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In 6 months working with  you Scott I cut my body fat from 17 to 7% and gained 12 pounds of muscle.  At age 36 I look far better than I did at 26 and am often mistaken for someone in my middle 20’s.

I was simply amazed by the personal phone calls and emails to ensure that I was on the right track. Everything provided by infinity fitness was first class all the way.  I am not sure where you come up with these training systems, but the innovation is amazing, I feel a vastly different challenge during every training phase.

Not to blow my own horn too much, but in addition to the programs I worked very hard and was more consistent than during any other previous 6 month period in my life.  You have been in the game for many years Scott- is it the program or the effort that produces big time results?

No program is worth anything if not applied correctly, however I have seen many people bust their humps and yet see 0 results due to a poorly designed program.  A phrase I often use with clients is “work hard and SMART”  meaning the correct principles of training, nutrition, recovery and supplementation must be applied to support the best possible result in the shortest time frame.

A customized training program is much like plans for a sky scraper, there must be an appropriate foundation built with tremendous attention to detail by a professional who knows how to manipulate all factors in your favor.  When potential problems arise the decision maker must be able to adjust accordingly to ensure your success. 

It is very difficult to design your own program which is why I do suggest serious trainees get professional help.  99% of trainees find it impossible to be objective when analyzing weak points as it becomes very personal, those who design their own programs rarely venture outside of their current box of knowledge which limits the introduction of new techniques.  People who take on the role of both trainer and trainee often find themselves redesigning programs too frequently and constantly second guessing before giving a program enough time to work. 

Now the most common failures I see during program design is the lack of attention placed on the long term scope of a program. There cannot be a directionless change of routines every month.  Each phase must build on the previous to ensure that the body does not slow down progress due to staleness or overtraining.  This is not a skill you can pick up when reading a research journal.  It takes years of experience to develop these skills along with the ability to identify what aspects of training are most important to support the goals.

When training in a California gym many years ago I knew a trainer who had all of the right looks with a great physique, but no brains to match.   No matter what the goals he prescribed the same general guidelines to all of his clients who ranged from old women to teenage athletes.  Unfortunately many trainers still use these same techniques as it minimizes any potential use of the brain on their part.  Do not assume that just because you are paying a trainer that you will get an appropriate program.  While there are many skilled trainers around, they are still the vast minority as gyms employ inexperienced trainers to save on pay roll costs.

The nutrition and supplementation scope is also equally important to training as one must support the body by sending the proper messages to the brain and provide optimal fuel sources.  People under estimate the importance of changing the nutrition program to match the training stimulus and goals.  I take tremendous amounts of time to evaluate feedback from my clients on a weekly basis to determine adjustments to all phases of the program.  Little things make a huge difference week to week and without a trained eye, you will miss these opportunities to improve your progress.

It makes no sense to put tremendous efforts and resources into accomplishing your goals without the proper plan to ensure your success.  Contact Scott to discuss your customized solution

Packing on Muscle Without the Fat

An acquaintance from the gym put on at least 15 pounds of muscle over the winter last year yet he remained very lean just as he started the phase.  When trying to pick his brain he led me to you as you designed the program.  What are the keys to packing on size without accumulating body fat?

Packing on new muscle is a matter of the right training to inflict damage while providing adequate fuel via the nutrition program to support repair.  Get too little and you slow down progress- too much and you start laying on the body fat.  I agree it makes no sense to work so hard during a fat loss phase only to have to do it all over again each year.  Why not maintain a lower body fat level during the winter so you are great shape come spring!

With that said you must consider hormones which control the rate of muscle growth and body fat storage.  You can tip the hormonal balance in your favor naturally by topping off your energy tank with Amino Loading and reducing fat storage hormones with Alpha Omega. 

I advise clients to consume between 1.5 and 2 g of protein per pound, clean carbs (amounts and timing vary based on many factors) and ample good fats when trying to maximize muscle.  Topping off the protein intake with 100% MR and Muscle Synthesis provides a calorie free advantage which will infuse muscles with raw materials essential for growth without the possibility of converting into body fat.

You cannot expect to make a 180 degree turn from a fat loss oriented program to gaining lean muscle mass without gaining body fat.  After all the body is used to taking in much less food for an extended period of time during a “diet”  You must gradually increase nutrient intake to avoid overfilling your energy tanks which then spills over into your tank (love )handles if you know what I mean.  Amino Loading helps you hedge your bets by providing a calorie free growth nutrient.

