Monday, November 7, 2011

Starvation mode - Your body will starve and you'll lose all your muscle.

I feel like I harp to much on this subject, but when I get annoyed, I tend to rant.
The inspiration for this post has come from yet another load of bullsh*t to hit the airwaves today. I promise this is the LAST time i'll bring it up. Let's put it to

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Training in the morning in a fasted state is GREAT for elevated energy levels

So it's been a bit quite lately
I haven't posted anything in around a month.
Why is that you ask?
Well, you probably don't ask at all and are quite happy to read more influential guff such as Brown Cardigan - but hey, I'll tell you anyway.

I'm

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Eating every 2-3 hours to avoid muscle loss and preventing your metabolism from slowing down

Ok, so I haven't written a post for a while.
There's been a distinct lack of gimmick-busting, blunt, condescending blather since my absence.

Gym douche-bags globally, have had the chance to 'shine' in my absence whilst others training with shakes

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Q & A: Will Visual Impact give you serious muscle size?

This week I received an email from Mike.
He writes...

Q:"Hi Great Results man,I just had a quick question for you.
The biggest thing I want to get out of the Visual Impact workout is muscle size so phase 1 is very important to me and I want to m

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

RIP Zyzz - Death of an Australian bodybuilding icon

[Photo credit: Pedro Virgil Photography]
Death of an Australian bodybuilding icon
No doubt you've already heard by now about the sad and untimely death of 22 year old body builder, Zyzz Shreddedshian.
For those that haven't, Zyzz was arguably a mo

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Self-obsession and why you're annoying everyone at the gym

Holy testicle-tuesday!
There is something to bitch about which irks me beyond belief nearly every time I set foot in the gym.
I'm not talking about the personal trainers, the douchebags wearing nipple-chaffing muscle-tees nor the front-counter girl

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Tasty, high protein, low carb muffins for staying lean and building muscle

[Actual muffins picture above - Yes they are tasty, simple and will fill the 'gap']

Admittedly, I have a bit of a sweet tooth.
Rather than gorging on pure chocolate all the time (like I wish I could), I've come up with these high protein, low-car

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

How often should you eat, snack and should you skip breakfast?

Possibly the most controversial and most talked about topic floating around the interwebs of late is that of meal frequency especially when it concerns intermittent fasting. Let's try and get to the bottom of the question 'How often should you eat, s

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Reverse pyramid training for muscle strength and size (Clint's current regimen)

What is Reverse Pyramid Training?
Reverse Pyramid Training or RPT, is a style of training I've quickly grown to love. I'm now a 2 weeks or so in, and feeling pretty good about myself. My lifts have gone up in every area and I feel pretty strong.
Wh

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Is your laziness causing you progress suicide?

I've come to the conclusion, that a lot of people in life are just plain lazy
Sure it's a broad statement - but I think you'll find it's true once I start picking apart the cotton wool that surrounds your perception of society.

Firstly, people do

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Friday, June 17, 2011

How to eat whatever you want all the time without gaining fat

Another day at the gym with a cheesecake in the oven back at home.

You might've already seen over on my facebook page, that I recently made a caramel cheesecake in the name of fitness.
Sure it has a million calories in it, but will that stop me f

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Sunday, June 5, 2011

How much does the human body change after 4 weeks off from training?

[PICTURE ABOVE] I always read Men's Health when on the road. It's amusingly bad most of the time and gives me something to write about.

Those that have been paying attention, may have noticed I've been in the USA for the last 4 weeks. It's a diffi

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Staying fit on vacation - what I've learned about training, fasting and conditioning whilst on the road

I write this as I sit on the balcony of my resort hotel in Playa Del Carmen Mexico listening to the ocean. Of course, I'll be back from vacation next week with a new found vigor and gusto to my training... but until then, Jack Daniels is my new best

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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Jack3d - A crude supplement review

USP Lab's: Jack3d





Company
USP Labs


RRP
$26.99 USD


GENRE
Pre-workout


RELEASE DATE
Early 2010


SIDE EFFECTS
Mood swings, jitters, extreme energy, irritability


EASE OF USE



FLAVOR



EFFECTIVENESS

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Q & A: What dieting method works best when coupled with Visual Impact?

