAO inhibiting capacity of Hordenine and Hordenine HCL.
We needed this compound to kick butt for two major reasons. To achieve the de-
sired MAO inhibition effect, we again had to alter the basic chemical structure to
create a super type of High Powered Hordenine. Unlike straight Horde-
nine or Hordenine HCl, this special Hordenine had
to be a potent MAO inhibitor
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Combined with Owocs new Methyl Hordenine & Methyl
Synephrine are the worlds most powerful fat loss com-
pounds - ALL contained in
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vent PEA from being metabolized by the monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzyme.
Blocking MAO would increase the duration of action of our brilliant R--M-PEA
and n-Methyl--PEA inventions and permit easy transport across the blood brain
barrier. In medicine this is called increasing the pharmacokinetic value. This would
allow R--M-PEA and n-Methyl--PEA two of the most potent legal designer fat
loss compounds to become even more efcacious.
Of equal importance, adding the appropriate functional group to the chemical struc-
ture would also ramp up Hordenines intrinsic andrenergic fat burning capacity. So,
after attempting to stabilize Synephrine with HCl and failing at hydroxylation to make
it more soluble as was accomplishedwith 11 Hydroxy Yohimbine, we nally arrivedat
adding a Methyl functional group to Hordenine thus giving birth to Undisputed King
of all MAO Inhibitors called, Methyl Hordenine AKA High Powered Hordenine! - not
to mention that Methyl Hordenine and Methyl Synephrine are an outstanding beta
adrenergic agonist fat loss stack that works synergistically with the triple Yohimbine
alpha 1 and alpha 2 andrenergic antagonists. And, we are all well aware from old
days of the Ephedrine (an andrenergic agonist), Caffeine and Yohimbine stack that
Caffeine further enhances the effect of andrenergic agonists like Methyl Hordenine/
Methyl Synephrine and Yohimbine. And, our Methyl Hordenine innovation produced
effects beyond our wildest imagination with real human subjects when combined
with R--M-PEA and n-Methyl--PEA and the other above-mentioned compounds
in Meltdown. This resulted in a super clean mild X buzz with unprecedented men-
tal acuity that lasted for hours and extended thermogenesis, carb Craving Control
and other markers of fat loss.
Methyl 8ynephrine AKA 8uper 8ynephrine


