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NELSON MONTANATHE BODYBUILDING TRUTH
Dear friend and fellow athlete,Think you know about bodybuilding? Think again.If you really knew how to build the ultimate body in less than six monthstime, would you keep paying for more? More supplements? Morepersonal training? More courses? More magazines? Would you keepspending your money on the deceptions, the product scams, the bogussupplements, and the false muscle building methods that thebodybuilding marketers propagate to line their pockets? The end result.Your bodybuilding progress is held back while the fat cats get rich.What if you knew the truth? What if someone were to blow the whistle onthe con artists within the bodybuilding world and at the same time, sharewith you the secrets for packing on thick, dense muscle - fast! Andburning off every last ounce of your bodyfat! Sounds unthinkable right?Well, the unthinkable has just happened.Every week I get at least one proposalfrom some self-appointed guru wantingus to publish his latest bodybuildingbook. I read them, but never publishthem, because basically, they're allworthless. However, the latest book bymy friend Mr. Nelson Montana, titledThe Bodybuilding Truth – InsiderSecrets You're Not Supposed to Know,literally blew me away. And it blew awayhundreds of ideas that I had acceptedas truth for years about the sport ofbodybuilding and exposed everythingthe bodybuilding marketers don't wantyou to know.Nelson Montana is an in your face kind of guy; he tells it like it is. Abodybuilding industry insider, Montana worked for TestosteroneMagazine, but got fired because he refused to write an article toutingZMA, a fancy Zinc supplement, as the latest thing for muscle growth. Asan insider, he saw more deceptive tactics than you can imagine. It got tothe point where he was ready to throw in the towel – instead; he decidedto compile this controversial book - The Bodybuilding Truth.Yours in sport,
INTRODUCTIONTHE BODYBUILDING TRUTH - Can You Handle It?It's a fact: Most of the information you've read about building a better body is a lie.The reason is simple. Bodybuilding results are limited – for everyone. As much as weall would like to believe it's an endless pursuit with unlimited opportunity for growth, itis most definitely finite. There is only so much one can do to develop their body to itsutmost potential. Yet bodybuilding is also a business, and as with any business,revenue must be obtained.Therefore, it's necessary to provide the buying public with new incentives, newproducts, new anything – as long as it can be sold. What's more, much of the socalled information you'll find in magazines and websites is manipulative prattle whichisn't especially effective and at times, detrimental. Nevertheless, it's propagated forprofit.Beyond the greed factor, there are other reasons so much information is off base. Insome cases, the deceit is intentional. If you knew the fastest way to make the most ofyour bodybuilding potential, you wouldn't remain a customer for very long and themarketers want your business!In other cases, the parties involved simply don't know better. And it isn't becausethey're ignorant – in fact in many cases, they're very knowledgeable. I should know, Iwas such an authority. I had the certifications, and the titles and the yada, yada,yada. But after being involved with bodybuilding for over 30 years, I came to realizethat much of what was promoted was based on skewed information. I've foundexperience to indeed be the best teacher. And what experience has taught me is thatwhat "the book" says doesn't always pan out in the real world.I've always tried my best to rectify the abundance of misinformation perpetuated –not out of any great humanitarian gesture, but due more to the fact that I get a kickout of being the guy to say the Emperor has no clothes. As you'll see, he's buttnaked.A select few publications for whom I've worked welcomed this perspective. In somecases, it was an upstart website which turned tail and went mainstream as soon asthey tasted a few dollars. (For what it's worth, MuscleMag International was one ofthe few mags with the guts to print what many thought was way too extremist). Whileother publications confessed that they liked my work, they also flat out admitted theywanted no controversy. Most companies want the same stuff that has been said somany times before and they don't care whether it's right or wrong.As a bodybuilding industry insider, I've seen more deceptive tactics than I care toremember, and it sickened me. It got to the point where I was ready to throw in thetowel – instead, I decided to compile this book.The following information is a combination of material which was considered tooradical for print as well as a collection of "best of" articles that have been published
throughout the years. I honestly believe that within these pages is everything abodybuilder needs to know concerning maximum muscular development. But itcomes with a caution. Some of this material will fly smack in the face of what you'veheard and what you may have convinced yourself to be true. Be that as it may, I havenothing to gain by convincing you my way is better. The goal here is to pass alonginformation which will save you years of wasted effort and thousands of dollars inworthless books, magazines, personal courses, instructional videos and overpricedsupplements.WARNING: The following information may force you to rethink much of what youknow about bodybuilding. Read it at your own risk.
