Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews - Newsy News How: Legion Partnership, Free Workout App, BBLS 2.0, and More . . .

Episode Date: October 11, 2019

“When’s your next book coming out?” “What kind of supplements are you going to release next?” “What would you name your boat if you had one?” I’m asked questions like these all the time and so I thought I’d start doing monthly updates about what’s new and exciting here at Legion HQ. So here’s a quick hosedown of what me and my jolly band of pirates and bums have been up to lately. Enjoy! Want to get my best advice on how to gain muscle and strength and lose fat faster? Sign up for my free newsletter! Click here: https://www.legionathletics.com/signup/

Hey, Mike here. And if you like what I'm doing on the podcast and elsewhere, and if you want to help me help more people get into the best shape of their lives, please do consider picking up one of my bestselling health and fitness books, including Bigger, Leaner, Stronger for Men, Thinner, Leaner, Stronger for Women, my flexible dieting cookbook, The Shredded Chef, and my 100% practical and hands-on blueprint for personal transformation inside and outside of the gym, The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation. Now, these books have sold well over 1 million copies and have helped thousands of people build their best bodies ever. And you can find them on all major online retailers like Audible, Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, and Google Play, as well as in select Barnes & Noble stores. Again, that's Bigger Leaner Stronger for Men, Thinner Leaner Stronger for Women, The Shredded Chef, and The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation. Oh, and I should also mention that you can get any of the audiobooks 100% free when you sign up for an Audible account, which is the perfect way to make those pockets of downtime,

like commuting, meal prepping, and cleaning, more interesting, entertaining, and productive. meal prepping, and cleaning more interesting, entertaining, and productive. So if you want to take Audible up on that offer, and if you want to get one of my audio books for free, go to www.legionathletics.com slash Audible. That's L-E-G-I-O-N athletics slash A-U-D-I-B-L-E, A-U-D-I-B-L-E, and sign up for your account. Frandos, it is I, your king. Blare the trumpets, beat the drums, scourge the unrighteous ones, anoint the virgins, for I come bearing titillating tidings from the front. And that's why I'm not a voice actor, but I do have some cool newsy bits to share with you. So first is charity week. How much did we raise during Legion's charity week?

Well, we raised $2,100 for Rock and Run, which was great. I'm very happy with that. I think the last charity week, we did like $1,600. So it's on the up and up. And that's cool because those funds are going to make a real difference in the lives of our nation's heroes and their families. And if you purchased anything during charity week, then you contributed to that. So thank you. And FYI, we have already started looking at candidates for the next charity week, which will kick off in a couple months or so. So if you have any suggestions, please do let me know. Just shoot me an email, mike at muscleforlife.com and let me know. And thanks again for helping make this a success if you bought something during charity week. Next up is Stacked 2.0. People have been asking where the hell is Stacked 2.0.

Now, if you don't know what I'm talking about, it's a workout app called Stacked. It's my workout app. And it is currently undergoing a nose hole to butt hole overhaul. And it's really going to be a whole new app. It's going to be 100% free too, and just as good as any of the paid options, which is going to be neat. Now, why is this taking so long though? A fair considerance and allow me to fry up a juicy excuse for your gustatory delight. You see, it turns out that rebuilding an app from scratch is not like rearranging a stamp collection, and especially an app whose guts were like scrambled eggs.

Funny, the process has been in the not funny way, but it is almost done. And I should have a little trademark, a little TM after that, because I say this and it always takes longer, right? Well, specifically, we've actually begun closed beta testing of the 2.0 app with about 40 users. And this should take a month or so. I know that there are no major bugs. We've already worked through those. So now we are really looking for the harder to find things. And so what that means then is that Stacked 2.0 could very well be live by the end of the year. I don't want to say November. I think December's more likely if the closed beta goes well. And if it does not go well, if we've overlooked some egregious

faults in the app, then it may be a Q1 next year release. But it will happen. We are getting closer. And if you want a little sneak peek of what the 2.0 experience is going to be like, head over to the blog at legionathletics.com and you'll find a blog post that is sharing this update as well. And there are some screenshots in the blog post. Oh, and another bit of good news is once we have released the 2.0, we'll be starting on the Android version forthwith because currently it's iOS only. And then we're going to be making regular ongoing improvements to both the Android and iOS versions. And yes, the app is going to remain 100% free forever. So hold your horse shit because it's going to be worth the wait, I promise. Until then though, how about a

poem to remind you that life without Stacked 2.0 is still life. I got out of bed on two strong legs. It might have been otherwise. I ate cereal, sweet milk, ripe, flawless peach. It might have been otherwise. I took the dog uphill to the birchwood. All morning I did the work I love. At noon I lay down with my mate. It might have been otherwise. We ate dinner together at a table with silver candlesticks. It might have been otherwise. I slept in a bed in a room with paintings on the walls and planned another day just like this day. But one day I know it will be otherwise. I can't take credit for that. It's actually a pretty good poem, right? That is Otherwise by Jane Kenyon. Hey, quickly, before we carry on, if you are liking my podcast, would you please help

