FAME Worlds Weekend is Actually Here!

You've waited two years for this weekend…it's where the best of the best get on stage and rival it out and for what? The title to become the WORLD CHAMPION!

The FAME World Championships and PRO Showdown will put the sizzle in Toronto this weekend as hot bodies swarm the city showing off what they've worked so hard for.

Watch the excitement unfold (either at the show or live on the internet) as the largest names in the fitness industry come together for the first time in two years to battle it out on stage! In addition to seeing these top athletes together, you get the chance to see what goes on in a Worlds contest; get motivation for getting yourself Body-Proud; learn tips and tricks if you want to compete: and you can see your role models live in action (on stage, at the autograph zone, or during on site photo shoots)!

For the FIRST time ever, the expo Marketplace that goes hand in hand with the Worlds is Free! For all the newcomers to fitness this is the best spot to get in touch with hot photographers, scouts and potential sponsors to help you get to the top. You'll also get to meet the largest names in the fitness industry! Bodybuilding.com's Kris Gethin, Oxygen's editor-in-chief Stacey Kennedy, author of Holistic Detox for Body, Mind and Spirit and key note speaker Madeleine Marentette will all be at the Expo and the added Speaker Symposium that focuses on the visual, mental and emotional elements.

For those who think they have what it takes and have competed before, there's still time to register – either online or at the Athlete Registration Meeting (John Bassett Theatre, Friday any time btwn 9am to 2pm).

Website: www.FAMEworldtour.com // Tickets – Order Now! // Web TV – Watch Live on Internet!

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What's on my mind today? Today I realized that I am on the verge of some very big changes.  I was honestly surprised by my measurements today.  In a way, it made me a little upset with myself that I hadn't bulked sooner.  If you recall, I had originally planned to have a bulk phase in M2 and bypassed it for further cutting.  Now I wish I had just gone for it. It has made me think about people who ask “Should I bulk or cut first?”  I think if they have to ask that question the answer is obvious–BULK!  Carlos De Jesus calls it The Larger Engine Concept. It just makes sense. We all hear about how muscle burns fat and cutting reduces muscle mass, yet we immediately think that every single person trying to hit a weight loss goal is supposed to cut. Have you ever thought that it isn't about weight loss at all, but more about body recomposition? Yes, there are severely obese people who need to cut, but even they need muscle to assist with that. If any of you has ever watched Celebrity Fit Club you'd get my point.  They had comedian Ralphie May as one of the contestants.  Ralphie weighed in at more than 400 pounds.  After the first two weeks, Ralphie had gained a few pounds and was discouraged because he was working the plan as outlined…no cheating.  The doctor and the trainer both spoke up and told Ralphie that his body was responding with what was going to help it the most–increased muscle mass.  Now I ask you, if a 400 pound comedian's body needs more muscle mass before it will start shedding fat, why do we all assume we need to cut?

Week Begins 6/8/2008   Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Cycle spot HC LC LC LC HC LC LC M1 * 5:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 5:30 a.m. M2 * 8:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. M3 * 11:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. M4 * 2:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. M5 * 5:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. M6 * 7:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Weights * N/A Lift N/A Lift N/A Lift N/A Cardio * N/A N/A AM N/A AM N/A AM Abs * N/A FYA FYA N/A FYA N/A FYA Water * 264 oz             Post-workout nutrition * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pre-sleep nutrition * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Vitamins/Supplements * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Accountability * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Cals within 5% (+/-) * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Target Cals 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 Cals 2750             Ratios (C/P/F) 40/30/30             Target Ratios (C/P/F) 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 Total Completed 15             Total Possible 15             Mission 3 Total Complete 329             Mission 3 Total Possible 330             * = Counts towards total Success! Failed Not Counted!

Find out what I'm doing to my body! Today was a rest day.  I took it quite literally and rested…alot.

Exercise the brain with the Thought of the Day! Pain is your friend as long as it is the type of pain we call discomfort.