This week I received an email from Idris.
He writes...

Q:"Hi Clint, firstly congrats with the results on the program. I have just bought the Visual Impact program and also Eat Stop Eat.
My question is during phase 1 did you follow Eat Stop Eat o

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Clint is currently on the road...

For the next month (until the 31st of May), I’ll be touring the USA whilst trying to keep my waistline from expanding.
I waived goodbye to my current physique at the gym as I left on Friday, but will be aiming to train when I can in hotel/motel ro

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

An interview with Rusty Moore, author of Visual Impact for Men and Women

I'm fortunate enough to be able to speak with Rusty Moore from fitnessblackbook.com on more than one occasion. In fact, he's largely the inspiration for this sites existence.
Not only does Rusty run his high-traffic website, but he's released seve

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Monday, April 18, 2011

The 2011 Australian Fitness & Health Expo - a 'crude' review

The following is a snap-shot of The Australian Fitness & Health Expo in Sydney, Australia from the 15th-17th April.
Some of the highlights...
With 2 tickets in my hand (thanks to Raymond for sending them all the way from QLD), my fiancee and I

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Monday, April 11, 2011

How to make 'protein fluff' super fast - a deliciously high protein dessert

Many of you have heard of Martin Berkhan's protein fluff invention that has suddenly become a massive hit amongst those in the lean fitness circle.
I'm a huge fan of it, due to the fact it's easy to make and doubles as a dessert (seriously).
I

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Monday, April 4, 2011

5 highly effective exercises for growing muscle fast (part 1)

Due to popular request, I've had a stab at compiling a list of 5 highly exercises that I commonly use and will continue to use to grow big muscle fast until my hips break, my nuts touch my ankles and I speak with that highly coveted 'lisp'.

By 'co

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Monday, March 28, 2011

Will countless hours off cardio on the treadmill help you lose fat?

Another day, another rant.
This one goes out to all of the zombies that pound themselves on the treadmill day in and day out.
Do you find yourself in the gym maybe 3 or more days a week, running for an hour then going home to stare at yourself in t

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Monday, March 14, 2011

The two month intermittent fasting challenge is now COMPLETE!

Howdy people,
You may remember this article I wrote 2 months ago about following the leangains.com protocol for a couple of months to see what would happen.
It was really more to spur you all on rather than expect anything drastic myself.
Did I ac

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Lost your motivation to exercise? Shock yourself into action with some of these kick-ass ideas

Lost your motivation to exercise?
I kinda got to thinking as I was servicing my teeth in the bathroom last night.
Don't read into that. It means brushing.

Where was I.

Oh yes, that's right. I thought to myself:
"How would i motivate myself t

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

An interview with Nate Green - Training, writing, living life to the fullest and all things inbetween

Today is extra special as Nate Green has popped on over to tell us how it really is.

If you’ve ever read The Nate Green Experience, you’ll know that the man isn’t only well accomplished (he practically wrote a book whilst still in diapers),

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The best cardio for weight loss - A HIIT workout routine to burn fat quickly

Move over steady-state cardio, HIIT is here to kick your arse...
If your current cardio routine is 'easy' for you, then perhaps you’re doing it wrong. Hold on a minute matey, I’m not talking about aerobics, pump classes or anything else ending i

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Why always tired? - 5 dietary tips to help you beat those 3 o'clock blues

Why always tired? - 5 dietary tips to help you beat those 3 o'clock blues
Those that have been reading this drivel for some time now, will know I’m little more than a devout realist. I won’t be giving you a bunch of seemingly helpful tips which

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Crude Fitness Intermittent Fasting Challenge update and a bunch of other stuff

Howdy folks,
I know it's been a bit quiet around these parts the last 2 weeks.
I don't want you to think I don't give a f*ck about you all, because I really do - I've just been overly busy with 'life' stuff.
Swearing, blunt analogies and bald he

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Shoulder impingement syndrome - Prevention and the cure

One of the top 3, if not THE top injury to be found in any weights area of a gym, is a shoulder injury. The most common of these would have to be shoulder impingement syndrome.

