Clint’s current workout: Visual Impact Completed!

By CLINT NIELSEN   

I don’t adhere to fads nor gimmicks (how’d you guess that?) so i was skeptical at first, but then I got to know Rusty and his style of teaching.

As I leafed through the program, I came to realise that the guy just might know what he’s talking about.

After 6 months of Visual Impact – 24th December, 2010

Game, set and match

So it’s all over. What started out as a 6 month trial, is finally at an end. Looking back on it all, I’ve learnt a lot about what I can handle in terms of training intensity and duration. I’ve also learnt that I probably prefer cheat-days a little more than I should.

Am I please with the results of Visual Impact?

Absolutely. I’m pretty lean (especially considering December is a terrible time to be completing any kind of body transformation).

At the end of 6 months of Visual Impact

The tricks I used and will continue to use

Eat-Stop-Eat – I used this strategy once per week EVERY week whilst on Visual Impact.
Lean Gains – This is basically a shorter fasting strategy which I used in conjuction with Eat-Stop-Eat at least once per week.

How did i prevent muscle loss during Visual Impact?

By using BCAA’s before, during and after training.

This is VERY important when using a fasting regimen particularly when weight-training at the same time.

The body is hunting for nutrients at this point and will go looking for them in muscle mass if you don’t give them a BCAA spike. More on fasted training can be viewed here, whilst the powered form of BCAA’s I choose to use can be found here (no i’m not being paid to promote this product).

The last few days of my Europe holiday back in June, 2010. Looking a tad soft around the mid section

What I would change next time I used Visual Impact

I would be a lot more strict with my diet. I fell off the cart many a time with meals that were too heavy especially at night. Instead of eating a standard bowl of food for example, I found myself opting for a larger quantity. This was a big, fat, naughty no-no.

What’s next?

I’m going to keep cycling this program for a while longer to get back to a relatively good body fat level. As I write this, I’ve spent a week drinking and eating WAY too much. I feel soft and sluggish as I haven’t been to the gym for a little while. However, tomorrow is a new day, and I’m looking forward to getting back into my routine and feeling ‘good about myself’ once again.

MY HONEST VISUAL IMPACT MUSCLE BUILDING REVIEW

By Troy

 

 

What No One Is Telling You About Visual Impact Muscle Building

My Experience With Visual Impact Muscle Building

I am extremely happy with Visual Impact Muscle Building. I use it to strip back fat while still building or maintaining muscle, and it’s great for maintaining your physique during the summer months.

Visual Impact really burns away that last bit of fat to really get that ripped muscle appearance.
People chasing that lean ripped look, the Visual Impact is a great fit because literally every aspect of the workout routine is focused on substantial muscle gains while stripping lots of body fat.

Unfortunately it’s not all rainbows and butterflies with the visual impact muscle building program. I’v had very little complaints but Visual Impact really does let me down in some areas, this really does annoy me off BIG TIME. More on that later.

Workout Rating

Workout Structure - 79%

Demonstration Quality - 86%

Author Expertise - 90%

Customer Support - 85%

Results From Program - 85%

Value for Money - 100%

88%

Really is a comprehensive workout program that will get you that lean Hollywood ripped look. The phasing in the program really works and will get you results faster.

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My Sales And Access Experience With Visual Impact Muscle Building

If you’re not a fan of sitting through a 10 min video before you get any info on the product you will like the Visual impact Website.

After you have had a good read of the Visual Impact Website and decide that it is a good fit for your goals, it only takes a few moments to go through the sales process and download the product.

For the most part the sales process is quite painless, although one thing that I’m not a fan of is all the stock photos with no before and after photos at all. I now know after using program that it is legit, but the flashing photos of oiled up men are just a bunch of crap, and I hate that.

What I LOVE About Visual Impact Muscle Building

I feel that a workout routine should do as it is advertised… That’s no big deal, that’s what you pay for. It is when the creator goes above and beyond with a certain feature, or really kicks ass that gets my attention.
This is a short list and I’m a hard man to please. But there is a list and trust me that’s a big deal.

The Workouts Routines Are Simple, Short And Work Great.

I absolutely love how this program doesn’t stuff around with your time. You work out 3 times per week, spending about 45mins in the gym each session. The workouts are quality.

