Just a quick note to let you know I’ve posted a that should help you get six pack abs.
In a few shorts moments, you’ll discover why a new abdominal exercise
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
New abs video on YouTube
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Is raw food worth the hype?
I'm writing this newsletter while on a business trip in beautiful Vancouver, BC... what a great city! This is my first time in Vancouver and I've really loved this city and the friendly people so far.
I just returned from an amazing lunch with friends a few hours ago at a Raw Foods restaurant here called Organic Lives -- on Quebec Street. If you ever visit here, or live near here currently, definitely check this place out!
We sampled all kinds of different amazing dishes that were all completely raw. Some of them used hemp protein, brazil nut protein, or almonds as the source of protein.
For example, we had a raw lasagna that was made completely with vegetables instead of wheat pasta, and used some sort of brazil nut protein as the meat substitute. Although I love traditional lasagna as a good cheat meal, I have to admit that this raw food lasagna was pretty tasty.
We also had almond cakes, smoothies with fruits, coconut milk, and hemp protein, as well as about 10 other tasty items that we all shared and tasted.
We finished the meal with some fresh papaya (good source of digestive enzymes) as well as a shooter of some sort of blue-green algae shake, which was shockingly tasty.
Nothing at the restaurant used any refined sweeteners or any artificial ingredients. Everything was organic too. Also, I don't think anything contained any wheat either, at least for what we ordered (but I didn't confirm that with the owner).
But what's the real deal with the raw food hype that you hear about in certain circles?
Well, here's my take on it...
First, I've noticed that there seems to be a group of people out there that tend to be a little overly "extreme" raw foodists, where they preach that we shouldn't eat any cooked foods at all.
Now don't get me wrong...I think there are HUGE benefits to trying to make a large portion of your diet raw food. However, I think we have to acknowledge that eating cooked foods as a portion of your food intake can still be healthy, and even beneficial.
For example, certain nutrients in certain vegetables are actually more easily assimilated when those vegetables are cooked.
While some vitamins may be diminished or destroyed while cooking, some vitamins are actually made more available to the body. One example is the antioxidant lycopene, which is made much more highly available to the body in cooked tomatoes vs raw tomatoes.
That's why eating a portion of your vegetables raw has benefits, but also eating a portion of your vegetables cooked can also have benefits.
Plus, we also have to realize that the human digestive system has evolved over tens of thousands of years eating a portion of food as cooked...let's face it, our ancestors DID cook a portion of their food using fire or hot water.
So my big picture take on this subject is that while there are definitely great benefits to raw food and I believe should be included as a good portion of a healthy diet, I think they can be balanced with also eating cooked foods too.
I don't see any reason to be an "extremist" in terms of only eating raw foods and never even touching cooked foods.
Another aspect we haven't covered in the raw food topic is that in some cases, there can also be certain benefits to raw animal products, such as raw milk. I know that's controversial and I won't go into all of that today (more detailed article coming soon)...
One good example is the Samburu tribe in Africa that subsist almost solely on raw cows blood and raw milk and yogurt, while eating very little plant matter...yet they disply extreme health, strength, and lack of disease.
The big picture is that the human body can adapt and thrive to almost any type of diet (whether that diet is mostly plants or mostly animal food) as long as the diet is made up of natural unprocessed foods... on the other hand, processed foods are the one type of food that we cannot thrive on.
If you've missed any of these articles below, check out this page to see some incredible superfoods that can give you a better body:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/superfood-nutrition-articles.html
Enjoy!
Til next newsletter,
Eat clean and be lean!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about Six Pack Abs
Jackie's home workouts posted by Mike Geary at 9:50 PM
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I just returned from an amazing lunch with friends a few hours ago at a Raw Foods restaurant here called Organic Lives -- on Quebec Street. If you ever visit here, or live near here currently, definitely check this place out!
We sampled all kinds of different amazing dishes that were all completely raw. Some of them used hemp protein, brazil nut protein, or almonds as the source of protein.
For example, we had a raw lasagna that was made completely with vegetables instead of wheat pasta, and used some sort of brazil nut protein as the meat substitute. Although I love traditional lasagna as a good cheat meal, I have to admit that this raw food lasagna was pretty tasty.
We also had almond cakes, smoothies with fruits, coconut milk, and hemp protein, as well as about 10 other tasty items that we all shared and tasted.