If you've ever felt pain in your shoulder when pressing overhead, you

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Shocking your guns into action plus other ways to get bigger and more impressive arms

How do I grow big, impressive arms man?
There's a sh*t-load of people out there chomping at the bit for this kind of information. It's mainly because these 'mirror-muscles' are so sought after on beaches all over the planet.
Luckily for us, it's an

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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Visual Impact muscle building review - Strategic muscle gains for a visually stunning body

[caption id="attachment_780" align="alignleft" width="157" caption="Rusty Moore also runs a high-traffic fitness blog site called fitnessblackbook.com"][/caption]

Thought I'd write a bit of a review on the program I'm currently on called Visual Im

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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The best cardio for weight loss - A HIIT workout routine to burn fat quickly

If your current cardio routine is 'easy' for you, then perhaps you’re doing it wrong. Hold on a minute matey, I’m not talking about aerobics, pump classes or anything else ending in ‘class’, but rather, I'm talking about the zombie-like crowd

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

UPDATE: Visual Impact for Women is now available to the public

That's right ladies... Visual Impact for Women - A Workout for the Slim Feminine Physique is finally here!
Basically it's less than the cost of a personal training session and has a 60 day money back guarantee (if you think it's absolute sh*te).
T

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Kick-ass training for surfers who want to improve their game (guest post)

Today's guest-post is by James Page — A friend of mine that spends more time in the water than out of it.
As an avid surfer, below he'll explain what he's got to go through in order to be able to 'WAIL' on some serious waves 8 days a week.
(might

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Visual Impact for Women review - A workout for the Slim Feminine Physique

Update 2/2/2011:
The course is NOW AVAILABLE!
Click the big red button below to check it out...


If you’ve been following this site, you’ll know I don’t endorse many fitness related products on the market. In fact, I more often than not r

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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Visual Impact for Women review - A workout for the Slim Feminine Physique

If you’ve been following this site, you’ll know I don’t endorse many fitness related products on the market. In fact, I more often than not recommend that you don’t need a bunch of expensive sh*t in order to reach your fitness goals.

Howev

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Kick-ass training for surfers who want to improve their game (guest post)

Today's guest-post is by James Page — A friend of mine that spends more time in the water than out of it.
As an avid surfer, below he'll explain what he's got to go through in order to be able to 'WAIL' on some serious waves 8 days a week.
(might

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Monday, January 24, 2011

The skinny on dark chocolate - is it really that good for you?

Saying that things are 'good for you' is a subjective statement.
Good for you how exactly. Give me a context.
I could tell you that donuts are good for you in various ways.
Would you believe me? Probably not.

What if i told you they were 'good'

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Training whilst intermittently fasting - It's easier than you might think

[HILARITY WARNING: Cass snapped me training fasted during a set of rope curls which finished off my back/biceps session. Yes, I make a face.]

For those of you challenging yourself over the next 2 months with the Intermittent Fasting Challenge

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Can fruit juice really screw up fat-loss?

Can fruit juice really screw up fat-loss?
The evils of fruit juice have been known for quite some time. It's been a hard road for many to accept the fact that something touted as being so damn good for you by the press and advertisers, is actually a

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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Hilarious training gimmicks – #5 The ThighMaster

Why am I harping on such an old gimmick?
This product is kinda old (circa 1991), but is well deserved at copping a hiding from yours truely.
It genuinely helped kick-start the "results by association" phenomena which is prevalent in the fitness

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Clint's current workout: Visual Impact Completed!

As you may have read previously, I'm currently the test dummy for Rusty Moore's Visual Impact program.
I don't adhere to fads nor gimmicks (how'd you guess that?) so i was skeptical at first, but then I got to know Rusty and his style of teachin

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