Caution: Synephrine DOES NOT WORK! I hate to burst your bubble but Synephrine
and Synephrine HCl are as useless as a screen door on a submarine. However,
Methyl Synephrine is an off the chain version of Synephrine. This adrenergic amine
robustly accelerates fat metabolism and thermogenesis to simultaneously speed
up the fat burning process. Unlike its chemical cousin Ephedrine, Methyl Syneph-
rine has mild stimulating properties on the central nervous system which is highly
desirable because you get ultimate fat burning properties without the racing heart
and anxiety that ephedrine caused. This is because Ephedrine works at the beta 2
receptor which acts on the CNS (central nervous system) and may have side effects
in unhealthy individuals while, Methyl Synephrine is one of the adrenergic amines
that stimulates the beta-3 receptors. This functions to increase the metabolic rate
without affecting heart rate or blood pressure. Synephrine releases epinephrine and
norepinephrine primarily in the beta-3 receptor sites in adipose (fat) tissue. Stimu-
lation of the beta-3 receptor sites brings forth lipolysis meaning it stimulates fat
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my two cents
NM readers often remark that my two
cents columns are never about ftness.
Arent you supposed to write about
whats in the magazine each month?
Well, I know Ive said this before, how-
ever ...
I have more respect for the readers of
Natural Muscle to, a) know they can just
look through and see whats inside..they
dont need me to tell them and, b) I know
that just as I am a lot more than muscle,
skin, and bones, so are the readers. Those
muscles, skin and bones is what carries us
through life, but that is merely our surface.
We are not as shallow as people like to
believe. I like to write about other stuff.
I often ask ftness companies why
they dont advertise their vitamins, miner-
als, green foods and such. Their reply is
not our market
Not their market??
It seems fitness people give off
the impression that we care less about
whats brew-
ing inside than
anyone else. I
would like to
hear from any-
one r eadi ng
this if you do
not do not take
vitamins. Are
we really per-
ceived as mere
shells? I sure
hope not. But,
apparently, we
are.
I consider myself a spiritual person.
I feel very connectedbut, I also look
very ft! When I walk into any spiritual
establishment, I am sometimes looked
at as an imposter. How can this women,
all tanned and buff possibly care about
anything else?And I think, howcan these
people not know that we stay in shape not
only for ourselvesto be strong, but also
to stay healthy for our loved ones.
I love the fact that I can inline skate
with my daughter and jump a fence if need
be. I smile when people say..ooh, I have
to hit the beds, so I can look healthy...
How about healthy diet, exercise, and be
centered and glow from the inside?? That,
I believe is the entire premise of ftness.
To radiate the result of your lifestyle. Just
as the beer guzzler has a big belly, people
who ride their bikes have muscular legs.
I used to think the problem was in
perception. I later realized that we have
gotten so far away from what FITNESS
really is. Even our competitions display
this. We use diuretics, steroids, fake tans,
and starve ourselves..all in the name of
aprearing the most ft in a competition. No
wonder people perceive ftness people as
shallow. Do any of these ftness types that
are using many these false means of look-
ing the part take vitamins? It even makes
me wonder. Maybe we arent their market
after all. And if we are, the place to change
a perception of anything is from within.
Have a look at how you really take care
of your insides. Not just your organs, but
your spirit. Does what you show the world
refect what you
do and who you
are?
This is not
onl y evi dent
in the fitness
worldit seems
to be universal.
It used to be
that if you lived
in a big house
and drove an
expensive car,
you had a lot of
money. In 2008,
it is generally how much debt you owe.
While people are trying to show the world
how rich they are, they are spazzing out
...but everyone else thinks they are rich...
thats all that matters. People undergo
plastic surgery for the same reason.
Maybe we should stop caring what
others think and start thinking about how
we can be the happiest, most fulflled,
and healthiest person we can be. Thats
really when we look our best, without
even trying.
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Keynote speaker, The New York Times best-sell-
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The $ billion dollar natural and organic prod-
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wine, pet products, herbs and botanicals, and personal
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Each year, Natural Products Expo West gives a
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DIAGNOSIS 1
You need to address your
bigger muscle fibers.
Muscles really do not know how
much weight is on the bar, they just know
how much tension they are experiencing.
It is tension that recruits
Type II b or fast twitch
fibers and that is
what we are re-
ally after and it
is really well
known in the feld that the Type II b fbers
are the ones that have, by far, have the
greatest capacity to enlarge or to hyper-
trophy. Successful training methods need
to address Type II b fber stimulation and
consequently hypertrophy.
You can lift a heavy weight and cre-
ate a lot of tension because there is a lot
of force but I think the most tension is
developed when you use moderate
weights and when you apply ac-
celeration to those weights. So
what you need to do right now is
train with slightly lower reps (-
8 reps) but lift the weight faster
than you have been doing.
DIAGNOSIS 2
Reassess your mind frame.
There are two kinds of mind
sets that you can have. If you
look at people in the health
club or in the gym-there are
two mind sets. The frst is
like an exerciser mind set.
As an exerciser, whether you
want to lose fat or gain muscle
you are very wrapped up in
the whole world thermody-
namics so if you are trying to
gain muscle you are thinking
Ok I need to train hard and I
need to really rest and I need
to take certain number of protein
and I need to get a certain number
of calories so that I have caloric
surplus.
And conversely if you
are trying to drop body fat and
you are saying to yourself well
alright I am eating 100 calories a day and
I am minutes on the treadmill and you
had a plateau and the question is: Where
do you go from there? You now go to
1200 calories a day doing an hour on the
treadmill. There is no, to me there is no
happy end game in all of these. To me it
just strikes me as a monotonous kind of not
very aspirational kind of way of life.
The other way to think about it is-
as an athlete and I have been an athlete
all my life in different sports and not a
good athlete by any stretch but an athlete
nonetheless and I do not know when I go
to the gym I am thinking about how I am
going to improve myself that day. What
I can do to improve my technique on the
Olympic Lift. I am thinking about maybe
I will get a personal record. When is my
next competition going to be? That is a
kind of aspirational mind set, I mean that
is something I can wake up.
DIAGNOSIS 3
Vary Your Training Every Three To
Four Weeks
I found that the lower body is a little
dumber if you will, and takes a little longer
to adapt and thus you can keep people on
say squats and dead lifts and variations
thereof a little bit longer than you would
for upper body movements. So I found that
you tend to vary upper body movements
more than lower body. Now the problem
too is that there is something called the
variable recovery system.
We know for instance that arm,
so take your biceps will recover much
quicker than say your legs particularly
the hamstrings. So the arms can be hit a
The 10lbs Diagnosis
Are you doing
the right
things to prime
your body
Before you read this, go look in the mirror. Close your eyes and visu-
alize how much better your body would look with ten pounds of lean
muscle on your frame. Visualize how well your favorite shirt would ft
and how big your arms or shoulders would look. Now do this, go fnd
your training log and look at your past three months of training. Have
you made consistent progress and increased your sets or weights every
workout?
Even if you have, if you have gotten stronger have you gotten big-
ger? Are you doing the right things to prime your body for growth? There
is a reason that the guy who always looks like he is growing is getting
bigger. No, it has nothing to do with steroids either. If you follow the
ten pound diagnosis, you will be following a step-by-step blueprint for
transforming your physique from pebble to rock hard.
By Jimmy Smith
little more often than legs and because of
that you will have a greater frequency of
arm movements and body split training
is quite popular especially foe advanced
athletes because of the fact that they are
tapping into this variable recovery system.
Not everything recovers to the same rate.
Whole body systems can be quite demand-
ing especially for advanced athletes since
your constantly pounding the body with
big movements like squats and dead lift
stroke to weeks.
DIAGNOSIS 4
Properly Mix In Compound And
Isolation Exercises
In general you want to emphasize the
big multi joint compound movements how-
ever training economy will dictate what
you do in the particular program. I mean
if someone is going to train once or thrice
a week then make sure, you want to ensure
that you are given the big movements.
If you have someone that wants optimal
gains I think you need to have a healthy
mix of both compound and isolation type
movements.
Now to truly isolate is diffcult par-
ticularly at high intensity. So if you take a
movement such as triceps press down for
instance, research shows that at high in-
tensities there is greater EMG or electrical
activity in the abdominals than there are in
the triceps themselves when you are doing
that movement. So as the intensities surge
increase it is actually quite diffcult to truly
isolate a muscle but with that said I think
it is important that you incorporate some
isolation movements.
for growth?
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the price to pay for quitting exercise is higher than expected,
and this price may be an important factor in the obesity epidemic
affecting americans, says paul Williams, whose study was pub-
lished in the journal Medicine & Science in sports and Exercise.
Williams study suggests that people are getting fat because they
dont exercise suffciently and consistently. the solution is not just
to start exercising, but to stick with it.
Dont just do something. Do something you enjoy.
Two of my clients made great breakthroughs this way.
Getting either of them to do cardio was almost
impossible. They were masters at fnding I cant
reasons to avoid the track or the treadmill. So, we
found activities each enjoyed for the woman, mall
shopping; for the gentleman the camaraderie of
bicyclists his age. Easy solutions walk the mall
or join you buddies four or fve times a week.
Both quickly began losing weight, increasing
cardiovascular health, and feeling happier and
more pleased with themselves. Another client
is an avid reader and after surgery on his foot,
running or even treadmill running, was out of
the question. But, walking on the treadmill or
riding a stationary bike was never a problem
as long as he had a bookstand.
Find what works for you exercise,
diet or diet and exercise. WhenThomas
Edison was asked how many times he
failed in his efforts to develop the frst
electric light, he responded, I have
not failed. Ive just found 10,000
ways that wont work. So fnd what
works for you!
Take care of today and the future
will take care of itself. How you
treat your body todaygood or
badwill be reflected in the
years to come!
Change your thinking and the messages you give
yourself. You dont have to diet or have to do cardio.
Youre choosing to eat more healthfully. Youve decided
to do something healthy for yourself and those you love.
I just have to do my cardio/weights today. Ill decide
tomorrow for tomorrow. Im going to do cardio be-
cause I know that Ill feel better when Ive fnished it
and if I dont I will feel guilty and more like giving up.
And I hate to quit. If I stick to my eating plan today,
Ill lose weight and Ill be proud of myself; if I give
in and stuff myself, Ill feel discouraged and shamed.
No one can take better care of my body than I can;
and Im determined to do it.
Think of ftness/wellness as fnancial, as well as
physical and emotional. If Ive invested in running
shoes, Ill walk or run; if Ive invested in gym mem-
bership or personal training, Ill use it; if Ive bought
into a diet program, Im going to follow it. Cause Ive
decided to stop throwing money away. In fact, Imgoing
to start saving on all those high calorie drinks and
foods that I keep telling myself I need, even though I
know I dont. Im going to put that money into a special
vacation, reward, fun time jar and day to day watch my
money grow as my waist shrinks.
View ftness as a fnancial plan. Youre investing in
a longer, happier, and more enjoyable life. Rather than
allowing yourself to slip into the consequences of be-
ing out of shape overweight, short of breath, risking
or suffering diabetes, and experiencing the crippling
fnancial consequences of prolonged ill health.
While all vitamins are im-
portant to your overall health,
there are some which are espe-
cially useful for protecting against
the effects of aging.
Vitamin A
This is important for stimulating bone
growth and also for strengthening the
gums, teeth, fngernails, toenails, and
hair follicles. It also keeps skin healthy
by preventing acne, blemishes and
boils, and also promotes good
eyesight. Vitamin A also helps to
fortify the protective linings of
vital organs such as the intestines,
lungs, and bladder. Defciency of
Vitamin A can cause eye and skin
problems, fatigue. The recommend-
ed daily dosage of Vitamin A for adults
is ,000 IU. Vitamin A only needs to be taken four days a
week.Vitamin A can be found in the following foods:
Carrots
Yellow and green vegetables
Milk and other dairy products
Yellow fruits
Liver
Eggs
Vitamin B
This helps the body to consume fats and proteins. It is
crucial to the functioning of the nervous and circulatory
systems, and is known to prevent skin and nerve disor-
ders. Signs of B defciency can include muscle cramps,
nervousness and oral sores. Vitamin B should be taken
in small doses - Most multi-vitamins include a solid B-
complex. Vitamin B can also be found in these foods:
Cheese
Eggs
Milk
Cabbage
Cantaloupe
Kidney meat
Beef
Wheat germ
Bran
Vitamin B12
This is essential for the body as it enables to use lipids,
proteins and carbohydrates, and is important for the pro-
duction and regeneration of red blood cells. It can also
increase energy and improve short-termmemory, concen-
tration, and physical balance. Indicators of a defciency
in Vitamin B12 include body odor, heart palpitations, and
menstrual problems. A lack of Vitamin B12 can lead to
serious problems, including brain damage and anemia.
A daily dose of 2. mcg is suffcient for most adults. If
Vitamin B12 is to be absorbed it should be accompanied
by calcium. Vitamin B12 is found in Cheese, milk and
other dairy products like Eggs
and Meat .
Vitamin C
This has a wide array of benefts. It
is perhaps best known for its usefulness in
fghting against common cold, though it can
also lower cholesterol, decrease blood clots,
help prevent infections, help wounds to
heal and speed recovery after surgery. A
lack of Vitamin C can lead to loss of ap-
petite, fatigue, chronic nosebleeds, and
gastrointestinal problems. The average
daily intake of Vitamin C for adults
ranges from 00 mg to 2 g.
Humans are one of the few animals
who do not naturally produce Vita-
min C, and so it must be obtained from
other sources. Fortunately, it is found in
many types of food like the following:
All citrus fruits
Berries
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Caulifower
Leafy vegetables
Vitamin D
This allows the body to utilize phosphorous and calcium.
Several serious problems like tooth decay, senile osteopo-
rosis, ostemalacia, and rickets can be due to defciency of
Vitamin D. The average recommended dosage for adults
is 00 - 1,000 IU a day.
Foods containing Vitamin D include
All dairy products (especially milk)
Many fsh foods, including sardines, tuna, and salmon
Vitamin E
This is one of the best vitamins for energy and anti aging
product, because it helps oxygen to reach all the cells of
your body more easily. It also helps to prevent blood clots
and can help to treat burns. The indicators of Vitamin E
defciency include red blood cell destruction, muscle
degeneration and atrophy. The average daily dose for
adults is 200 - 1,200 IU.
Some good natural sources of Vitamin E are:
Whole grains and wheat germ
Soybeans
Eggs
Whole grain cereals
Broccoli
Brussel sprouts
Spinach
Some anti aging vitamins, such as Vitamin E, are nontoxic
and safe. Other vitamins, such as Vitamins A and D, can
have harmful effects on the body when taken in large
amounts for an extended period of time.
The best anti aging vitamins
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A
re you searching for that six pack and cant seem to fnd
it? Have you spent endless hours in the gym doing hun-
dreds of crunches? Tried every new ab contraption that
promises a tight tome midsection? If you answered yes
to any of these, you owe it to your ABS to read on.
Americas crazed fascination and never ending quest for a pack,
everyone wants one. Washboard abs have become the ultimate badge
of a superb ft physique.
After giving birth to children, 2 by c-section, my crazed fascina-
tion for a tight tone midsection arrived.
Through trial, error and some sweat, not only did I sculpt, but
built abs I never thought possible.
Stop spending money on every new gadget and pill that promises
you what you are searching for. Great abs dont come in a bottle
or from exercising on a lounge chair. They come from hard work,
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I train my abs like any other body part. The biggest mistake I
see people making in their abdominal training is that it gets thrown
in, here and there. Instead incorporate a workout that is dedicated
to abs at least once a week.
My favorite ab exercise of all time is hanging knee raises. I con-
tract my abdominals throughout the movement and pull my knees in
high to incorporate lower as well as upper abs. My routine consist
of different exercises which hit upper and lower abdominals in
a variety of ways.
My diet is clean 80% of the time. The hard truth is that you can
train abs till the cows come home, but if you do not incorporate clean
eating, you will never get to see them. I eliminate all white four and
stick to whole grains, use Splenda instead of refned sugar,
Limit foods higher in fat, such as nuts, peanut butter and beef
and try to drink a gallon of water a day.

