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Skip La Cour
Tells You Why He's Certain This Web Site Will Help You Reach Your Bodybuilding And Training Goals
Thank
you for visiting my web site!
It amazes me sometimes how easily those of
us with a common interest (or obsession!) can be brought together from around the entire
world. The Internet is an awesome tool, isn't it?
I have spent literally hundreds of hours
making this valuable source of bodybuilding information and inspiration available to you.
Yes that's right! I do all the computer work, write every article, scan every photo,
process every order, and personally answer my e-mail. I have no staff. I hope that my
passion, hard work, and commitment to helping you become you very best is apparent.
Use this skiplacour.com website often and use it wisely.
Whatever you do--use it!
Role
Modeling
Without a doubt, role modeling is the
most efficient pathway to success in bodybuilding.
You are faced with a critical decision as
you strive to achieve your physique development and training goals. You can continue to
try to "re-invent the wheel" or, in other words, learn how to succeed on your
own. Unfortunately, you’ll waste valuable time and be forced to endure the pain,
confusion, and frustration that goes along with that process. Or, you can learn instantly
from someone who has already discovered proven, effective, and winning strategies.
Without a doubt, role modeling is the
most efficient pathway to success in bodybuilding.
What makes the choice of role modeling someone you
respect even more attractive is when that person has actually applied his
knowledge. In the gym and on the bodybuilding stage, the results he has earned back up his
words.
Just What Makes
Me Think I’m So Knowledgeable?
With so many other champion
bodybuilders, magazine writers, nutritionists, personal trainers, and exercise
physiologists, not to mention the Ph.D.s, CSCSs, MDs and other experts with
fancy letters behind their names thoroughly studying this
subject, just what makes me think I can help YOU?
That’s a very good question.
Have I become the number one
authority
on drug-free bodybuilding because I am so brilliant? No. Is the reason why I’m
considered the leader in drug-free training because I’m the best-built
drug-free bodybuilder on the planet? No.
The simple reason why I’m believed to
be the ultimate resource for drug-free bodybuilding information is because no
one else is trying to do what I’m doing. No one else in the bodybuilding world
has put as much effort into searching for answers, dissected the subject from
as many different angles, has been doing so with the same amount of intensity,
or has been doing so for as long as I have.
I’ve now been training hard for over
14
years. Now, I know everyone says they train hard and many other bodybuilding
experts have been training for longer than the 14 years I have been training. What makes me
different, however, is that I started training at the mature age of 27 years
old. I already had a track record of success in my business career before I even
picked up a dumbbell.
Sure, I was very athletic in high school and dabbled
around in the weight room from time to time. I do not include that time
messing around as part of my training experience. A lot of experts like to
include the time they were undisciplined, inconsistent teenagers are part of
their training experience to bolster their resumes. I choose not to do so for
obvious reasons.
When I started bodybuilding, I was
serious and committed from day number one. Just like many of you, I had always
been searching for that one certain thing in my life I was destined to be great at
doing. When I discovered bodybuilding, I immediately knew it was what I was put
on this earth to do. I didn’t waste any more time dabbling. I’ve always
approached the daunting task of developing my physique as a determined, mature
adult.
 Have
I become the number one authority on drug-free bodybuilding because I am so
brilliant? No. Is the reason why I’m considered the leader in drug-free
training because I’m the best-built drug-free bodybuilder on the planet? No.
The simple reason why I’m believed to be the ultimate resource for drug-free
bodybuilding information is because no one else is trying to do what I’m doing!
No one else in the bodybuilding world has put as much effort into searching
for answers, dissected the subject from as many different angles, has been doing
so with the same amount of intensity, or has been doing so for as long as I
have.
My career has been like a
shot-out-of-a-cannon, all-out sprint. I entered my very first contest just 13
months after I start training and I have now tallied up over 27 contest
appearances. The last eight years have been at the highest level of national and
international amateur drug-free competition.
The amount of pressure I’ve put on
myself year after year has been tremendous. With my victory in August of 2002, I
became the only man to have
ever won the overall title twice at the NPC Team Universe. I am the only man to have won
the overall titles at both the NPC Team Universe and the Musclemania Natural
Bodybuilding Championships—the two most competitive and most publicized
drug-tested bodybuilding contests in the United States. I am also the only man
who has entered all ten consecutive NPC Team Universe National
Championships held since the event began in 1994. I have won most class titles at the Team Universe
(5) and I have competed on four
Team USA international bodybuilding teams.