THE TRUTH ABOUT TRAININGTHE GENETIC CAP - Decreed At BirthYou may not want to hear this, but here goes: You will only improve so much beforeyou stop making progress.Hard to take isn't it? As bodybuilders, we all want to believe that growth is continual –progress inevitable. But everyone has a genetic limit which will determine how farthey can go. Beyond the physical attributes such as strength, muscularity and evenheight, innate ability also governs the more intangible facilities of our brain such astalent, memory, and IQ. As with physical development, all of these qualities can becultivated to extraordinary levels if the individual is persistent. Nevertheless, we allhave a built-in cut off point that is determined by our genes, like it or not.Okay, so we all can't be Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein and Arnold Schwarzenegger,but the greatest factor in developing success in bodybuilding, as in any area of life, iscontingent more on attitude than aptitude.Still, there are differences.In regards to athletic ability, as well as the capability of putting on muscle, somepeople have a distinct advantage. And if you think one's ethnicity is a factor, you'd beright. Of course, in these ultra-sensitive, politically correct times, it's somehow tabooto suggest that people are different in any way, even if the difference is acompliment! The truth be told, suggesting that certain nationalities are better suitedfor an athletic event is really no different from saying that someone of Irish descent ismore prone to sunburn than someone of Egyptian descent. It isn't racist. It's reality.It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to say that certain ethnic groups excel atspecific sports. I don't know about you, but I haven't noticed too many Asians in theNBA, nor are there very many linebackers in the NFL who are of Middle Easterndescent. If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on the black sprinter and the whiteswimmer every time. Bigoted? Prejudiced? Whacked out of my mind?Let's look at the facts.When it comes to sports involving speed, most specifically, sprint performances suchas the 100 meter dash, there's a tremendous difference between black and whiteathletes. (Oddly enough, top contenders in long distance races are split pretty evenlybetween blacks and whites, except for Marathons where someone from Kenya issure to win.) In 1994, the top twenty fastest times in sprinting events were all held byblacks. Interestingly, the contestants originated from countries as diverse as theUnited States, Nigeria, Canada and Great Britain. An examination of the Olympic 100meter dash over the past thirty years shows an utter domination by black athletes. Inthe United States, it's apparent that young black American males practically "own"the 100 meter dash at both the high school and college level. The positions inAmerican football that require speed, such as the tailback and wide receiver, are
almost exclusively held by blacks. Over the past four years, there's been a virtualabsence of white athletes who have started in either of these positions.A few years back, gambling impresario and sports commentator "Jimmy the Greek"made an off-handed comment that "Blacks are better athletes because they werebred that way." Although it was meant as praise, this remark caused such a stiramong the press that Jimmy was abruptly released from his television contract forbeing "insensitive." Some folks may want to re-write history, but the facts remain.Yes, black slaves were brought to the west. Yes, the strongest survived. Yes, it wasa shameful event in the history of the world. But it happened. And in many ways,blacks today have benefited from their genetically superior ancestors plight. Inessence, they come from "strong stock." It isn't something to ignore. It's something tobe proud of. It's also the reason blacks dominate many sports.On the other hand, take one look at the Olympic swimming champions over the last20 years or so and it's doubtful there are more than one or two non-Caucasianwinners. What makes up this tremendous disparity? It could simply be anatomy.Many black bodybuilders complain that their calves are difficult to develop. Even Mr.Olympia Ronnie Coleman has less than astounding calves. The Achilles tendon runslong and high giving a distinct advantage for bursts of speed. White athletes have ahigher bodyfat percentage which may aid in