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For our July 15 Total Fitness Bodybuilding Talk Show I was joined by FAME Fitness Model Competitor and Author of The “Bones To Buff” program, Joey Vaillancourt.

Joey and I did a tele-conference call and discussed a lot of the unique arm specialization workouts that I have covered in my “Blast Your Biceps” program as well as some overall bodybuilding and mass building training techniques in general.

Right Click Here and choose “Save Target As…” to download the MP3 audio recording to your computer. I have to apologize in advance for the fact that the audio is a little low, so you’ll have to crank up your speakers to hear it. Also at the end of the call when we un-muted the lines for live Q and A there was some back ground static noise. But 90% of the call came through clear. We discussed some killer training tips on this call. Heck, I was even impressed with all the valuable stuff we covered here. It’s a must listen to if you are struggling with building up your skinny arms or any lagging muscle group for that matter.

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Bodybuilding Talk Show Tonight!

For our July 15 Total Fitness Bodybuilding Talk Show I’m going to be joined by FAME Fitness Model Competitor and Author of The “Bones To Buff” program; Joey Vaillancourt.

Tonight’s show is going to be a bit different than our normal routine. Rather then doing a typical ustream video show, I’m going to do a tele-conference call with Joey and he is actually going to be interviewing ME about bodybuilding training. More specifically about the unique arm specialization training techniques that I have covered in my “Blast Your Biceps” program.

You see this call tonight is going to be shared with both Joey’s “Bones To Buff” members as well as my regular online followers. So it should be an interesting call to say the least. So if you’re looking for some killer muscle building tips to help you pack on a couple inches of sleeve stretching muscle mass to your upper arms, then be sure to get in on tonight’s call with Joey Vaillancourt and myself.

The call starts at 9:00 pm Eastern Time.

The Phone Number you need to call is: 1-218-862-7200
The Bride Number you need to enter is: 277155

If you are not sure when 9:00 pm Eastern Time is in your time zone, you can check it out at: http://www.timezoneconverter.com

Note: it would be a good idea to call in a few minutes early. If you wait too late and the lines get busy, you may have trouble dialling in to the call.

Bodybuilding Workout & Nutrition Questions and Answers

The replay of last nights Total Fitness Bodybuilding Talk Show
has been posted up for you at: http://www.LeeHayward.com/tv

This show covered viewer questions with regards to
Mass Building Training, Nutrition, and Supplementation…

I dedicated the entire talk show to answering your questions
and we covered some very important ones such as:

- How do you create a body part specialization workout?

- What supplements should you take before, during, & after
your workouts?

- Can protein supplements cancel out the negative affects
of drinking alcohol?

- What’s best for building mass: heavy weights and low reps
or lighter weights and higher reps?

- How to know when should you bulk up and gain size,
and when should you focus on cutting up and losing fat?

You can download the MP3 replay now at:

http://www.LeeHayward.com/tv

Upper Body Circuit Workout Routine

This is an upper body circuit workout that my good friend Dave Ruel (aka “The Muscle Cook”) and I did while we were on vacation in Cuba a couple months ago.

We made the most of the little resort gym, granted it was small, but it served our needs. By doing a fast paced, high rep, circuit routine you can still get a great pump up.

It was a nice change of pace from our regular “power bodybuilding” workouts.

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Taking a break from the gym…

I just got back home from a week long trip to Niagara Falls with my girlfriend Patricia.

The reason for our trip was to attend Vince & Flavia DelMonte’s wedding.
(Note: Vince is the author of the No-Nonsense Muscle Building Program.)

But of course we had to make a mini-vacation out of it as well and take in all the sights of Niagara Falls. It was our first time there and we absolutely loved it!

And while we were there we never once stepped foot inside of a gym!

Now I know some hardcore fitness fanatics out there would freak out at the thought of going a week without working out. But by cycling your training, and even taking the occasional break away from the gym will help you make better gains and enjoy the process even more over the long run.

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How To Cycle Your Workouts For Long Term Muscle Growth

Working out and keeping fit is one the best things you can do for yourself. When your body is in shape you feel 100% better about yourself both physically and mentally. You will have a lot more energy, it’s a fantastic stress relief, and the list of benefits just goes on and on.

However, despite all the benefits of working out you CAN get “too much” of a good thing. Some people are so obsessed with working out and bragging about how they “Workout Everyday” that it takes over their life.

I know people who actually get stressed out if something comes up and they can’t workout for a few days. They fear that they’ll become fat out of shape slobs and have their muscles melt away just like ice cream on a hot summers day.

