I’m going to be blunt and honest with you here. If you want to burn fat, discard several pounds, and get into better shape and health, I’ve got some news for you. Looking for a nutrition and workout program that you can follow for life will not do you any good at all. In fact, I believe that the traditional lifestyle approach to fat loss is a bunch of crap. I’ll share my Non-Traditional Lifestyle Approach to fat loss in a moment, but first, here’s why I believe lifestyle plans suck…

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Last week I shared an article from my friend and colleague Tom Venuto about high intensity interval training versus steady state training. When Tom first shared that article with his readers it produced more emails, blog comments and web hits than any newsletter so far this year. Obviously, there is a lot of interest in cardio training and how to do it right. Sadly, most people are still doing 2 things terribly wrong and it’s killing their results…

2 Cardio Mistakes You’re Probably STILL Making

By Tom Venuto
www.BurnOffTheFat.com
www.Burn-The-Fat-InnerCircle.com

As I thought about reviewing the newest scientific study from Australia this week, or explaining the post workout “afterburn effect” (EPOC) that comes from intense forms of cardio, it dawned on me to backtrack, and ask…

“WHY are people still confused about fat burning cardio in the first place when the solution is drop dead simple, common sense and right in front of our noses?”

I thought to myself,

“if I could help remove the SOURCE of the confusion, then regardless of which cardio program you choose, every decision and action that emerges from your new understanding would be more productive right?”

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When it comes to the HIIT vs Long Duration Cardio debate, the HIIT extremists as I call them, are bombarding you with the words, ‘stop doing long boring cardio‘ and ‘long duration cardio will hurt you‘. Once again, I have to question if they have your best interests at heart. You never hear them mention that HIIT training can be harmful to people with certain body types. You also very rarely hear about the health benefits of long duration cardio. I’m going to share just one of the stories from one of my readers, as well as a very informative 14 minute interview with Kevin Gianni below. I encourage you to read on.

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There is no doubt that lack of time plays a critical role in whether or not you will ‘fit in‘ your workout or not. In today’s society most of us seem to be running around with our heads cut off. Busy is often an understatement. And once again, many fat loss marketers will play off of this and hit on all those emotions that come with having a busy lifestyle. How can anyone possibly have time to fit in a 30 minute jog into their day?

In my humble opinion, in an effort to sell their programs they are reaffirming your self limiting belief that you have no time to workout. You certainly won’t get that from me. Angie and I know what it takes to get 6 pack abs and it’s not just a few minutes a day three times per week. Even these other fat loss experts know that, they just hide it in their ‘fine print’.

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Today is a very special day for me. I’m the proud father of my nearly 7 year old son Shayne, and my beautiful 5 year old daughter Noelle. My family means everything to me. I experienced a wonderful moment while filming one of the workouts from The Fit Bastard Express program recently. It made me realize the positive influence that I’m having on my children. Here’s the video of the 10 minute express workout that I did. Take note of 3 separate times where my daughter models my behavior.

Shoulder & Ab Workout

The first time that my daughter surprises me and comes into the picture she sees me doing a shoulder press on the stability ball. So she decides to grab a smaller stability ball and 5 pound dumbbells and do a shoulder press herself.

The next time she comes into the picture she

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Today I would like to share a great article by my good friend and fat loss guru Tom Venuto. In Part 1 of the article series “HIIT vs Long Duration Cardio“, I talked about marketing hype and the exaggerated examples of what will happen to you if you do long boring cardio as well as the exaggerated examples of what you will look like if you do HIIT. In today’s guest article Tom shares how fat loss marketers exaggerate statistics from research studies. This is one heck of an article that you must read!

“Steady State Cardio 5 X More Effective Than HIIT????”

