Show and Go and The Dempsey Challenge
Filed under: General Health, Nutrition, Training
I have some very exciting news to discuss today. First I want to mention that my former boss, and good friend Eric Cressey is set to launch his new product Show and Go: High Performance Training to Look, Feel and Move Better. He sent me an advanced copy of the product, and it is absolutely incredible.
Not only that, but EC also asked me to write a nutrition manual to tag along with Show and Go, which I of course obliged! I may have gone a little overboard, since my manual alone is around 90 pages! It contains tons of content, example meal plans, recipes and more!
Leading up to the launch of the product, which also comes with sweet free bonuses from guys like Tony Gentilcore, Bret Contreras, Jim Smith and Chris Howard, Eric is going to be dropping some serious knowledge bombs that are just the tip of the iceberg contained in Show and Go.
Today is one such knowledge bomb. If you want to learn how to squat deeply and safely, Eric has just released a free video revealing several instant fixes for your squat. This squat video is just a small sample of what Show and Go provides, check it out.
On another note, I will be running (who’d have thought huh?) in the Dempsey Challenge on October 2nd. The Dempsey Challenge is “a run/walk and cycling experience which integrates the passion and support of the cancer community with the hospitality of the Lewiston/Auburn community, while providing a rewarding experience and unprecedented value to all participants and partners.”
As I am sure many of you may not know, Patrick Dempsey, the star of Grey’s Anatomy, is actually from a small town in Maine, just outside my home town. He actually attended my high school for a few years before transferring. Anyway, I have decided to participate in the 2nd Annual Dempsey Challenge now that I am home in Maine. It was a tremendous success last year, and many of my family members participated in the event.
The Dempsey Challenge benefits The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at Central Maine Medical Center, in Lewiston, Maine. To participate in the event you are required to raise $150 in donations, and to that end I am unabashedly asking for your help.
We have all been touched by cancer; we all know people who have it, who have beaten it, and who have succumbed to it. If you wish to donate to my running of the 2nd annual Dempsey Challenge, please click here. There is definitely no pressure, but every little bit helps so even if you only have little to give it will all make a difference. Thanks.
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Posted on September 14th, 2010 by Brian St. Pierre
5 Comments
September 14th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Brian,
A good buddy of mine is a competitive amateur bodybuilder, and he asked me if Eric’s new product would be approrpiate for someone whose main training emphasis has and always will be to maximize show, with any go simply being a serendipitous by-product of that training. He pays a lot of mind to preventative work to off-set the potentially deleterious effects of a pursuit like bodybuilding, and he is quite athletic, from a lengthy sporting background. He was wondering if this product would simply provide most with a lot of go and simply better-than-average show or if there will be enough innovative material to be worthwhile for someone with a high training and nutritional age.
With bonuses from guys like you and the other big time names as add-ons, it sounds like it would be a difficult resource to pass over for even the biggest, leanest training vet on the block.
September 14th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
First off, Brian, as one of the testers of Eric’s new program, I was offered an chance to buy the nutritional add on early, which I have taken up.
Now I haven’t sat down to read it through yet, but at a first glance, it appears to be just what I need. As a personal trainer, often the biggest barrier is changing nutritional habits. You have provided what looks to be a very user friendly resource, without dumbing down or skimping on the information. Congratulations and thank you.
Secondly, to Jeff, having tested the program, but not yet seen the final result I feel I’m in a fairly good position to comment (remember, Eric will probably tweak a few things for the release), but I don’t think this is an ideal program for a bodybuilder IN A CONTEST PREPARATION PHASE. It is a 3x a week total body, or 4x upper/lower split, with added conditioning and movement workouts, that would yield great performance results (my deadlift went up 20 kg in the 4 months) and improve the look of average, non-competitive trainees. It would result in a more athletic look.
HOWEVER, for an off season bodybuilder, I think this would be GREAT. You end up a ton stronger, moving heaps better (important if as a bodybuilder your friend does a lot of machine based training) and thicker – I noticed most gains around my hamstrings, upper back and triceps. Although there isn’t a ton of direct bicep and shoulder work, it wouldn’t matter for four months. Heck, look at Kroc after he dieted down. Strength is the basis of muscle, and this will get him strong. Hope this helps.
September 15th, 2010 at 7:54 am
Jeff,
I think Nick pretty much summed it all up.
Nick,
Thanks for that excellent and thorough comment and response. Much appreciated. Glad you liked the guide!
September 18th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Can’t wait to see this- having benefited from Eric’s personal coaching, am sure this will be top notch
May 1st, 2011 at 10:46 pm
Purchasing your supplements online will save you lots of money.