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The following is an excerpt of an interview I did for The Elite Body, with Vince Delmonte, author of No Nonsense Muscle Building.

Jim:    So going with the hormone thing and not doing steroids, what are the alternatives to that?  What are the natural ways to stimulate those hormones?

Vince:    That’s a great question.  Let’s look at the three things – Read the rest of this entry »

This is an excerpt from an Elite Body interview with Jon Benson, Author of 7 Minute Muscle.

Jim Katsoulis: Talk a little bit about  the Tabata protocol, if I’m pronouncing that right. Talk a little bit about – explain what the Tabata protocol is and how it influenced 7 Minute Muscle and your ideas of training.

Jon Benson: Okay, yeah. Tabata is a Japanese researcher Read the rest of this entry »

This is an excerpt from an Elite Body interview with Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle author Tom Venuto.

Jim: What are some rules people should follow for an effective workout?

Tom:    One of course would be form.  You have to learn the proper technique for the exercise.  That’s important because bad form can cause an injury.  If you’re injured, you can’t work out.  Second would be that Read the rest of this entry »

This is an interview for the record books. When Tom Venuto, author of Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle agreed to be interviewed for The Elite Body, I was really excited, but little did I know that the call would last almost 2 hours!

Tom really put on a master class. He reveals which exercises are the best for boosting up your metabolism, his 10 rules for nutrition that keeps you lean, and the most common limiting beliefs that people have when it comes to transforming their bodies. This call is so good, that I’m going to keep the replay up througout the weekend for free.  You can listen to this amazing seminar for a limited time by clicking here.

I just finished interviewing Rob Poulos, author of Fat Burning Furnace. If you want to turn your body into a fat burning furnace you need to listen to this call. Rob has one of the most common sense approaches to losing fat and building muscle that I’ve ever heard. If you’re a busy person than this is the call for you because his plan requires less than an hour a week of exercise.  You can listen to a replay of the interview for limited time by clicking here.

PS: If you haven’t signed up for the free Elite Body series yet, click here

The following is an excerpt of an interview I did for The Elite Body, with Vince Delmonte, creator of No Nonsense Muscle Building.

Jim: Speaking of goals, can you talk a little about performance and outcome goals?
Vince: That’s a great question.  Performance and outcome goals – I guess one’s a good way to set goals and one’s a bad way to set goals.  Outcome goals are something you Read the rest of this entry »

I just finished interviewing Fitness Model Champion, Vince Delmonte and it was awesome. Vince is a fantastic model of motivation. He shares some distinctions about how to set goals that are profound. It was also fascinating to hear his technique for creating  unstoppable commitment to his stated goal. You can listen to a replay of the interview here for the next 24 hours.

PS: If you haven’t signed up for the free Elite Body series yet, click here

Starting an exercise program that you stick to long term is really the secret to success. So, I was excited to ask Craig Ballantyne for his thoughts on the best way to make this happen. This is what he had to say:

How to Start an Exercise Habit Audio

This is an excerpt from last week’s Elite Body interview with Turbulence Training creator Craig Ballantyne about the “dark side” of cardio.

Jim:  I think something that may be new information for some people, is that you’re not a huge fan of cardio, are you?

Craig: I’m not a huge fan of it in terms of people looking to lose body fat obviously in short time periods.  I mean if somebody likes doing it; if somebody wants to be the triathlete, you know what, go ahead and do it and love what you do. But, Read the rest of this entry »

I interviewed Craig Ballantyne this week for The Elite Body Expert Series (if you haven’t signed up yet, click here) and got the chance to ask him what the main idea and philosophy is behind Turbulence Training, and here is what he had to say:

Craig Ballantyne, creator of Turbulence Training: “I came up with this in the late 90s.  I was finishing graduate school, and  was doing a lot of research in the cardiovascular area.  We were actually looking at . . . Read the rest of this entry »