The extra time it gave me, while still getting great results was awesome.

The majority of the routines use free weights (which I love using), so although I do recommend doing the routines in the gym, it is possible with a bit of creativity to do this program at home with a weight bench and dumbbell set.

The visual Impact program would kick the ass of any results you will get from home workout DVD’s like P90x.

The Science Stacks Up.

When a workout serves up a heap of scientific facts to back up a workout routine, the first thing I do is my own research to make sure I’m not being fed a bunch of lies.

The principle’s Rusty uses in the visual impact muscle building workout (See them here) all checked out when I did my research;

• Lower reps (1-3) do build dense muscle and more strength.
• High reps (12-15) build bigger but softer bulky muscle.

Getting the facts straight before you start is super important, the last thing I wanted to do was waste a month of training and a bunch of money to find out that I wasn’t getting results because the workout was built on a bunch of lies.

The Workout Book Describes The Routines In Great Detail

It truly amazes me how many workout programs fail at putting a direct connection from their theory to the workout routine.

I said I’m not going to fall in love with a feature that should be there anyway… and maybe I have.

The truth is Visual Impact Muscle Building has really gone above and beyond what was required. The end product is an easy to understand like there website, educational guide that will make sense to people with no prior fitness experience.

My Concluding Words About Visual Impact Muscle Building

Satisfaction, happiness. I dig this workout and the person behind it. It’s an easy workout to use and git gives me the great results.

It does what it says it does, and is simple and quick to add to your weekly schedule if you’re already stretched for time.

Like all workouts, none are perfect and I just deal with the bits that are stupid and get on with it.
Does it work? Yes, it does. It does exactly what is advertised on the website, and if that’s your goal then it will be awesome for you too.

Recommendation

If your goals match what Visual Impact promises, Yes for sure. Check out Visual Impact or if you need a question answered, don’t forget that you can ask it below.

I hope this unbiased look at visual impact muscle building has helped to make your buying decision easier. Whenever money and time is involved it should never be taken lightly.

Make sure you take your time and have a good read and watch of the visual impact website, and if your goals match the promises rusty from Visual impact makes, you won’t be disappointed.

Visual Impact Muscle Building – ‘Hybrid’ Training In Action

by GARRY DAVIDSON

I’ve had a lot of people ask me about Visual Impact Muscle Building after I mentioned it in the Chest Sculpting Newsletter.

See, Rusty Moore in Visual Impact covers a lot of the advanced Chest Sculpting tactics that I teach my clients. Since I haven’t yet (at the time of writing this article) written a book on Advanced Chest Sculpting, Visual Impact Muscle Building is definitely something you should look into after you’ve gone through the Chest Sculpting Blueprint.

Though Visual Impact Muscle Building doesn’t cover everything in Advanced Chest Sculpting, it DOES cover a very important aspect of advanced training – namely how to convert soft muscle to hard muscle, and sculpt that rugged battle-field look. Another bonus is that Rusty Moore also knows a great deal about good chest development.

I’ve done my research on Rusty and had a couple of conversations with him. From what I’ve seen, Rusty seems a decent guy with an excellent work ethic. His book provides a lot of value for guys who are looking to get that beach-body.

Here’s what I like about the book…

The thing I like most  is it isn’t just a re-hash of everything else that’s already out there. Rusty uses his 20+ years of experience in training to actually impart some truly unique advice and ideas.

There’s more to building a great physique than just growing muscle and losing fat. Rusty shows you pictures of the kind of physiques you want to avoid, and the kind you should be aiming for.

And it’s not just the unique ideas. Another thing I like about the book is Rusty shows you pictures of the kind of muscle-head physiques you want to avoid. He points out where the trainees have gone wrong – where they’ve put on too much muscle, or the wrong TYPE of muscle – and contrasts these with pictures of guys with the ideal physique that you and me want.

It feels a lot like having a personal trainer sit with you and show you where you could go wrong, and what to do to set things right from the start.

One complaint I get about the Chest Sculpting Blueprint is it’s too long. Well if you don’t like long books, then you’ll be happy to know that Rusty’s book is only 75 pages.

It’s not as thorough as the Chest Sculpting Blueprint, but it’s filled with unique and powerful ideas that I haven’t seen anywhere else.

