MHP supplements has a new bodybuilding product called NO-Bomb. The tag line for the product is "Go Nuclear!" They asked me to create a commercial for it. Inspired by the tag line I created this.
I had a lot of fun doing this. The hardest part was getting my voice to sound like those old-time announcers. The trick was to move away from the microphone...and YELL!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Victor Martinez begins his prep for the 2010 Olympia!
MHP supplements has me working on a new project that I'm very excited about!
I've just returned from spending a few days with Victor Martinez in Tampa, Florida as he was consulting with his new trainer Joe McNeal. Joe is a good friend of Dexter Jackson and helped him win the Olympia in 2008. He is a very energetic, knowledgable and inspiring guy with one of the most awesome home gyms I've ever seen!
Please don't envy me. I was in a resort town but it was cold as s**t down there in Florida! I'm from Philadelphia, Vic lives New York. We thought we were going to get a break from the freeze. No such luck! Anyway, I got some great footage and have made a start at understanding Joe's plan for Vic.
This is going to be a long and difficult year for Victor, but both he and Joe feel that Vic is poised to finally fulfill his potential and become Mr. Olympia. This program is designed to make that happen!
The first step in the process was the decision to skip the Arnold Classic this year. In fact, Joe McNeal refused to take Victor on unless he agreed to this one prerequisite. Joe felt that there just wasn't enough time to make the changes to Vic's physique that needed to be made and that they should set their sights on the O.
Over the course of the next nine months Joe will tweak Victor's workout, diet and supplements, striving to give him the size he needs to compete with Jay and Kai, while maintaining the classic lines that Vic is known for.
Recent setbacks are in the past. As far as Vic is concerned his knee injury is old news. Although he and his family are still grieving for their recent tragic loss, they are attempting to go on with their lives.
Vic is ready. He's excited! (Well, as excited as Vic can get. He's a very low-key guy! LOL!) It's going to be a very interesting year for bodybuilding and I am honored to be allowed into the inner circle with my camera. I am going to follow this "experiment" throughout the course of the year videotaping when I can. In the end I will produce a DVD for MHP that tells the story of Victor's transformation, and hopefully his triumph, from the inside.
Stay tuned!
I've just returned from spending a few days with Victor Martinez in Tampa, Florida as he was consulting with his new trainer Joe McNeal. Joe is a good friend of Dexter Jackson and helped him win the Olympia in 2008. He is a very energetic, knowledgable and inspiring guy with one of the most awesome home gyms I've ever seen!
Please don't envy me. I was in a resort town but it was cold as s**t down there in Florida! I'm from Philadelphia, Vic lives New York. We thought we were going to get a break from the freeze. No such luck! Anyway, I got some great footage and have made a start at understanding Joe's plan for Vic.
This is going to be a long and difficult year for Victor, but both he and Joe feel that Vic is poised to finally fulfill his potential and become Mr. Olympia. This program is designed to make that happen!
The first step in the process was the decision to skip the Arnold Classic this year. In fact, Joe McNeal refused to take Victor on unless he agreed to this one prerequisite. Joe felt that there just wasn't enough time to make the changes to Vic's physique that needed to be made and that they should set their sights on the O.
Over the course of the next nine months Joe will tweak Victor's workout, diet and supplements, striving to give him the size he needs to compete with Jay and Kai, while maintaining the classic lines that Vic is known for.
Recent setbacks are in the past. As far as Vic is concerned his knee injury is old news. Although he and his family are still grieving for their recent tragic loss, they are attempting to go on with their lives.
Vic is ready. He's excited! (Well, as excited as Vic can get. He's a very low-key guy! LOL!) It's going to be a very interesting year for bodybuilding and I am honored to be allowed into the inner circle with my camera. I am going to follow this "experiment" throughout the course of the year videotaping when I can. In the end I will produce a DVD for MHP that tells the story of Victor's transformation, and hopefully his triumph, from the inside.
Stay tuned!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
How to make those veins POP!
Since releasing my bodybuilding documentary Raising the Bar 3 I've been getting some requests for a few clips from the previous installments.
Here's a short clip from RTB 2 that shows Dave Pulcinella's method for really bringing out the veins just before he steps on stage. I think what makes the clip work is his friend Jimmy's energetic description of Dave's method. Makes me laugh every time!
(Can you tell Jimmy's Italian from the still image?? LOL!)
Here's a short clip from RTB 2 that shows Dave Pulcinella's method for really bringing out the veins just before he steps on stage. I think what makes the clip work is his friend Jimmy's energetic description of Dave's method. Makes me laugh every time!
(Can you tell Jimmy's Italian from the still image?? LOL!)
Friday, December 18, 2009
"Kai Greene: OVERKILL" exclusive preview!
As I near the end of editing my first Kai Greene documentary, those of you who have subscribed to my blog with be the first to see preview clips! I always post here before anywhere else.
The plan is to create three DVDs with the overall title of "Kai Greene: A New Breed". This first one will be called OVERKILL for reasons I think will become obvious when you see it!
This clip is the introduction to the doc, exactly as it will appear on the DVD (minus the logo and website at the bottom). Later, I will create a more comprehensive trailer that will give more of an overview of the story.
As always, comments and feedback are welcome!
The DVD will eventually be available on the MuscleMeds website. If you'd like to support my work AND make great gains in the gym, please check out their line of supplements.
The plan is to create three DVDs with the overall title of "Kai Greene: A New Breed". This first one will be called OVERKILL for reasons I think will become obvious when you see it!
This clip is the introduction to the doc, exactly as it will appear on the DVD (minus the logo and website at the bottom). Later, I will create a more comprehensive trailer that will give more of an overview of the story.
As always, comments and feedback are welcome!