My ab routine
sets reps
1. Crunches on foor/mat
with hands behind head 3 20

2. Decline bench crunches
with hands across chest 3 20

3. Flutter kicks on foor/mat 3 1 min

4. Hanging knee raises 3 25

Take a 10-15 second rest between sets.
Always focus on your ABS doing the work.
Keep breathing, never hold your breath.
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Cholesterol is a lipid found in the cell
membranes of all tissues, and it is trans-
ported in the blood plasma of every
animal. Cholesterol is also considered a
sterol which is a combination of steroid
and alcohol. Trace amounts of cholesterol
are found in the membrane of plants and
fungi because cholesterol is synthesized
by all eukaryotes.
Most of the cholesterol in the body
is synthesized by the body and it is more
abundant in tissues which either synthesize
more or have more abundant densely-
packed membranes, for example, the brain,
liver, and spinal cord.
Cholesterol is insoluble in blood but
is transported in the circulatory system
bound to one of the varieties of lipoprotein.
The main types of lipoprotein are: low-
density (LDL) and high-density (HDL).
HDL(Good Cholesterol) & LDL(Bad
Cholesterol) carry cholesterol from and
to the liver, respectively. Abnormally high
cholesterol levels and abnormal propor-
tions of LDL and HDL are associated with
cardiovascular disease by promoting ath-
eroma development in the arteries called
atherosclerosis. This disease process leads
to heart attacks, stroke, and peripheral vas-
cular disease. This is why exercise and a
healthy diet is so important and some time
medication is necessary.
High Cholesterol affects over 2
million Americans and more than 0
million Americans have borderline High
Cholesterol.
Cholesterol is found in animal fats
and the major dietary sources of choles-
terol include egg yolks, beef, poultry and
shrimp. The amount of cholesterol in one
egg yolk is equal to about 2 gallons of
pure peanut oil. Foods containing fber,
potassium, monounsaturated fat, poly-
unsaturated fat, saponins, lecithin stanol
sterol phytic acid, phenolics, antoxidants,
carotenoids, favonoids,and nitric oxide
in green leafy vegetables will help lower
cholesterol levels in the body. Foods high
in salt, trans fat, saturated fat and grease
will help raise cholesterol levels in the
body.
It is recommended to have choles-
Justthefacts!
stuffyoushouldknowabout..
Mediterranean style grilled fsh
serves 4
Ingredients
1 tablespoon minced garlic
tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons lemon juice
cod fllets, each ounces
Cracked black pepper, to taste
green olives, chopped
thin slices lemon
You may substitute swordfsh, halibut, sea bass or any other whitefsh, and the nutrients are
similar.
Directions
-Prepare a hot fre in a charcoal grill or heat a gas grill or broiler. Away from the heat
source, lightly coat the grill rack or broiler pan with cooking spray. Position the cooking
rack to inches from the heat source.
-In a small bowl, combine the minced garlic, basil, parsley and lemon juice.
-Place aluminum foil on a baking sheet or a grill-pan designed for grilling seafood.
Spray with cooking spray. Place fsh on aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
Top each fllet with equal amounts of the garlic mixture. Sprinkle with black pepper.
-Grill over medium heat, turning once, until the fsh is opaque throughout when tested
with the tip of a knife, about 10 minutes.
-Garnish with green olives and lemon slices. Serve on warmed plates.
Nutrition (per serving)
Serving size: 1 fllet
Calories 1 Cholesterol mg Protein 0 g Sodium 1 mg Carbohydrate 2 g Fiber trace Total
fat 2 g Potassium 1 mg Saturated fat trace Calcium mg Monounsaturated fat 0. g
Tabbouleh
serves 8
Ingredients
1 cup vegetable stock, broth or water
1 cup fne-grind bulgur
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved, or 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
1/ cup fresh lemon juice
1/ cup chopped fresh fat-leaf (Italian) parsley
tablespoons chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 green (spring) onions, including tender green tops, fnely chopped
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1 clove garlic, minced
/ teaspoon salt
1/ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/ teaspoon ground allspice
directions
-In a small saucepan,
bring the vegetable
stock to a boil. Place
the bulgur in a large,
heat-proof bowl and
pour in the boiling
stock. Let stand until
the bulgur is tender
and the liquid is com-
pletely absorbed, about
1 minutes.
-Add all the remaining
ingredients and toss gently just until the ingredients are evenly distributed. Cover and
refrigerate for 2 hours to allow the favors to blend. Serve chilled.
Nutritional Analysis(per serving)Calories 10 Monounsaturated fat g Protein g Cholesterol 0
mg Carbohydrate 18 g Sodium 28 mg Total fat g Fiber g
Saturated fat 1 g
terol tested more frequently if a person has
total cholesterol of 200 mg/dL or more, is
a man over age or a woman over age
0 and has HDL cholesterol less than
0mg/dL or other risk factors for heart
disease and stroke.
DIET and Exercise may play an
important role in preventing or causing
Heart Disease
High levels of triglycerides in the
bloodstream have been linked to athero-
sclerosis and heart disease and stroke.
The negative impact of raised levels of
triglycerides is lower thean that of LDL
and HDL ratios. Pancreatitis is another
disease caused by high triglycerides.
Consuming less fats, carbohydrates
and alcohol and participating in aerobic
exercise is essential to reducing triglycer-
ide levels. Omega- fatty acids, omega-
fatty acids, niacin, and some statins will
also reduce triglyceride levels. You can
get omega- fatty acids from fsh, fax seed
oil or other sources, and you can take up to
g per day and you can take one or more
grams of niacin per day.
I
f youre looking for a heart-
healthy eating plan, the Medi-
terranean diet might be right
for you. The Mediterranean diet
incorporates the basics of healthy
eating, plus a splash of favorful
olive oil and perhaps a glass of
good red wine, among other
components characterizing
the traditional cooking style of
countries bordering the Medi-
terranean Sea.
In 1 Dr. Ancel Keys,
after completing the Seven
Countries Study divulged the
fact that in Crete, where 0%
people food in-
take was olive
oil, the heart
diseases were
considerably low. The research
was made with more than12.000
persons from Finland, Greece,
Italy, Japan, Holhand, USA and
Yugoslavia.
In reality, there is not an
exact formula of the Medi-
terranean diet, but the olive
oil is the most significant
factor.
Other important sources
of calories in Crete came
from bread, olives, vegeta-
bles, cheese, fsh and wine.
About eighteen coun-
tries border the Mediter-
ranean Sea. Countries
with very different
cultures, religions,
ethnic background,
economy and agricul-
tural production. Its diffcult to say
that there is only one Mediterranean
Diet. Anyway, the common Medi-
terranean dietary pattern has these
characteristics:
high intake of vegetables, fruits,
bread, pasta and other cereals, pota-
toes, beans, nuts and seeds
olive oil is the most important fat
source and almost the unique vegetal
oil used.
The proportion of dairy products,
fsh and poultry is low to moderate.
Not much red meat is eaten
eggs are consumed from one to four
times a week
wine is consumed regularly and
is a habit in the meals, but in low to
moderate amounts
http://www.mediterraneandiet.com
MediterraneanDiet
Cholesterol Facts:
3 Cholesterol is a naturally occurring
substance in the body.
3 Most all of the cholesterol that is needed
by the human body is manufactured by
the liver.
3 Cholesterol is a waxy like substance that
is found in our blood stream and is essen-
tial for our body in various functions like
building cell membrane, making Vitamin
D and hormones.
3 Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) is the
bad cholesterol.
3 High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) is the
good cholesterol can be found in a variety
of foods such as fruits and vegetables as
well as cereals.
3 The role cholesterol plays in diseases is
not as obvious as it may frst appear.
3 High levels of some cholesterols can
contribute to heart disease and circula-
tory problems such as hypertension and
strokes.
3 In some countries that have typically
high fat diets, for example France, and
report high levels of cholesterol in the
population, yet have low rates for heart
disease.
3 A family history of high cholesterol
increases your risk for having high cho-
lesterol, even if you exercise and eat
healthy.
3 High soluble fber foods help reduce the
bad cholesterol levels.
3 A diet rich in omega fatty acids can
help to lower triglycerides as well as in-
crease HDL cholesterol.
3 Garlic is one of several herbs that lower
cholesterol naturally.
3 Olive and walnut oils help in naturally
lowering cholesterol.
3 Refned, bleached four products in-
creases cholesterol.
3 High cholesterol is a silent, painless,
symptom less disease and left untreated it
can be come life threatening.
www.cholesterolfactsonline.com/
trythe
by Sherry goggin
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The MUSCLE chef
MarkAlvisi
photos by Axis Design
FITNESSFOODMADEEASY!
Method of preparation
1. Preheat oven to 2F. Combine fresh Garlic, onion powder, lemon and orange juice, olive oil, salt and
pepper in a bowl and whisk together. Add chicken breast and marinate for at least one hour. Once marinated,
grill or saut the chicken in a lightly greased skillet or grill until browned. Do not cook all the way. Remove
from heat and reserve.
2. To make brown rice, melt butter in a medium sized sauce pan, add onions and saut until translucent. Add
rice and saut until grains are evenly coated with the butter. Do not brown. Once coated, add hot chicken stock,
reduce to a low heat and cook until all liquid is absorbed.
. In a bowl, mix together, BBQ sauce, ketchup, honey, garlic and onion powder. Dip each piece of chicken
in the sauce and coat evenly. Place chicken on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes or
until temperature of the chicken reaches 1 F.
. To make mixed vegetables, in a heated saut pan, add oil and saut garlic until light brown. Add onion and
saut until translucent. Add Mixed Vegetables and saut for two minutes over high heat. Add chicken broth
and saut for another minute. Remove and serve immediately.
BBQ Chicken with Brown rice and mixed vegetables
Serves
Ingredients
ea Boneless, skinless Chicken breast
Salt & pepper to taste
1 tsp Garlic (fresh, chopped)
1 tsp Onion Powder
oz Orange Juice
2 oz Lemon Juice
oz Olive oil
Sauce
8 oz Kraft BBQ Sauce
oz Ketchup
2 oz Honey
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
Mixed Vegetables
1 oz Olive Oil
1 oz Frozen Mix Vegetables (thawed)
2 oz Chicken Broth (hot)
Onion, medium dice
1 tsp Garlic (fresh, chopped)
Salt & Pepper to taste
brown Rice
2 cups Par Boiled Brown Rice
cups Chicken Broth (hot)
oz Onion, diced
2 oz Butter

