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November 8, 2010 By Michael Mahony Leave a Comment

OK everyone, I am back to my blog and I am ready to continue the progress I've made during my first round of Insanity.  Yes, I completed one round of Insanity and got insane results!

19 pounds lost
5% body fat lost
Resting heart rate decreased
Cardio improved

Now I am ready to do round 2 of Insanity, but I am coupling it with the 5 3 1 Strength program.  This is going to be crazy, but I am aiming to be in the best shape of my life on January 16, 2011, my 46th birthday.

You can follow the detailed training journal here and the technical issues at Fitness Expose You can also follow me on Twitter – htt.
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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

The Muscle Building Fat Burning Video Blog 
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.

 
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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!

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M8:D13 (D630) Carlos DeJesus

July 18, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

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July 17, 2009

 

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

 


What's on my mind today?

Today my focus for Focus Friday is on Carlos DeJesus and his blog, The Fitness Herald. 

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For those of you who do not know, Carlos is the inventor of the Quad Blaster and he is a world champion natural bodybuilder.  More so than that, Carlos was undefeated in drug tested competitions.  That is a feat that nobody will ever meet or exceed.

In his blog, Carlos writes about topics that are near and dear to him.  He has been writing alot about unfinished business since starting the blog.  Carlos has links on his blog to interviews he has done, articles he has written and products he has available for sale. 

I highly recommend reading this blog on a regular basis.  Carlos is a wealth of tried and true information.  He tells you the truth whether you want to hear it or not.  I have learned more from Carlos about bodybuilding in a short time than I have from all other resources combined.  I have been lucky to make friends with people like Carlos DeJesus and Marc David.  Carlos is the real deal.  He has tried every technique he teaches and has had success with all of it.  Get over to http://exercisetherapy1.blogspot.com and put the RSS feed into your news reader.  You won’t be sorry!

 
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Today was another rather brutal pyramid training session. 
 

 
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:D12 (D629) Mental toughness

July 17, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

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July 16, 2009

 

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

 


What's on my mind today?

A very common issue when working out is mental attitude.  The right mental attitude will carry you further than you ever thought possible, while the wrong mental attitude will sink you before you get started.

Mental Preparation

Your mental attitude adjustments need to start before you get into the gym.  Prepare yourself by setting some goals for the workout.  Log them in your workout log and then tell yourself that you are going to achieve them.  Always go into your workouts with the attitude that you are going to succeed.  If you are tired, do not dwell on that.  Do what it takes to energize yourself.  Be ready to work the moment you enter the gym.

Workout Preparation

Make sure that you have planned your workout prior to entering the gym.  I personally write down every exercise in the order I am going to do them and I add the weight I am going to attempt in the area where I am recording my first set.  This helps me to focus on the workout when I’m at the gym.  If you go in without a planned workout you are bound to completely lose mental focus while you determine what is the next exercise you should do.  In addition, by having it all written out beforehand, you have the ability to figure out how good the workout is before you start it.

Go Beyond

My good friend, Carlos DeJesus, speaks about the pain experienced during lifting.  His advice is simple—go beyond the pain.  I’ve adopted that attitude and it really has changed my lifting.  I no longer quit when the exercise becomes uncomfortable.  Instead, I go beyond to the point of failure.  The best example of this would be calf raises.  Most people quit when the calves start to burn.  However, if you are trying to go to failure, this is too early to quit.  Go beyond the pain.  Take the calves to failure.  When you try this for the first time you will be amazed.  At the same time, it changes your mental attitude.  You become mentally tough, knowing that your capabilities are greater than you had previously imagined. 
 

 
Find out what I'm doing to my body!

 

Today I did an hour of cardio. 
 

 
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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