Q & A: Can you combine intermittent fasting with a normal training program?

posted in Rants, Training, by Clint Nielsen on January 31, 2012

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This week I received an email from Matt.
He writes…

“Hi Clint,
I’ve got a question and your advice would be very much appreciated:
I have been following a three day a week RPT programme for the last 8 months. I’m keen to try something new.
I took your advice in April and followed Martin Berkhan’s programme and saw excellent fat loss and strength gains. I now want to try something new for a few months & Rusty’s Visual Impact programme has always intrigued me.However, Martin seems to have a massive problem with doing weights AND HIIT on the same day, saying it is counter productive, f*ckarounditis etc.
Now, you say you’ve combined fasting with parts of Rusty’s programme.
How do you do this exactly and have you seen any negative effects?Thanks for your help buddy.
Matt”

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Trying to stay fit and keep your muscle post wedding, honeymoon and Christmas

posted in Training, by Clint Nielsen on January 16, 2012

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Image credit: Thomas Gallane

It’s been a long time between drinks hasn’t it?

I haven’t written on here for a long, long time.
Laziness, awesomeness and a myriad of equally lame excuses have prevented me from finding something to talk about.

My Design business "Pixel Demon" has just been launched.

I’ve also started my own creative/design business called Pixel Demon which took a lot of spare time to setup.

Other than that…

Four things have happened to me since the start of December last year – and I thought it time to write about how they have affected my muscle retention, fat loss and training in general.

Then I’d thought I’d post my current training schedule so you can rip it apart and tell me how much better your one is than mine. Read the rest of this entry »

The best training program in the world

posted in Training, by Clint Nielsen on September 29, 2011

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Here it is folks – The best training program in the world

I’ve fricken found it guys, and you won’t believe you eyes as to what it involves.

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

posted in Diet, by Clint Nielsen on July 14, 2011

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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, snack and should you skip breakfast?’.

How many meals a day should you be eating?

According to pretty much everyone I know that’s ‘built’ and works in a gym, they’ll tell you that in order to build mountains of muscle, you need to be drip-feeding your body with 30grams of protein hand-prepared by virgins at any given moment. Forget 6-8 meals a day, I’m talking ingesting protein between breathes of air.

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

posted in Training, by Clint Nielsen on July 7, 2011

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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.

Why RPT?

It largely goes against traditional body building methods – Normally, you might start with a weight you can do 10 reps with, then progressively ramp up your weight and reduce the number of reps as you go heavier.
This is where Reverse Pyramid Training is different and will see you starting your HEAVIEST weights on your first set (after a very light warmup).

If your goal is increased mass and strength, this might be THE technique you’ve been looking for.
(I’ll be tracking my own results over coming months and reporting back on my own experiences). Read the rest of this entry »

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