with
brown rice
& mixed vegetables
BBQ Chicken
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modernday
manners
Brenda Kelly
BASIC TABLE MANNERS:
We have a grab and go food society eating everywhere
from standing up over the refrigerator to navigating a
sandwich to your mouth while driving along the 0 in
rush hour.
While at a restaurant, it can be a huge turn off watch-
ing someone holding utensils like primitive weapons,
jabbing, stabbing and stuffng food down while friends
are ducking from fying food out of your mouth. No, this
is certainly NOT attractive. Luckily for all of us, with a
little attention this is an easy fx.
UTINSILS:
To the left of your plate are up to forks. The smaller
fork farthest away is your salad or appetizer fork. The
biggest one in the middle is for the main course and the
smaller one closest to the plate is your desert fork.
To the far right of your plate is your soupspoon, in
the middle is your teaspoon and your knife is closest to
your plate.
EATING:
Pierce your food with your fork and bring the food
TO your mouth, fork top facing up. Your mouth does
NOT go to the food. Got it?
Do not blow on your food. If it is too hot, wait a bit.
Just dont do the open mouth pant with the fork still in
your mouth holding the hot food thing.
Close your lips around the fork with all of the food
in your mouth and extract the fork without scraping
your teeth. Doesnt ft? ITS TOO BIG of a bite then
now, isnt it?
Putting the fork down and napkin dabbing after every
bite is overkill unless the Queen is present. Just put the
fork down sometimes and wipe milk mustaches and food
falling off your face every so often.
Do not talk with food in your mouth. Finish swal-
lowing and THEN talk. This way no one has to see your
disgusting chewed up food, or even worse, you spray your
disgusting chewed up food everywhere because you are
talking with your mouth full. Bluck!
Do not drink with your mouth full of food. Chew
more thoroughly
EATING OUT
SWANKY:
When making a reservation, it is proper for it to go
Modern,propermannershaveatimeandplace.
Learnwhereandhowyoucanusethemwhen
itcountstoimpress.
under the Gentlemans last name.
After the Gentleman checks in for the reservation it
is the Ladies First rule.
It is proper to let the lady walk in front, behind the
hostess to the table. Ladies are handed the menus frst.
Ladies order frst.
After the food shows up, it is proper to wait until
everyone at the table is served until just digging in. If the
rest of the table tells you to go ahead, it is at your hunger
level discretion to wait or not at that point.
When community dishes arrive like appetizers or
Chinese food, do not eat directly from the serving dish.
Never put your personal eating utensils into the com-
munity dish. Use a serving spoon.
It is fine to use your bread plate for more than
bread.
If you have to leave the table for any reason, excuse
yourself.
If it is an intimate dinner, set your cell phone for
message pick up. It is considered rude to talk on your cell
phone while out on a one on one date and sometimes it is
not appropriate in an important group meeting either.
Ask if other people are finished with their food
and drink before standing up to leave or asking for the
check.
A gentleman helps his date out of her chair, with her
coat and walks out with the lady in the lead.
*I sometimes fnd it preferable to walk behind my
date in crowded situations because he clears a better
way through and is taller than me.
SLUMMIN:
There is always time for balance of both the prissy
and the practical world.
In a fun, informal social situation, it may be more
like hey, whoever gets to the seat with the best view of
the action frst wins. If you need help with your friggin
coat just say so, but I think we both can handle ourselves
and eating using your fngers without proper utensils is
perfectly fne.
There are times you just want to get some grub
down without the manner patrol getting on your back
and its fne, really. Just as long as your manners make
an appearance when it counts.
You never know when someone may just motivate
you to want to pull out all of the stops and impress with
manners.
By: Brenda Kelly
DEFINITION OF MANNERS:
Something you would do if you were alone and
not just if someone else whos opinion you cared
about were watchingas in using a tissue instead
of your fnger or washing your hands after you have
used the restroom.
Remember, manners range differently from cul-
ture to culture. Slurping your soup from a soup bowl
is VERY OK in Japan while it is considered rude
here in the USA. Use your best judgment consider-
ing your surroundings or if you are really stumped
at how to properly eat, use the advicewhen in
Romedo as the Romans do. Observe and copy.
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Even though there is so much information
available about weight loss, the same diet
mistakes are being made over and over ev-
ery day. We are not talking here about little
slipups where you ate a slice of pie that was
not on the plan, but big mistakes that lead
to failure to lose the weight that you want
to lose. Understanding these errors can
help you develop the attitude that will lead
to permanent weight loss for you.
1.TheAllOrNothingAttitude
All or nothing dieters will often
pick out a complicated diet that is almost
impossible for them to maintain. Before
beginning, they will search the kitchen
for anything that does not ft the plan and
throw it in the garbage. They are planning
to be the perfect dieter, and so they will
be, for one day, three days, seven days or
even a couple of weeks.
Then, inevitably, something happens
that means they cannot keep to the diet
one time. Immediately the whole thing is
ruined in their eyes and the diet is over.
They go to the store and buy all the things
that went into the garbage last week and
proceed to gain back all the weight that
they lost, as fast as possible.
If you are this kind of dieter you
need to ask yourself some tough ques-
tions. Do you really want to lose weight
permanently, or just lose a few pounds so
that you can enjoy putting them back on
again? The way forward is to make small
changes to what you eat so that you have
a slow but steady weight loss.
2.TheAttitudeofSacrifce
Another common mistake is to view
your diet as a period of sacrifice. You
do not allow yourself the foods that you
enjoy most while you are on your way to
your target weight. You may have a great
diet plan and be very successful in losing
weight, but what happens when you reach
your goal?
You have not learnt to eat bad foods
in moderation so as soon as you start, you
are likely to go out of control. It is better
to include a little of everything in your diet
and learn to enjoy it in small quantities.
Yes, even chocolate!
3.GoalFailure
Setting achievable goals is vital in any
weight loss plan. Goals should be clear,
realistic and set out in writing. While you
probably do have an ideal weight in your
mind, unless you are only very slightly
overweight it is probably too distant to
be useful. A more useful goal would be
to lose two pounds per week for the frst
fve weeks and then one pound per week
after that.
Some weeks you will lose more and
some less, some weeks you may even gain,
but if you track your progress on a graph
you will see that ups and downs are natural
and do not stop you progressing steadily
toward your major goal.
If you have been making these mis-
takes, do not worry. The most important
point in dieting as in so many other things
is to move on. Learn from your failures
as well as your success and do not use a
mistake as an excuse for giving up. The
only way to achieve your goal permanently
is to make a commitment to become a
healthier person.
Remember that eating normally
includes eating more some days and less
others. Learn to enjoy food in moderation
and you have every chance of avoiding
these bad diet mistakes.
By: Mark Kimathi
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A
lthough most people logically ac-
knowledge that chemicals in food are
bad for them they do not really understand
the full implications especially its direct
connections to the metabolism and storage
of excess body fat.
Firstly, the more chemicals that a per-
son consumes from their food, the harder
the liver must work to metabolize and fush
out all of the toxins from the body. What
does this have to do with fat loss? The
liver is the bodys number one fat burning
organ and its health and function is closely
related to how lean your physique will be.
The more time it spends processing chemi-
cals (including alcohol), the less it has to
properly regulate your metabolism, burn
fat and keep you looking
lean and toned.
Heres some
statistics
to clearly
put you in
the picture:
The US Food and
Drug Administration
(FDA) currently lists
about 2800 international
food additives and about
000 chemicals added
deliberately to the food supply. Including
chemicals used in food production from
ground to stomach, the number rises to be-
tween 10,000 and 1,000. William Kellas
and Andrea Dworkin -Surviving in a toxic
world There are currently over 100,000
chemicals approved for use in Europe alone
with over 8000 more added each year. The
Danish Environmental Authority entered
all that was known about 0,000 chemicals
into a database and concluded: 20,2 to
be dangerous, of this number ,8 acutely
dangerous when consumed. A further
,8 incur allergic reactions. 18 are
mutagenic. 2 incur cancer.
Another massive problem with pro-
cessed foods is that almost all of them
contain refned white sugar. This can be
in several forms such as sugar, sucrose,
corn syrup etc but the bottom line is that
all are highly detrimental to your health
and achieving the body you deserve. This
section is quite detailed but its important
that you knowthe TRUTHabout howwhite
sugar just totally destroys your ability to
get lean and muscular and with this knowl-
edge eating clean becomes a powerfully
sane choice. The following information
comes from Sugar Blues by William
Duffy. Why is sugar toxic to the body?
In 1 Dr William Coda Martin tried to
answer the question: When is a food a food
and when is it a poison? His working def-
nition of poison was: Medically: Any
substance applied to the body, ingested or
developed within the body, which causes
or may cause disease. Dr Martin classifed
refned sugar as a POISON because it has
been depleted of its life forces, vitamins
and minerals.
This is why the KEY principle above
all else in your eating plan will be to eat
only natural, unprocessed (and organic
whenever possible) foods. Reducing the
chemical build-up and intake will get
your liver burning fat and speed up your
metabolism so you are a better fat burning
machine 2/.
Obviously with the amounts of chem-
icals most people typically consume from
the foods they generally eat, the liver can-
not process them all so they become stored
in the body until they can be processed.
If the chemical barrage would stop these
chemical stockpiles would get around to
being processed but unfortunately since
there are more chemicals taken in every
day, the stockpiles get larger and larger.
Also many of these chemicals cause an
acidity in the body that needs to be neu-
tralized lest it literally burn and damage
cells and tissue including your hard earned
muscle that you spend hours in the gym
developing.
About The Author
Ben Kong is the author and co-cre-
ator of www.ultimatebodysuccess.com
Toxic Chemicals
In Food:
Your Number 1
Weight Loss
Enemy
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In todays busy world many people dont fnd enough time to go to a gym and workout
but a simple pushup can do it all! They are one of the excellent ways of exercising and
can be done anywhere as they are budget friendly too.
Pushups strengthen your triceps, pectorals, shoulders and almost the whole of your upper
body. Performing pushups will not only help you to pump up blood to muscles.
A warm-up is essential before doing any kind of workout. It will be more effective, if
you warm-up well before starting your pushups.
As push-ups are a high-rep exercise, they help to increase your blood fow within the
muscles and arms. If you use these exercises properly, you will defnitely gain strength
and condition your muscles. Start with the basic push-up and work up to sets of 8 reps,
then challenge yourself more.
TRY THESE!
REGULAR PUSHUPS- Regular push-ups are the usual
push-ups that everybody does.
WIDE PUSHUPS- keep your hands just a bit wider than
shoulder width, in order to gain maximum effect.
MEDICINE BALL PUSHUPS- This is performed just
like a normal pushup, but the only difference is to use
medicine ball. This move requires lot of core strength.
Medicine ball pushup is a bit advanced one, as it sta-
bilizes the muscles of your upper body and gives you
great strength.
CHAIR PUSHUPS- Performing chair pushups are very
useful for lower chest, shoulder and triceps. Let me tell
you how to do this. Have two chairs of equal height of
your shoulder far away from one another. Place one hand
fat on each seat and extend legs behind. Press yourself
back up and repeat as many times as possible.
(Some fitness gurus recommend that it is better to
use stairs than chair as they increase resistance and
stamina.)
pushups
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11-hyrdoxy Yohimbine is the active metabolite of
Yohimbine. Research indicates that 11-hydroxy
Yohimbine has a potent alpha-2 adrenergic recep-
tor afnity that signicantly increases lipid me-
tabolism. 11-Hydroxy Yohimbine exhibits a 10 fold
increase in the binding ability to alpha-2 adrener-
gic receptors. The half-life of 11-hydroxy Yohim-
bine is approximately 8 to 11 hours compared to
Yohimbines two hour half-life. 11-Hydroxy Yohim-
bine offers denite advantage over Yohimbine in
alpha-2 adrenergic receptors binding afnity and
the longer half life in blood. The body converts
Yohimbine to 11-hydroxy metabolite in the liver.
Consequently, it is Meltdowns unique Yohimbine
Tri-Matrix that works synergistically to increase
unmatched norepinephrine-induced fat burning in
both potency and duration of action.
Methyl Synephrine (MS) -- as previously men-
tioned MS is a beta-3 AA just like real Clenbuterol!
The magnicence of a beta-3 Andrenergic Ago-
Meltdown Science: Combines the synergistic fat
burning power of beta andrenergic agonists (Metyl-
Synephrine) and alpha andrenergic antagonists
(Yohimbine HCl, alpha-Yohimbine and 11-Hydroxy
Yohimbine). In simpler terms it activates fat burn-
ing mechanisms in your body while simultaneously
blocking the internal biochemistry that prevents you
from burning fat by guarding one of the bodys key
fat burning hormones called Norepinephrine (NE).
When fat burning is both promoted and protected at
the same time we call this effect synergistic. So,
instead of 9 (activation factor) + 8 (protection factor)
equaling 17 on the fat burning scale, this synergistic
combination has a geometric effect of 72!
nist lies in its ability to burn fat without causing
anxiety like its chemical cousin, ephedrine which a
beta-2 Andrenergic Agonist.

