As I am sure you know by this point, my nick name was 'Skinny Vinny' all through high school and even when I went to a University! Never more than 149 pounds even soaking wet! <br /><br />Being an embarrassingly 149 pounds does have it's advantages though. I was successful in endurance sports. <br /><br />I represented Canada in the Triathlon and ran for the University of Western Ontario Varsity Track team and Cross Country team for 4 years; I was even nominated Captain in my final year.<br /><br />After University, I started my career in the fitness industry and ventured into the fitness industry as a personal trainer. But there was just this one little problem. They say that your body is your best marketing tool. Well if that is true, I was in a lot of trouble.<br /><br />What happened next? I began my quest at a local YMCA in Guelph, Ontario that only carried a few benches and free weights. Just the basics. Nothing fancy. <br /><br />My main goal was hypertrophy i.e an increase in muscle size. I was blessed to meet a provincial level bodybuilder in his 40's (at my church of all places) and he begin to mentor me and introduce me to a world of bodybuilding that I had never read about in the magazines or websites -- it was actually the exact opposite and within 24 short weeks I gained 41 pounds of drug-free muscle. In fact, the only supplements I even used were creatine, protein powder and some fish oils. And I did all that in only 3-4 hours of training per week. In 2006, i released No Nonsense Muscle Building, my natural approach to building muscle for skinny guys just getting started. I wrote the book so that you could avoid all the bad information and mistakes most guys make when the get started. Since 2006, I've helped thousands of guys and gals go from skinny to buff, but don't take my word for it, see for yourself: <br /><br />=>Success Stories: www.vincedelmontefitness.com/success.php