What’s The Book About?

Visual Impact Muscle Building is based on how to get that “Hollywood” look. There’s a lot of mention in the book of Hollywood actors and their training regimes – the likes of Daniel Craig, Taylor Lautner, Brad Pitt and others.

It’s about getting that lean and angular “GQ” physique that the girls go crazy for, rather than that muscle-head look today’s out-of-touch bodybuilding fraternity aspire to.

See, me and Rusty know that 95% of guys DON’T aspire to be huge bodybuilding freaks. We prefer the lean, angular look that gets women weak at the knees.

After a certain level of muscle growth, you need to change your training approach so you don’t just continue to get BIGGER. And believe it or not there are many different ways to further improve your look WITHOUT adding yet more muscle BULK.

A lot of trainers will tell you that all you need to do to look shredded is grow some muscle and strip away the overlying fat. But that’s only one piece of the puzzle. Rusty goes on to explain the difference between soft muscle and hard muscle.

I introduce this advanced concept to you in the Chest Sculpting Blueprint. But Rusty goes further by giving you a step-by-step blueprint on how to actually convert soft muscle to hard muscle.

The 3-Phase Visual Impact training routine

As well as all the advanced theory in the book, Rusty gives you an easy-to-follow 6-month training routine with 3 phases plus a bonus phase.

Phase I: Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy

This is equivalent to the Chest Sculpting Beginner’s Program. It’s about growing muscle and losing fat in the quickest, easiest way possible.

Nothing new here. The next phase is where it gets exciting.

Phase II: Increase Muscle Density

Once you’ve achieved the right amount of muscle SIZE with Phase I, you switch gears to Phase II and start building in some muscle density.

This is where Rusty tells you about his advanced ‘hybrid’ training, where you combine sarcoplasmic hypertrophy with myofibrillar hypertrophy.

Unlike strength training or hypertrophy training, hybrid training isn’t something that’s talked about much on the internet or in other books.

Rusty draws from his own experience here to show you 4 different forms of hybrid training on pages 20 and 21.

With hybrid training, your muscles continue to grow at a slower rate, while you increase muscle density to improve the way you look.

Now before I read Rusty’s book, I had never even thought about combining sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar hypertrophy in one workout. I always used to do these types of training separately. So this really helped with my training (thanks Rusty!)

Phase III: Maximum Density and Definition

If you like you can stay on Phase II, you’ll get some amazing results.

But if you really want to harden up those muscles by increasing neurogenic tone, you need to go up a gear.

In Phase III, you’re pushing for raw strength with super heavy weights, low reps and long rest intervals. This will increase the ‘neurogenic tone’ of your muscles, where your muscles are in a partially contracted state at rest.

After phase III, your body will feel hard, even when you’re not tensing. Neurogenic tone goes a long way in giving you that Greek Statue look.

Bonus Phase: The Shrink-Wrap Effect

Rusty’s signature “Shrink-Wrap Effect” is way cool. I use it to this day to get that perfect beach-body just before summer kicks in.

Though Rusty wasn’t the first one to come up with this idea, he’s the only one I’ve seen describe it in detail, and give you a step-by-step method to go out and achieve it.

He explains how Taylor Lautner and Sylvester Stallone used this method to look their best before a movie role, and how Arnold Schwarzenegger used it to prepare for his bodybuilding contests.

The ‘Shrink Wrap Effect’, tightens the skin around your body to enhance definition and make you look unstoppable!

The Shrink-Wrap Effect basically involves slimming right down by reducing muscle size and fat. You wait a few weeks while your skin adjusts by tightening around your slim frame. Then, a few weeks before an event, you follow a hypertrophy (Phase I) training protocol to suddenly increase muscle size.

This forces your skin to be tightly wrapped around your muscles, giving you that super shredded, out-of-the-world action-figure look.

Rusty gives you a step-by-step plan on how to make this work most effectively.

What Do I NOT Like About The Book?

There are very few hard and fast rules when it comes to training, so it’s only natural that me and Rusty disagree on a few points.

Generally though, we have a similar goal and mindset. We are out there to sculpt physiques that LOOK great, rather than just trying to build bigger muscles.