Prevent Fat Storage Before it Starts

The two keys to remember are that insulin while highly anabolic is also a fat storage hormone and that your millions of fat cells are very efficient when converting excess nutrients to body fat.   Low carb diets well known for their ability to accelerate fat loss will make you more sensitive to carbs when you reintroduce them to the diet and as a result insulin levels will go out of control if not addressed.  The use of Alpha Omega which is a designer essential fat complex helps to control insulin levels via many pathways.  Additionally the EFAS within the Alpha Omega fill fat cells as if they were college students rushing to Daytona hotel rooms.  This saturation fills up fat cells with their desired materials making it harder for fat cells to suck up excess nutrients from the blood stream to be converted to more body fat.

I strongly advise my clients to have body composition tests which are far superior to a scale which do not indicate if weight gained is fat or muscle.  This data enables me to refine client programs as needed. 

Train Hard and SMART

Scott I am really stuck here after 10 great years of training, I am what you would call a recreational bodybuilder- no interest in competition- just want to look and feel good!  As every year goes by I feel like my gains continue to drop off.  What can I do to get things going in the right direction again?  I just turned 42, could I have low testosterone? 

Even with consistent change in training protocols the systems or techniques people use rarely evolve, as they rotate through the same programs every year as we are all creatures of habits.  In this situation I look to innovate both training and nutrition programs to bust through staleness which not only brings new gains, but also makes training enjoyable again.  Five clients come to mind that I have helped in similar situations over the last few months and I reviewed their files before answering this question.  They averaged gains of 8 pounds of lean muscle mass and losses of 6 pounds of body fat over a 12 week period and all were over 40 years of age in already very advanced condition.

 Perhaps the most common mistake I see amongst experienced recreational bodybuilders is this constant use of high reps which necessitates the use of relatively low loads.  You are not a powerlifter by trade, but notice how thick many powerlifters are simply from using heavy loading.    Instead of the typical 8-12 rep schemes move into the lower brackets for multiple sets for a change.  Power-Building Training uses heavy loading which will stimulate the fast twitch fibers with the greatest potential for growth.  Consider what is the difference between performing 6 sets of 6 reps of a squat vs 3 sets of 12?

Same number of reps right?  Ask one of my clients- a whole lot of weight is the difference as the set of 6 will allow for a much greater poundage per rep.  You will still satisfy the iron gods with your sacred rep requirements yet your quality of work will dramatically increase.  Now there is a limit to the number of sets one can do in a given workout and heavier loading will stress the nervous system to a greater extent making recovery outside of the gym more important than usual. 

A workout of this type may be limited to 4-6 exercises as there is a finite window of opportunity to train for natural people- about an hour not including warm up, otherwise your muscle destroying- fat storing cortisol level rises like the stock market after a great economic report.  Stocks up – Good- cortisol up- BAD!

Proud of your Progress in 2005?

Are you completely satisfied with your progress during 2005?  Is there unfinished business around the waist line or did you go in completely the wrong direction this year?  I have taken calls from several hundred people over the last month with a wide variety of concerns. Some with more aggressive aspirations than others for 2006, but as I tell everyone whom I have the pleasure to speak with “you must have a sense of urgency to reach your goals and must consistently execute a specific plan” 

Let’s face it many of you had the same goals at the start of last year, but never got around to making it happen or your strategies failed on you prematurely.  I can help you solve the strategy problem with an endless number of resources at my disposal.  My professional responsibility is to arm people with the tools needed for success while adapting specific plans to the needs of the client.  Have a limited time to work out?  No problem, have to eat on the run and your stress is high?  Nothing new to me.  Expect a magical fairy to rapidly reduce your body fat so that you have to do nothing to help yourself?  No one can help you there.

My point is that if there is a will, there is a better way!  Sources of motivation come from many areas, perhaps a family reunion, wedding or vacation upcoming- great a specific date of an event gives you something to shoot for.  Or are you in general not happy with what you see in the mirror?  Whatever your source of motivation, use it to fuel your efforts for an extended a period of time.   Motivation for a prolonged effort should be put on paper along with your goals so you can see the big picture regularly.  Significant changes will not be made over night.  Resolve to start a program and stick with it for several months.  Take a look at the next Q and A to see how important long term consistency is to your success.