The DVD will eventually be available on the MuscleMeds website. If you'd like to support my work AND make great gains in the gym, please check out their line of supplements.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Holiday Special and a New Clip from RTB3!
Now through December 31st, save money on all the Raising the Bar DVDs during the RTB holiday special! I've reduced prices and am giving away the last few t-shirts I have. When they are gone there ain't gonna be no more!!
Order now! Click here to go to the DVD sales page of my website!
Thanks to everyone for your support of independent filmmaking!
In this clip from Raising the Bar 3 we see Dave Pulcinella, days away from the most important contest of his career, in his final hardcore arm workout before the show, exercising alongside and getting inspiration from, the strongmen and strongwomen at his cousin Steve's Iron Sport Gym.
Order now! Click here to go to the DVD sales page of my website!
Thanks to everyone for your support of independent filmmaking!
In this clip from Raising the Bar 3 we see Dave Pulcinella, days away from the most important contest of his career, in his final hardcore arm workout before the show, exercising alongside and getting inspiration from, the strongmen and strongwomen at his cousin Steve's Iron Sport Gym.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Kai Greene Project - Part 1
I have been very lucky recently to have been asked by the bodybuilding supplement company MuscleMeds to create a short documentary on one of the most promising young bodybuilders in the sport today, Kai Greene.
Kai and his trainer Oscar Arden travelled to Las Vegas seven weeks before the Mr. Olympia competition to train and prepare. MuscleMeds sent me there for three days during that time to get a rare peek into the mindset of this amazing athlete.
And it was an intense three days!
Kai and Oscar were shut off from the rest of the world. Existing in their own little bubble, in the middle of one of the most decadent cities in the world, they lived like monks concentrating only on their one goal.
Kai placed fourth at the Olympia, a very respectable showing for his first time there! My documentary will explore the preparation that went into his attempt as well as his thoughts about competing against some of the greatest bodybuilders in the world and his plans for the future.
This coming weekend I'm traveling to Brooklyn to spend some time with Kai and Oscar and as they bask in their post Olympia glow!
Stay tuned!
Kai and his trainer Oscar Arden travelled to Las Vegas seven weeks before the Mr. Olympia competition to train and prepare. MuscleMeds sent me there for three days during that time to get a rare peek into the mindset of this amazing athlete.
And it was an intense three days!
Kai and Oscar were shut off from the rest of the world. Existing in their own little bubble, in the middle of one of the most decadent cities in the world, they lived like monks concentrating only on their one goal.
Kai placed fourth at the Olympia, a very respectable showing for his first time there! My documentary will explore the preparation that went into his attempt as well as his thoughts about competing against some of the greatest bodybuilders in the world and his plans for the future.
This coming weekend I'm traveling to Brooklyn to spend some time with Kai and Oscar and as they bask in their post Olympia glow!
Stay tuned!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
They're going nuts!
Can I take a moment and toot my own horn?
After a year and a half of shooting and editing for RTB3 it's finally out there and the fans of bodybuilding are loving it! Here are a few review excerpts...
"Raising the Bar 3 captures the emotional and psychological battles every bodybuilder wages within themselves."
Layne Norton
"This is, by far, the best of the trilogy. Mike has really come into his own as a film-maker and DAVE has really opened up and let his vulnerabilities hang out there for the viewers to embrace."
Dave Palumbo
"RTB is this generation's Pumping Iron."
Curt James
"Thank you SO much for sharing an incredible story and filming it in the way you do. It's so different and refreshing from other bodybuilding dvds that mostly revolve around training various body parts."
Lyle, UK
"An absolute winner from start-to-finish."
Tre Scott - Fem Flex
"RTB 1 and 2 were terrific but 3 is sensational! RTB3 had me glued to the TV monitor and what a truthful refreshing bodybuilding reality, real-time DVD it is. I can’t wait for RTB4 and that’s the truth."
Dennis
www.dennisbweis.com
Author of Mass! Raw Muscle!
& Anabolic Muscle Mass
MuscleMag International Columnist
I'd like to end this blog post with a big thank you to everyone who supported me through this project, everyone who participated in the documentary, and everyone who supported independent filmmaking by purchasing RTB3!
Here's the latest Youtube release from RTB3, our first full clip. This is one of the extras from the deleted scenes. A young bodybuilder does her best to explain why she wants to be big.
After a year and a half of shooting and editing for RTB3 it's finally out there and the fans of bodybuilding are loving it! Here are a few review excerpts...
"Raising the Bar 3 captures the emotional and psychological battles every bodybuilder wages within themselves."
Layne Norton
"This is, by far, the best of the trilogy. Mike has really come into his own as a film-maker and DAVE has really opened up and let his vulnerabilities hang out there for the viewers to embrace."
Dave Palumbo
"RTB is this generation's Pumping Iron."
Curt James
"Thank you SO much for sharing an incredible story and filming it in the way you do. It's so different and refreshing from other bodybuilding dvds that mostly revolve around training various body parts."
Lyle, UK
"An absolute winner from start-to-finish."
Tre Scott - Fem Flex
"RTB 1 and 2 were terrific but 3 is sensational! RTB3 had me glued to the TV monitor and what a truthful refreshing bodybuilding reality, real-time DVD it is. I can’t wait for RTB4 and that’s the truth."
Dennis
www.dennisbweis.com
Author of Mass! Raw Muscle!
& Anabolic Muscle Mass
MuscleMag International Columnist
I'd like to end this blog post with a big thank you to everyone who supported me through this project, everyone who participated in the documentary, and everyone who supported independent filmmaking by purchasing RTB3!
Here's the latest Youtube release from RTB3, our first full clip. This is one of the extras from the deleted scenes. A young bodybuilder does her best to explain why she wants to be big.
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