vincegironda.com's articles Nutrition Weight Gaining Diet Vince Gironda designed the Weight Gaining Diet for underweight individuals who were new to bodybuilding and needed to drastically increase their bodyweight. Whereas the All Protein Muscle Building Diet was a low carb diet designed to add muscle mass without any increase in bodyweight, the Weight Gaining Diet aims to drive up both muscle mass […] Written by vincegironda.com March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Nutrition Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Diet Vince Gironda’s recommendations for high quantities of beef and organ meats would certainly lead to the assumption that he wasn’t a huge fan of vegetarianism. However, there is a time and a place for everything, and a vegetarian diet is no exception. Whilst Vince would never recommend it for a young man aspiring to build […] Written by vincegironda.com March 10, 2021February 5, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Nutrition 5-Day Fasting Diet Although fasting has only become a popular mainstream diet in recent years, this is another protocol Vince Gironda recommended way back in the 20th century. Vince observed that eating heavily over extended periods of time would result in a heavy build-up of mucus in the intestinal tract, which would prevent the proper digestion and absorption […] Written by vincegironda.com March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Books Book Review: Balanced Arms Sleeve busting Arms, we all want them! I remember the first time I saw the film Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987, and all I remember was how mesmerized I was about the size of Arnold’s arms! They were gigantic, and as a young boy, I dreamt of having huge arms too! I’m sure you […] Written by vincegironda.com January 12, 2021February 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Nutrition Maximum Definition Diet The Maximum Definition Diet was one of Vince Gironda’s most famous diets. Widely-known for generating incredible results in terms of fat loss and definition, Vince prescribed it to bodybuilders who were serious about stepping up to a competitive level. Whilst this was an incredibly challenging diet to follow, due to the extremely low intake of […] Written by vincegironda.com January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Books The Complete Guide To Vince Gironda’s Books Starting in the 1960s, Vince Gironda began logging everything he knew about training and nutrition. But this wasn’t theoretical knowledge. It was the direct result of working with hundreds of bodybuilders since his gym doors opened in 1946. In total, he wrote 17 books, which displayed his incredible knowledge of anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and how […] Written by vincegironda.com January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Nutrition All Protein Muscle Building Diet Traditionally, when a bodybuilder wanted to increase muscle size, they maximized food intake. This approach to nutrition increased the risk of the bodybuilder losing shape and definition, as a ‘smoothing’ effect occurs due to increased body fat and water retention. This led Vince Gironda to develop the ‘All Protein Muscle Building Diet’, which enabled bodybuilders […] Written by vincegironda.com December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Nutrition Maintenance Diet The nutrition plans prescribed by Vince Gironda were always based on achieving a particular objective, for example, maximum muscle or definition. However, he was very clear that each one of these diets was only a short-term solution for the purpose of preparing the bodybuilder for a competition or a photoshoot, and was not to be […] Written by vincegironda.com December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Nutrition Training Erik Estrada’s Workout and Diet Vince was known as The Iron Guru for a reason. Not only did he produce the first Mr Olympia champion in the late Larry Scott, but he was the trainer to the stars ! Vince Gironda was recruited by Hollywood executives keen to ensure their leading actors and actresses were lean on film. Vince’s list of […] Written by vincegironda.com October 8, 2020February 5, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Nutrition Kelp: Vince’s Choice Supplement For Optimal Health & Maximum Definition Vince Gironda was well known for his belief in supplementing the diet of the bodybuilder, simply because during modern times, over farming stripped the nutrients from the natural foods that we eat and that were supposed to provide these nutrients. The fact that nutrient content of food is decreasing has detrimental effect on our health, […] Written by vincegironda.com October 8, 2020July 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Books Book Review: A Muscle Has Four Sides How do you build more muscle in the shortest time possible? This is the intent of A Muscle Has Four Sides by Vince Gironda, a book that provides a complete exercise plan, nutrition plan, and workout tempo aimed specifically to get the fastest gains possible in the shortest amount of time. The secret to this […] Written by vincegironda.com July 14, 2020December 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Training 5 Famous Vince Gironda Exercises A lost art from the Golden Era of Bodybuilding was this concept of “body sculpting”… where a man could envision a physique and enter the gym to work the exact muscles that sculpt his ideal body. In the history of bodybuilding, there has been no greater body sculptor than the legendary Vince Gironda, who could […] Written by vincegironda.com July 14, 2020January 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