Here are a couple of points we disagree on:

We’re both very adamant that you shouldn’t put too much mass on your legs, because it takes away from the appearance of your upper body. But in my opinion Rusty takes it a little too far by saying that after a certain point you should STOP training your legs entirely.

I really think this is a big mistake, as you will be missing out on the metabolic and hormonal advantages of leg training. If your legs are gettin’ too big, I suggest you CHANGE your leg training so you focus less on size, and more on density or endurance.

One thing the book does not cover is how to tackle a muscle group differently based on its ratio of slow to fast twitch muscle fibers. This is something I mention in the Chest Sculpting Blueprint, and I’ll cover it in detail in Advanced Chest Sculpting.

The chest for example, contains mostly fast-twitch muscle fibers, and will respond best to power and strength. The legendary Reg Park for example, mentioned that he tried to reduce his chest size by lifting heavier, but it didn’t work and his chest continued to get bigger.

Sometimes, with some muscle groups, lifting heavier will not slow muscle growth.

But this is really not a big deal in Rusty’s book, because he shows you how to TWEAK your training depending on your results. So if your chest IS getting too big, you’ll know what to do.

Closing Thoughts…

I enjoyed reading all the refreshingly new and unique ideas Rusty brings to the table in his book. His ideas have helped me improve the way I train myself and train my clients.

The trouble with weight-loss, muscle-building and fitness in general, is the science is far from being anywhere near exact. There’s also so much that the science hasn’t even touched on yet.

What we rely on is the experience of professionals.

You’ll find plenty of studies out there on how to maximize gains from strength training – you do multiple sets, rest 2-3 minutes between sets, lift heavy in the 3-5 rep range, etc…

But when it comes to hybrid training – combining hypertrophy with strength training and increasing density and tone, there’s barely anything concrete in the scientific journals. The only way to learn about this is through experience, and Rusty with his 20+ years of experience in the field, seems to have it covered very well.

So if you’re thinking about what you need to be doing AFTER you’re done with the 12-Week Chest Sculpting Beginner’s Program, I suggest you pick up a copy of Rusty Moore’s Visual Impact Muscle Building.

What Are The Foundations Of Visual Impact Muscle Building?

By Visual Impact Muscle Building Review - Does It Work?

Apart from the 3 big lifts, an even more disastrous problem is a training regimen excessively based on relatively higher range repetitions responsible for Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy as opposed to Myofibrillar Hypertrophy induced by low and very low repetition ranges. Higher repetition range from 6 up to 15 with relatively short rest periods cause a build up of lactic acid and a quick adaptation of your muscle to actually increase their muscle cell size with fluids.

Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy Vs Myofibrillar Hypertrophy – Buff Vs Lean

The results is a fast increase in muscle size and also relative strength to go with the size, but this size comes with a fuzzy, pumped up look. On the contrary, a very short repetition range of around 1 to 3 brings out a myofibrillar hypertrophy, which is growth of actual fiber, not fluid within. However, while training for strength increases the definition of the muscle giving it the much coveted dense look, the muscle itself won't grow much in size and will look flat, also the strength gains will eventually stop with its size, unless you also strategically implemented cycles of high rep range, sarcoplasmic training before.

Plus, than there is a hybrid repetition range around 4/5 that brings out the best of both and should also be included in the training regimen to increase density and size at the same time. The point that Rusty Moore makes is to shift the balance away from an excessive sarcoplasmic, mass range (6/15) and more towards a myofibrillar, density range (1/3), though there is space for both. He is not against high range, size building repetitions as long as these are strategically switched to low range density, hard look repetitions as required.

In other words, you need both, it is the balance that needs to be shifted. Too much low range repetitions cause you to look harder but undersized, and too many high range repetitions cause you to look bigger and bulkier but also softer and buff. So far so good, we appreciate the point and actually agree on it.

Visual Impact Rule - Shrink And Wrap For A Permanent Ripped Look

The program offers a unique way to achieve definition. Definition is normally achieved by getting your skin to wrap around your abs, filling tightly into the grooves and showing your muscles in any light. However, the way Visual Impact Muscle Building achieves this takes on a completely different route.