By Tom Venuto
www.BurnOffTheFat.com
www.Burn-The-Fat-InnerCircle.com

High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT for short, has been promoted as one of the most effective training methods ever to come down the pike, both for fat loss and for cardiovascular fitness. One of the most popular claims for HIIT is that it burns “9 times more fat” than conventional (steady state) cardio. This figure was extracted from a study performed by Angelo Tremblay at Laval University in 1994. But what if I told you that HIIT has never been proven to be 9 times more effective than regular cardio… What if I told you that the same study actually shows that HIIT is 5 times less effective than steady state cardio??? Read on and see the proof for yourself.

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What’s better for fat loss, long duration cardio or high intensity interval training (HIIT)? Allow me to be your voice of reason throughout this article series. Today we will start with ‘Marketing Hype‘, as I believe this will shed some light on why this is such a heated debate. The mass confusion that has been generated throughout the fat loss industry is largely due to the marketing hype from people who are trying to sell you their workout program that is based on the limited research on HIIT. Their focus is on profit, rather than your best interests. Let me explain…

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A couple months ago I mentioned that Angie and I booked a photo shoot for April 2nd to hold ourselves accountable to our fat loss goals and to provide extra motivation to get in the best shape of our lives. We actually did our photo shoot on Friday which was 5 days ahead of schedule and the results are in and the pictures can be found below. You may be wondering how I achieved 6% body fat and how Angie achieved 14% body fat. Well I can’t wait to share our journey with you.

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If you struggle to do a single pull-up you are in for a real treat. In today’s edition of the Average Joe Bodybuilding Podcast Jeff Anderson provides 5 absolutely amazing variations on how you can do a pull-up and continue to improve upon this incredible fat burning exercise. If you are not incorporating pull-ups into your workout routine you are really missing out.

I am busting at the seems to try these exercises with my clients. I guarantee that you will learn something new from this podcast. Since the call that I did with Jeff last week I’ve had a lot of men and women writing to me in agreement that they can lift a fair amount of weight on the Lat Pulldown machine, yet they can’t do a single pull-up.

Many of you wrote to me bound and determined and set a specific goal of achieving a single pull-up. This excited me because I could feel your burning desire to accomplish this goal. The problem was that you didn’t have an action plan to get yourself from where you are now to being able to do an unassisted pull-up.

Now you have the answer. Listen to this information packed audio and implement the strategies today! Let me know what you think of Jeff’s suggestions. Let me know what you are going to do with this information. Most important, come back and share your progress.

These are just some of the strategies that Jeff shares in his Combat The Fat Program. I’m always learning from Jeff and extremely confident in his abilities of taking your fitness goals to the next level.

Check out his Combat The Fat Program today.

www.TheFitBastard.com/combatfat.php

Enjoy the audio!

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 Top 3 Fat Loss Tips With Tom Venuto: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Fat loss expert Tom Venuto exposed his #1 nutrition, workout, and mindset tips for burning fat in a recent interview that we did together. After hanging up the phone with Tom I was instantly inspired to take immediate action on all three of his powerful tips that will help you get super lean. This is a must listen to interview…

Lean, Green, and Marine is a mantra that I learned from Tom when it comes to his #1 diet tip. It’s totally stuck in my head and influences how I now shop for food and what I choose when I open the fridge. These nutrition tips are absolutely golden.

You’ll also learn what Tom’s favorite fat burning workout is. His answer was so brilliantly crafted that I guarantee it will change your approach to exercise.

You’re also going to learn the difference in mindset that Tom has during the 12 weeks of preparing to get super lean compared to the remainder of the year when he’s just ‘lean’.

His advice on mindset sparked my excitement to hang up the phone and immediately book a photo shoot for Angie and I. Because of his advice I’ve never been so psyched up about my fat loss goals ever before. This is at an entirely new level.

When you are done listening to this incredible fat loss interview I want to hear your feedback.

What were the points that really resonated with you?

What changes are you going to make to your diet, exercise, and mental approach as a result of this interview?

You can learn more about Tom Venuto by visiting www.BurnOffTheFat.com

Enjoy the mp3 and have an absolutely amazing day!

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