New AAG Model: Lorenzo

An amazing athlete on AllAmericanGuys: Lorenzo is an aspiring fitness model and college graduate. He comes from the state of Georgia, although he spent some time in Florida (where he was scouted). Lorenzo is somewhat reserved yet pretty confident. He regrets not modeling at an earlier age, but with his looks and physique he'll most likely do just fine. He hopes to make it in a fitness magazine and land some lucrative campaigns.

Lorenzo's stats: Height: 6'0, weight: 185
Most admired body part: Pecs/Chest

You find more high quality photos and videos with Lorenzo here on AllAmericanGuys.

Jed Hill: Fire Destroyed His House

Photos (c) Jon Malinowski

His gorgeous modeling photos delight his many fans. Top fitness model Jed Hill is well known for his brilliant look, his stunning physique. Now life dealt the 25-year-old athlete a fatal blow. Here Jed tells his story:

"On November 10th, I lost everything I owned (including my dog) in a house fire that was caused by an unknown heating problem. Before the fire, I moved to LA to pursue my modeling and acting career, not knowing anyone or having any family in LA, I was taking a leap of faith so that I can make my family proud. The night of the fire was one of the most devastating nights of my life thus far, it was the first chilly night so I turned on the heat went into the shower. When I came out of the bathroom, my bedroom was up in flames. Not knowing how to react I quickly began to try and put the fire out but it was too late. The heavy dark smoke was blinding and it made it hard to breathe. I was in such shock I couldn't react fast enough to grab my dog before he ran outside with no collar. The smoke finally got to me and I had to get out, watching everything I own and worked so hard for go up in flames in a matter of minutes. It is traumatizing. Having no home insurance I am at a loss for everything."

Now a site has been put up with a Paypal link: www.jedhill.com. If you want to help, you can donate via www.Paypal.com under the email jedediahhill@gmail.com.

Greg Plitt: 600 Workout

"If anyone knows? how to? break through training barriers, it's Plitt", a fan comments Greg Plitt's 600 Workout. It is the 28th instructional workout video available to GregPlitt.com members. In this 50 minute video, Greg takes you through a 600 rep, full body, one hour and 15 minute workout that is guaranteed to show you some unconventional exercises that you have never seen before. Greg announces: "Get ready to shock your muscles into new growth and bust through any plateaus". The preview video:



Greg's 600 Workout is the 95th video available to GregPlitt.com members.

Greg's web site: www.gregplitt.com
Greg's Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Greg-Plitt-Fan-Page/351504459854

Jamie Barnard: Diary Of A Fitness Model (2)

"Why am I doing all this? I want to be at my best", Jamie says about his hard contest preparation. This video is not only about getting lean, it is an inspirational look at pre-competition dieting from FAME fitness model Jamie Barnard, taking us into the challenging few hours the night before competition when the body is dramatically affected by carb depletion and lack of water. This is all part of the techniques used by bodybuilders and fitness models to have their muscles looking at their best for the day of competition - but it's also one of the most challenging aspects of preparing for the stage.

Jamie Barnard: Diary Of A Fitness Model (1)

"My training for a competiton is very intense. I train four, five times a week", Jamie says. This video is an insight into the world of male fitness modelling from young British athlete, Jamie Barnard. Jamie placed second in the UK FAME competition in 2010, having made great improvements from his debut the previous year. Jamie is also a top personal trainer, based in Central London. Here, he talks about setting goals, his progress between competitions, and his plan for improving his physique.

Google Search in your blog

Step by step installing Google Search in your blog.

1. Go to Your "Dashboard"
2. Click "Design"
3. Make sure, you are in "Page Elements"
4. Click on Add a Gadget.
5. Window "Add a Gadget" will be shown.
6. Look for "Search Box" and Click it
7. You will be redirect to page "Configure Search Box"
8. If you have done configure it. click Save and view your blog
9. Look at your blog. Google search engine has been installed in your blog
   
   

Michal Hlinka: Upper Body Training

He flexes, smiles, and is proud of his muscle gains. Michal Hlinka, 29-year-old bodybuilder from Slovakia, demonstrates his effective upper body workout and finally poses in these videos:

Video 1:



Video 2:



Video 3:



Video 4:

Google Translate in your blog

Step by step installing Google Translate in your blog.