I’ve even gotten e-mails from guys who were afraid to go on a family vacation because it would take away from their gym time. In my opinion that’s going too far and borderline obsession. We workout and keep fit to enhance our life, not to have working out consume our life.

The Different Phases Of Training

I remember several years back reading an article written by 3 time Mr. Olympia, Frank Zane. In the article Frank was talking about how no body can grow and make gains nonstop forever. He went on to say that there will always be phases where you are growing, other phases where you are just maintaining, and even phases where you just need to take a break and rest. He compared bodybuilding training to the seasons in nature. The spring and summer is the peak growing phase. The fall is the harvesting phase (reap the rewards), and the winter is the rest phase. Your workouts need to go through similar types of phases. No body can push it 100% and grow nonstop 365 days a year. And if you try to force it, your body will fight back and you’ll experience things like overtraining, plateaus, and maybe even get sick or injured.

With my own training I don’t always have things planned out and structured perfectly, but I do cycle though different types of training phases.

For example;
During the months leading up to a bodybuilding competition I’m in serious training and will push myself 100% and be very consistent with my training, nutrition, etc. This is when I’ll put on my blinders so to speak and have tunnel vision focusing my full attention on achieving my training goals. During this phase I’ll make my best progress.

However, right after the contest I’ll usually take a few days or even a week off from working out completely to give my mind and body a rest. Then when I resume training I’ll just take it easy in the gym, mainly doing active recovery type of training. This down time is a much welcomed break especially after months of strict dieting and hard training.

After about a month of taking it easy I’ll usually start to get into a more serious off season “power bodybuilding” workouts. During this phase I’ll focus my training around basic hardcore workouts in effort to gain muscular bodyweight and size.

For most bodybuilders this off season “power-bodybuilding” phase is where they’ll spend most of their training time. But even within this phase there will be ups and downs in your training. Again, no one can give it 100% and make nonstop gains forever.

After a few months of consistent training I even recommend taking a full week off from the gym entirely. Just like I did with my mini-vacation to Niagara Falls. This will benefit you both mentally and physically.

First off, it will allow your body to fully rest and recover from your workouts. Any little aches and pains that you may have from training usually ease up within a week off from the gym. It also gives your mind a break and will make you hungry to train even harder when you resume working out again.

In my case I usually travel away from home 3-4 times each year (usually for a week at a time) and I’ll use these trips as my mini-breaks away from the gym. But even if you don’t travel that often, you can purposely schedule a week off from the gym every few months.

I like to compare it to how our school system is scheduled. School starts off fresh each September, then after a few months they have a winter break (usually over the Christmas holidays), after another few months they have spring break, and then they finish off with a summer vacation before repeating the entire cycle again. No body would ever want to go though 52 weeks a year of nonstop schooling without a break. And the same applies to your workouts as well.

Even though it may seem like you’ll lose muscle from taking a break, trust me you won’t. Muscle isn’t that fragile, it isn’t going to disappear if you take a week away from the gym. In fact that mini-break maybe just the thing you need to rejuvenate your body, renew your training motivation, and help take your physique to the next level of muscular development.

In my latest e-book “Blast Your Biceps” I cover this stuff in more detail and actually structure the training phases of the program to include mini-breaks away from the gym to help you fully maximize your overall muscle gains. I highly recommend you pick up and copy, if you haven’t already done so. Even though “Blast Your Biceps” is an “arm specialization” program, it still focuses on building size and strength throughout your entire body. One of the key principles that I teach here is that in order to build bigger arms, you have to get bigger and stronger all over. And that’s exactly what this program will help you do.

Blast Your Biceps

To get more information and to pick up your copy just visit:
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“Power-Bodybuilding” Muscle Building Special…

Starting with the May 27 Total Fitness Bodybuilding Talk Show
I’m going to be doing things a little differently than normal…

For the next several shows I’m going to focus on laying out
a good mass & strength building program that you can follow.

As you probably know, I’ve been primarily focused on fatloss
with my own training over the past several months while I was
preparing for my most recent bodybuilding competition.

But now that my bodybuilding show is over I’m really looking
forward to switching gears towards “Power-Bodybuilding” and
making some good solid gains in lean muscle mass and strength!

So if you are interested in getting some killer tips and tricks
for packing on solid lean muscular mass be sure to tune in
live tonight Thursday May 27 at 9:00 pm Eastern time at:

http://www.LeeHayward.com/tv