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Hey guys…another friend of mine, Rob Poulos the well-known fitness expert, has come up with a way to drastically ramp up your fat burning results and he’s been good enough to let me share it with you.

Do you want to know how to triple your results from your resistance training? Why wouldn’t you?

Properly conducted resistance training can give you startling fat loss results, along with muscle and strength gains.  On top of that, when using the techniques I describe in the Fat Burning Furnace eBook, you’ll also receive “top drawer” cardiovascular health benefits.  And all from 2-3  workouts each week lasting just 15-20 minutes on average. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s getting closer to summer every day and everyone wants to wear t-shits, shorts and bikinis. This can be a difficult time for anyone who needs to lose weight as they are given a constant visual reminder of the great bodies on show. The good news is that losing weight in the summer is a lot easier than any other time of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle has been around a little while now and it is still a very hot topic. Is it a scam? For real? Let’s take a look at Tom Venuto’s book and course, and find out. This will be a little long in regards to a common post…but we need to look at the whole package. Okay…. Read the rest of this entry »

The desire for a well-defined midsection seems to be the goal for most fitness seekers.

Achieving this goal comes through much effort and attention to muscle specific training, intense cardio and diligent dieting. Despite the fact that after hours of crunches, leg lifts and twists, the coveted six pack abs may still not be revealed; there still remain numerous benefits from developing strong abdominal muscles. Well-trained and developed core muscles not only look good, but they also provide support for the entire torso structure. Read the rest of this entry »

Many people wish they could get in shape but they are not 100% sure how to go about doing it. Yes they may know that lifting weights and hitting the gym is the route to go, but there may be some roadblocks in place that prevents them from doing it. They may not have the time to go to the gym or they many not have the extra money to afford a membership. This can prove to be problematic because hitting the gym leads to the growth of lean muscle mass. Read the rest of this entry »

The exercise ball is an excellent tool to strengthen the abs and comes out number three for working the rectus abdominis. To do it right:

1. Lie face-up with the ball resting under your mid/lower back.
2. Cross your arms over the chest or place them behind your head.
3. Contract your abs to lift your torso off the ball, pulling the bottom of your ribcage down toward your hips.
4. As you curl up, keep the ball stable (i.e., you shouldn’t roll).
5. Lower back down, getting a stretch in the abs, and repeat for 12-16 reps.

Thanks to Paige Waehner and exercise.about.com

It may seem like the reverse crunch is for the lower abs but, remember, the rectus abdominis is one long muscle, so you can’t separate upper from lower. To do this move right:

1. Lie on the floor and place hands on the floor or behind the head.
2. Bring the knees in towards the chest until they’re bent to 90 degrees, with feet together or crossed.
3. Contract the abs to curl the hips off the floor, reaching the legs up towards the ceiling.
4. Lower and repeat for 12-16 reps.
5. It’s a very small movement, so try to use your abs to lift your hips rather than swinging your legs and creating momentum.

[ Note: This article was written by a good friend of mine - fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I thought I'd share it with you. ]

Got a minute?

That’s all I need to share my first of many video-based 1-minute fatloss tips.

Go here for the first of many….

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My new design is something to see too.

I have my weekly live 1-minute video, tons of new features… even a “diet quiz” if you care to test your fatloss knowledge.

Plus my main presentation: “1 Tip To A Flat Belly!”

Just don’t laugh at my ballcap/unshaven look in the video… I wanted this to be super-casual, but I may have taken it a bit too far… ; )

Oh… speaking of a flat belly… I’d like to give you yet another reason to eat and workout the way I suggest in “Every Other Day Diet” and “7 Minute Body”…

I had to go to the hospital last week. No worries… I’m fine… just a bit of a scare. Definitely enough to wake you up from walking through life like it will never end! But fortunately for me, only a scare.

Anyway, the doctors in the hospital were amazed when they looked at my heart and lungs (they had to make sure I did not have any infection… and I didn’t.)

“Most 46-year-olds do not have these around their heart,” the doctor said as he showed me the pictures they took. You could see all these vessels around the heart and branching off the main arteries.

“Peripheral vessels… they were formed by your exercise program. Well-done! These help keep your heart strong and healthy.”

Every doc that listened to my heart said, “Wow… strong heart!”

Indeed… resistance training makes it so.

Before I left, after the scare went away, I asked the doctor his opinion on my dietary plan. “Well, obviously you are very lean and in fantastic shape for a man of any age.”

Thanks doc, but I wasn’t fishing for a compliment!  Since this was a heart doctor I was curious as to his thoughts.

“If you had heart disease, or if you want to prevent it, this is the exact dietary plan I would recommend.”

While I expected to hear this, it was still music to my ears.

So, my higher-than-normal dietary fat and protein, lower-carb, and relatively frequent “fun food” dietplan is “ideal” to combat heart disease according to the good doc. And according to my family doctor.

Nice to know.

Read more about my plan here…

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Remember:  A good dietplan and exercise is not always sufficient to keep you disease-freee… but I love what the doctor told me.  “People who exercise and eat like you LIVE through it and recover much faster.”

Fortunately I didn’t have a nasty virus to recover from… but if I did, I know my condition would have helped me do just that.

This move, the long arm crunch, emphasizes the upper part of the abs. To do it right follow these tips…

1. Lie on a mat and extend the arms straight out behind the head with hands clasped, keeping the arms next to the ears.
2. Contract the abs and lift the shoulder blades off the floor.
3. Keep the arms straight and avoid straining the neck. If you feel neck pain, take one hand behind the head while keeping the other arm extended.
4. Lower and repeat for 12-16 reps.