We finished the meal with some fresh papaya (good source of digestive enzymes) as well as a shooter of some sort of blue-green algae shake, which was shockingly tasty.
Nothing at the restaurant used any refined sweeteners or any artificial ingredients. Everything was organic too. Also, I don't think anything contained any wheat either, at least for what we ordered (but I didn't confirm that with the owner).
But what's the real deal with the raw food hype that you hear about in certain circles?
Well, here's my take on it...
First, I've noticed that there seems to be a group of people out there that tend to be a little overly "extreme" raw foodists, where they preach that we shouldn't eat any cooked foods at all.
Now don't get me wrong...I think there are HUGE benefits to trying to make a large portion of your diet raw food. However, I think we have to acknowledge that eating cooked foods as a portion of your food intake can still be healthy, and even beneficial.
For example, certain nutrients in certain vegetables are actually more easily assimilated when those vegetables are cooked.
While some vitamins may be diminished or destroyed while cooking, some vitamins are actually made more available to the body. One example is the antioxidant lycopene, which is made much more highly available to the body in cooked tomatoes vs raw tomatoes.
That's why eating a portion of your vegetables raw has benefits, but also eating a portion of your vegetables cooked can also have benefits.
Plus, we also have to realize that the human digestive system has evolved over tens of thousands of years eating a portion of food as cooked...let's face it, our ancestors DID cook a portion of their food using fire or hot water.
So my big picture take on this subject is that while there are definitely great benefits to raw food and I believe should be included as a good portion of a healthy diet, I think they can be balanced with also eating cooked foods too.
I don't see any reason to be an "extremist" in terms of only eating raw foods and never even touching cooked foods.
Another aspect we haven't covered in the raw food topic is that in some cases, there can also be certain benefits to raw animal products, such as raw milk. I know that's controversial and I won't go into all of that today (more detailed article coming soon)...
One good example is the Samburu tribe in Africa that subsist almost solely on raw cows blood and raw milk and yogurt, while eating very little plant matter...yet they disply extreme health, strength, and lack of disease.
The big picture is that the human body can adapt and thrive to almost any type of diet (whether that diet is mostly plants or mostly animal food) as long as the diet is made up of natural unprocessed foods... on the other hand, processed foods are the one type of food that we cannot thrive on.
If you've missed any of these articles below, check out this page to see some incredible superfoods that can give you a better body:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/superfood-nutrition-articles.html
Enjoy!
Til next newsletter,
Eat clean and be lean!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about Six Pack Abs
Jackie's home workouts posted by Mike Geary at 9:50 PM
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A new 5-Step Method for Six Pack Abs
I have a guest article today from my good friend Dr. Kareem Samhouri, an expert doctor of physical therapy, and he shows you a really unusual way to train the abs.
This is a totally different style of training as you can see below in the 5 step method...check it out:
The New Method For Six Pack Abs
by Dr. Kareem F. Samhouri, CSCS, HFS
Neuro Metabolic Fat Loss Expert
Slow abs training is now over.
It's time for a new era.
Training for six pack abs takes strategy. Understanding how to properly utilize your abs as stability muscles in all exercises will quickly improve your six pack abs training results. However, in order to be able to utilize your abs to their full capacity, you have to first know how to recruit them. This is where most people get lost... at least until now.
I've developed a sure-fire method for 'turning your abs on' with each and every exercise you do, beginning after the first 5 minutes of your exercise program. There's no way around it, and you simply cannot fail. I'm more than excited to share this method with you - are you ready to see major change in a very short period of time?
I'm going to teach you exactly what to do if you want to 'activate' your abs in every exercise you do, throughout every workout. If you think about it, this is going to make ab rockers feel like dinosaurs, and crunches seem as silly as those electrical stimulation devices you see on TV. You will literally be working your abs out for every rep of every exercise you do, and your midsection will be begging for a break when you're all done.
Your six pack abs results are about to improve exponentially.
Step 1 - Fatigue out your extremities completely.
Step 2 - 100 reps glutes
Step 3 - Fatigue out your extremities completely.
Step 4 - 100 reps abs
Step 5 - Rest 4-5 minutes and repeat, involving more of your trunk musculature with each exercise of each circuit.