The old bodybuilding school revolves around bulking up for size and then cutting carbs and calories before a contest in order to get your body fat low and increase definition on your muscles, then eat loads of carbs to overcompensate with glycogen and get the muscles bigger and tighter in your skin. The problem is that this practice is temporary, lasts at most 72 hours or so, and also while your fat may have decrease a lot, your skin may have not had time to shrink to your new body and waist size, effectively being slack and loose, therefore not wrapping around your six pack tight enough.

Advanced Ripped Technique

Since skin shrinking is slower that fat burning, the program implements an advanced strategy, offered as a free bonus, that has been widely used by A list celebrities to get them in pick conditions for their roles. This technique involves cutting down calories while exercising in the strength, low range (1/3) repetition range precisely with the purpose of losing some sarcoplasmic, fluid muscle size, around 5 to 10 pounds lighter than your final targeted body weight.

In other words you diet while training for strength at the same time and your muscle and overall size goes smaller than the final size you are after. Doing this for a couple of months gives the skin time to adapt to your new, smaller waist and body size and fit tightly around it. Next, enter the dragon.

Now that your physique is as hard and small as it gets with your skin already tight around it, re-introduce the high range (6 to 15) sarcoplasmic fluid repetitions for muscle mass about 3 weeks before a contest (or the beach) but without even increasing carbohydrates and here we go, your muscle will actually fill into your skin even tighter, making you look awesome ripped in all lights and conditions. You can then keep it that way by switching back to low repetition range later on while keeping your calorie intake on track.

Standard Technique

There is also a standard technique that involves reducing your body fat gradually over 6 to 8 weeks without losing muscle mass at all. This gives your skin plenty of time to shrink around your muscle for excellent definition.

Visual Impact Muscle Building Cycles – How Do They Work?

The program uses a protocol of 3 subsequent phases plus 1 bonus phase organized in a pyramid structure and tailored as a 4, 6 or 9 months program, so it is very flexible depending on your needs or goals. Normally, the program lasts 6 months and the cycles go as follows:

Phase 1 – Sarcoplasmic Growth, normally lasting 2 months though it can be tweaked. First of all, grow in size. This is done by focusing on the sarcoplasmic growth of fluid inside your muscle cells, using a 6 to 15 repetition range with brief rest periods in order to achieve fatigue and pump. However, the program also advices on not to go overboard with popular intensity techniques like drop sets and the likes.

Done indiscriminately, this approach can blow your muscles into oblivion rather than growth. The phase 1 teaches you how to hit the sweet spot for optimal sarcoplasmic growth without annihilating your muscles. The net effect is fast muscle growth and size. What we liked is that Rusty Moore also gives indications and insight on how it feels like when you are building mass, so you know you are on the right track without relying just on numbers but listening to your body, and it is not about feeling sore like hell.

Phase 2 – Sarcoplasmic and Myofibrillar Hybrid Training, again lasting 2 months that can be tweaked. This phase is the necessary transition step before the full myofibrillar, contractile tissue phase. With a repetition range of about 4/5, your muscles are primed to get denser and gain strength on the mass you have already built upon, improving definition while still working on the size department to an extent.

Phase 3 – Maximum Density And Definition Training. This is the final, full on phase to bring all density and definition out of your muscles. The repetition range goes as down as 2/4 while losing extra fat with High Intensity Interval Training. In this phase you are likely to hit all your personal bests in all lifts while actually losing fat. Because you have already built muscle size before, you'll become stronger even while losing body fat. In fact, this is the last phase prepping the shrink and wrap effect of above which is offered as a free bonus, bringing out extreme definition much better than the old school high reps for definition.

The high reps creates a pump good for sarcoplasmic growth, not definition. Definition is caused by a low body fat tightly wrapping around your muscle, and to get there you need to follow the blueprint outlined above.

Visual Impact Muscle Building. Does It Work?

By Visual Impact Muscle Building Review - Does It Work

Does Visual Impact Muscle Building work? Is it an effective program by a knowledgeable author? And, does it really deliver a visually stunning male physique? Here below are the main points.

Good Points:

• Simple and to the point layout

• Comprehensive workout protocol for that special muscular and lean look

• Targets real life, hard, lean and sexy results rather than buff, oversized “meat head" proportions

• Trusted and tested author with scores of good looking, model-like satisfied customers

• Friendly and down to earth prose and delivery

• Totally natural

• 60 day money back guarantee

Bad Points:

• A bit lean, generic nutritional plan based on calorie counting without specifics on foods

What Is Visual Impact Muscle Building Exactly? Why Such A Name?

