The hazard of Vince Delmonte’s Maximize Your Muscle program

I have to tell you, I love the Maximize Your Muscle program! The results are amazing but there’s a warning it should have come with…get used to buying new clothing! Thanks to Vince Delmonte, I’ve grown out of almost every button down shirt I own in just three rounds of workouts (nine total workouts) and even my baggier clothing like sweaters are getting a little tight! I don’t know whether I should write him a thank you note or demand an apology J. Furthermore, I don’t know if I should start buying more clothing now or just wait because I know I’m going to grow out of those too! Now I know what my mother felt like when I was a kid and seemed to grow out of my clothing weekly. Now I don’t know if this is a common problem. My shoulders expand pretty easily but after only three rounds of workouts!! I have a "shirt busting chest" haha! This is unbelievable!

 

Anyway, as I said, I just finished round three of my workouts and I have to say, I’m loving it! It’s rare to be this challenged in the gym. When you’re on your own routines it’s sometimes hard to really challenge yourself but when it’s all put right in front of you like it is here and you know that you’re only goal is to execute the plan, you will practically kill yourself to get everything done, and that’s precisely what I’ve done. There are a couple of exercises that are kind of new to me and some that I just haven’t done consistently in a very long time. For one, weighted dips… I’m pretty much a dip machine but they are so easy (I’m light) that I decided that in order to make a set of 8 of them challenging, I was going to have to add some weight. The first time I did it, put on the weight belt and strapped on one plate for 45 extra pounds. This was nice but still not pushing me to my limit so the next time I decided to add a second plate. This felt great but the stress on my chest was great when added to my bench press. I started noticing a little bit of pain in my chest and it appears (I’m self diagnosing) that I may have a slight tear where my right pectoral muscle meets the sternum. So, based on that, I’m going to take three days off and see if it gets better.

Other than that, almost all of my weights have increased slightly and most things are getting easier by the day even though I’ve increased the weight.

A few highlights

Bench press up 10 lbs to 275 for heavy sets

Squats remain the same 225lb but they are getting easier with better technique so I will increase this to 245 on my next workout

Machine flys (set of 20 at end of workout) 150lbs up from 120lbs!

Dumbbell curls (easy bar wasn’t available today) used 50’s for my heavy low rep sets up from 40 before this workout. Easy bar up from 60lbs plus bar to 70lbs plus bar

Inclined curls (after heavy regular curls) 22.5lbs up from 17.5lbs

Leaning one arm lateral lifts up to 20lbs from 15 and really was pretty easy at 20. Gonna have to increase again!

Dumbbell overhead shoulder press 65lbs up from 60. Was going to increase to 70 today but decided form was more important so I added a rep too each set instead.

Bulgarian split squats stayed the same at two 25 pound plates but its getting easier so I’ll try 30s next.

There are some other improvements but that’s enough for now. Also, my weight had ballooned up to my all time max of 157lbs but I lost about a pound and a half yesterday (did a little drinking I shouldn’t have done, lesson learned…again). My immediate goal is to hit 165 as fast as possible through massive (healthy) food consumption and killer workouts but I’m sure once I hit that I’ll quickly raise the goal to 175lbs. I’m on my way baby!

In case you’re reading this and wanting to give Vince’s program a shot, the one I’m on is currently closed to new members but I can personally vouch for his No Nonsense Muscle Building program that is still open to the public. I bought that over a year ago and had great results while I was using it!

Grab a copy here or just look around for some awesome tips for your routine!

 

Expect results!

Kris

Comments

[Jau]

So lame. Obvious you're trying to push the product. I found vince old program to be overtraining for most ppl.

[FitnessQuests]

Jau,

You know, I wrote this back in January when I was just starting out writing and honestly, I can see where you get that idea. It's hypey. It really is and if I were to write it today I may write it slightly different. However, the entire article is actually 100% accurate and I really was excited about reaching my goals so quickly. I gained 14 lbs in that one month and it was pretty exciting to me. Since then I've cut down on my calories and have allowed my body to settle at a comfortable weight. I'm now debating on going for another boost but that kind of calorie consumption is very time consuming.

Before you say it was all just to push the product though, you should know that when I wrote this, the product was closed to the public with no word on whether or not it would open again. It did open in April for 3 days and it's open again from today for three days and I encourage people to join in. Oh and if they do decide to join through me I would in fact get paid for it. I personally don't see anything wrong with that either as it is a product that I use myself and believe in so why not tell people about it and then why not get paid for it?

Finally, you should do some more research on overtraining. I know its one of those things that is hotly debated but in my experience personally and in the industry, overtraining is very hard to do if you get proper rest and nutrition. What most people say is overtraining is really just what it takes to get results but most people aren't willing to actually put in the work.

Thanks for your comment though. I personally don't mind being called out. Keeps me on my toes and reminds me that I'm writing for real people that I have a responsibility to.