Get a discussion started by answering the question! Your friend is 20 pounds overweight and wants to know if s/he should cut or bulk, what do you advise them to do?  Comment this post with your answer.

Mission 1, Day 27: Thoughts on progress Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

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Today would normally be stats day, but I'm not posting those right now (gotta maintain suspense) so I have decided to take  the Friday tip and turn it into the Sunday tip effective later today.

I did just complete my measurements and will report that my first week bulking was a success. My circumference measurements went up in every place I would want (chest, arms, legs) and down where I would want (abdominals). My bodyfat percentage is down and scale weight is up.

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Weight Training Tips

By Vince DelMonte

Weight training properly is known by few. If it was easy then you would see a lot more muscular and lean physiques on the streets. Before you learn how to weight train properly, it is critical that you learn these five weight training tips before you even step foot in the gym.

1. Write down a realistic short term and long term goal.

2. Make a commitment to stick to one program for at least 12 weeks.

3. Educate yourself prior to starting.

4. Hire a trainer to teach you proper technique.

5. Focus on gradual progression.

Weight Training Tip #1: Goal Setting

Inch-by-inch life is a sinch. Yard-by-yard life is hard. Treat your goal setting the same way. Do not expect to be on the cover of Men's Health by next summer. Decide how much muscle weight you wish to achieve in three months. Six months and one year. Decide where you wish to finish and work backwards. If you wish to gain 50 pounds by the end of the year, than create a game plan that allows to gain at least one pound per week.

Weight Training Tip #2: Commitment

The only reason you will fail is if you are not truly committed to your goals. Do your homework and find a weight training program ideal for your specific goals and situation. Study the program fully prior to commencing. Comprehend every detail of the program and if you don't, contact the author of the program to ensure you have no excuse to misunderstand or perform the workout incorrectly. After you chosen a program, take responsibility for your decision and follow it to it's full completion. Do not try it out for three weeks and than say, “It's not working…” and try another program. This will create a failures attitude and begin the deadly bad habit of program hopping

Weight Training Tip #3: Education

How much do you really know about building muscle? Let's put it this way, if you had to teach someone else how to transform their body in the next twelve weeks, could you help them? Never mind, could you transform your body in the next twelve weeks? If not, you probably do not know enough about how your body works from a training, nutrition and recovery stand point. Order a book, visit a reputable website and find out everything you must know, about proper weight training, before you start the guessing game.

Weight Training Tip #4: Proper Technique

You wouldn't try and drill your teeth? You wouldn't try and do your own taxes? You wouldn't try and fix your own car? Assuming you have no expertise in dentistry, accounting or automotive repairs. So why would you try and teach yourself proper weight training technique? It boggles my mind why so many people across North America sign up for a gym membership and jeopardize the health of their tendons, ligaments and joints with the attitude of “I think I'll try it on my own,” or “My friend is going to teach me,” or “I am self taught from watching others…” Do not be cheap and leave your ego at the door and hire a reputable fitness trainer who can teach you proper weight training technique.

Weight Training Tip #5: Progression

I'll say this again. Inch-by-inch life is a sinch. Yard-by-yard life is hard. Approach each workout with this attitude. Your bench press does not need to go up twenty pounds in the first week. But just imagine your bench press went up consistently 2.5-5 pounds every week for the next year? That would some serious muscular and strength gains! Your goal is to simply out do yourself from workout-to-workout, week-to-week. Whether you do one extra rep, one extra set, a extra 2.5 pounds or a shorter rest period, these are are measurable signs of weight training progress.

Conclusion

Make your weight training life easy by starting with the the above weight training tips and look forward to a rewarding and fruitful adventure in the gym.

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About the Author:

Vince DelMonte is the author of No Nonsense Muscle Building: Skinny Guy Secrets To Insane Muscle Gain found at http://www.VinceDelMonteFitness.com/

He specializes in teaching skinny guys how to build muscle and gain weight quickly without drugs, supplements and training less than before.

