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Review: The Quad Blaster

August 14, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

Several years ago I had lower back surgery to repair a ruptured disc.  As a result of that surgery, I’ve been continually concerned with potential injuries to my back.  At the same time, I want to make my quads grow larger.  Everyone told me to squat and squat heavy in order to gain quad size. 

I gave the squat idea a try, but every time I got to a higher weight where I could really work my quads, I’d get a muscle spasm.  I’ve come to decide that those injuries were caused by my fear of getting hurt.  As Skip Lacour would say, I let my head take over when my body should have.  Whatever the cause, I was very hesitant to do squats as a result of all the problems I’d experienced.  I thought all hope was lost until…enter the Quad Blaster.

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The Quad Blaster is a very simple, but effective device for growing your quads.  It can completely replace the squat in your workout routine or just supplement it.  Alwyn Cosgrove has called the Quad Blaster an iso-compound exercise because it works like a compound movement and an isolation movement at the same time.

This device was invented and patented by Carlos DeJesus, a world champion natural bodybuilder.  Carlos used this device to grow massive thighs during his competition years.

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Carlos had suffered from lower back pain and was trying to find ways he could squat without pain.  Eventually he was diagnosed with a degenerative disc disease which meant no more barbell squats for him.  He was a competitive bodybuilder and knew he was going to need something good to make his quads grow. 

As a result of his own personal issues, Carlos invented the Quad Blaster in 1974.  By 1979 he had the plans copyrighted and in 2000 he had the device patented. 

Through the use of the Quad Blaster, Carlos was able to win the 1981 Natural Mr. USA, the 1981 Natural Mr. North America and the 1985 Professional Natural Mr. World.

When I first tried the Quad Blaster I was pretty amazed at how well it worked my legs with just my own body weight.  You get into the machiquadsketchne with your feet close together.  It mimics a narrow stance squat, which is an extremely quad-dominant exercise.  Your body travels in a very vertical stance.  You are able to add weight as necessary to increase the intensity of the exercise.  You can either hold a dumbbell in the front or a barbell in the back to make this an extremely intense exercise.   If you stick to proper form a 50 lb. dumbbell will be extremely difficult for you to complete. 

I started using the Quad Blaster and after 24 weeks I had increased my quads on both sides by more than 2 inches.  The definition I got was incredible as well.  I now use the Quad Blaster in all of my leg workouts.  It works as advertised.  To quote the sales page, the Quad Blaster is:

 

  • Intense.  This is the most intense workout for the thighs.  Don’t be decieved by the simplicity of this machine. Once you’ve tried it, nothing else compares.
  • Safe.    You don't need to put heavy-duty weights on your back. Because of the beauty of design, The Quad Blaster generates immense difficulty through leverage so that holding a 10-pound dumbbell translates to 200 pounds to your thighs. This will save your back and knees. It's so well designed that even put through the worst of trails by a World Champion; even he couldn't damage or break it, even with years of use.
  • Portable/Light Weight.  Because the total weight is about 15 pounds The Quad Blaster is easily portable and perfect for travel. The side handle makes it easy to pick up and go. Most will especially appreciate this feature. Not exactly what you can do with a bulky machine!
  • Compact.  The Quad Blaster is compact enough that it fits in the back seat of your car, in the trunk, or under your bed.
  • Affordable.  Priced so that everyone can afford one. There are three ways you can get one. Pick the one that is right for you so you can jump-start your leg training by having your very own Quad Blaster.

If you want some serious quad growth, get yourself a Quad Blaster.  You will not be sorry that you did. 

You can buy one full assembled, buy a kit that you assemble yourself or you can buy the plans to do the entire thing on your own.

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Joint Venture or Monetization Scheme?

August 12, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

Today I was pondering something regarding the fitness industry and it inspired me to write this post.  As most of you know, the fitness industry is a multi-billion dollar industry.  There is alot of money to be made by someone with a large list of prospects.  A common teaching of internet gurus is to get involved with a joint venture (JV) to assist with building your list of prospects. 

I am active on Facebook and Twitter and enjoy interacting with people in both places.  From time to time I get joint venture offers on Facebook.  I’ve generally ignored them for a multitude of reasons.  For some reason this past week I decided to investiate one.  I believe what inspired me is the fact that this joint venture is aimed directly at fitness professionals. 

I filled out the form for this “free” joint venture opportunity and hit the submit button.  I was taken to a page that began to pitch me on buying into another part of the joint venture opportunity.  By spending $17 I would be guaranteed a place in the joint venture opportunity.  I would get special preference for placement on the joint venture page when the launch occurred.  I decided that I did not want to spend $17, so I clicked the “no thanks” button.  Amazingly, I was sent to an almost identical pitch page that told me that I could get the same thing for just $7. 

Think about what I just told you.  What would have happened if I had decided to pay the $17 right off the bat?  I would have paid $10 extra for something that I could have gotten for $7.  To me, that is a rip off, plain and simple.  I’m betting you wonder why I am bringing this topic up.  I bet you are not seeing the connection to the fitness industry in general.

Well, my friend, this is becoming more and more common in the fitness industry.  It is not just happening with joint venture opportunities.  Fitness gurus are offering their products at $89.95 and when you say you don’t want it (by either clicking on “no thanks” or by trying to navigate away from their site) they offer to sell you the program for $49.95.  That’s right, just for saying no you save $40.00.  This bothers me.