Most fail to give a program even a solid month to work.  There are an endless number of excuses that I will not review. Identify your roadblocks to success and develop strategies to overcome them!  If you fall off the wagon for a day, get back on!  Setbacks are inevitable, but how you deal with them will have a huge impact on your success. 

I ask you to take this last week of 2005 and make a decision to be successful in 2006, grab a sheet of paper and write down some goals, barriers to those goals and time frames for achievement- email this info to me and I promise to respond with feedback asap.  Do not put off your physical goals for another year or decade, after all you have one body that you must take care of, no replacement parts!  And why wait to look Great.  Take Action! Email scott@infinityfitness.com

The Infinity Fitness consult service is the perfect New Year resolution solution.  I personally design every program and answer all emails directly from my clients.  The success of my clients over the past 5 years has been amazing and I feel fortunate to have found so many great clients.  They provide the effort and I supply the tools.  Do not settle for anything less than the fastest path to success by fully integrating training, nutrition, supplementation and recovery factors to work in your favor.

I encourage you to review the consultation section of the site to review success stories of my clients and a full description of this unique service.  Click here to Learn more

 “This is the best investment  I ever made Scott- you have built me a clear path to success.  All I have to do is follow the program which fits very well to my schedule etc.  I never thought everything could be so easy which is why I put things off for months before discovering your service from a friend.  In 12 weeks I averaged a 2 lb loss of fat per week and I am more muscular than ever.  Cannot wait for the next 12 weeks."  Thanks Dwight W.  Key West FL

 In Person Training With Scott

The most impressive looking physique in the gym I go to is a good place to solicit some advice right?  Anyway he has been working with you for quite some time and told me that he recently when to see you in Columbus in person.  Apparently you helped him solve some  problems with his squat which had baffled him for years.  Do you see clients in person very often?

Each year a large number of clients come to see me in person where I have the ability to perform an elaborate hands on assessment which includes range of motion evaluation and exercise instruction.  I very rarely come across a client that does not need some adjustments in form for a variety of exercises.  Watching a client perform exercises in person enables me to evaluate weaknesses, imbalances and motor patterns which can be fixed with the proper training program design.  For example someone who can press twice as much as they can row has in imbalance which must be fixed to prevent injury and maximize future potential.

The squat is the most common exercise where trouble arises and most people lack the proper understanding of how various foot and hip positions recruit different musculature.  Based on the physical structure of a client and the desired targeted area I will instruct a specific squat form execution.  For example the client you speak of has tremendous quads, but poor glute and hamstring development.  Before he did one rep I knew what type of squat form he was using just by looking at him.  Some adjustments in foot width, bar position and bottom target position enabled him to better recruit the entire posterior chain. 

Those interested in a live evaluation should contact me asap as slots are filling very quickly for the first quarter of 2006.  A private session in Columbus Ohio costs $200 per hour and in most cases one hour is sufficient to accomplish the goals for a visit. 

 Zero tolerance Plan  50-100% More Fat Loss in Month 2!

Scott the Zero Tolerance Plan along with the Fat Reduce is awesome- Easy to follow and simple!  I have lost 18 pounds of fat in 2 months and my arms look better than they have in years. My progress was much faster in month 2 than 1- why? and can I expect better results in month 3 than 2?

 I personally follow up with every single client that uses the Zero Tolerance plan and have success collecting feedback from 97% and yes a vast majority have experienced better results in month 2 than 1- in many cases twice as much fat loss during month 2!  I would attribute this to building metabolic momentum as it takes time for the metabolism and fat burning hormones to peak when changing nutrition and training programs.  The body thrives in a consistent environment when given enough time to adapt to the right program and metabolic signals.  Your fat burning furnace will continue to increase each week using the Zero Tolerance Plan-melting away body fat for good. 

"Since adding the fat reduce to the zero tolerance plan I have seen a big difference Scott.  I am now in my second month of the program and I can tell that progress is picking up quite nicely.  Last month I lost 6 pounds of body fat and am now 11%  which is the lowest I have ever been.   I have no doubt that I will be looking good for my wedding in feb- Our wedding will be on the beach in Hawaii- and I plan to wear shorts and no shirt!!!  "

Consistency is a Key to Success

You have mentioned metabolic and hormonal momentum a few times and site it as being very important for success.   I have an identical twin and we respond well to the same training and nutrition routines.  He is more consistent than I and sees much better results.  I seem to be one good month followed by one average month etc and cannot get anywhere close to his success even though we train together.  Is a lack of consistency my problem?