© 2006-2008, Vince DelMonte Fitness. All rights in all media reserved. You may reprint this article so long as the article and author bio are reprinted intake and all links are made live. This article may never be sold individually or as part of a package.

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What's on my mind today? This was not my original post for tonight, but plans change.  As I mentioned in previous posts, I've been carrying on email correspondence with Carlos De Jesus (inventor of the Quad Blaster) and we've approached some very intersting issues.  Carlos is very wise.  What is best about communicating with Carlos from my perspective is something most people would not catch. You see, we can go online and read information from Chad Waterbury, Tom Venuto or even Jay Cutler, but how often are you presented with the opportunity to actually talk to a true champion?  That's what happened to me tonight.  For 1-1/2 hours, I had a telephone conversation with Carlos De Jesus (1981 Winner Natural Mr. USA, 1981 Winner Natural Mr. North America, 1985 Winner Professional Natural Mr. World).  What is even more incredible, Carlos actually initiated the call based upon our email correspondence. We discussed many topics tonight.  Carlos gave me his input on nutrition (I told him my secret ideas and he agrees with them), he gave me his input on training (he agrees that your body really has to take a pounding to get bigger), the fitness industry (top secret), blogs (he's visited mine and several others that are linked from ine), God (Carlos and I are both brothers in Christ), The Anabolic Diet (Carlos has read the book and we had a nice discussion about it) and many other topics.  I find Carlos to be amazingly informative.  He is very wise.  This is the kind of person I will listen to because he walks the walk. I have totally changed my attitude towards transformation in the past month to two months (pretty much started around the time of my nutritional experiment).  I'm not sure my views would be popular with the Shreddersphere in general, but I will be expressing them as time goes on.  I have discovered a few things that will now be included in my eBook.  Most of what I've discovered has to do with nutrition.  Nothing I've discovered is earth shattering, but with some research, everyone could discover the same things.  More on this in the future, so keep coming back for more. It is late and I need my rest.

Week Begins 6/1/2008   Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Cycle spot HC LC LC LC HC LC LC M1 * 5:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 5:30 a.m. M2 * 8:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. M3 * 11:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. M4 * 2:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. M5 * 5:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. M6 * 7:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Weights * N/A Lift N/A Lift N/A Lift N/A Cardio * N/A N/A AM N/A AM N/A AM Abs * N/A FYA FYA N/A FYA N/A FYA Water * 264 oz 264 oz. 240 oz 264 oz 264 oz 264 oz 264 oz Post-workout nutrition * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Pre-sleep nutrition * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Vitamins/Supplements * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Accountability * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Cals within 5% (+/-) * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Target Cals 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 2800 Cals 2910 2869 2912 2901 2828 2921 2725 Ratios (C/P/F) 40/30/20 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 Target Ratios (C/P/F) 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 40/30/30 Total Completed 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 Total Possible 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Mission 3 Total Complete 224 239 254 269 284 299 314 Mission 3 Total Possible 225 240 255 270 285 300 315 * = Counts towards total Success! Failed Not Counted!

Find out what I'm doing to my body! Today I went for an outdoor run.  The target I wanted to hit was 20 minutes and a heart rate of 129 to 152 beats per minute.  I managed to hit both sets of targets.  I enjoyed running in a new area and saw some beautiful scenery along the way.  I am very committed to this new program of steady state cardio during my bulk phase.  I can't wait for tomorrow to see what my results are so far.

Exercise the brain with the Thought of the Day! “To reach newer and higher levels of perfection, we must be willing to pay the price; sometimes that price is enduring more suffering, more agony, more pain.” (Carlos De Jesus) Note: Perfection here is defined as personal best.

Get a discussion started by answering the question! How much are you willing to pay for a new personal best?  Comment this blog post to answer the question.

Mission 1, Day 26: Why do I do this? Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

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