Friday, July 5, 2013

2 Bodybuilding Podcasts Worth Listening

Welcome to My DoFollow Blog! As a Big Thank You, I'd Like to Give You FREE Access to my "19 Tips to Build Muscle & Gain Weight" Report That Gives You The Key Ingredients For Success in YOUR all your workouts! ~ Marc David; CPT


When I first started podcasting back in 2005, I was thrilled with the success of my initial podcasting efforts as nobody in fitness was doing it.  Being quite technical, I excelled at it and lots of people flocked to it because I was almost first to market.
I’ve done over 250 “shows” mostly by myself and a few superstar guests like Tom Venuto and Hugo Rivera to name a few.
It’s been great and I plan to continue at my snail’s like pace by myself because that’s how I roll.
But these 2 shows are worth adding to your favorite player and taking the time to listen whenever you have time.
// BioJacked Radio //
A controversial podcast by John Keifer.  It’s some really cool cutting edge stuff with lots of guests and science to boot.  Keifer does a lot of guest shows so you’ll get a nice two-way conversation.  He’s invested a lot of money into the proper equipment.  You will hear high quality audio and none of that “sound like talking thru a tin can” stuff you get with most other novices.
It’s nearly impossible to find the links to the show unless you are good at searching iTunes or Soundcloud.  There should be a huge link on his page but the guy is a scientist and a crappy web designer.  Luckily you have me who found the link and am publishing it here.
That being said, he’s really informative and fun to listen to and I wish he did more shows on a more frequent basis.  His information is solid and controversial.  He’s the author of Carb Backloading which I used successfully to pack on 10.55 lbs of muscle.  He’s also the reason I’m postponing breakfast for a few hours.
You want to listen to what he’s got to say.  It’s at the very least, a really good conversation to eavesdrop on while you are in the car.
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// Muscle College //
Dr. Layne Norton and Dr. Jake Wilson are your hosts for this show (real PhD doctors, not actors).  With only 3 total episodes and 50,000 iTunes subscribes, you know it’s Team Norton fans who would listen to Layne if he talked about knitting and his kids first coloring book.
Ever wondered what it would be like to listen to two super smart nerds, under the age of 35 who know a lot about bodybuilding and science? This is your show.
When I first fired it up, I almost fell asleep at the wheel.  These guys have no synergy.  The constant manlove for Ben Pakulski (IFBB bodybuilder) was annoying as I couldn’t give two cents about some muscle-bound monkey turned philosophical guru.
However, the information is why you subscribe right?  Muscle College isn’t TMZ.  It’s not 90 minutes of bullshit.  If you wanted fluff, hot women and people who sound amazing on the radio but talk about nothing, you can find about 10,000 other fitness shows on iTunes that are worthless.
Maybe I am a bit harsh here (jealous they have 50,000 subscribers and only 3 episodes) but the fact is, they dish out some very valuable information.  You can quickly skip over the podcast ads (why anybody would pay to advertise when we all skip ads is beyond me) and get to the good stuff.
I do like me some Muscle College to go with my Muscle Milk.
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That wraps up this post and I sincerely hope you take the time to check out the podcasts I’ve mentioned.  I found them quite useful and I have no doubt you will too.  It’s more than how to do a bench press or some lame twist on the good old push-up.  It truly is some great information by highly qualified people dispensing it.
Be Fit, Stay Strong!
Marc David – CPT

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

How to Create a Successful Supplement Company


Welcome to My DoFollow Blog! As a Big Thank You, I'd Like to Give You FREE Access to my "19 Tips to Build Muscle & Gain Weight" Report That Gives You The Key Ingredients For Success in YOUR all your workouts! ~ Marc David; CPT


