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Ivan's Newsletter
October 14, 2007 -- Issue 035
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This issue includes...

** I decided to give YOU this info-packed fitness ebook for FREE

** Their claim is "15 Pounds In Eight Weeks", and here is my take on this...

** How To Get To Your First Chin-Up Repetition With NO Help!

 

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Watch out for...
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I know it's been a month since my last newsletter, but honestly I needed a break.. I didn't feel like writing a new issue up until today.

I haven't spent the time doing nothing, though. I was working on a new service that I will be officially launching in a few days.

So, this is to let you know that you should watch out for my next issue, in which I will announce what I've been working on. I expect to send it out in a few days - somewhere in the middle of the week.

If you thought that it'd be nice to start strong next year with a New Year Resolution, join a gym, hire a personal trainer... - all that jazz, but in the same time know that you can't afford it, my next issue may very well bring the solution to your problem. So, again, make sure you don't miss it!

WIth that said, let's continue with this issue...

 

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I decided to give YOU this info-packed fitness e-book for FREE
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The truth is initially I intended to sell my latest e-book for $14.95, but then I thought "Selling this e-book won't make me a whole lot, so why not as well give it away for fr.ee.."

And that's what I'm doing here. The book is called "Sixty Practical Tips And Ideas For Health And Fitness Nerds" In it you can find:

* Which Fish Are Low In Mercury And Which Are High (page 8)

* What Is Anaerobic Threshold (page 9)

* Lower Body Muscles And Appropriate Exercises (page 11)

* When You Should Use A Training Belt And When You Shouldn't (page 14)

* Rowing Or Biking? Which Is Better? (page 17)

* Facts About Water Intake (page 17)

* The Difference Between White, Brown And Turbinado Sugar
(page 19)

* Another Way To Reduce Inflammation (page 20)

* How To Avoid Quitting Before Reaching Your Fitness Goal
(page 23)

* Excessive Testosterone And The Consequences (page 25)

* Why Sugar-Loaded Drinks Make You Fat (page 26)

* How To Detect Lower Body Strength Imbalance (page 33)

* ...and much, much more

Download "Sixty Practical Tips And Ideas For Health And Fitness Nerds"

 

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How To Get To Your First Chin-Up Repetition With NO Help!
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You know, I've been a personal trainer for quite some years. I can tell you one thing. I haven't seen the majority of people to struggle with any other exercise as much as with chin-ups.

In the well-equipped gyms they even have these machines that lift you up (take off some or all of your weight), so you can do at least a few chins.

But why should you use a machine when you can train yourself to do these ENTIRELY ON YOUR OWN?

I recently stumbled upon an article from Alwyn Cosgrove, who outlines an easy routine for getting to your first chin-up the fastest. You have to do the following three times a week! Here is what he suggests:

1. Place a box or a bench underneath the chin-up bar.

2. Step on it and place your hands on the bar at shoulder width, palms facing you.

3. Now, jump off the box. Your chin should be above your hands.

4. Start slowly lowering yourself. The lowering phase should take 10 sec. If you can't initially lower yourself for 10 sec. try to make the descent as slow as possible

This is one set. Do three of these 10 sec. negative sets. Rest 90 sec. between each set.

When doing three sets (one rep each) all with 10 sec. on the negative phase becomes easy, add another 4th set AND lower the rest with 15 sec. to 75 sec. between the sets.

When you can do all four sets with this rest and with 10 sec. on the negative phase, drop another 15 sec. from the rest periods.

By the time you get to doing four sets with only 45 sec. rests in between, you should be able to do at least one complete (positive and negative phases) rep all on your own.

That's it. I don't know about you, but to me chins are the major mass builder for the back. They are what bench press is for chest and what squats are for legs.

If you want to see how I do a fun variation of these, watch this video...

Ivan's variation of pull-ups (video)

 

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Their claim is "15 Pounds In Eight Weeks", and here is my take on this...
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I am talking about Hyper Gain - a creatine formulation. The claim I mentioned about is actually the head line of their sales letter...

I read through it and did some online digging to find out what actual users are saying about it. I will talk about that a little further down...

What Hyper Gain is it's a compound with the main ingredient - Creatine Ethyl Ester - a creatine salt, designed to help actual creatine penetrate the cell membrane. Creatine Ethyl Ester is the main ingredient in some other products on the market.

Hyper Gain also contains a few other ingredients that may (I said "may") stimulate the natural production of testosterone, and also a couple of ingredients that mimic the function of insulin. It doesn't contain sugars, which is a good thing - no fat gain, and may be that's why they use the insulin mimicking ingredients - instead of sugar.

So, back to what users were saying in one forum...

Basically, the majority of them said that Hyper Gain isn't too much different than any of the other creatine salt based products on the market.

I personally HAVE NOT TRIED this supplement. I suspect that a user should expect to see the effects from a creatine formula (weight gain, mainly due to water retention), but again I can't talk from my own experience.

Why am I telling you about this supplement, if I am not excited about it in the first place?

Because, I am their affiliate and if you choose to purchase through the link below, I will make a commission.. That's the simple truth.

Here is the url to the Anabolic Secrets website:

Hyper Gain from Anabolic Secrets

 

 

 

DISCLAIMER The techniques, ideas, and suggestions in
this document are not intended as a substitute for proper
medical advice. Always consult your physician or health
care professional before performing any new exercise,
exercise technique or beginning any new diet. Any use of
the techniques, ideas, and suggestions in this document
is at the reader's sole discretion and risk.