Body Building Workouts

When I first got Vince’s body building workouts program I was pumped to get it going and start the 29 week program the next day. However, after looking at all of the materials I realized I should start with the Jumpstart program first.

In the Jumpstart program he talks about some of the basics you should have right first to provide a solid core and to prevent future injuries. There is nothing worse than pulling a muscle and have to sit out a couple weeks waiting for it to heal. Two of the parts he emphasized in the Jumpstart program was shoulder stability and lower body flexibility, 2 things I know I was weak on. Too many bench presses and not enough shoulder presses had made my shoulders rounded and weak, and I never took the time to stretch my legs prior to doing squats or whatever. We all know we should stretch before any body building training but we often blow it off. Just taking 10 minutes to stretch, and he shows you easy ones to do, will prevent those 2 week layoffs.

So I did the Jumpstart program which, if you want to understand it click here, and entered my progress in the members forum you get access to, which is pretty cool because you can chat with other guys doing the program and get body building tips from them as well. If you do not belong to a gym, one of the bonuses you get is a video showing at home workouts that are just as good. Once I finished Jumpstart, I started the beginner/intermediate 29 week program (you have a choice of beginner/intermediate or advanced). If you do both, you got one years worth of workouts all laid out for you.

Because Vince lays out a program that is designed especially for hardgainers like myself, he teaches you how to eat and how to lift to get maximum benefit. Things like avoiding high reps and overtraining, and eating exactly what your body needs to increase testosterone and other growth hormone production. That was the key for me, as a skinny guy is lacking in that area, but it is a problem that is easily solved. But you wont find these solutions in other body building programs. I think the reason you don’t is the muscle magazines have to hump the creatine and protein powders and other stuff whose price really adds up. But you don’t need it, just lift the right way, eat stuff that aids in muscle recovery and do it again in a couple days. Track you progress in the members area, get body building tips from other guys who are doing it, and before you know it you are seeing real progress.

Check out my next post where I give more details on my experience with Vince’s program.

Jason

As a skinny guy all of my life, I thought that’s just the way things are going to be, nothing I can do about it. I had belonged to gyms for years, tried tons of body building workouts and I basically looked the same year after year. My efforts in the gym were not really paying off (except for the basic benefits of exercising). When I look back now, I realize that going to the gym had just become a social occasion where I could catch up with all of my friends and go through the routine of lifting but not really expecting any results.

About a year ago, things changed for me when me and my friends started talking to a guy at the gym who was following a body building program that was really working for him and what got my attention was I remembered this guy from 6 months back or so, and he looked like me! Tall, skinny, not much definition. And now 6 months later he was getting pretty big. He was following a book he had bought about muscle building that was designed for anyone to see results, even skinny guys like me (and him before).

So, after talking to him a few times, I decided to give it a try, I figured the worst that could happen is I would stay the same, which is exactly what I was doing anyway. The book was by a fitness pro from Canada named Vince Delmonte, and the book is called No-Nonsense Muscle Building.

I bought it and actually did not even start following the book as it comes with a 29 week Jumpstart program which helps you get going on the right foot. I started the Jumpstart program that week, and the results were not what I was used to. See, the program Vince created is really custom made for those that have a hard time gaining weight and strength, as that is the body type Vince had as well. He went through the same struggles I did for years, and he figured out what was missing from standard workout routines and added the missing ingredients that signal your body to grow. Its quite amazing when nothing has ever worked for you before.

So I decided to religiously stick to the program through the Jumpstart program and then through the regular book. To say I was surprised at the gains is an understatement. You can see many other former “hardgainers” on Vince’s site who show you what they have done by following his body building program. Click here to see his site.