The catchy name of the program stresses the importance of good looks as the key factor for muscle development. Muscle building alone is not guarantee of a physically pleasant or even functional body and Rusty Moore goes into few short video presentations to make his point that big and strong male bodies may not necessarily be the best looking ones.

This program is designed to achieve a somewhat slimmer, but densely muscular and lean physique described by the author like as “angular", with square pecs, abs and body lines, a way like another to express a dense, toned look with all the skin tightly rapped around those lean muscles in a ripped and sexy package, a lean “Hollywood look". The sort of physique you would expect from Brad Pitt or Daniel Craig. It is a far cry from the huge and strong but round, puffy, bloated look of traditional bodybuilding.

More importantly, the protocol of the program is designed to achieve long lasting, permanent results and has nothing to to with the usual bulk and cut of old school bodybuilding. The program actually gives a blueprint to reach permanent low fat and definition around your muscles in a completely different way than the old, temporary and unhealthy bulk and cut system. More on this later.

The author: Rusty Moore has 24 years of training experience and dedication to fitness and the best methods for training naturally for the best possible look, not just in swimming shorts but also in trendy clothes. We have to agree that all too often, huge beefy guys do not look too well in short, nor in a pair of jeans or in a suit. So he marketed this program with a different kind of person in mind, someone who is not looking for just size at any cost, but is more concerned with aesthetics in a lean, athletic package.

He is also a character in that while a fitness expert and enthusiast, he also likes the sea, boats and having a good beer, if and when required. We liked that, as it gives a more balanced outlook on the man and what is good in life, not just fitness. But back to the program.

Typical Sins - Bulky Muscle And Deadly Lifts

According to the author, the greatest culprits that cause an over sized, buff look are the very kinds of exercises that are considered the staple movements of all body building projects, the dead lift, the squat and the bench press. These 3 compound movements are considered by all the most taxing on your body and nervous system, therefore spurring muscle growth.

The problem is than by applying “non targeted" muscle growth with these movementsyou end up looking like a curvy, beefy meat head, he says. Very strong and impressive for sure, but not necessarily the best looking. He points out like bulging quads and obliques break the linearity of your physique making you look “curvy" and out of proportion, even if mighty strong, both on the beach or in nice clothes. So a key point on the program is taking it easy on these compound movements, for even though they have their time and place, it is the way they are performed that must be change, which bring us to the next point.

My Visual Impact Muscle Building & Cardio Results After 2 Months … To Inspire You To Get Fit

The results and before & after pictures of others can be some of the most motivating, inspiring and influential forces pushing one to get in shape. If you are on the edge and trying to decide if NOW is the time to get in shape, I hope that these Visual Impact Muscle Building results give you that little push you’re looking for.

Although I am a bit hesitant by nature, I’ve decided to share my results (pictures of myself) to help get you motivated. My thoughts are that if you can see what I was able to accomplish in just two months … you’ll be PUMPED to get going too.

While the majority of this article will outline MY results and show you MY pics, my true intention is to motivate YOU to follow me and get in incredible shape.

Also, let’s be clear … I am by no means telling you that you need to use Visual Impact Muscle Building to do so. If you want to get in shape, just get up and go for it … with WHATEVER program that you find appealing to you.

There is really only one thing set in stone … if you want the best possible results you must WORK HARD. Buying a workout manual, diet or the next best DVD is not going to get you in shape … it’s the following it that will. Pick a workout, follow it and don’t stop until you get the kind of results you’re after.

Why I Needed To Get Results

Before we get too far into this … let’s talk about the pink white elephant chubby guy in the room … ME.

For the last year or so I have been VERY busy … kids (one new, one existing), work, personal health issues and a few other fairly serious family issues. Unfortunately, over those months I seriously let myself “go.”

go [g-oh]

1. Relating to, involving or allowing oneself to get fat.

2. Allowing healthy activities to be crowded out by unhealthy activities. These include lack of exercise and poor diet.

Earlier in the year I was hovering around 168 +/- a few and at 8.5% body fat. My normal numbers are usually 175-180 pounds and 10% body fat. At my worst this year, right before I decided to make a push, I was 181 pounds and 13.5% body fat.

