A picture I've just taken...

[Focus]

Hi,

Here is a picture of myself I've just taken.

[Andy62]

You look great. This stuff really works.

[John Peterson]

Hey Focus,

I second what Gordon has said. You ARE looking great.

---John Peterson

[VRT Man]

...And of course, 22 lbs. (10 kg.) of that is anabolic weight gain from doing VRT! (From your testimonial post!) Incredible, Focus. Lookin' good.

Greg "VRT" Mangan

[farrout]

Hey Focus,

YOU are looking AWESOME!

VRT rocks!

Take care,
Steve

[Focus]

Thanks you all,

I've put this picture to "illustrate" my testimonial.

...And of course, 22 lbs. (10 kg.) of that is anabolic weight gain from doing VRT! (From your testimonial post!) Incredible, Focus. Lookin' good.

Greg "VRT" Mangan

Indeed, before VRT, I was considered as rather thin. Now, I am considered as rather strong.
And the upper body can be considered as VRT-only built. I sometimes do a few pull ups (about once a month), but only to test myself and to break the routine.

[Andy62]

Although VRT is a form of exercise that Greg Mangan discovered on his own using his own intuitive abilities; it employs exercise principles that have been discovered and rediscovered for thousands of years. It is what Alois P. Swoboda referred too a Physiological exercise as it actually uses the subconscious mind, the source of all physical, emotional, and mental strength to develop you from the inside out. It develps strength that will last and be useful for a lifetime. Focus is a perfect example of it's effectiveness..

[hardin.michael]

Focus, great job! By the way, do you mostly do VRT with resistance in both directions or mainly in only the positive phase of an exercise? Just curious about what you think. Personally, I find that using tension in both positive and negative phases helps my concentration, but I often get a little tendonitis in my elbow on some movements on the negative phase (or when I extend my arms at the elbow joint). Any thoughts anyone?

[zensurfer]

Great development Focus!

[Newman]

Focus, Great job.
God Bless.

[Greg Newton]

Excellent, excellent picture and results. What Greg teaches is the real deal, and the VRT DOESN'T deplete you for your martial arts training.

Greg Newton

[Focus]

Focus, great job! By the way, do you mostly do VRT with resistance in both directions or mainly in only the positive phase of an exercise? Just curious about what you think.


GENERALLY SPEAKING, I do like on the DVD (one direction only). Except for my "express workouts", as I indicated on a previous post.


Personally, I find that using tension in both positive and negative phases helps my concentration, but I often get a little tendonitis in my elbow on some movements on the negative phase (or when I extend my arms at the elbow joint). Any thoughts anyone?

I sometimes have a slight pain in my left elbow when I extend my arms in push up movements. But the pain was much worse when I did actual push ups. I think this pain probably originates from punching (I am in a martial art with real contact) and from push ups done with not enough warm up.

Focus

[duff]

And the upper body can be considered as VRT-only built. I sometimes do a few pull ups (about once a month), but only to test myself and to break the routine. I sometimes do a few pull ups (about once a month), but only to test myself and to break the routine.

That to me is especially incredible, but not surprising, as I also know the value of DVR/VRT training. You are looking strong and athletic. Keep up the great work!

[Focus]

Thanks for the compliment.

My results are not that incredible. And if I workout VRT only, it is especially due to a lack of time. The 90 minutes bodyweight sessions I used to do one year back (with careful warm up, numerous reps) are no longer possible.

[Focus]

Hi, Goju,

Thanks,

I have not followed any special diet. I just kept sure to eat at least once a day meat or fish. And I love biscuits and dried fruits... I eat exactly like anyone. My co-workers even consider I eat very little quatities of food. The weight gain was not an objective at all. I just wanted to keep fit.

I know my weight when I go to the doctor (once a year when I need a certificate to practice Martial Arts). So, from one visit to the next one (in the space of one year) my weight increased of 10 kg.

I used to do calisthenics for the lower body. I think I will introduce calisthenics once again in my upper body workouts from time to time. Once a week or so.

[Focus]

There is no disrespect at all in your question.

I have not lost strength with VRT - on the contrary, I have improved my pull ups series.
I want to introduce cals back in my workout because it allows to make changes / breaks in the VRT routine.
Then, I like them.
And I would do them differently and more reasonnably. For instance, to avoid numerous push up reps, I do push ups as Greg Mangan does VRT squats in his DVD - with an antagonistic resistance.

[Focus]

Cals are already very present in my lower-body workout.

I start introducing cals back in my routine with push ups and pull ups. I make bodyweight days.
Last day I did a series of close-grip chin ups, then a series of standard pull ups, then a series of wide-grip p-u then a series of behind the neck pull ups.
After that I did standard push ups with muscle resistance, then Hindu push ups, then diamond push ups.

This makes a variaty of pushing and pulling exercises which train the shoulders, arms, upper back and chest.

After that I did 2 series of VRT squats, series of one-calf raises, and an isometric ab exercise.

But I still prefer VRT for many reasons ; and one of the first is that when I do a pushing exercise, pulling muscles work as antagonistic resistance. this is very complete and balanced.

[keith james]

Hi Focus

Just wanted to say that your picture proves that you do not need equipment to get a great looking body.

Well done and keep up the good work.

KEITH JAMES.