While there are many ways to get rich (I know of seven), there’s fewer to creating a truly successful supplement company from the ground up.  With all the laws governing the creating and sale of supplements, the previous entrepreneur path of making a product in your garage and selling it are long gone.  By the way…
While it’s true you might make something in your garage today, your distribution methods are limited and it’s not a free for all (Wild West) like it once might have been.  There will always been law breakers, cons and cheats but regulation is much better today than a decade ago.  As a result…
1.  Get lucky and make a better product than anybody else
This happens with almost every industry.  You take an existing idea or product and make it better.
Look at Research in Motion (RIMM) that created the first Enterprise smart phone called the Blackberry.  They were first to market such a device and it was #1 for many years.  Since that time, Apple and many other hardware markets took that idea (smart phone) and made it better.  They were not first to market but made a better product.
EAS was #1 for many years in ready to drink products and tasty mixable protein supplements.  Since that time, many companies have made better tasting and higher quality products and taken over the #1 spot.  While they still exist, they are not the same company.
This is a tough thing to do but it’s the best option for the consumer which is to …
Make a better product!
2.  Use the law: Sue
If you can’t beat em, sue em!
Big companies with loads of money and less innovation who’ve held a #1 spot or never did but have the money necessary can sue their way to the top spot.  You see this a lot with patent infringement or using certain words.
You rarely see small companies doing this because it would bankrupt them.  But multi-billion dollar companies who can’t make a better product (resources, no know-how, no time, no incentive) will use the law to get rid of competition.
Let’s sue for usage of the word “milk.”  This type of action is not helpful to the consumer at all.  But it’s a way to damage the competition that is killing you.  Find a legal weak spot and exploit it.
The consumer is ultimately the loser as a better product may disappear.
If you need a real-world example, look at Apple vs. Samsung.  The Galaxy 3 smart phone is arguably a better phone (at least the consumer thinks so).
Instead of making a better phone, Apple sued for patent infringements on silly things like visual design like a rounded look and how apps looked.
They can’t seem to make a better phone so sue the competition.  Some people refer to this as jumping the shark.
3.  Use Fear
This is my personal favorite!
You don’t need to invest the time required to make a truly best-selling product that may take decades to materialize.  You don’t need to spend millions in court trying to weasel your way to the top spot.
You can use the power of words and count on the consumer not to dig deep to create a sense of fear to entice people to use your product.
For Example:
What if I told you Product A might taste better and be less expensive but that it contained ingredients that could disrupt your digestive system and maybe even cause cancer!
I’d use all sorts of power words to persuade you to use my more expensive product and not very tasty but you’d be much healthier and not die from some type of cancer.  I’d tell you how the industry as a whole was out to swindle your money but not us!  We care!  We have super smart people on staff with degrees and unlike those other companies who make crap in their unclean garages, we are a fully FDA certified!
Fact is … using fear is a tactic used by almost everybody who sells something.  It just happens that I’m seeing method being used more and more when it comes to people’s health.
The solution is simple.
Be an informed consumer. 
Before you rush off to buy bottled water (BPA free or not you are adding more plastic to the Earth)
because you are told the proper pH of the best water is 9.5, check your local water reports.  If your tap water is way off, maybe you do need a better source of water.  But before you start believing that everything you consume (protein, foods, water) is in someway harmful, do your research.
They are counting on the fact that you do not.
Be Fit, Stay Strong!
Marc David – CPT

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Trainieren hart, sondern Smart

Einer der häufigsten Fehler beim ausgehend zunächst mit einem Bodybuilding-Programm ist totalen zunächst mit der Mentalität der Ergebnisse so schnell wie möglich zu erzielen. Während dies eine Positive zu einem gewissen Grad ist, kann es auch ein großer Nachteil für Ihre Ziele langfristig sein. In der Tat, ich halte es einer der häufigsten Gründe, warum Anfänger Auszubildende ihre Routine abfallen und/oder aufgeben, alle, zusammen.
Sie sehen, es gibt keine zwei Möglichkeiten darüber; Sie müssen hart trainieren, um Ihre Muskeln wachsen zu erhalten. Allerdings sollte dies nicht empfehlen Sie selbst ausführen, in den Boden jeden Tag, denn das ist sicher in einer Angelegenheit von Wochen overtrain zu.
Dies ist ein Zustand, in dem Sie übermäßig müde den ganzen Tag und nicht in der Lage ist, durchführen von Ihrer besten in der Turnhalle fühlen. Ein übertrainiert Zustand auch beeinflusst Sie geistig, während Ihre Trainingseinheiten anfangen, fühle mich eher wie eine miserable mühsam anstatt eine unterhaltsame Wohlfühl-Aktivität.
Schulungen Smart ist genauso wichtig wie die Ausbildung hart. Sie müssen nicht drei Stunden in der Turnhalle, die jeden Tag die gleichen Übungen immer und immer zu absoluten Muskelversagen verbringen. Eine Strategie viel intelligentere und effektivere ist, Ihr Training kurz und prägnant zu halten.
Ihre Trainingseinheiten sollte in der Nähe eine Stunde dauern, wenn Sie ein Anfänger sind. Machen Sie die Übungen für jeden großen Muskel zur Ermöglichung des größte Wachstums möglich. Also, wenn Sie Ihre Arme die Ausbildung, führen Sie nicht nur Übungen, die hauptsächlich Ihren Bizeps und Trizeps abzielen. Vielmehr eine intelligente Arm Training Ansatz und Übungen, die die weniger bekannten Brachialis und Brachioradialis Muskeln auch gezielt ansprechen.
Diese Strategien auf Ihr Training anwenden, Sie haben eine viel bessere Chance Kleben mit Ihrer Routine und erzielen bessere Ergebnisse auf lange Sicht. Um ganz zu schweigen von die erhöhte Übung wird Vielfalt Ihr Training mehr Spaß machen. Also, denken Sie daran, immer trainieren hart, sondern smart.
Foto mit freundlicher Genehmigung: Gray's Anatomy, Public Domain.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Wer ist der größte Bodybuilder?