The active Methyl PEA isomer, R-beta Methylphe-
nylehtylamine found botanically in nature and found
also in chocolate is a simpler formcalled PEA has been
called the love compound. Think of Meltdowns R-beta
Methylphenylehtylamine as the love compound in over-
drive dramatically enhancing the sexual experience
and many other aspects of fat loss and is trademarked
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MTTA is another really impressive research proven
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at an unprecedented rate.
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fat burning hormone, NE. Compare this to 11-Hy-
droxy Yohimbine that yields an even more impres-
sive research proven 56% increase in the potent
fat burning hormone, NE. We are only now just
studying how the combination of the other Yo-
himbine compounds in Meltdown work in concert
to increase NE even further. With the combined
effect of alpha-Yohimbine and 11-hydroxy Yohim-
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Meltdown

by VPX is the most profound scientic fat loss in-


novation of the decade. Meltdown has a star studded ingredient
prole of newly invented exclusive fat loss compounds designed
to burn fat faster and longer by kicking up a thermogenic storm!
And thats just the tip of a very large iceberg of fat burning sci-
ence. Meltdown will radically increase energy levels, take men-
tal acuity and alertness into the stratosphere and induce an in-
tense mood-altering euphoric effect that is going to re-write fat
loss biochemistry. Meltdown is also highly pro-sexual. In fact
Ill guarantee that you have the best sex you ever experienced
shortly after taking Meltdown! However, we are only here today
to talk about fat loss.
The Yohimbine Synergistic Fat Loss Trifecta
Yohimbine is an alpha-2-antagonist which simply means it exerts its fat
loss magic by blocking the alpha-2 receptors. Blocking action of the al-
pha-2 receptors is critical for fat loss because it increases blood ow in
adipose tissue and as a result ramps up internal fat metabolism caus-
ing previously stored body fat to be released into the blood stream and
burned as energy. This process is known as Lipolysis. Yohimbine also
works by increasing Norepinephrine (NE) - one of the bodys principal li-
polytic (fat burning) hormones. The challenge is that when NE is released
it stimulates both the alpha and beta receptors. While stimulating the beta
receptors causes the desired effect of fat liberation, NE simultaneously
also stimulates the alpha-2 receptors which can have the undesired effect
of interfering with the process of body fat being burned as energy. Yohim-
bine is a really cool substance because it exerts a kind of self-protective
mechanism by blocking the alpha-2 receptors and guarding one of the
bodys key fat burning hormones called Norepinephrine. Simply stated,
it is almost like Yohimbine has a mind of its own that says, Im going to
increase NE to destroy body fat and nothing is going to get in my way.
Because of the sheer fat burning potency of Yohimbine, we analyzed
this chemical very closely and now introduce two new forms (along with
Yohimbine HCl) of Yohimbine in Meltdown. Consequently, Meltdown
contains three specialized forms of the potent fat loss agent, Yohim-
bine. Its no secret that when it comes to burning fat, milligram per mil-
ligram, Yohimbine is even more effective than ephedra. Along with pure
Yohimbine HCl, Meltdown now contains 11-Hydroxy Yohimbine which
has an unusually long half-life and, therefore, exerts a prolonged
research-proven fat burning effect for up to eight hours while
increasing norepinephrine levels by up to 56%! This is important
because Norepinephrine (NE) is one of the bodys principal li-
polytic (fat burning) hormones.
Further, Meltdown also contains the rare alpha-Yohim-
bine compound. The scientic marvel is that Yo-
himbine HCl, 11-Hydroxy Yohimbine and alpha-
Yohimbine work synergistically to increase
lipolysis. These compounds work particularly
well in the stubborn areas of the butt, thighs
and abdomen because of the Yohimbine re-
ceptor cites concentrated in those areas.
Meltdown

Research & Develop-


ment Project
Interestingly, most of these compound in-
novations contained in Meltdown didnt
even exist and had to be chemically
engineered in the lab. For example, 20
milligrams Synephrine is supposed to
be a fairly decent fat loss compound
similar in action and chemical struc-
ture to ephedrine. So we set up a hu-
man subject study and tested all the
parameters of fat loss using 1) 25 mgs
of pure Synephrine then, 2) 50 mgs of
pure Synephrine HCl (hydrochloride)
and nally, 3) 200 mgs of pure Synephrine HCl. Even when these high
amounts of pure Synephrine were stabilized with HCl and bound to a
polymer-lipid based delivery system, thermogenesis was not induced.
Furthermore, energy, heart rate and oxygen uptake did not increase
nor were any other markers of fat loss apparent! We were about to give
up on Synephrine until I came up with one last creative effort to get
this compound to work. We turned to several molecular modications of
Synephrine to see if this scientic approach would make this compound
an effective fat loss agent. I must admit that there was a great deal
of apprehension because generally speaking, if an ingredient doesnt
work to begin with, it normally doesnt work no matter what you do to
the chemical structure. The answer to the Synephrine challenge was to
chemically engineer Methyl Synephrine. To our delight Methyl Syneph-
rine didnt make your heart race or give you anxiety like ephedrine but
provided almost equal amounts of thermogenesis, energy and feeling
of well being. After perfecting Methyl Synephrine, human subjects were
excited about its effectiveness and our scientic team was even more
excited knowing how well beta andrenergic agonists stack with alpha
antagonists in regard to fat loss.
With Yohimbine HCl, 11-hydroxy Yohimbine, alpha-Yohimbine and Meth-
yl Synephrine VPX could have easily stopped here and delivered the
best fat burner ever created. However, we had a great deal of other new
compounds equally important in assembling the most profound scientic
fat loss innovation of the decade. It is well documented in research that
ephedrine and caffeine stacked together have a signicant synergistic ef-
fect to cut fat and that ephedrine and caffeine stacked with Yohimbine had
an even greater capacity to destroy fat. Therefore, we theorized that com-
bining caffeine with Methyl Synephrine (the chemical cousin of ephed-
rine) would exert a similar fat loss effect. More importantly, we theorized
that we could even beat the old-school Ephedrine-Caffeine-Yohimbine
combination with a more scientically hip: Caffeine-Methyl Synephrine-
Yohimbine HCl, 11-hydroxy Yohimbine, alpha-Yohimbine stack. And, hu-
man subjects (including myself) conrmed that our theory was correct!
All my staff and I can say is that this combination rocks, period!
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Above is the chemical structure of Yohimbine (R1 =
R2 = H) and its 2 hydroxylated metabolites, 10-hy-
droxy-yohimbine (R1 = OH, R2 = H) and
11-hydroxy-yohimbine (R1 = H, R2 = OH).
Combined with Owocs new Methyl Hordenine &
Methyl Synephrine are the worlds most powerful fat
loss compounds - ALL contained in
MELTDOWN

.
*When combined with increased exercise and a reduced calorie diet. Use only as a dietary supplement. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Naturally Occurring Designer
Fat Loss Compounds
Phenylethylamine (PEA) processes the unique capacity to increase me-
tabolism by stimulating your thyroid gland and inducing thermogenesis
to burn fat while eliciting the mild euphoria of eating a 1000 chocolate
bars. So imagine if you could take PEA and make it 40 to 60 times more
effective? Meltdown may give you the buzz of 40,000 fat and calorie
free chocolate bars while melting fat off faster than a blow torch! There-
fore, it was now time to add our new breakthrough fat loss compounds
called, R--M-PEA (R--Methylphenylethylamine) and n-Methyl--PEA
(n-Methyl--Phenylethylamine). We originally began working with ordi-
nary -PEA and -PEA HCl but found these compounds to have far too
many limitations. First, they were metabolized far too quickly and sec-
ondly, their ability to cross the blood brain barrier was weak and could,
therefore, be astronomically improved up to 40 to 60 times by using
the R--M-PEA and n-Methyl--PEA versions! This is mind boggling
considering that most consumers and other supplement companies are
already satised with ordinary PEA. But remember, Im staking my en-
tire career and reputation on my guarantee that Meltdown

is the most
profound scientic fat loss innovation of the decade!
High Powered Hordenine

It is commonly known to skilled biochemists that the kinetics of any


version of PEA can be extended when combined with an MAO in-
hibitor. However, I was highly disappointed with lack of MAO inhibit-
ing capacity of Hordenine and Hordenine HCL. We needed this
compound to kick butt for two major reasons. To achieve the de-
sired MAO inhibition effect, we again had to alter the basic
chemical structure to create a super type of High Powered
Hordenine. Unlike straight Hordenine or Hordenine HCl,
this special Hordenine had to be a potent MAO inhibitor
to prevent PEA from being metabolized by the monoamine
oxidase (MAO) enzyme. Blocking MAO would increase the
duration of action of our brilliant R--M-PEA and n-Meth-
yl--PEA inventions and permit easy transport across
the blood brain barrier. In medicine this is called in-
creasing the pharmacokinetic value. This would allow
R--M-PEA and n-Methyl--PEA two of the most po-
tent legal designer fat loss compounds to become even
more efcacious.
Of equal importance, adding the appropriate function-
al group to the chemical structure would also ramp up
Hordenines intrinsic andrenergic fat burning capacity.
So, after attempting to stabilize Synephrine with HCl and
failing at hydroxylation to make it more soluble as was
accomplished with 11 Hydroxy Yohimbine, we nally
arrived at adding a Methyl functional group to Horde-
nine thus giving birth to Undisputed King of all MAO
Inhibitors called, Methyl Hordenine AKA High Powered
Hordenine! - not to mention that Methyl Hordenine and
Methyl Synephrine are an outstanding beta adrener-
gic agonist fat loss stack that works synergistically with
the triple Yohimbine alpha 1 and alpha 2 andrenergic an-
tagonists. And, we are all well aware from old days of the
Ephedrine (an andrenergic agonist), Caffeine and Yohimbine stack
that Caffeine further enhances the effect of andrenergic agonists like
Methyl Hordenine/Methyl Synephrine and Yohimbine. And, our Methyl
Hordenine innovation produced effects beyond our wildest imagina-
tion with real human subjects when combined with R--M-PEA and
n-Methyl--PEA and the other above-mentioned compounds in Melt-
down. This resulted in a super clean mild X buzz with unprecedented
mental acuity that lasted for hours and extended thermogenesis, carb
Craving Control

and other markers of fat loss.