Let's take a look at each one of these steps in greater detail, with an explanation for each, and why this works so well.
Step 1 - Fatigue out your extremities completely.
Example Set:
1. Squat & Dumbbell Presses - Light weight, as follows: 10 reps slow, 10 reps medium, 10 reps fast - repeat until fatigue or form broken
2. Push Up Superset on Knees - 3 Push Up Positions, alternating to fatigue, as follows:
Diamond (close grip) Push Up, Standard (shoulder width) Push Up, Wide Grip/Mid Pec (hands as far apart as possible) Push Up
This goes against most modern teachings of 'proximal stability before distal mobility' and should be used with caution. The reason people usually teach you to work trunk muscles first is so that your little muscles (muscles in your arms and legs) won't give out and collapse on you when you're lifting a heavy weight. However, we're taking the neurological signal from our trunk, spreading it to our extremities, and then never bringing it back to our trunk.
In this step, what we're doing is depriving our arms and legs of oxygen, forcing blood out of our extremities, and producing lactic acid there quickly. Since our bodies will hold onto our blood and oxygen regardless, it's a strong bet that this oxygen is moving centrally, or towards our trunk. In a sense, we've now supersaturated our trunk muscles with blood, nutrients, and oxygen. We are primed for Step 2.
Step 2 - 100 reps Glutes
Example Glute Exercise:
Straight Leg Bridge On Ball
Lay on your back, placing your heels into the ball avoid stabilizing with your arms as much as possible. Emphasize squeezing your glutes to 'levitate your bottom off the ground' & go fast!
100 reps
Your glutes and lower abs are a pair. If you're like 99% of people out there, you have a difficult time recruiting your lower abs. By focusing on glute activation exercises second, once we have the oxygen present to endure more reps, we are actually targeting our lower abs, or "pre-activating" them for what's to come.
Step 3 - Fatigue out your extremities completely.
Example Set:
1. Side Step Squat With Med Ball Press - Start with your feet together, take a large step to the right, keeping your left foot on the ground, then squat and stand onto only your right leg while drawing your left knee towards your right shoulder. Simultaneously, press a medicine ball into the air. As you return the medicine ball towards your chest, shift your weight back into the wide squat position with your left leg on the ground and perform in reverse as you stand.
10 reps slow, 10 reps medium, 10 reps fast - repeat until fatigue or form broken
2. '3-Position' Bicep Curls With Dumbbells - 3 Curling Positions, alternating to fatigue, as follows:
Palms backward (Reverse Curls), Palms inward (Hammer Curls), Palms forward (Bicep Curls)
It's time to shift focus back to our arms and legs, but this time our abs are working to stabilize us, reduce risk of injury, and become a part of all exercises. We are now working our abs involuntarily, but driving more oxygen and blood to them at the same time through the aforementioned method above.
Step 4 - 100 reps abs
Ok, so it's time to test our ability, with no rest whatsoever, to really challenge our abs to hit the next level of strength and endurance. Because we have supersaturated them with oxygen, our aerobic abs fibers (about 80% of the abs fibers the average person has) are primed for the best performance of our lives. Now it's time to really challenge ourselves to do the impossible, and force ourselves to go above and beyond what we 'know' to be our limits. It's time for the new era for our abs.
Example Abs Superset:
Inversion Abs & Abs Wheel - Alternate each exercise to fatigue (perhaps 10 or so reps at a time), until you reach 100 total repetitions.
1. Inversion abs is to be done on a decline bench, with your feet towards the floor. Keeping your legs as straight as possible, while pulling through your abs, drive your legs into the air so that your spine is curved and you are slowly returning down towards the bench, one spinal segment at a time. As your low back approaches the bench, be sure to keep it as flat against the bench as possible to activate your transversus abdominus, or human waist belt.
2. Abs Wheel - similar to a push up position on knees, begin with abs wheel underneath the center of your chest. Now, maintaining tension between your shoulder-blades, slowly guide the abs wheel out in front of you, without dipping or bending your back. Maintain an abdominal tremble throughout. As you return the abs wheel to the starting position, be sure not to shift your weight posteriorly, as this will take away much of the effect.
100 reps, alternating between exercises each time you reach fatigue.
