#36: Jay Vincent: How To Build An Amazing Body In Less Than 40-Minutes Per Week

Jun 7, 2016

Jay Vincent, High Intensity Training instructor and professional fitness model, shares his workout regimen, diet, supplements, and the importance of genetics in the fitness industry. They discuss transitioning to High Intensity Training, achieving greater muscle mass, training to failure vs near failure for optimal results, daily eating habits and preferences, the impact of unhealthy food and alcohol on energy levels, the use of amino acids and other supplements for bodybuilding, the importance of sleep for recovery and health, and exercise tips for achieving an ideal physique.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

Transitioning to High Intensity Training

03:55 • 26min

Switching to High Intensity Training for Better Results

29:34 • 18min

Training to Failure vs Training Near Failure

47:52 • 18min

Daily Eating Habits and Preferences

01:05:38 • 19min

Effects of Unhealthy Food and Alcohol on Energy Levels and Conversation Quality

01:25:03 • 5min

Exploring the Use of Amino Acids and Other Supplements for Bodybuilding

01:29:46 • 2min

Nutrition and Physical Appearance

01:32:07 • 4min

The Importance of Sleep for Recovery and Health

01:35:59 • 4min

Discussion on Gifted Books and Admiration for Doug's Work

01:39:44 • 2min

Realistic Expectations and Exercise Tips

01:41:40 • 18min

Continuing Conversation and Sponsored Segment on High-Intensity Training

01:59:47 • 4min

Jay Vincent (Instagram/Facebook) is a High Intensity Training instructor operating his studio, 2020 Fitness, out of Albany, New York. He's also a professional fitness model and sponsored Muscletech Athlete and modelled for popular athletic clothing lines such as Under Armour and also appeared in small acting roles for Amazon.com. Jay's Muscletech ads have been featured in many popular fitness magazines including FLEX, Muscular Development, Muscle and Fitness, FitnessRx, Ironman and more.

When he can find the time, Jay loves to answer your questions via Jayvincentfitness@gmail.com and also offers distance coaching services.

Jay was an incredible guest. If you love HIT or just want to optimise your training, diet and habits for you and your clients, you will love this!

Here's two of Jay's workout logs:

Today's upper body split Each exercise is done with a 5-10 second lifting phase and 5-10 second lowering phase. 1 set of each exercise to muscular failure. - Arm cross - 1 set to failure Immediately followed by - Chest Press (nautilus one) break down set - Seated Row - Supinated Pull down - Reverse delt fly - shoulder press - bicep curl - tricep push down Using a slow rep cadence allows you to eliminate momentum and let the muscle do all of the work along with maximizing muscle fiber recruitment. It's not about the exercises you do or how often you do them. It's HOW you do them - intensely.

Lower body split 2 or 3 days later (when Jay doesn't feel like he's been run over by a truck) Same cadence, single set to failure principle as above. - Leg extension Immediately followed by - Leg press - rest pause/ breakdown set - Leg curl - Calf raise

This lower body workout takes around 8-minutes to complete. His total time in the gym is under 40-minutes per week...

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