Nope, I am not perfect, and am by no means genetically gifted. Like many out there, I KNOW how to get in shape but when life throws a curve ball (or two) it can be difficult to stay on top.

Up until about three months ago I knew I had to kick some of my bad habits (food & drink) and get back to my old self … but I just had not made the commitment to do so.

So what was my plan? To follow the weight lifting advice laid out in Visual Impact Muscle Building along with my recently acquired fat loss skills from Visual Impact Cardio for two straight months.

My Visual Impact Results

On January 11, I snapped a few photos and decided to get back in shape. On March 7, I took a few more photos and after only 8 weeks, I had some GREAT results to show for … plus a bit of a tan … couldn’t hurt 

In two months the results were in … I had lost 19 pounds and dropped 6.2% body fat after following Visual Impact Muscle Building and Visual Impact Cardio for only 2 months. Pretty stellar results, if you ask me.

I did take a few different before and after photos but not as many as I probably should have. In addition to my pecs and abs looking better; my back, legs and arms are much more defined than they were before … heck, my face and neck are even thinner!

Now don’t get me wrong, there are PLENTY of guys out there in better shape than me. I am, however, quite pleased with how far I came in only two months and I plan on getting even better results next time around since I won’t be starting from so far out.

What Did I Do To Get Here?

To be 100% honest, I don’t think I could have done a whole lot better. I gave it my all and tried my hardest to stay on track the whole time. Of course, I did not do so perfectly. I had a few slip ups, ate a bit too much at times and did not push as hard as I should have at other times.

If I was to give myself a grade, I would still say that I did 90% as good as I could have … yeah, I was pretty darn FOCUSED.

Not only did I follow the weight lifting protocol from Visual Impact Muscle Building, I skipped straight to phase 3. Phase 3 is the portion of the workout that is focused purely on muscle definition and these are the results I was needing to see.

You won’t gain any size or muscle mass from this phase, but you WILL get stronger, harder and more defined muscles. I can live with that.

In addition to strategically lifting to get ripped, I also ate very well. I followed my own dieting advice that I’ve been talking a lot about lately. Basically, I counted calories, incorporated a cheat day into my diet and I did 5 or 6 Eat Stop Eat style fasts during the 2 months.

Here are the posts that talk a bit more about my dieting strategy:

In addition to all of this I also had help from Visual Impact Cardio. I took the fat burning info that I learned there to fine-tune the cardio workouts laid out in Visual Impact Muscle Buildingto meet my needs.

Overall, I think the results from Visual Impact Muscle Building & Visual Impact Cardio were awesome and I can’t wait to take this to the next level in a few more months.

Now it’s YOUR turn! Figure out what program you want to follow, whether it’s one you put together yourself, find online or buy from Barnes and Noble and get to work creating your own results.

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Does Visual Impact for Women Workout Help Women Get Lean?

By Stephanie M

A lot of women want to lose weight but don’t want to risk building huge muscles through workouts. In most cases, the goal is to attain a slim and soft figure like that of Audrey Hepburn. Unfortunately, many fitness products today – even the ones especially for women – promote bulky muscle growth.

Visual Impact for Women promises something other fitness eBooks are not able to provide – health and femininity. According to its main website, the program is specially made to promote weight loss, allowing the body to firm up without resulting to boyish muscles. But does it work?

About Rusty Moore

Rusty Moore is a popular fitness blog owner receiving thousands of traffic every day. His expertise when it comes to healthy weight loss is sought after, resulting to more than 5 million unique views within one year. Although not professionally trained in the niche, Moore has firsthand experience when it comes to attaining a “Hollywood” physique. After reaching his own goal fitness-wise, he decided to share his accumulated knowledge to people everywhere. In the eBook Visual Impact for Women, Rusty Moore specifically creates a system targeted for females who want to be fit and svelte.

What Is It and What’s Inside?

The main manual for Visual Impact for Women contains less than 100 pages but offers extensive information for its readers. Upon opening the eBook, readers are greeted with comprehensive explanations about weight loss, providing detailed and scientific reasoning for Moore’s method. From there, you’ll find yourself adapting a program that is different from the typical routines often suggested to women.

