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If You Want to Change Your Shape, You Need to Change Your Life: Uncensored Podcast

February 5, 2014 by

 Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3.

 If You Want to Change Your Shape, You Need to Change Your Life

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Any time is a good time to start your fitness goals, but the New Year is a common time to start. The most important thing is that you are making a LONG TERM lifestyle change. If you are going to make this step, it’s going to take a shift in the way you live your life.

 

Welcome to February 2014!  The crowded gyms filled with New Year’s Resolutioner’s are beginning to dwindle down in occupancy.  Hopefully, with the help of the Adonis Community you will remain motivated and steadfast in the pursuit of your goals.   Any time is a good time to start your fitness goals, but the new year is a common time to start.

Some people show up in January hoping it will all be done in February, but it just does not work that way does it?  The problem with this mentality is that it is not life changing.  Real change requires you to change your habits for life.  You can’t just fix everything in one month and go back to the way you were living your life that got you overweight and out of shape in the first place.

The most important thing is that you are making a LONG TERM lifestyle change.

If you are going to make this step, it’s going to take a shift in the way you live your life.

The first 21 days are the toughest, it’s the habits you develop here that eventually become the way you live your life.  These habits over time are performed with less effort as it becomes familiar and more natural to you.

Why is exercise is important?  Not only is it healthy for you, it provides structure – like a steering wheel – it creates a mindset for changing your body.  It adds purpose to your day, giving you something to strive for. Proper exercises accompanied with good food choices adds incentive to see results quickly.

The habits of good diet and exercise build upon each other, creating a snowball effect and your progress accelerates as your quality of life increases.

DIET (two diets):  Diet from food and diet from fitness media (limit your reading of fitness media).

Be patient because it won’t happen as fast as you want it to, but patience is what will finally bring you the results.

Today John and Brad talk about the Adonis philosophy of weight loss and how to change your shape for life.

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Why Right Now Is the Best Time to Lose Fat – Uncensored

January 22, 2014 by
Learn the effects of our modern North American Culture on fat loss and take corrective action the Adonis Golden Ratio System.

Learn the effects of our modern North American Culture on fat loss and take corrective action using the Adonis Golden Ratio System. Continue reading to learn more about the experiment you never want to be in!

The experiment you don’t ever want to be in!

John and Brad are going to talk about an experiment you never want to be part of.  Yet it’s exactly what our modern North American society unknowingly engages in and is why our society is becoming obese.

The study was done in Quebec in the late 1980’s. The subjects consisted of 24 sets of male twins with ages ranging from 18-27. They were sequestered in a university dorm for 120 days.  The experiment was to see what happens when you overeat by 1000 calories a day.   During this time they were not allowed to train -they were only allowed to walk for 30 minutes a day – supervised.  They only ate the food they were provided in a very controlled environment.

They were young men in very good shape.  Their average body fat went from 11.3% body fat up to 18% body fat by the end of the experiment.  The average waist size increased from 29.5” to 33”.

The average fat gained was 18 pounds, the fat weight gained ranged from 9.5 pounds to 30 pounds.  The twins in each pair had similar gains.  Everyone gained fat.

Why did some gain more than others?

Metabolism was the pretty much the same for all.

There was a fair relationship with testosterone preventing some fat gain – just a little.

Cardio training seems to help prevent future fat gain

Those that gained the least amount of fat were in the bestVO2 max cardio shape at the beginning of the experiment.  Remember they did not train during the experiment.

The cardio fitness has lasting effects; it seems to prevent or protect against weight gain.  Cardio doesn’t seem to affect actual fat loss much, but it seems to help prevent the gaining of fat and be a sort of buffer or shield against future fat gain.

Research shows it only takes 6-8 weeks of cardio training for both the up regulation of Vo2 max and the muscle enzymes responsible for increasing their oxidizing potential (or ability to burn fat), after which they begin to plateau.  A good experiment could be to have a block of cardio included in your exercise routine every so often, especially as part of primer before starting a fat loss program.

The bottom line – take corrective action and the sooner the better!

The dark side of the experiment is that everyone gained fat.  None of them ever got back to the level of leanness that they were at before the experiment.  They continued to gain weight over five years and ended up being close to what they were at the end of the study.

The bottom line is that no matter when in your life you allow yourself to overeat and gain fat, if you never do a compensatory under eat to correct it will never go away.  Corrective action must be taken, the sooner the better.

Don’t ever stop training.  Don’t let your waist size increase much.

If you have corrective action to take – get serious about taking the corrective action as soon as possible.

 

To hear more about what John and Brad have to say about the experiment you don’t ever want to be in and listen to today’s uncensored podcast click on the link below.

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The 13th Adonis Transformation Contest starts TODAY!

January 20, 2014 by
The 13th Adonis Transformation contest (AT13) starts today!

The 13th Adonis Transformation contest (AT13) starts today!

 

The 13th Adonis Transformation Contest starts TODAY!