1. Go to Your "Dashboard"
2. Click "Design"
3. Make sure, you are in "Page Elements"
4. Click on Add a Gadget.
5. Window "Add a Gadget" will be shown.
6. Look for "HTML/Javascript" and Click it
7. You will be redirect to page "Configure HTML/Javascrip"
8. Type this on title "Translate this blog".
9. Copy code below and then paste in the content
   
   <div id="google_translate_element"></div><script>
   function googleTranslateElementInit() {
     new google.translate.TranslateElement({
       pageLanguage: 'en'
     }, 'google_translate_element');
   }
   </script><script src="//translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit"></script>
   
   Your configuration should be like this:
   
   
10. And then "Save".
11. Google Translate has been installed on your blog. just look at your blogger
    
    

New AAG Model: James

He is big, handsome, and now the new attraction on AllAmericanGuys. James is a former college football player, and currently bar tends and does modeling on the side. He is born and raised in Miami, Florida. James loves sports, the outdoors and partying it up in South Florida.

Main stats: Height: 6'2, weight: 205

You find a big number of high quality photos and videos with James here on AllAmericanGuys.

Parameters in Blogspot feed

 This post presented for me to understanding the "Query Parameters in Blogspot Feed". As we know, the URL to get feed items of our blog is http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default. You can review this feed after as my blog feed : http://isitdull.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default or you can use your own blog to experiment.

There are two options how to using your blogger's feed

1. Using your blogger's address : http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/feed/post/default
2. Using your blogid : http://www.blogger.com/feeds/blogID/posts/default

The Blogger Data API supports the following query parameter:

alt

Meaning - Alternative representation type
We can use one of the folowing values :

• If wedon't specify an alt parameter, the service returns an Atom feed. This is equivalent to alt=atom
• alt=rss returns an RSS 2.0 result feed (for reads only)
• alt=json returns a JSON representation of the feed
• alt=json-in-script Requests a response that wraps JSON in a script tag
• alt=atom-in-script Requests an Atom response that wraps an XML string in a script tag.
• alt=rss-in-script Requests an RSS response that wraps an XML string in a script tag.
• alt=atom-service Requests an Atom service document that describes the feed.

For example :  
http://isitdull.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=json or  
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1862344473010958336/posts/default?alt=json
This will returns type of feed as a JSON.

/category

Meaning - Category query filter
Specifies categories (also known as labels) to filter the feed results.
For example,  
http://isitdull.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default/-/blogging or  
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1862344473010958336/posts/default/-/blogging
This will returns entries with the label or category of blogging.

max-results

Meaning - The Maximum number of results to be retrieved  
http://isitdull.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?max-results=2 or  
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1862344473010958336/posts/default?max-results=2
This will returns entries with 2 results.

orderby

Meaning - The order in which to return entries, such as lastmodified (the default), starttime, or updated.  
http://isitdull.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?orderby=updated or  
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1862344473010958336/posts/default?orderby=updated
I do not know how to using lastmodified and starttime!

published-min, published-max

Meaning  - The bounds on entry publication dates  
http://isitdull.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?published-min=2010-11-01T00:00:00&published-max=2011-11-30T23:59:59&orderby=updated or  
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1862344473010958336/posts/default?published-min=2010-11-01T00:00:00&published-max=2011-11-30T23:59:59&orderby=updated

start-index

Meaning - The 1-based index of the first result to be retrieved
http://isitdull.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?start-index=1 or
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1862344473010958336/posts/default?start-index=1
Test by yourself, you can change number on start-index=1

updated-min, updated-max

Meaning  - The bounds on entry update dates.
These query parameters are ignored unless the orderby parameter is set to updated  
http://isitdull.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?updated-min=2010-11-01T00:00:00&updated-max=2011-11-30T23:59:59&orderby=updated or  
http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1862344473010958336/posts/default?updated-min=2010-11-01T00:00:00&updated-max=2011-11-30T23:59:59&orderby=updated
Test by yourself again :D

Create a Mailing List for Your Blogspot

When you create "New Post" entry in blogspot, You may want to alert all your blog's friends. But blogspot only has the options send to list of up to 10 email addresses to have your blog mailed to whenever you publish. Using Google Groups we can forward this e-mail to a whole list of people in our group.

Step by step creating a Mailing List with google group

1. Create your Google Group, you must have GMail Account to do this, if you don't have, You can sign up for a GMail Account free.
2. Invite your blog's friends to join in new Google Group
3. Set your blog to send e-mail to your new Google Group, In your Blogger Dashboard, Select setting, Email & Mobile, and then In the BlogSend Address enter the e-mail address for your Google Group.
4. Create Promotion's Box. Back to your google group homepage, go to Group Settings, General, Public website, promotion box, and then copy HTML Code shown in there. That HTML Code should like this:
   HTML Code:
   