 Yes it is, your brother has executed his program more consistently and as a result his hormones are operating at a much better ratio than yours.  Hormones govern all changes including fat loss, muscle growth, energy, strength etc.  According to Dr. Serrano it can take anywhere from 3-9 consistent months of proper nutrition, training etc to reach the peak of your hormonal potential.   Hormones can either facilitate your progress or cause a disruptive road block.   Dr. Serrano well known for his work with hormones has reviewed tens of thousands of hormonal profiles and has tracked data over many years for his patients.  “I have patients come in for blood work before their annual evaluation and when I get the results I can tell how they have been eating, sleeping, training over the past several months just by looking at the test figures and comparing to prior results.” 

In over 10 years of working with a wide variety of clients those who are most consistent over a long period of time experience the best results in terms of physique changes.  There is no substitute for this investment.  A few bad eating days and a week or so off of training out of every three months will not interfere with your progress.  However the alternating good and bad month will not enable you to scratch the surface of your true potential.   

“I show patients prior hormonal work ups where their testosterone was twice as high as the current reading when they were consistently following a well designed program. The most common obstructions to hormonal progress is excessive alcohol consumption or stress.“

Over the last 2 months I have been extremely good with both diet and training.  I had a few bad days, but that was it and I have a lot to show for.   This was by far the most productive 2 months I have ever had which is no small statement since I have been trying to improve my physique over the last 10 years.  I went from 14% body fat to 10% while improving my lean muscle mass and definition.  This goal had eluded me for at least 5 years and I am at the lowest body fat% of my life at age 36- Thanks Scott!  Jim T Wyoming

Amino Load to Heat up Your Fat Burning

                     Metabolic Furnace

 Amino Loading with 100% MR and Muscle Synthesis makes the brain believe a great deal of food is coming into the system and as a result metabolic rate is increased to process this incoming “food”  however the aminos have no caloric value leaving only stored fat to be burned.  Several weeks of Amino Loading boost energy demand as the body must prepare for the large intake of “food” each day.  As a result metabolism is racing at its peak and can only burn existing stored fat as fuel.  Alpha Omega  works differently as it helps to lower insulin levels (fat storage hormone) via many pathways and this too takes time to optimize depending on the person.

The Fat Reduce  especially needs time to do its best work as its focus is to manipulate the hormonal environment to support fat loss.  This cannot take place overnight but we do have proof that the metabolism increases a great deal from day 1 to 30 based on our trial data which revealed an average increase of 400 additional calories burned per day.  During the next trail we will measure at days 15, 30, 45 and 60.  Based on client feedback and hormonal blood panels I would venture to say that the metabolic increase between day 30 and 60 will be significant. 

Beyond metabolic markers, the combination of Amino Loading, Alpha Omega  and Fat Reduce  , proper exercise and nutrition planning will facilitate fat loss by naturally manipulating all of the factors which govern fat loss.  The Zero Tolerance plan gives you access to all of the success factors with the tested training and nutrition program included with your package.  Best of all you can speak directly with Scott Mendelson for technical support to refine your program to fit your needs.

Serrano Seminar San Diego Rescheduled Jan 28

Scott what can I expect to learn at one of Dr. Serrano’s seminars?

 Anything and everything!  Dr. Serrano does a great job with the weekend seminars he conducts around the country focusing on nutrition, supplementation, training, injury rehab and more.  He is committed to providing information that attendees can apply right away to improve their results.  Complicated issues are broken down into a simple format that anyone can understand. NO questions goes unanswered as Dr. Serrano prefers to answer questions for at least half of the seminar.

see a video clip of Dr. Serrano's seminar last Spring in San Francisco by clicking HERE

 Answers are detailed and No Holds Barred, you will get a straight answer!  The next seminar is being held in Encinitas just outside of San Diego on Saturday December 10.  contact scott@infinityfitness.com for details.

Dr. Serrano I have struggled with cravings for years, no matter what I do the junk food seems to be calling my name.  I do everything right for an entire day and at around 8 pm I go crazy binging on junk food.  I know I am my own worst enemy but what do I do to stop this?  I see that your Fat Reduce came out earlier this year, how is it working?

Have a question? Need clarification?   Scott Mendelson is the only CEO in the industry who answers his own phones to keep his pulse on the heart of the industry.  Benefit from unparalleled products and services.  Call 614 868 7521  or email scott@infinityfitness.com to arm yourself with the tools for body reconstruction.. 

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