Methyl Synephrine AKA Super Synephrine


Caution: Synephrine DOES NOT WORK! I hate to burst your bubble but
Synephrine and Synephrine HCl are as useless as a screen door on a
submarine. However, Methyl Synephrine is an off the chain version of Sy-
nephrine. This adrenergic amine robustly accelerates fat metabolism and
thermogenesis to simultaneously speed up the fat burning process. Un-
like its chemical cousin Ephedrine, Methyl Synephrine has mild stimulating
properties on the central nervous system which is highly desirable because
you get ultimate fat burning properties without the racing heart and anxiety
that ephedrine caused. This is because Ephedrine works at the beta 2
receptor which acts on the CNS (central nervous system) and may have
side effects in unhealthy individuals while, Methyl Synephrine is one of the
adrenergic amines that stimulates the beta-3 receptors.
Phenylethylamine (PEA) processes the unique capacity to increase metabolism by stimulating your thyroid
gland and inducing thermogenisis to burn fat while eliciting the euphoria of eating a 1000 chocolate bars. So
imagine if you could take PEA and make it 40 to 60 times more effective. Meltdown may give you the buzz of
40,000 fat and calorie free chocolate bars while melting fat off faster than a blow torch!
2008 VITAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
*When combined with increased exercise and a reduced calorie diet. Use only as a dietary supplement. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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Meltdown is for persons who are healthy and serious about burning fat fast. It is
extremely potent and therefore, you must read and follow the entire label prior to
taking this product.
The first 700 persons to purchase Meltdown directly from VPX will get a
FREE copy of Jack Owocs Zero Impact Diet book. You must mention this
magazine ad to receive your FREE book.
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We theorized that we could even beat the old-school
Ephedrine-Caffeine-Yohimbine combination with a more
scientically hip: Caffeine-Methyl Synephrine-Yohimbine
HCl, 11-hydroxy Yohimbine, alpha-Yohimbine stack. And,
human subjects (including myself) conrmed that our
theory was correct! All my staff and I can say is that this
combination rocks, period!
This functions to increase the metabolic
rate without affecting heart rate or blood
pressure. Synephrine releases epinephrine
and norepinephrine primarily in the beta-3
receptor sites in adipose (fat) tissue. Stimu-
lation of the beta-3 receptor sites brings
forth lipolysis meaning it stimulates fat me-
tabolism. Another distinctive physiological
property of Methyl Synephrine is its role
as an Alpha-1 adrenergic agonist which
plays a major part in the metabolization
and destruction of body fat by freeing up stored
Tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) is referred to in
science as having pleiotropic properties mean-
ing that it produces many effects from a single
compound. As you probably expected, these ef-
fects all relate to monster fat loss! In fact, the
biological responses to TTA in regard to fat
loss are so profound that it is hard to be-
lieve a fat burning agent of this diverse
nature actually exists. Guess where fat is
burned? Its burned in the mitochondria
of the muscle cell and TTA induces mi-
tochondrial proliferation (increases the
number of mitochondria in the cell). The
more mitochondria contained within a
muscle cell, the greater your capacity to
burn fat. So its no wonder that another
biological response to TTA is increased
catabolism of fatty acids. You have prob-
ably heard the word catabolism before
in reference to destroying muscle tissue
which is not good; however, in the case
of TTA we refer to catabolism in regard
to destroying fat which is highly desired!
Meltdown does NOT contain TTA. About
10 years ago I was tagged with the name
Supplement Guru for a reason and that
was because I am somewhat of a freak
in the eld of research and development
science and also overly enthusiastic
about bringing you new supplement in-
novations that have physique-altering
properties. Therefore, although very
powerful, I wasnt going to use just TTA.
Instead, the goal was to turn the heat
up a several hundred percent in Melt-
down with M-TTA or Methyl TTA. M-TTA
also promotes anti-adiposity meaning it
prevents you from storing fat along with
improving insulin sensitivity. If you read
my Zero Impact Diet book or read the
newest N.O. Shotgun article, you would
know the importance of insulin sensitivity in
building muscle and annihilating body
fat. Other biological aspects of M-TTA
are, reduced proliferation and apoptosis
(death) to fat cells.
Comparing other Fat Burners to
Meltdown is Like Comparing a
Tricycle to a Stealth Bomber
Meltdown is the worlds most scien-
tically sophisticated advanced fat
burner. Meltdown is powered by a phar-
maceutically inspired polymer based lipid de-
livery system called PolyLipid. This steady
state technology delivers both rapid and sus-
tained controlled-release of the powerful ac-
tive Meltdown compounds. VPX is the father
of liquid delivered fat burners in the nutritional
industry and to date has engineered and
sold more liquid delivered fat burning in-
gredients than all other companies com-
bined! You wont catch VPX doing any
mindless capsule within a capsule ho-
cus pocus nonsense. PolyLipid Delivery
is advanced and authentic pharmaceu-
tical science that dramatically improves
the pharmacokinetics of fat burning
compounds.
You will only nd the pure R--M-PEA
and n-Methyl--PEA powerhouse ver-
sions of PEA in Meltdown. Well, guess
what? There are many other really cool
fat loss ingredients in Meltdown like the
bio-molecularly engineered, CCK-8,
and pure cAMP. However, unfortunately,
Im out of time and this magazine was
supposed to go to print today and here
Im spilling my heart and soul out to you
about the greatest fat loss invention of
the 21st Century.

Rock On my friends - its time to get so ripped
and shredded to such a degree that on look-
ers will stare in disbelief and offer you
Band Aids for all those cuts. -Jack Owoc
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Q:
What exercise would you
recommend as the best for
putting serious size on my legs?
Y
our legs are your foundations and
hard heavy leg training will trans-
form your physique making it more
powerful and stronger than you ever imag-
ined. However, hard heavy leg training is
brutal and thats why the majority of the
masses run for the hills and dont achieve
Ultimate Body Success. Leg training is
simple in many ways but at the same time
has many subtle technical and psychologi-
cal nuances that make it very challenging
and often very frustrating when people get
stuck but cant quite fgure out why or how
to get past their plateau.
The Squat is the king of all exercises
and failing to pay close attention to the
technical aspects of this core exercise will
mean that you will crash and burn with
what I call the 80-0kg squat phenomenon.
Very few guys squat, but still fewer squat
well. If you dont perfect your technique,
eventually around the 80-0lg mark, your
progress will come to a grinding halt. You
wont be able to get proper depth, the
movement will feel awkward and at worst
you may even injure yourself. I have seen
it countless times,guys that weigh 80-
0kg or more getting stuck at around the
80-0kg mark who end up / squatting
that weight for years on end. Dont let this
happen to you - technique is everything,
otherwise youre just wasting your time
and energy needlessly. It is absolutely im-
perative to practice until the bar sits well,
you feel your groove and you can hit your
depth consistently, staying tight and strong
throughout the whole movement.
Like the deadlift, the squat is a hard
and heavy simple movement yet has many
subtle nuances that you will discover as
you progress in your training journey.
As with any progressive overload,
over time you will come up against stick-
ing points or even from the start you may
fnd that you may not be able to hit proper
depth with any appreciable amount of
weight. The most common technique faw
is not going to at least parallel. Even if you
are never going to enter a powerlifting
competition, going to parallel is so crucial
for long term squatting power, effective
leg training and balanced devel-
opment of the quads, glutes and
hamstrings that you always have to
be fastidious about your depth.
Whenever you increase the
weights, make sure that you still
keep your depth. If you lose
some depth, get it back before
you increase the weight again.
Simple. On the subject of proper
squat depth as well, once you get
beyond the basics, it should be a
never ending constant refnement
to improve your feel or aware-
ness of where your proper depth
is so you can work on hitting it
precisely EVERY time and not spend any
more time in the hole than necessary
before powering the weight back up. There
is a saying that I think relates beautifully
to the squat: amateurs practice until they
get it right, professionals practice until
they never get it wrong.
About The Author
Ben Kong is the author and co-
creator of http://www.ultimatebodysuc-
cess.com - The Impossible To fail, Total
Lifestyle System For Creating Your Best
Body Ever.
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ife is the coexistence of opposites.
One contrasts the other and togeth-
er they give each other meaning.
Pleasure and pain, hot and cold,
light and dark, joy and sorrow,
birth and death are all members of the fam-
ily of opposites. There are many pairs of
opposites we use to describe peoplerich
or poor, strong or weak, happy or sad.
When you hear someone referred to as
being rich it usually means that they have
a lot of money. If they are called weak then
you can probably conclude they couldnt
make a living as a competitive bodybuilder.
A sad description brings to mind someone
who is unhappy or depressed or hurting in
some way. Id like to add one more pair
to the list--conscious and unconscious. If
I were to ask are you a conscious person
what would you say? How would you
answer?
Day in and day out people come and
go in our lives. Some we meet only in pass-
ing or from a far. Some stay longer than
others. Some we interact with more regu-
larly like on the job or at the gym. Some we
are related to or have as friends. Some we
actually live with and even marry. Some
are conscious some are not. What is the
difference and how would we know how
to distinguish one from the other?

