http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:19:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am honestly disgusted... I was just watching this infomercial on some abs gizmo and couldn't believe how worked up I got after the guy kept repeating the line, "If you can sit down in a chair, then you can get the tight toned tummy you want and see results in ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2009/01/5-ways-to-avoid-cardio-scams-ab-gadget-scams-in-09/ Guess what day it is today? The busiest day in gym history.  The first Monday of January!  And that means, it's the season that folks will be hitting the cardio machines hard... I was on the phone last night with my friend and world-famous trainer Craig Ballantyne and we were commenting ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2009/01/14-signs-youre-doing-too-much-cardio/ Enjoy this reflection of my physical, intellectual, relational and spiritual life.  The following "learning" is a mixture of "head knowledge" and "heart knowledge." Head knowledge means that I gained a new insight and heart knowledge means I made a behavior change. 1. 90% of getting a six pack is diet, diet, ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2008/12/top-60-things-i-learned-in-2008/ Attention: Skinny Guys & Gals It's time to kick-off the new year with The Biggest Gainer Transformation Challenge. But this is not like any transformation contest you've ever heard of before... If you're sick and tired of being scrawny and weak and ready to transform your life and be featured in ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2008/12/the-biggest-gainer-transformation-contest/ The Cure for Skinny A Roundtable, featuring Joe DeFranco, Vince DelMonte, and Craig Weller by Nate Green As posted on T-Nation.com Are you afraid of blowing away in a strong gust of wind? Tired of looking in the mirror and seeing vermicelli arms and Tinker Toy legs? Does your ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2008/12/the-skinny-cure/ Today, I need to ask you for your advice... ...if you can offer your voice, it would be an amazing favor.  If you haven't got me a Christmas present yet, consider this it :) Your answers will help me better plan and execute a future product that is in the works ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2008/12/what-i-want-from-santa/ I am going to share a famous quote I heard by Peter Drucker, "Do first things first, and second things not at all." And we are going to tie this into the cornerstone, the bedrock if you will, of muscle growth. What is the cornerstone of muscle growth?  How do you ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2008/12/the-cornerstone-of-muscle-growth/ It's 3:09 am and I am in the LAX airport waiting for my 7:10 am flight back to Buffalo and thought I would share a section of notes from a 5-day training I did in LA called Advanced Learning & Teaching Technologies which was lead by, perhaps, two of the ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2008/12/what-level-of-learning-are-you-at/ A few months ago I did an interview with my buddy Sean and he asked me some really good questions about what it was like being "Skinny Vinny" during my high school days and I agreed to take you on a stroll down memory lane to give you an idea ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2008/12/the-high-school-days-of-skinny-vinny/ Quick heads up... from January 8th to 16th I'm heading off on an 8-day Caribbean Cruise around the islands of St Maarten, St Kits and St Lucia and I'm going to be meeting up with my buddy Arnel Ricafranca, Jon Benson and another friend you might not know as well, ... http://vincedelmontefitness.com/blog/2008/12/european-style-fitness/