1965 Wurde der Mr. Olympia Wettbewerb geschaffen, um herauszufinden, wer der beste Bodybuilder der Welt ist. Der Wettbewerb wurde von der späten Joe Weider, begonnen, die diese Show eine Marke von Bier genannt Olympia benannt. Schwer glauben, ich weiß, aber dennoch wahr.
Der erste Wettbewerb wurde gewonnen von Larry Scott und nur 12 Bodybuilder konnten dazu erfolgreich in den Jahren, die folgten. Dies bedeutet, dass nur 13 Bodybuilder Mr. Olympia behauptete krönen die 48 Jahren ihres Bestehens. Sprechen Sie über einen extrem schwierigen Wettbewerb...
Aus diesen Gewinner haben zwei obersten herrschte für eine Rekord-Kopplung acht Mal; Lee Haney und Ronnie Coleman. Und aus allen Gewinnern in der Geschichte des Wettbewerbs, haben es nur drei auf ein einziges Mal gewonnen. Diese Bodybuilder sind Chris Dickerson, Samir Bannout, einer der besten Bodybuilding-Wichtigtuer überhaupt, und Dexter Jackson.
Nun, was passiert, wenn Sie wüssten, dass man diese einmalige Sieger, Jackson, umgesetzt werden kann in das Gespräch der "größten Bodybuilder überhaupt?" Sicher, das mag auf den ersten Blick verrückt klingen, aber ich habe ein sehr gutes Beispiel dafür. Jackson hat so viele verschiedene renommierte Wettbewerbe gewonnen und mehrere Rekorde aufgestellt, die ich halte ihn für die meisten Bodybuilder aller Zeiten dekoriert und möglicherweise das größte.
Aber was denken Sie? Setzt gewinnen acht Mr. Olympia-Titel automatisch Haney und Masse Monster Coleman oben auf der Liste der größten jemals? Ist sieben Mal Gewinner Arnold Schwarzenegger die größte aufgrund seiner großen Auswirkungen auf die Welt des Bodybuilding und seinen Crossover-Appell an den Mainstream? Oder Jacksons unglaubliche Liste der Leistungen verdient ihm einen soliden Fall in diesem Argument?
Hier ist Ihre Chance, Glockenspiel mit Ihren Kommentaren und lassen die Welt wissen, was Sie denken. Jeder Mr. Olympia-Sieger ist unten aufgeführt, so stellen Sie Ihre Auswahl und dann erklären, warum Sie mit Ihrer Wahl ging. Und wie Schwarzenegger in Terminator einmal meinte, I 'll be back!", Ihre Kommentare zu lesen.
Larry Scott (1965 – 1966) Sergio Oliva (1967 – 1969) Arnold Schwarzenegger (1970-1975, 1980) Franco Columbo (1976, 1981) Frank Zane (1977-1979) Chris Dickerson (1982) Samir Bannout (1983) Lee Haney (1984-1991) Dorian Yates (1992-1997) Ronnie Coleman (1998-2005) Jay Cutler (2006-2007, 2009-2010) Dexter Jackson (2008) Phil Heath (2011-2012)
Foto mit freundlicher Genehmigung: Paulo Augusto Jr. über Wikimedia Commons.

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