Yes, I’ve been in the trenches
trying to achieve my own outrageous bodybuilding goals for a long time now.
There is the old saying “Ask and you shall receive.” Well, I’ve been
asking myself the same question over and over for over a decade:
“What
must I do to become the best drug-free bodybuilder in the world?”
I’ve been striving to reach the goal
of being considered one of the greatest drug-free bodybuilders for quite some
time—long before being drug-free was considered a popular or viable route to
take if you wanted to be successful in this sport.
How
I Can Help YOU Reach Your Goals
But, you know what? I really don’t
think what I’ve personally achieved on the bodybuilding stage and in the gym
is what makes me uniquely qualified to help YOU. Another question I’ve been
asking myself during my bodybuilding career has been:
“How can explain the
strategies that have made me successful to help others—and do so in ways
they can easily understand?”
I’ll be honest with you. The
original reason why I wanted to share my knowledge with others was because I
wanted to get people off of my back. You see, when I started growing, it seemed
as though everyone began accusing me of taking steroids, growth hormone, and
other illegal physique-enhancing drugs.
Every time I would hear their unfair
and inaccurate accusations, it would kill me inside! Over and over gain, it felt
as though someone punched me in the stomach every time I would hear that
garbage. Why would the criticism bother me? I put far greater value in the quality of my character as a man than I
do the quality of my muscles!
You could say I started becoming a
bodybuilding writer, coach,
and teacher to avoid pain. I thought if I could tell those people who doubted my
drug-free status what I actually did to succeed—and they achieved awesome
results themselves—they’d start seeing me as the upfront-and-honest, hard
working, and dedicated person and bodybuilder I truly am.
I
soon became addicted to helping others overcome the mental and physical
challenges that stood in the way of building their bodies without the use of
drugs. I’ve written literally hundreds of articles for the regional,
national, and international bodybuilding magazines over the past seven years (Ironman,
Muscular Development, Flex, Natural Muscle, Ironman Japan, Monthly Bodybuilding
Japan, Natural Press of the UK just to name a few). I created this Internet
website over four years ago. I’ve written nine books and produced four videos. I’ve
worked until the wee hours of the morning pumping out my material. To say the
least, I am very proud of what I’ve been able to create. More importantly, I
sincerely believe my efforts can help YOU get what you want out of bodybuilding.
Heck, about five years ago I even quit
the full time job that I worked for over 15 years to fully focus on my passion
for bodybuilding and fitness. Many of my family and friends thought I was crazy at
the time, but I’m certain they’ll all agree it was one of the best decisions
I have ever made in my life.
You
Don’t Have To Be A Competitive Bodybuilder To Benefit From What I’ve Learned
You don’t have to be a competitive
bodybuilder to benefit from what I’ve learned. All of us training in the
gym—no matter what our goals are and our level of experience—are after the
same things. We all want to build more muscle, lose body fat, build muscle and
lose body fat at the same time, and most importantly, feel good about what we are doing. I am
positive my work will help you get what you want from your bodybuilding and
training efforts. I am so confident that I always offer a
money-back guarantee that you’ll be 100 percent satisfied.
My journey has been both exhilarating
and very exhausting. No matter how difficult and thankless my efforts may have
seemed at times, I persevered with my mission to raise the level of drug-free
bodybuilding knowledge for the benefit of us all. I’m proud to say some of my
biggest doubters have become some of my biggest fans. Over the years, I have received
over 1,000 letters and e-mails from people thanking me for the difference I have
made in their bodybuilding efforts—and their lives.
My
Knowledge Has Been Acquired From Some Of The Best Minds In Bodybuilding
 I
have asked literally hundreds of questions of other champion bodybuilders and experts over
the years. Although I have actually used and evaluated every single one of the
best lessons that I will share with you on this website, I didn’t create all
of them myself. My knowledge has been acquired from some of the most-respected
minds in bodybuilding.
I am always striving for more knowledge
and have created more opportunities to learn than most bodybuilders will in their lifetimes. I have had access to most of the greatest drug-free bodybuilders in the
world—and have asked them a lot of questions. I entered the first two
Musclemania contests, all of the NPC Team Universe shows, and have done dozens
of guest posing and appearances at drug-tested contests around the United States
and in several different countries. I’ve traveled around the world on several
Team USA bodybuilding teams. My job for two
years at Muscular Development was to conduct up close-and-personal interviews and write in-depth
profiles on the top natural bodybuilding stars.