We will accept contest entries starting on January 20, 2014. The deadline for entering your before pictures will be Midnight Eastern Time on January 27, 2014.

The pictures must be taken between between January 20th and January 27th, 2014. The newspaper front page picture must be taken during the same photo session.

 

Before you enter please read the contest instructions

 

Click here –> Contest instructions, rules, and regulations <– Click here

Note: The contest dashboard is only open during the

week of Jan 20-27, 2014

Here is the link to an earlier post showing steps for contest entry:

 

HOW TO ENTER AT13

 

You will receive a confirmation email after January 28, 2014 if you carefully followed the contest instructions.

If you completed all 8 steps but did not carefully follow the contest instructions you will not receive a confirmation email and you may have to wait to enter the next contest.  Please carefully read the contest instructions before you enter the contest.

Checkout the winners of our previous contests.

This is your chance to throw your hat in the ring and be part of something
special. It’s time to make a change, a big time change in your body and
your life!

Stay Safe & Train Hard!

-Allen Elliott

PS Email me if you have any problems or questions entering the contests.  allen.e.model@gmail.com

 

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The Adonis Transformation Contest AT-13 Will Start on January 20th 2014

January 16, 2014 by
would you like to achieve the same success as these previous Adonis Transformation contest winners? You definitely can do it too – at any age!

Would you like to achieve the same success as these previous Adonis Transformation contest winners? You definitely can do it too – at any age!

 

The Adonis Transformation Contest AT-13 starts on January 20, 2014

We will accept contest entries starting on January 20, 2014. The deadline for entering your before pictures will be Midnight Eastern Time on January 27, 2014.

The pictures must be taken between between January 20th and January 27th, 2014. The newspaper front page picture must be taken during the same photo session.

 

Before you enter please read the contest instructions

 

 

Click here –> Contest instructions, rules, and regulations <– Click here

Note: The contest dashboard is only open during the

week of Jan 20-27, 2014

Here are the steps to enter AT13:

1)      Login to you online Adonis account

2)      Click on the “Tracker” menu

Step 1 Click on Tracker

 3)      Click on the “Contest Dashboard” button

Step 2 Click on Contest Dashboard

4)      Click on the green “Join Contest” button

Cliick on green Join Contest button

5)      Drag and Drop your contest pictures

Step 3 Drag and Drop Pictures

6)      Scroll down and enter your measurements with the drop down arrows

Step 4 Scroll down and use drop down arrows to enter metrics

7)      Click on the blue “Start Contest” button

Step 5 Click the Blue Start Contest button

8)      You are successfully entered when you see the green letters that say “Before photos uploaded”

Sucess - You are in the contest

You will receive a confirmation email after January 28, 2014 if you carefully followed the contest instructions.

If you completed all 8 steps but did not carefully follow the contest instructions you will not receive a confirmation email and you may have to wait to enter the next contest.  Please carefully read the contest instructions before you enter the contest.

Checkout the winners of our previous contests.

The Adonis Golden Ratio 12 week contest is the first step in your Adonis Lifestyle journey!

Stay Safe & Train Hard!

-Allen Elliott

PS Email me if you have any problems or questions entering the contests.  allen.e.model@gmail.com

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News about Upcoming Events in the Adonis Community for 2014

January 13, 2014 by
News about Upcoming Events in the Adonis Community for 2014

PLAN AHEAD: 2014 marches on and it’s time to get ready for some exciting upcoming event in the Adonis Community

Count Down To AT13

The First Contest of the Year Starts on January 20, 2014

The next contest will be the Adonis Transformation Contest AT-13.  This starts on January 20, 2014 and will end on April 14, 2014

Contests are a great motivator for some people.  You can also “shadow” a contest which is not actually submitting an entry but following along during the same 12 weeks.

Many people use the online community for support during the contest, or during their “shadow contest”.

There are also many challenges created by community members; these are informal mini contests where Adonis community members pool together prizes and have fun cheering each other on.

Competition Amongst Contest Entries Has Been Fierce!

As more men enter the contests, the bar is getting set very high so think about entering a contest during a time of the year when you might be close to reaching your Adonis goals.  The contest judges will evaluate final entries based on the following factors:

1- Weight Loss (LBS)

2-  Adonis Golden Ratio (AGR)  Transformation Change

3-  Final AGR Score

4- Muscularity

5- Aesthetics/Photogenic Quality

The judges need to see these changes in the pictures so it’s important that both before and after pictures are in focus and taken at appropriate angles and with good lighting (selfies don’t do this well).  Take the time to to use a camera with a timer or have someone with a steady hand take the pictures.

We typically run three contests a year.  After AT-13 is complete there will be two additional contests this year:

AT-14 Starts May 12, 2014 and ends August 4, 2014

AT-15 Starts September 1, 2014 and ends November 24, 2014

Look forward to AT-12 interview podcasts in the weeks to come

In the upcoming weeks we can look forward to the Adonis Transformation Contest AT-12 interview podcasts being posted every Monday.  This is where we will hear the first hand stories from the winners and what helped them with their success.  We will hear about their struggles, lessons learned, obstacles overcome, and their words of wisdom.  For most of us these stories are very motivating. We can learn something new from each story.