(That's just an example abs superset -- if you can't do those, you can choose your 2 favorite direct abs exercises from Truth About Abs or another routine)
Step 5 - Rest 4-5 minutes and repeat, involving more of your trunk musculature with each exercise of each circuit.
Adequate rest is necessary to derive as much from the following set. By involving more of our trunk muscles with each successive set, we are essentially teaching our bodies to always activate trunk muscles when using our extremities. This is a good habit to form to reduce risk of injury, and it also serves our greater purpose of teaching our bodies how to turn every exercise we do into an abs exercise at the same time.
Why spend your days exercising body part after body part, isolating one muscle group after the next?
Why spend so much time in the gym?
It's no longer necessary. It's time that you learn how to exercise as much of your body as possible, and to do it quickly.
I'm here to support you, if you're ready to take the next step. Join the thousands of people who already have - I've prepared a video presentation that will teach you all sorts of tricks just like this one and you can see it right here:
http://www.doubleedgefatloss.com/
-Dr. K
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This is a totally different style of training as you can see below in the 5 step method...check it out:
The New Method For Six Pack Abs
by Dr. Kareem F. Samhouri, CSCS, HFS
Neuro Metabolic Fat Loss Expert
Slow abs training is now over.
It's time for a new era.
Training for six pack abs takes strategy. Understanding how to properly utilize your abs as stability muscles in all exercises will quickly improve your six pack abs training results. However, in order to be able to utilize your abs to their full capacity, you have to first know how to recruit them. This is where most people get lost... at least until now.
I've developed a sure-fire method for 'turning your abs on' with each and every exercise you do, beginning after the first 5 minutes of your exercise program. There's no way around it, and you simply cannot fail. I'm more than excited to share this method with you - are you ready to see major change in a very short period of time?
I'm going to teach you exactly what to do if you want to 'activate' your abs in every exercise you do, throughout every workout. If you think about it, this is going to make ab rockers feel like dinosaurs, and crunches seem as silly as those electrical stimulation devices you see on TV. You will literally be working your abs out for every rep of every exercise you do, and your midsection will be begging for a break when you're all done.
Your six pack abs results are about to improve exponentially.
Step 1 - Fatigue out your extremities completely.
Step 2 - 100 reps glutes
Step 3 - Fatigue out your extremities completely.
Step 4 - 100 reps abs
Step 5 - Rest 4-5 minutes and repeat, involving more of your trunk musculature with each exercise of each circuit.
Let's take a look at each one of these steps in greater detail, with an explanation for each, and why this works so well.
Step 1 - Fatigue out your extremities completely.
Example Set:
1. Squat & Dumbbell Presses - Light weight, as follows: 10 reps slow, 10 reps medium, 10 reps fast - repeat until fatigue or form broken
2. Push Up Superset on Knees - 3 Push Up Positions, alternating to fatigue, as follows:
Diamond (close grip) Push Up, Standard (shoulder width) Push Up, Wide Grip/Mid Pec (hands as far apart as possible) Push Up
This goes against most modern teachings of 'proximal stability before distal mobility' and should be used with caution. The reason people usually teach you to work trunk muscles first is so that your little muscles (muscles in your arms and legs) won't give out and collapse on you when you're lifting a heavy weight. However, we're taking the neurological signal from our trunk, spreading it to our extremities, and then never bringing it back to our trunk.
In this step, what we're doing is depriving our arms and legs of oxygen, forcing blood out of our extremities, and producing lactic acid there quickly. Since our bodies will hold onto our blood and oxygen regardless, it's a strong bet that this oxygen is moving centrally, or towards our trunk. In a sense, we've now supersaturated our trunk muscles with blood, nutrients, and oxygen. We are primed for Step 2.
Step 2 - 100 reps Glutes
Example Glute Exercise:
Straight Leg Bridge On Ball
Lay on your back, placing your heels into the ball avoid stabilizing with your arms as much as possible. Emphasize squeezing your glutes to 'levitate your bottom off the ground' & go fast!
100 reps
Your glutes and lower abs are a pair. If you're like 99% of people out there, you have a difficult time recruiting your lower abs. By focusing on glute activation exercises second, once we have the oxygen present to endure more reps, we are actually targeting our lower abs, or "pre-activating" them for what's to come.
Step 3 - Fatigue out your extremities completely.