Nutrition Weight Gaining Diet Vince Gironda designed the Weight Gaining Diet for underweight individuals who were new to bodybuilding and needed to drastically increase their bodyweight. Whereas the All Protein Muscle Building Diet was a low carb diet designed to add muscle mass without any increase in bodyweight, the Weight Gaining Diet aims to drive up both muscle mass […] Written by vincegironda.com March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nutrition Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Diet Vince Gironda’s recommendations for high quantities of beef and organ meats would certainly lead to the assumption that he wasn’t a huge fan of vegetarianism. However, there is a time and a place for everything, and a vegetarian diet is no exception. Whilst Vince would never recommend it for a young man aspiring to build […] Written by vincegironda.com March 10, 2021February 5, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nutrition 5-Day Fasting Diet Although fasting has only become a popular mainstream diet in recent years, this is another protocol Vince Gironda recommended way back in the 20th century. Vince observed that eating heavily over extended periods of time would result in a heavy build-up of mucus in the intestinal tract, which would prevent the proper digestion and absorption […] Written by vincegironda.com March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Books Book Review: Balanced Arms Sleeve busting Arms, we all want them! I remember the first time I saw the film Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987, and all I remember was how mesmerized I was about the size of Arnold’s arms! They were gigantic, and as a young boy, I dreamt of having huge arms too! I’m sure you […] Written by vincegironda.com January 12, 2021February 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nutrition Maximum Definition Diet The Maximum Definition Diet was one of Vince Gironda’s most famous diets. Widely-known for generating incredible results in terms of fat loss and definition, Vince prescribed it to bodybuilders who were serious about stepping up to a competitive level. Whilst this was an incredibly challenging diet to follow, due to the extremely low intake of […] Written by vincegironda.com January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Books The Complete Guide To Vince Gironda’s Books Starting in the 1960s, Vince Gironda began logging everything he knew about training and nutrition. But this wasn’t theoretical knowledge. It was the direct result of working with hundreds of bodybuilders since his gym doors opened in 1946. In total, he wrote 17 books, which displayed his incredible knowledge of anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and how […] Written by vincegironda.com January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nutrition All Protein Muscle Building Diet Traditionally, when a bodybuilder wanted to increase muscle size, they maximized food intake. This approach to nutrition increased the risk of the bodybuilder losing shape and definition, as a ‘smoothing’ effect occurs due to increased body fat and water retention. This led Vince Gironda to develop the ‘All Protein Muscle Building Diet’, which enabled bodybuilders […] Written by vincegironda.com December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nutrition Maintenance Diet The nutrition plans prescribed by Vince Gironda were always based on achieving a particular objective, for example, maximum muscle or definition. However, he was very clear that each one of these diets was only a short-term solution for the purpose of preparing the bodybuilder for a competition or a photoshoot, and was not to be […] Written by vincegironda.com December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nutrition Training Erik Estrada’s Workout and Diet Vince was known as The Iron Guru for a reason. Not only did he produce the first Mr Olympia champion in the late Larry Scott, but he was the trainer to the stars ! Vince Gironda was recruited by Hollywood executives keen to ensure their leading actors and actresses were lean on film. Vince’s list of […] Written by vincegironda.com October 8, 2020February 5, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Nutrition Kelp: Vince’s Choice Supplement For Optimal Health & Maximum Definition Vince Gironda was well known for his belief in supplementing the diet of the bodybuilder, simply because during modern times, over farming stripped the nutrients from the natural foods that we eat and that were supposed to provide these nutrients. The fact that nutrient content of food is decreasing has detrimental effect on our health, […] Written by vincegironda.com October 8, 2020July 10, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Books Book Review: A Muscle Has Four Sides How do you build more muscle in the shortest time possible? This is the intent of A Muscle Has Four Sides by Vince Gironda, a book that provides a complete exercise plan, nutrition plan, and workout tempo aimed specifically to get the fastest gains possible in the shortest amount of time. The secret to this […] Written by vincegironda.com July 14, 2020December 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Training 5 Famous Vince Gironda Exercises A lost art from the Golden Era of Bodybuilding was this concept of “body sculpting”… where a man could envision a physique and enter the gym to work the exact muscles that sculpt his ideal body. In the history of bodybuilding, there has been no greater body sculptor than the legendary Vince Gironda, who could […] Written by vincegironda.com July 14, 2020January 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
