The blog by the average guy.....that's what this is and that's who I am. I'm not an expert in supplementation, nutrition nor training. This blog is from the perspective of an avid Muscle&Fitness reader (me) who just wants to put the articles in the magazine to the test and see if it helps bring me closer to my own fitness goals. You can consider me the in-house "lab rat" that will try any new workout or regimine and then give you my honest, unbiased and humble opinion. I'm always up for new suggestions on routines to try so please feel free to add your comments or questions. - James "Lab Rat' Grage
Video Coming Soon....
Well, the latest Lab Rat SHOWTIME video should be up tomorrow and I'll get some of the stats from the program (bodyfat, weight, etc) on the blog shortly. I just wanted to quickly thank Dr. Jim Stoppani, our Senior Science Editor and also the host of the M&F RAW videos. This SHOWTIME program was his baby (training, diet, supplements, etc) and it was really great having Jim's help. If you haven't already seen any of Dr. Stoppani's videos you need to check them out....M&F RAW!
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It seems that you achieved really good results... I am on the 9th day now.
How did you go back to regular diet after living on about 1700 calories/day, out of which only about 10% comes from carbs? As far as I know, this should be done gradually in order to avoid putting on fat again .
Hey James
Congratulations on the results you got from the program!!! After seeing the results I looked into trying the Showtime program. I was going to start in two weeks when I go home from college for winter break because next week would be difficult to find a long period of time to workout in. However, during the time I have been in college I have used the Strength Bands that you used in your first few videos. I have gotten great results from them with the workouts on the trainer site which I have done for the past two and a half months. I was wondering if you can email me with more details about nutrition and HIIT information for this program.
Thank You for the Help
Andrew
Hey James,
The training still was not fixed on the m&f trainer. They just fixed the first day of the first week. Those people from M&F don“t forget to put the adds on the site but cant fix even the workouts for their customers. Can somebody fix it ???
Best Regards
Philip