spread the word about it? Because no amount of marketing or advertising gimmicks can match the power of word of mouth. So if you are enjoying this episode and you think of someone else who might enjoy it as well, please do tell them about it. It really helps me. And if you are going to post about it on social media, definitely tag me so I can say thank you. You can find me on Instagram at Muscle for Life Fitness, Twitter at Muscle for Life, and Facebook at Muscle for Life Fitness. All right, moving on to BBLS 2.0, Beyond Bigger Than You're Stronger 2.0. Where the hell is that? Well, many moons ago, I embarked on

what I thought was going to be a routine procedure of writing a new second edition of Beyond Bigger Than You're Stronger. I thought it was going to be a scalpel job and I was wrong. This is no nip and tuck. This is more like dual-wielding chainsaws to transform my victim into goopy hamburger chunks to be reassembled and reanimated with ancient blood packs of my druidic forebears. In other words, the book's outline keeps on growing like a Viagra erection. And you know what that means? A long, hard, and often painful ride, but a ride that is also rewarding if you can just keep going until you finish. And fear not, my lovely Droog, this train has no brakes. So anyway, all that is to say that I'm still working on BBLS 2.0. It is coming together quite nicely. The scope has definitely grown since the beginning. That's the main reason why it's taking longer. I'm putting more information in the book,

but good information and necessary information for the book to deliver on its promise, which is that it is going to be the definitive resource for intermediate weightlifters who want to achieve most of their genetic potential for muscle and strength gain. It is going to be just as useful to the intermediate weightlifter as Bigger Leaner Stronger is to the beginning weightlifter. So with that said, I do think I will need until the end of the year or so to finish the first draft of the transcript. And I should probably add a trademark also to the end of the year, because I say these things and it always takes longer than I anticipate, but I am 60 or 70% through this first draft and I am able to work on it consistently every week, not necessarily every day, but I am able to put

in time every week. So it's moving. And that means that it'll be in your hands sometime next year. TM. Now I'm pretty confident on that. I can't say it's going to be a Q1 release. I think it's more likely a summer release, but maybe it's a Q3 or Q4, but next year seems very doable at this point. And finally, it will be worth the wait. You will not be disappointed. All right, moving on. Let's talk about what's new with Legion because I have some pretty big news. This is something that has been a long time in the making. It has required many sacrifices to the anti-Diluvian gods of the four elements. And with the proceeds, I will finally be able to construct a Scrooge McDuck-like money bin to swim in. Wait, no, that's not right. To realize my passion for saying it's for the kids. You see, Legion is entering a strategic partnership with Goop. Yes, that Goop, the jade eggs for your yoni juggernaut. And we're already hard at work on our first line of collaborations, which includes a 100% natural detox dust made with

gem healing, sonically tuned water, and wild crafted herbs from the fields of Wakanda. We're also going to be releasing an 18 karat gold rectal steamer for pumping your pooper, I mean, irrigating your insides with alchemized water vapor and crystal energy. Very, very key. And lastly, we have an ayahuasca-flavored pre-workout infused with the essence of shamanic spirit animals. Ah, good times, good times. Fuck you. Here's what we're actually up to. First, we have three new product flavors on the way. We have strawberry kiwi pulse, which yes, is as good as it sounds delicious. We have blueberry lemonade pulse, which I thought sounded pretty weird, but is pretty damn good. And we also have banana cream pie casein plus coming, which makes killer protein pudding, by the way.

We're also gearing up to release an immunity booster that helps prevent sickness, reduce the severity of illness and speed up recuperation. And then there is a whole lot of reformulating going on because it's high time we made the best supplements around even better. And what that means is Legion's scientific advisory board is tinkering with more or less everything on our roster, including Phoenix, Recharge, Triumph, Genesis, Fortify, and more. And the first of the new new that will be available to you is a Triumph multivitamin formulation specifically for women, which will then be followed by another new formulation specifically for men. I'm pretty excited about that. And I'll share more on the rest as they get loaded into the cannons. All

right. Well, me thinks that's enough tongue wagging for one podcast. I think it's time for a protein shake, you know, because I like protein. Oh, and remember, please buy my stuff or I die. Join the cult. I love you. Hey, Mike here. And if you like what I'm doing on the podcast and elsewhere, and if you want to help me help more people get into the best shape of their lives, please do consider picking up one of my bestselling health and fitness books, including bigger, leaner, stronger for men, thinner, leaner, stronger for women, my flexible dieting cookbook, the shreddedredded Chef, and my 100% practical and hands-on blueprint for personal transformation inside and outside of the gym, The Little Black

Book of Workout Motivation. Now, these books have sold well over 1 million copies and have helped thousands of people build their best bodies ever. And you can find them on all major online retailers like Audible, Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, and Google Play, as well as in select Barnes & Noble stores. Again, that's Bigger Leaner Stronger for Men, Thinner Leaner Stronger for Women, The Shredded Chef, and The Little Black Book of Workout Motivation. Oh, and I should also mention that you can get any of the audiobooks 100% free when you sign up for an Audible account, which is the perfect way to make those pockets of downtime, like commuting, meal prepping, and cleaning, more interesting, entertaining, and productive. So if you want to take Audible up on that offer,

and if you want to get one of my audiobooks for free, go to www.legionathletics.com slash audible. That's L-E-G-I-O-N athletics slash A-U-D-I-B-L-E, and sign up for your account.