Inside the eBook, you’ll be able to read intense cardio workouts that can burn off massive amounts of calories within a shorter time span. There are also multiple routines that can be followed, depending on how busy you are. Moore provides both 4-day and 3-day exercise routines to help you choose the best one that fits your schedule.

If you’re already buffed and would like to soften the muscles, Moore also provides exercises that can make this happen. Different workouts comprised of more than 200 pages are also on hand, allowing you to easily follow instructions. Plus, there’s a workout chart that can be printed to better track your progress.

Of course, those are just few of the promised content in Rusty Moore’s eBook. Inside, readers can also learn about Pyramid Interval Routines, HIIT, Work to Rest Ratio, and more. There’s also extensive information about dieting, food and calorie intake.

Visual Impact for Women

Starting from today, I will be following Rusty Moore’s Visual Impact for Women

Mr Moore claims that this plan will give you a natural, lean, feminine Hollywood-style body without bulking out your muscles. The main problem I have with the exercises that I’m currently doing, is that I never seem to get any slimmer. Even when I’m careful about my diet, my body gets more toned, but I stay the same dress size. My legs are particularly chunky, and that never seems to change, regardless of how many miles I run. I also feel that arm exercises bulk up my biceps (which I don’t really want) but my triceps stay hidden under a layer of fat. I do tricep dips and extensions regularly, but they seem to do bugger all!

The visual impact plan puts a lot of emphasis on cardio in order to burn fat, alongside specific muscle-targeted exercises. This may sound like your typical workout routine, but there are some important differences.

As part of your normal routine, Rusty recommends HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) for 10-15 mins, followed immediately by steady-state cardio for 15-20mins. HIIT is where you alternate between intervals of high intensity, eg sprinting, and longer intervals of slower paced activity to recover. An example would be sprinting on the treadmill for 15secs, then jogging for 45secs. You would repeat this around 10 times, then follow with 20 mins of steady-state jogging/elliptical/etc. The afterburn effect of the HIIT means that you will actually burn far more fat during that 2nd stage than you would without doing the HIIT in the first place. You’ll burn more once you have finished your workout too.

Another aspect of the Visual Impact routine, is amount of reps you do with each muscle exercise. In the past I have done 2 sets of 12-15 reps with each exercise. I have chosen a weight in which I will be struggling with the last 2-3 reps. Rusty recommends 5 sets of 4-5 reps with each exercise. While this may feel easier, it means that you are not creating a ‘pump’ effect with your muscles. The ‘pump’ will increase your muscle size, which is not what most women are looking for. The lower reps allow you to burn fat, while maintaining the lean muscle mass. This will give you a lean, toned look, without looking muscly.

The biggest difference I have noted in Rusty’s routine is the absence of any lower body resistance training. Rusty recommends high levels of cardio, namely running, as part of the routine. This, enough, will tone and slim your butt and legs. In the past, I have done endless squats, lunges, and machine-assisted weights such as the leg press and hip adducter/abducter. This has NEVER slimmed my chunky legs, only made them bigger! This advice seems to make sense for me. N.B. If you do want to work on your legs, Rusty does recommend some optional squats and lunges, but I don’t think my chunkers need them!

I downloaded the Visual Impact plan from http://visualimpactforwomen.com for $47 (around £38)

Its is a book in PDF format and come with 4 parts:

1. Visual Impact for Women – the main book, in which Rusty explains his theories and details his excercise plans, he also gives advice of dieting and expells any diet/exercise myths

2. Fat Torching Cardio – a 12 week cardio plan to incorporate into your plan in order to maximise fat loss

3. Exercise Demonstrations – Explains and provides photos of how to do of basically every exercise you’ll ever need to know!

4. Printable Workout Charts – simple charts you can print and take to the gym so you know what exercises to do

I should mention that you don’t need to be a gym member to do this plan, Rusty includes alternative exercises you can do at home.

So that is the plan, the next step is to actually do it! I’ve set up this blog in order to record my progress and see if it actually works. There doesn’t seem to be much feedback online from women who have done it, so I decided to make my own. I have pretty high hopes, it does seem to make sense.

Here goes nothing!

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