Posted Sunday, December 09, 2007
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"Nobody can sneeze for you, and no one can have self-discipline for you. You must care enough about yourself to make yourself do what you know you should. Fortunately this becomes easier as you go along. As you see positive changes in your body, you become more enthusiastic and stricter upon yourself. So your improvement escalates further positive results."
- Vince Gironda
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Posted Saturday, December 08, 2007
Filed under Optimal Eating, Vince's Gym
"Eat for nutrition and food value. Emphasize natural foods, avoid processed foods and eliminate junk entirely."
- Vince Gironda
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Posted Friday, December 07, 2007
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"If you work out in a gym, get a qualified trainer. Then you'll be much more liable to do things right. Anyone who trains himself has a fool for a trainer!"
- Vince Gironda
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Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007
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"You've got to be active and exercise regularly. The body is supposed to move, not sit around like a lump. Keep active and busy. Never retire like so many in your fifties or sixties. When you retire you end up playing with your cuticles."
- Vince Gironda
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Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007
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"You must have self-respect, ego, arrogance and pride. Hold yourself erect - never droop. You'll attract a lot of attention just by holding your stomach in and walking straight. People rarely see that."
- Vince Gironda
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Posted Monday, November 05, 2007
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Total number of men Larry Scott, first Mr. Olympia, defeated in winning his two Mr. Olympia crowns: four.
In 1965, he went muscle to muscle against Harold Poole and Earl Maynard.
In 1966 Scott successfully retained his title against the likes of Harold Poole, Chuck Sipes and Sergio Oliva.
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Posted Sunday, October 21, 2007
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It's very important for bodybuilders to keep their systems stocked with nutrients.
When I trained at Vince's Gym, Guy Gironda, Vince's son, instructed me to eat something immediately after a workout - preferably protein.
That worked out fine for me because I was usually shaking too much from the workout to drive anyway, so I'd gulp down some half-and-half. He also said that I should eat throughout the day.
People may question the validity of the Girondas' theories, and there's nothing wrong with that. If you actually trained at Vince's, followed his and Guy's advice and didn't get bigger, then by all means your criticism is warranted.
But I did train there, so I know firsthand that their knowledge is amazing. Guy could even tell what I'd eaten for breakfast just by how strong I was, and he was never wrong - never.
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Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007
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The bodybuilders in the Sixties turned to Vince Gironda for advice on how to strip fat. Basically, one eats meat and eggs in limitless amounts. Then, every third or fourth day, the athlete consumes a high carbohydrate meal with salad to keep the “pump.” This is not different than the Atkins’ Induction Phase or some of the various “Caveman” diets currently popular. Yes, it works and it is that simple.
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Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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Do amino's work? Find a champion in the top five who doesn't use them. Doesn't mean they're good because the big guy uses them, just means that those guys would've axed the aminos a long time ago if they didn't work.
I have seen Vince Gironda use a liquid hydrolyzed amino acid product on his students for years. It is not one of those collagen-based aminos. It is derived from healthy glandular tissue. No one has ever returned a bottle for a refund in the over ten years that Vince has used the stuff. The liquid contains the funny little peptide chains that everyone is in love with these days.
Inosine looks good, but there are some factors that have to be looked into. If you have joint problems (i.e. nagging elbows, bum knees, etc.) take five of this product.
Many California athletes use an aloe vera juice that contains papain and bromelain enzymes. They wash down their supplements with it after meals. Seems to work especially well for those on a high carbohydrate diet.
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