buoyancy, allowing for superiorswimming ability. It could also have something to do with motor unit activity in variousparts of the body. Maybe it's something else. It's tough to say.When it comes to muscle, the single biggest factor in how much potential growth canbe achieved is contingent on one's testosterone level. Do some races have morethan others? It appears so. Once again, blacks lead the pack with those of Italian andGerman/Austrian descent running a comparable second place. Naturally, there arealways exceptions to the rule. While American bodybuilders (and that Austrian ImportArnold -something- or- other) have held the top positions, Englishman Dorian Yatessingle-handedly rewrote the book in terms of muscle mass and density. This raisesan interesting question. Besides, rugby (a tough sport if ever there was one) arethere so few English professional athletes due to genetics or is it the tradition of "blueblood" upbringing that has kept them estranged from the sports arena? Like manyrugby players, Dorian was from a working class background. Oddly enough, therewas no evidence prior to his training of his eventual despotism of competitivebodybuilding. He was thin and by anyone's standards, quite average looking, yet hewent on to redefine the limits of freaky musculature. Perhaps some ethnic groupshave great genes and are simply unaware of it.Looking at the sport of powerlifting seems to obliterate the ethnic rule altogether. Thetop lifters are a mix of cultural backgrounds. In the late fifties and early sixties, AsianTommy Kono unequivocally shattered the standing records. Representing the UnitedStates in the Olympics, Tommy held over two dozen world records. For years,nobody came close to matching his totals. On top of it all, he won the Mr. World andMr. Universe titles.Some of the very best built athletes are in the sport of boxing which may be theultimate barometer of strength, speed and overall conditioning. Yet, its participantsare determined mostly by their economic status. Rich people simply don't get intoboxing. Observe the heavyweight champions throughout the years and you'll get agood idea of the struggling lower class. The Irish immigrated heavily to the UnitedStates shores in the 1930's looking for any kind of work. Soon afterward the
champions were Corbett, Dempsey and Tunny. The next underclass to migrate werethe Italians and the boxing champs in the era which soon followed had names likeMarciano, Graziano and La Motta. Today, the most impoverished people are blacksand Hispanics. Although Hispanics rule the lighter weight divisions, I wouldn't counton a Hispanic heavyweight champ in the near future. Again, it's genetics. We arewhat we are.The fact that physical potential is predetermined completely eradicates themisconception that the term "hardgainer" is a myth. Some people are most definitelyhardgainers! In fact, the assertion that everyone is equal in their ability to growmuscle is either a marketing scheme or it's based on pure ignorance. Older peoplecan't grow as much muscle as someone in their 20's. Women can't grow as muchmuscle as men. And as much as it may hurt to admit, most of us don't have what ittakes to grow enough muscle (even with boatloads of steroids) to be a world classbodybuilder. Our ancestry has made that decision for us. But that doesn't mean wecan't do everything possible to tilt the odds in our favor.In many ways, those who've been short-changed in the genetics departmentshouldn't be discouraged for they have all the more reason to make the best ofthemselves. And when that happens, people are capable of astonishing feats.Here are just a few examples:With his huge chest, slumping shoulders and thin legs, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasthought to have too imbalanced a physique to be anything more than an oddity.The name may not be familiar but James Hockman was diagnosed with MuscularDystrophy as a child. On the advice of his doctor, he began jumping to strengthen hislegs. James went on to be a champion high jumper. Bodybuilding pioneer Dan Luriehad a weak heart an
Arnold -something- or- other) have held the top positions, Englishman Dorian Yates single-handedly rewrote the book in terms of muscle mass and density. This raises an interesting question. Besides, rugby (a tough sport if ever there was one) are there so few English professional athletes due to genetics or is it the tradition of "blue