   <table border="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; padding: 5px;"><tbody>
   <tr><td>
   <img alt="Google Groups" height="30" src="http://groups.google.com/intl/en/images/logos/groups_logo_sm.gif" width="140" /></td></tr>
   <tr><td style="padding-left: 5px;">
   <b>Subscribe to Is it dull?</b></td></tr>
   <form action="http://groups.google.com/group/is-it-dull/boxsubscribe">
   
   <tr><td style="padding-left: 5px;">
   Email: <input name="email" type="text" />
   <input name="sub" type="submit" value="Subscribe" /></td></tr>
   </form>
   <tr><td align="right">
   <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/is-it-dull">Visit this group</a></td></tr>
   </tbody></table>
   

5. Put your code in your Blogspot. Back to your blogspot, in your Blogger Dashboard, and click on "Layout". Click on "Add a Page Element" (the sidebar one will be best). Select the "HTML/JavaScript" option. Now paste in the HTML code you copied earlier. Click "Save Changes" and take a look at your blog!
   You'll see like this :
   

   Subscribe to Is it dull?

   Email:

   Visit this group

How to Getting Started in blog?

I just getting started in blog, and I don't know what will I do in this blog.
Anybody want to help me How to blogging? or maybe anybody want to learn blog together with me?

I'm so sorry if I can't speak english very well. Because my native language is Bahasa Indonesia. I want to learn english too.

Give me your suggestion about

1. How to Customize my Blog?
2. What Are Pages?
3. Where can i learn about Language Structure used by Blog?
4. What are the best widgets for my Blog?
5. Can i create a Mailing List for my Blog?
6. How to Get my Blog to Appear at the Top of Searches?

I really need it. Would you like share with me?

Tomas Tabaciar: Intensive Training & Posing

Videos (c) www.eastlabs.biz, posted by http://youngmusclestuds.com, screen captures made by Workout Inspiration

Every muscle group of this young bodybuilder is big. Tomas Tabaciar from Slovakia has already succeeded at several competitions. It is exciting to see him working out intensely in the gym. You find two training videos and one posing video after the pictures.

Training Video Part 1:



Training Video Part 2:



Posing Video:

New CYM Model: Lubos C.

He has worked out intensely for his shootings for CzechYoungMuscle. Now the first galleries and videos with Lubos C., junior bodybuilder and personal trainer, are published.

Lubos started bodybuilding at home at the age of twelve, and has been training in the gym since he was fifteen. Two years later he participated at his first bodybuilding contest. In 2009 he won the Czech Juniors Bodybuilding Championship, in 2010 he placed first at the International Bodybuilding Contest in Prague. His goal: to succeed at world championships.

Lubos C.'s promo video:



You find many high quality photos and videos with Lubos C. here on CzechYoungMuscle.

Brandon Bass: The Exciting Journey Of A Fitness Enthusiast

Photo by Marc Spielberg

"It's not how you start, it's how you finish." This is one of Brandon's impressive mottos. A motto which explains his successful way to one of the best and most popular bodybuilders and fitness models in the world.

Brandon's fitness journey began the day he picked up his first fitness magazine. Even though he was on a championship baseball team he gave it up to follow his real dream of being the best natural bodybuilder/fitness model. At age 16, Brandon started reading every piece of literature he could get his hands on in regards to weight training, nutrition and supplementation. Staying up till 1, 2, even 3 in the morning was normal for him as he gradually built his knowledge base of the fitness industry. Brandon increased his knowledge base by consulting with other professionals in the fitness industry. After gaining substantial knowledge, Brandon was ready to apply it to his own regimen and step on the bodybuilding stage at age 18.

Photos taken by: http://www.corysorensen.com

Brandon didn't win the show, but learned the valuable lesson of perseverance, steady persistence in the pursuit of fitness. After his first show, Brandon decided he wanted to do this full time. He fell in love with the sport instantly. After countless bodybuilding shows, sponsorships, signing with the Wilhelmina modeling agency, overseas trips, magazine covers, and national certifications, Brandon still remembers his journey as the bright eyed kid with a dream, working out in his bedroom without a sense of direction, yet knowing this is what he was meant to do. And he announces, the best is yet to come.

On his website www.BrandonBass.com he offers much information about himself, photo galleries, a store, and online training, especially one on one live video consultations and coaching. This is for competitive bodybuilders, aspiring fitness models and/or anyone looking to get into the best shape of their life. As a lifetime drug-free athlete, Brandon knows how much work, dedication and consistency that is required to build a championship physique and he will be with you every step of the way.

Brandon is offering fitness consulting and guidance not only online but also in person. He runs his own independent personal training business in New York City and is available upon request.

Brandon's website: www.BrandonBass.com
Brandon on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brandon-Bass/324994028210