If you are really selling your product for $49.95 just do so right up front.  In fact, I think people should offer their product at a price they want and then allow the customer to add or subtract from the price if they feel the product is either worthy of more money or so bad that it should have cost less money.  This will force the gurus to make products that are effective and do what they claim they do.  It is a new form of a guarantee.

As the consumer, you can get this to happen.  If you try a product and don’t feel it lives up to the hype, return it for a full refund and then communicate to the author what you feel the program was really worth. Tell the author that you would have paid another amount had that offer been available.  If enough people were to do this it would soon become a method for paying on programs.  The authors would then work very hard on their product because they’d want to maximize their income.  Everyone would win.

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Filed Under: News

Combat the Fat Week 5 Update

August 10, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT 1 Comment

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This is the start of my sixth week on Combat the Fat.  The results so far have been good, but not what I wanted, so I am making some changes.  I am not changing the program itself because I want to see how that works, but I am making some adjustments to my eating.

While the program states that there is no need to count calories, I have a feeling that I have been overconsuming calorically.  Thus, starting today I will be calculating my caloric intake.  I will aim to keep it down to 2200 calories.  My maintenance level is 3100 calories, so this will be a nice deficit.  I am also going to add something that I had originally planned to add from the beginning—several sessions each week of Max-OT cardio.  With the amount of cardio already being done on this program, the addition of these intense Max-OT cardio sessions will give me the boost I think is missing from my training.

I have found the nutrition program to be very easy to follow.  As stated, the only flaw I see so far is that he does not have you count calories at all. This is a problem for me because I am hitting this program after coming off of a bulk and I think I’ve lost touch with how many calories will help me cut down.

I can report some definite positive results in my strength through the use of this extremely unorthodox program.  That’s right, I tested my 1 rep max on the flat barbell bench press and it is up about 25 pounds.  My previous max was 205 lbs. and just last week I hit 230 lbs.  I can see changes in my shoulders as well.  I’ve lost 3 inches in my abdominal area and several percent of body fat. 

Being the analytical personality that I am, I’ve learned alot from the approaches to training that this program teaches.  I have learned to push myself even harder than I used to and that (if you have followed my blog) is an accomplishment in itself.

Week 5 of this program saw me go from Advanced Level 1 to Advanced Level 2.  The addition of some exercises in the pyramids caused a massive increase in intensity.  It has been an amazing experience. Just when the workouts were getting routine, there’s a new twist added that takes things to a new level.

Please come back next week for the next installment of the Combat the Fat update.  Find out if the changes I am making work any better.

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M8:D15 (D632) Ketogenic Diets

July 20, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

The Muscle Building Fat Burning Video Blog
July 19, 2009

 

My camera (video and still) is down and at the service center, so no video today.

 


What's on my mind today?

When Atkins became popular, it renewed an interest in the bodybuilding community in ketogenic diets.  These diets consist of higher fat, moderate protein, very low carb nutrition.  A true ketogenic diet will have extremely low carbohydrate content in an effort to force the body to burn fat for fuel.  The very popular Anabolic Diet is based off this type of system.

Low Carb to Force Fat Burning

I have tried almost every nutritional technique and have found that a 5 day a week ketogenic diet followed by a higher carb, almost anything you want, diet on weekends works extremely well.  The low carb portion forces the body to become a fat burning machine.  After some consistency with this type of diet plan, the body gets so used to burning fat for fuel that it can handle just about any meal thrown at it. 

The Anabolic Diet is 100% based upon this principle.  It teaches that you can eat low carb 5 days a week and then have free weekends and you won’t gain fat.  It seems to work quite well.

Adequate Protein

You must be careful to take in enough protein to rebuild the body after a difficult workout.  Failure to do this will result in you going in the wrong direction.  Your muscles need protein to grow.  Give that to them in the form of adequate protein intake and you are going to see results on a plan like this.  Ketogenic diets are great for leaning out.  You actually feel different as you are getting more and more lean.  It is a tremendous cutting plan. 

 
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Today was a rest day. 
 

 
My camera (video and still) is down and at the service center, so no picture today.
 

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

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M8:D14 (D631) Facebook for Accountability

July 19, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

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July 18, 2009

 

My camera (video and still) is down and at the service center, so no video today.

 


What's on my mind today?

Last week I discussed how I am using Twitter to heighten the level of my accountability.  Today I’d like to discuss how I use Facebook to do the same thing.

First, if we have not connected on Facebook, I’d love to do so.  Head over to http://facebook.com/michaelmahony and add me as a friend.

Blog Import

Facebook has the ability to import blog entries.  I use this feature to import every article written on this blog.  This makes the article appear in my newsfeed that every one of my Facebook friends sees.  By doing this, I am increasing the exposure of my blog, which increases my accountability as I get more and more readers.

Link Posting

Each time I create a video or write an article that is published on the web, I post a link to it on my Facebook profile. Once again, this goes inot the newsfeed and every one of my Facebook friends sees the link.  This increases the exposure I get on those links.

Viral Accountability

Facebook is set up to be viral by nature.  You see something on someone’s newsfeed that interests you, so you hook up to that resource.  Your friends then see that you hooked up with that resource and if it interests them, they also hook up with that resource.  This keeps spiraling on and on in a viral fashion. There is no better way to create massive accountability than this viral manner.

Facebook is definitely a tool that you should be leveraging to ratchet up your accountability.

 
Find out what I'm doing to my body!

 
Today was another 1 hour cardio session. 
 

 
My camera (video and still) is down and at the service center, so no picture today.
 

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

Follow the Muscle Building Fat Burning Machine on Twitter!

 

Get the Cure for Fitness Information Overload Now!

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