Not only will you hear the motivating stories; John also includes tidbits of coaching and advice that pertain to the stories.  Usually we find this information reassuring or can use it to change our own strategy for success.

Look forward to a new workout of the month

You can look forward to seeing a new workout released each month.  We’ve got some really fun and interesting series coming out based on your continued requests and feedback.  It’s going to be an exciting year.

New Year,  Same Drive.  What keeps you motivated to achieve your goals?

This will be different for each person.  You may already know what keeps you motivated or you may need to experiment to find out.  Some people like our contests and others may like our fun community challenges.  Some may have a wedding or important life event to look forward to.  If you’re still searching for motivation to pursue your goals, here are some additional questions you may want to ask yourself:

Who do you know that can support you in making this transition to live a healthy and fit lifestyle?

 What prompted you to want to make these changes?

When would you like to start this process and when do you expect to see results?

Where else have you looked for advice or found helpful information?

How do you think the transformation process will affect your current schedule and responsibilities?

One thing to keep in mind regarding support and  motivation is this year we have an Adonis meet up in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA planned.  As iron sharpens iron, there have been several long-lasting relationships developed within the Adonis Community.  This meet-up will be a great opportunity to enjoy in the camaraderie and fellowship of like-minded people.

Thanks for your Vote!

You may recall earlier last year that I was  nominated into the Top 20  as “Semi-Finalist” in the 2014 BodySpace Spokesmodel Search, hosted by Bodybuilding.com

I’m happy to announce that thanks to your support by way of votes, I was selected as a Top 10 Finalist.  I will go on to compete in the Finalist Competition at the LA Fitness Expo January 21-26.  This was a dream turned into reality thanks to the continued support from my brothers in iron.  I’ll definitely have some updates to share upon my return and am thrilled to be an ambassador for the “Adonis Lifestyle” on a national platform such as this.

Top 10 Finalist Have Been Chosen! Thanks for helping make this dream a reality.

“Top 10 Finalist Have Been Chosen! Thanks for helping make this dream a reality.” – Allen Elliott aka “Captain Healthy”

 

Wrapping up

Last but not least, we’ve got a surprise down the road for those of who have asked for some EXTRA accountability… more on that very soon.

Stay tuned, The year is young and we’re just getting started!

 

your brother in Iron,

Allen Elliott | Adonis Golden Ratio Ambassador

 

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Environmental Influencess: Uncensored Podcast with John and Brad

January 8, 2014 by

Here’s the next episode of the UNCENSORED Podcasts Season 3.

Environmental Influences

Adonis Origins-Rich Sigona

Adonis Legends: Rich Sigona
Rich is one of the original Adonis Transformation Contest winners. He’s learned to deal with the environmental influences during and after his transformation. Today, several years later, he still maintains the Golden lifestyle.

 

Your location and context are important to your success

People around you have a lot of influence in what you do.

Where you are is very important.

Who you are with is very important.

Are you at the gym?

Are you with people who encourage or discourage positive workout behavior?

Interaction with others to fit in with the group will affect your decisions.

Persecution regarding food is not about you. They are projecting their issues and insecurities on you.  The very fact that you are thinking about what you eat and consume is threatening to some people.

Negative comments are always really people making comments about themselves and their issues, not YOU.  The guy or gal on Facebook who says “Too much muscle!” or “Too skinny!” or whatever, it is really not about you.

 

You will get a lot of negative comments during your corrective action phase

 

“The correction” or corrective phase is what most will be commenting on.  This is the phase that requires serious effort – and is only necessary for the weight loss. The extreme corrective action is not forever.

 

It is not sustainable or you would go down to zero percent body fat.  At some point it must stop, because it’s corrective action.

Maintaining is less extreme than the “correction”.   When you maintain, you only need very short temporary corrective action for minor fat gains. Reigning in eating habits results in a journey back to a maintenance level.

 

Online writing is biased

 

Everyone has their issues.  It comes through in their writing. There is bias.  There are very few experts.  They explain to you their perspective as if everyone was like them.

 

So it’s not just friends, family, and people around you, it’s also the fitness writers online.  Even the researchers; they have a hope or bias that the outcome or answer will turn a certain way. They are trying to convince you that their issues are your issues.

 

Your life will change as you gain success

 

All of your relationships will change as you gain success and reach your goals. People will need to adjust to the new transformed person you have become. Some people are able to adjust, and some are not.  You will have to make decisions and evaluate all of your relationships.

You will be affected by jealousy and others who want your success.  This is what happens with any success.  The more success you have, the more your relationships all around you will change.

So the bottom line is that who you spend time with in your life as well as online will all affect your success.  They will also affect how well you keep your success.

To hear more about what John and Brad have to say about environmental influences listen to today’s uncensored podcast click on the link below.

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