I have been an observer of human
behavior my entire life. Early on, I instinc-
tively knew everyone was not plugged into
the world the same way. I couldnt quite
explain it, but I could make the distinc-
tion. For some it seemed like a frm, solid
connection-- a high voltage free fowing
energy. Others seemed not to be plugged in
at all and reminded me of a three-pronged
plug trying to ft into a two-pronged out-
letimpossible on its own to connect. It
was as though these folks were literally
asleep at the switch.
What I came to
discover is we are, in
essence, not divided
by color or race or
intellect or religion or
social status or class,
but by being either
conscious or uncon-
scious.
Some people are
exactly conscious
ever evolving, ever
growing, ever striv-
ing. They are listen-
ers, givers, movers,
thinkers, and keepers
of the fame of aware-
ness, stewards of the
Earth and of the gift of
humanity. They are on
a frequency tuned-in to
themselves, to others,
and to the good of the
collective whole.
Then there are
the unconscious, those
who dont have a clue
about who they are
or why they are here.
They dont care very
much about you or
your situation either.
They go through the
motions of life with
their blinders and their myopic vision nev-
er fully being engaged. They can appear
as infexible or one tracked, unyielding or
entitled. These are the people who can be
the most dangerous, cause the most disap-
pointment, or create the most havoc. Since
they are so little invested they have so little
to lose. Unaware of their surroundings
or uncaring of the consequences of their
behavior they act without thinking or think
without knowing. They are on a frequency
system much lower that creates a draining
on those around them and on the quality of
light that fows through us all.
Countries can be unconscious,
too. I believe the whole damn country,
the United States of America, has been
unconscious for some time. That is the
only possible explanation I can come up
with for the abysmal condition we fnd
ourselves in. It didnt happen overnight,
but it happened. Its herereal issues
facing real people without any real solu-
tions. Its not the fault of one guy at
the top either.
America was an experiment of
sortsone that to this day is mostly
misunderstood throughout the world
and not altogether appreciated by
us right here at home. It is a work
in progress that seems, here of late,
needs a little more progress and a lot
more work. America is also an instru-
ment of inspiration. We are so blessed
to be living in this land of opportunity
where the dream of anyone from any-
where can still come true.
What happened to us? When did
we get so arrogant? As Americans we
are not alone. The rest of mankind is
practicing similar selfsh and destruc-
tive policies. Why do we think we
know better and we are conscious
while the universe is not? Why do
we think were not responsibledur-
ing or beyond this lifetime-- for our
words and deeds to others and to the
universe at large?
The good news is there is an
awakening--a shift taking place. It is
gathering momentum and picking up
speed. There is fear among nations
that can diminish if we want it to.
There is healing among nations and
harmony on the Earth that can be es-
tablished if we want it to. We have the
ability to make this happen. At stake
is the future of civilization as we know it.
The whole of mankind hangs in the bal-
ance. Let the unconscious keep their heads
in the sand. Thats their choice for now.
Let the conscious unite and put their heads
and their hearts and their energies together.
The planet can be the benefciary of those
efforts. We have the power. It is possible
to bring this aboutone conscious person
at a time. Conscious or unconscious-- what
about you?
Pzs Pointers on being
conscious:
Being part of a bigger sys-
tem-- As a member of the human race
you are an individual born from parents
into a family and a culture and a country
and a continent and a planet and a galaxy
and a life design that is inte-
grally woven as one. In this
vast context you can seem
small and insignifcant. You
are not. What you do during
your stay contributes on all
of those levels. You are a
being with a purpose and a
mission. Your life is no accident. When we
see ourselves in that refection we have the
potential to learn and grow consciously.
When we contribute we leave a mark of the
earth that is signifcant and ours alone.
Leaders reflect the col-
lective wholeThose who are
in positions of infuence upon our planet
are making choices that either advance
humanity or not. In a world where the only
power recognized is external a reverent
politician may not appear qualifed. When
leaders lead with their soul and not with
their ego the outcomes of their decisions
will be quite different. They will bring
about change that is based on compassion
and caring, rather than brutality and de-
struction. At last count the amount spent on
the race for the White House was $0m
and counting. Imagine the good works that
could be accomplished with those funds.
How can a system that requires so much
money for one to participate attract the
most honorable to the process? So many
great possibilities are left out. Its like a
stacked deck in Vegas where the house
always holds the winning hand. The pro-
tracted battle between Hillary and Barack
has shown itself to be one of dueling egos.
The alternatives arent uplifting either.
Regardless of the outcome, we have to
stay involved. We must remain on a posi-
tive plane. What we can do as citizens is
continue to be the best citizen possible.
The positive energy and pure intentions
of the collective whole can turn the tide of
negativity and bring about an attitude of
reverence for life both here and beyond.
Secrets and hypocrisy
don t lead to authentic
empowermentYou have all
heard about it by now. He has spent his ca-
reer rooting out government corruption and
led a crackdown on prostitution. Known as
the Sheriff of Wall Street, and named
by Time magazine as Crusader of the
Year, Governor Eliot Spitzer is now out
of a job. When his long-time involvement
with the Emperors Club came to light, that
once political hot-shot was through. More
than a private matter between consenting
adults, the Governor is under investigation
for how he used or misused his power as
an elected offcial. While this fall from
grace is perfect fodder for folks living in
glass houses, the stones being thrown at
Spitzer seem to be coming from multiple
unsympathetic corners. Because he was
talking one talk and walking another his
hypocrisy is what has most lips wagging.
The engine of our evolution is choice.
Choices we make affect more people than
ourselves. Spitzers issues with power or
lack of responsible choice didnt allow
him to take into account the consequences
of his actions. His wife, Silda, and three
daughters will decide for themselves how
to move forward in the midst of their pain
and the cost this has taken on their relation-
ship. Spitzer will have the chance to work
through his weaknesses and see if he can
fnd a way out on the other side.
Thoughts, words, and ac-
tionsdocountIneachmoment
always be conscious of who you are and
of your intentions. What you say and do
and act towards others will be said and
done and acted exactly to you. That is the
law of karma. It is a given. Ask yourself,
Would you rather be a taker or a giver?
Would you rather live in judgment or ac-
ceptance? Would you rather live in fear or
love? Trust that the universe will provide
for you the needs of your soul and the
assistance to get you to that perfect place
of clarity.
Utilizing your giftsEach
soul comes to this Earth with their own
set of gifts. Look within your own fam-
ilyno two siblings are exactly alike
when it comes to their innate strengths, yet
theyre from the same mom and dad. Look
around within your group of friends-- no
two are quite the same even though they
share common interests. Look around the
gymno two members are identical yet
they train with similar goals. Look at soci-
ety as a whole. Even within professions no
two people perform their chosen vocation
in the exact fashion. Thats because we
ARE like snowfakesbeautifully formed
and complexly crafted with a shape and
structure that is uniquely us. Whatever has
been bestowed upon you is a gift worth its
weight in gold. Its a gift worth pursuing
and worth sharing. In some cases your
gift can be obvious. Guitarist Lindsey
Buckingham, formerly of Fleetwood Mac,
said recently he wished hed learned to
read music when he began playing. It
might have been helpful throughout his
career, but he is a stylist, and he is who
he is. Lindsey is an example of someone
who identified his talents and worked
hard at cultivating them until he has now
become one of the all-time giants
in his feld. The gifts you are given
may or may not be grandiose or
obvious. They are, nonetheless,
importantyou are important.
Whatever the case, use your gifts
for the betterment of you and for the
advancement of planet Earth.
Understanding tempta-
tion---Knowledge is a wonderful but
crazy discovery. The closer you look the
more there is to learn. The more answers
you fnd the more questions arise. The
journey is taken step by step. Thats a good
thing. You will be tempted and seduced
time and again by external circumstances.
If you make the conscious choice not to
beat the temptation you will experience
the cause and effect that decision brings.
You will lose power. Temptation, however,
provides an opportunity for the soul to
learn without harming others and to be
empowered. Its like a dry-run at getting
it right. This is a process that doesnt
miraculously happen because you wish it
so. Authentic power comes from making
choice after choice after choice and is a
process that must be earned.
Challenge and release
your fearsWhen your emotions
are based on fear and not love the behaviors
that come after are negative and a product
of that fear. You can express jealously or
greed or anger in ways that keep you locked
into a loss of authentic power. The human
species is evolving, leaving the pursuit of
external power behind to pursue, instead,
genuine power. That is power based upon a
world built with the energy of the soul. Its
a walk that requires looking at the universe
and our place in it through different lenses.
Were all on this journey together. Travel
outside of your fear and judgment; allow
the power in you to shine bright, and, in
doing so, help transform the world.
Pz is the author of Club Shattered. As a
motivational writer and personal power
coach, Pz specializes in the area of rela-
tionships and the human condition.
Contact Pz with ideas, questions, or feed-
back: pzpower@aol.com
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welcome
tomyworld
ameliapowers
What do you consider your greatest lesson learned?
That being a mother isnt as easy as I thought it would be,
so I have learned not to assume things in life.
Is there anyone you would like to thank?
God for giving me the joy, strength and health to live
my dream
What do you consider your greatest triumph(s)?
200 Miss Bikini America Overall title at age and be-
ing a mother of one is to me my greatest triumph.
What do you do for a living?
I own my own Gym where I train only women in
Menands, NY
How/Why did you get involved in ftness?
I frst developed a passion for ftness at age 12 and entered
my frst competition at age 1. My father was a national
running champion and his infuence helped me to get
involved in the sports and ftness industry.
Favorite Book: Bible
Movie: Ghost
Cheat Food: Vanilla wafers
Who infuenced you the most athletically, Academi-
cally?
My father
Who do you admire the most?
Male? My father
Female? My mother
What did you think about your frst competition?
It was truly a challenge because my mother never wanted
me to compete. She was worried that I would look like a
guy because she didnt understand that I could compete
and still look feminine. After seeing me on stage she
started crying with happiness and has supported me
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his past November in la, MY WoRld was introduced to amelia powers, 2007 overall bikini Cham-
pion. She is the frst Classic division winner in the history of Fap to win the oVERall title (and it
was over Siena and Monica - you can easily run out of adjectives for these two!) after the competition,
I emailed amelia to ask her to grace MY WoRld. the more conversations I had with her, the more
I wanted to know about this peruvian beauty. her background intrigued me and her maturity of vision and
purpose challenged me. She and her husband and son drove down from New York for a shoot in my great
Falls studio.
this shoot was magical from beginning to end. despite 8 hours on the road, amelias strength, poise, charm,
and grace adorn the images. In all my years of shooting, I think amelia is at the very top, and considering I
have shot the best of the best, this compliment is not lightly given, but well deserved. Something exquisite and
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camera frame by frame.
aMElIa poWERS IS SIMplY SUNNINg! her beauty goes is rooted in deep in her soul. It has been
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pick the best See for yourselves, my friends, Welcome to MY WoRld..
Lives: New York
Born: Lima, Peru
Marital Status: Very happily married
with son, Brandon
Education: BA Physical Education
Age:
Height:
Weight: 110 lbs