You can see that my knowledge has come from
a wide variety of experts in the bodybuilding world. Now YOU have the unique
opportunity to learn what I know in a clear and concise manner on this website.
I have been fortunate to have been sponsored
and furnished with cutting edge, state-of-the-art information by Met-Rx, Twinlab,
AST Sports Science, Mushasi, and Champion Nutrition. I spent countless hours
with AST Sports Science president Paul Delia discussing every conceivable aspect
of bodybuilding. Bill Phillips of EAS and Muscle Media and I have spent several
hours in person and on the phone together. Phillips has been extremely
inspirational in helping develop the bodybuilding personality I have become
today.
You can see that my knowledge has come from a
wide variety of experts in the bodybuilding world. Now YOU now have the unique
opportunity to learn what I know in a clear and concise manner on this website.
I’ve
Focused On The Similarities of The Top Drug-Free Bodybuilders—Not Their
Differences
While speaking with many of the top drug-free
bodybuilders, I’ve noticed their methods of doing things are often very
different. Some of them train very heavily and some rather lightly. Some do up
to 20 sets for each body part while others do as few as four. Some of these
champs train six days a week and some only three or four. Some diet strictly all
year while others start watching what they eat just six weeks before a contest.
A few of these athletes use every supplement available while others use just a
few.
 The differences oftentimes confuse those of
us trying to model their strategies
for success. Uncovering the similarities is a very complicated process. Many of
us quickly give up on looking for those similarities, throw our hands in the
air, and say, “I can’t learn from them. Everyone is different and responds
differently to training and eating techniques!”
Sure, most of us think we are unlike most
people training in the gym. We feel more comfortable believing that our own
individual circumstances, patterns of thinking, and the challenges we face while
trying to build our physiques are unique. Many times we choose to believe our
own difficulties are tougher to overcome than those of the “other guy.”
I truly believe I've maneuvered my way through the
confusion
for you. I have assembled the most-important winning strategies that are common amongst
the greatest natural bodybuilders on this website, and in my magazine articles,
books, and videos.
We actively seek out and zero-in on our
differences. We make a point to notice what makes us unlike other bodybuilders
by identifying variables such as training styles, routines, diets, body types,
genetics, metabolic rates, number of years training, age, gender, and whether we
train drug-free or chemically-assisted just to name a few.
Focusing on our differences is
counterproductive. Adopting the belief that our situation is especially unique
and more difficult to overcome can also be detrimental. Why? Despite our
particular circumstances, focusing too much on our differences will
unnecessarily complicate the bodybuilding process.
Well,
I haven’t focused on all the differences. And because I haven’t done so, I
believe I have discovered some key distinctions that could help you greatly in
your efforts to improve the quality of your physique.
Why I Call My Website "The Mass
Machine"
Travis
Souza, a good friend and former training partner of mine, starting calling me
“Machine” years ago. He couldn’t believe how disciplined I was about my
training, eating, and contest preparation. No matter how disorganized my life
may have seemed or what was going on with the rest of the world, he was amazed
how I always stayed on track and followed through with all of my daily
bodybuilding disciplines.
Ron
Harris, a contributing writer for Ironman magazine, overheard Travis
calling me "Machine" one day during a training session at Gold’s Gym in Venice,
California. He later mentioned the nickname Travis had given me in
one of his articles.
A
few months later, when I was about to have a four-part series on training,
nutrition, supplementation, and motivation published in Ironman,
Editor-in-chief Steve Holman needed something creative to call the set of feature
articles. “Mass Machine Training” was what he decided upon.
I
liked the name and have been using it ever since. I refer to my website as “The
Mass Machine” because I want the structured and organized information and
inspiration it contains to help you pack-on muscle mass with “machine-like”
precision.
Again, be certain to use this website to your full
advantage. Make the decision TODAY to get the instruction and motivation that you MUST
have in order to take your training to the next level!
Skip La Cour
skiplacour@aol.com
2x NPC Team Universe Overall Champion
5x NPC Team Universe National Champion
Musclemania Natural Bodybuilding Champion
(To
learn more about Skip La Cour, click here.)
P.S. If you would like to develop our relationship further,
I invite you to visit my online store. I am so confident in my
work that all of my written material comes with my personal, 100 percent
satisfaction, money-back guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied, return the
product for a full and prompt refund.
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