ever since.
Who do you want to emulate?
I like who I am and have never dreamed of being someone
else or being like someone else. I am how God made me
and that is what I accept.
What traits do you value the most?
Honesty, sincerity and respect.
What do you see that is good in Fitness today?
Women are receiving more exposure and respect than
they did years ago.
What needs to change in Fitness today, in your opin-
ion?
Although ftness is taught in schools, I dont think it
receives enough emphasis. Eating disorders are at a high
with teens and I believe with proper education in ftness
we could help to avoid bad habits and instill a healthy
lifestyle.
What would you like to say to the reader of NMM?
Normally, to reach goals is not something that happens
overnight, but if you take one step at a time you will reach
them eventually.
Coach A?
I think he is truly a gentleman and his advice has been a
blessing to me. I believe he talks from the heart and his
words are sincere. There are no words to truly explain
my appreciation to him.
Where do you go fromhere?
My next goal is to the talent agents are helping me to
become ftness model and spokes person. I am currently
working on ways to give back.
How can our readers learn more about you?
www.trainingbyamelia.com
What is your passion? What makes you tick?
My passion has always been and will always be to com-
pete and to help other women reach their ftness goals.
Sum up your philosophy of ftness in one sentence?
Fitness is not just for the body, but also for the mind
and soul.
What else do you want the readers to know about
you?
I love to eat raw oysters (usually 0 or more) which is
probably why the owners of the local all-you-can-eat-
buffets cringe when they see me coming!
I like who I am and have never dreamed of
being someone else or being like someone else.
I am how God made me and that is what I
accept.
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Monday: Legs
Modifed Superset:
Squats (Wide Stance) x of 10, 8, , reps (120 sec. rest)
Lying Leg Curls (Toes In) x of 10, 8, , reps (120 sec. rest)
Modifed Superset:
Barbell Lunges x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Single Leg Curls (Toes Out) x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Modifed Superset:
Leg Press (Close Stance) x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Stiff Legged Dead-lifts x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Tuesday: Chest, Back, and Calves
Modifed Superset:
Incline Barbell Bench Press x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Low Pulley Rows x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Modifed Superset:
Chest Dips x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Wide Grip Pull-ups to Front x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Modifed Superset:
Flat Dumbbell Bench Press x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Chins or P-downs x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Calf Press (Toes Straight) x of 12, 10, 8, reps (0 sec rest)
Cardio: 0 minutes at target heart rate
Wednesday: Shoulders and Arms
Modifed Tri-set:
Seated Military Press x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Upright Rows x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
R Delt Machine Lat Raises x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Modifed Superset:
E-Z Preacher Curls x of 10, 8, , reps (0 sec. rest)
Triceps Pushdowns x of 10, 8, , reps (0 sec. rest)
Modifed Superset:
Zottmann Curls x of 10, 8, , reps (0 sec. rest)
Execution note: start with the dumbbells palms facing down as if you were
going to do a reverse curl but start rotating the wrist as you lift the weights.
The fnal position is the same one as that of a regular dumbbell curl.
Lying E-Z Triceps Exts x of 10, 8, , reps (0 sec. rest)
Cardio: 0 minutes at target heart rate
Thursday: Abs and Cardio
tri-Set:
V-Ups x of 10-2 reps (no rest)
Bicycle Crunches x of 10-2 reps (no rest)
Rope Crunches x of 10-2 reps (1 minute rest)
Cardio: 0 minutes at target heart rate
Friday: Legs
Modifed Superset:
Squats (Wide Stance) x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Lying Leg Curls (Toes In) x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Modifed Superset:
Barbell Lunges x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Single Leg Curls (Toes Out) x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Modifed Superset:
Leg Press (Close Stance) x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Stiff Legged Dead-lifts x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Seated Calf Raises x of 20, 1, 10 reps ( sec. rest)
Cardio: 0 minutes at target heart rate
Saturday: Upper Body
Incline Bench Press x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Chin-ups with Reverse Grip x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Chest Dips x of 8-12 reps
x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
One Arm Db Row or Pulley Rows x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Military Press x of 10, 8, reps ( sec. rest)
Bent Over Lateral Raise x of 10, 8, reps ( sec. rest)
Zottman Curls on Incline Bench x of 10, 8, , reps (0 sec. rest)
Triceps Pushdowns x of 10, 8, reps (0 sec. rest)
Cardio: 0 minutes at target heart rate
Sunday: Abs and Cardio
Tri-Set:
Knee-Ins x of 10-2 reps (no rest)
Bicycle Crunches x of 10-2 reps (no rest)
Swiss Ball Crunches x of 10-2 reps (1 minute rest)
Cardio: 0 minutes at target heart rate
Weeks 6-8
New Years
Resolution
Body
Re-Engineering
Training
and Diet
part 2
I
n my last article, I provided you with the frst four weeks
of an 8-week training plan that I designed to put you on the
fast track to bodybuilding results.
Before we started the program however we embarked on a
one week Active Recovery Phase in which you only trained
with weights twice a week on a full body routine in order to
rejuvenate and prime the body for what is about to come. We
then proceeded to the Loading Phase, which was four weeks
in duration and consisted of a high volume routine with short
rest between sets. Training volume gradually increased over
the course of these weeks in order to stress the body almost to
the point of overtraining.
We will now fnalize this program with a heavier weight,
lower volume and slower paced phase called the Growth
Phase. By reducing the volume, this phase allows the body
to catch up and use its extra adaptive energies (the ones built
up during the weeks of the loading phase) to super compensate
by growing extra muscle size and strength. In other words,
we are using the bodys own defense mechanisms to help our
bodybuilding cause.
TRAINING NOTES:
For these routines, we will be using modifed super-
sets. In a modifed superset, you perform the frst ex-
ercise, rest the prescribed period, move to the second
exercise, again rest for the pre-determined amount,
and go back to the frst one. You continue in this
manner until all sets are done.
If unable to perform in modifed superset fashion
due to working out at an extremely busy gym, then
simply do straight sets resting for the prescribed
amount of time.
Because of the slower pace of these routines, they
will take 0 minutes to complete.
WEEK TO WEEK DIET AND CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING ADJUSTMENTS
Cardio
If you are losing body fat at the rate of 1-2 lbs per week then keep cardiovascular
activity at 0 minutes six times a week. Otherwise, you can increase it to minutes
every day.
Again, remember to work hard and try to bring your heart rate to 8% of your maxi-
mum.
Diet
If you lost 1-2 lbs last week, then keep the diet the same for this week and do not change
a thing. If you are not losing at least one pound bodyweight per week its time for another
calorie adjustment in the neighborhood of a 100 - 200 reduction. These calories will
come from the starchy carbohydrate department so we are looking to reduce between
2-0 grams of carbs per day taken out evenly from the meals with carbohydrates.
This reduction will happen even over your high calorie days.
WHAT TO DO AFTER WEEK 8?
I would suggest that after week 8 you take some good After pictures so that you can
visually assess your progress. Then decide if youd like to keep losing fat or if youd
like to shift your focus solely on gaining muscle.
A) Further Fat Loss: If you decide to keep losing fat then increase your calories by
adding 10 grams of carbohydrates to each meal. Then reduce cardiovascular activity
to sessions of 0 minutes. After the Active Recovery Week, increase cardio to 0
minutes every day for weeks 1- and then increase to minutes for weeks -8. As
far as the diet, refer to the diet adjustments specifed for the following weeks in Parts
I and II of this article ad make the necessary adjustments after week 1. Note that the
cardiovascular exercise this time around will be higher in quantity.
B) Exclusive Muscle Gain: If instead you decide to embark on a muscle gaining phase,
then increase your calories by 00 in the form of carbohydrates evenly throughout the
day and reduce cardiovascular activity to 0 minutes, times a week. You will keep
cardiovascular activity at this level. As the weeks go by, assess if you need to further
go up in calories based on your progress. After the frst two weeks, you should not be
gaining more than - 1 lb per week. Otherwise you risk gaining too much body fat.
The optimal caloric intake will be the one that allows for an increase in body weight
with minimum increases in the caliper readings. If body fat is increasing too much,
then decrease calories by 100 in the form of carbs (so that means taking 2 grams of
carbs off from the diet).
Should I Keep The Same Exercises For The Sec. Time Around?
For maximum beneft, change a few exercises around and/or shift the order of the
existing ones. Leave the rest of the workout parameters (such as sets, repetitions and
rest in between sets) the same.
Conclusion
I hope that you greatly benefted from this program. As you can see, it takes more
than just a simple diet pill or supplement to make the bodybuilding gains that you are
looking for. However, if you consistently apply the right program, the achieved results
can be considered dramatic or almost magical.
When you fnish the program feel free to drop
me a line at hugo@hugorivera.net to let me
know how you liked it.
About The Author
Hugo Rivera is an ISSACertifed Fitness Trainer
and best-selling ftness author of over 8 books on
bodybuilding, weight loss and ftness, including
The Body Sculpting Bible for Men, The Body
Sculpting Bible for Women, The Hardgainers
Bodybuilding Handbook, and his successful,
self published e-book system, Body Re-Engi-
neering. You can visit Hugo Rivera at www.
bodybuilding.about.com, www.HRFit.net, and
his new site www.losefatandgainmuscle.com.
Cardio Note:
Try to bring your
heart rate from 75% to
85% of your maximum:
(220-age) x .85 = beats per
minute at 85% of max.
Try to get better at the
activity and burn more
calories every time you
do it.
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