Example Set:
1. Side Step Squat With Med Ball Press - Start with your feet together, take a large step to the right, keeping your left foot on the ground, then squat and stand onto only your right leg while drawing your left knee towards your right shoulder. Simultaneously, press a medicine ball into the air. As you return the medicine ball towards your chest, shift your weight back into the wide squat position with your left leg on the ground and perform in reverse as you stand.
10 reps slow, 10 reps medium, 10 reps fast - repeat until fatigue or form broken
2. '3-Position' Bicep Curls With Dumbbells - 3 Curling Positions, alternating to fatigue, as follows:
Palms backward (Reverse Curls), Palms inward (Hammer Curls), Palms forward (Bicep Curls)
It's time to shift focus back to our arms and legs, but this time our abs are working to stabilize us, reduce risk of injury, and become a part of all exercises. We are now working our abs involuntarily, but driving more oxygen and blood to them at the same time through the aforementioned method above.
Step 4 - 100 reps abs
Ok, so it's time to test our ability, with no rest whatsoever, to really challenge our abs to hit the next level of strength and endurance. Because we have supersaturated them with oxygen, our aerobic abs fibers (about 80% of the abs fibers the average person has) are primed for the best performance of our lives. Now it's time to really challenge ourselves to do the impossible, and force ourselves to go above and beyond what we 'know' to be our limits. It's time for the new era for our abs.
Example Abs Superset:
Inversion Abs & Abs Wheel - Alternate each exercise to fatigue (perhaps 10 or so reps at a time), until you reach 100 total repetitions.
1. Inversion abs is to be done on a decline bench, with your feet towards the floor. Keeping your legs as straight as possible, while pulling through your abs, drive your legs into the air so that your spine is curved and you are slowly returning down towards the bench, one spinal segment at a time. As your low back approaches the bench, be sure to keep it as flat against the bench as possible to activate your transversus abdominus, or human waist belt.
2. Abs Wheel - similar to a push up position on knees, begin with abs wheel underneath the center of your chest. Now, maintaining tension between your shoulder-blades, slowly guide the abs wheel out in front of you, without dipping or bending your back. Maintain an abdominal tremble throughout. As you return the abs wheel to the starting position, be sure not to shift your weight posteriorly, as this will take away much of the effect.
100 reps, alternating between exercises each time you reach fatigue.
(That's just an example abs superset -- if you can't do those, you can choose your 2 favorite direct abs exercises from Truth About Abs or another routine)
Step 5 - Rest 4-5 minutes and repeat, involving more of your trunk musculature with each exercise of each circuit.
Adequate rest is necessary to derive as much from the following set. By involving more of our trunk muscles with each successive set, we are essentially teaching our bodies to always activate trunk muscles when using our extremities. This is a good habit to form to reduce risk of injury, and it also serves our greater purpose of teaching our bodies how to turn every exercise we do into an abs exercise at the same time.
Why spend your days exercising body part after body part, isolating one muscle group after the next?
Why spend so much time in the gym?
It's no longer necessary. It's time that you learn how to exercise as much of your body as possible, and to do it quickly.
I'm here to support you, if you're ready to take the next step. Join the thousands of people who already have - I've prepared a video presentation that will teach you all sorts of tricks just like this one and you can see it right here:
http://www.doubleedgefatloss.com/
-Dr. K
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Free gift - Audio with great tips to get lean six pack abs
I've got a great gift for you today... it's an audio interview I did recently where an award-winning health blogger named Jackie pulls all sorts of tips out of me for getting lean six pack abs...
We discuss foods that help fat loss, workout tricks to get super lean, motivation, and TONS more... and as a gift for being one of my subscribers, you get complimentary access to the audio interview here:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/six-pack-abs-interview.php
Feel free to fwd this email to your friends and family if they would enjoy this interview.
I'll be back soon with more Lean-Body Secrets Ezine issues.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com posted by Mike Geary at 11:15 AM
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We discuss foods that help fat loss, workout tricks to get super lean, motivation, and TONS more... and as a gift for being one of my subscribers, you get complimentary access to the audio interview here:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/six-pack-abs-interview.php
Feel free to fwd this email to your friends and family if they would enjoy this interview.
I'll be back soon with more Lean-Body Secrets Ezine issues.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com posted by Mike Geary at 11:15 AM
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25-day extreme fat loss challenge
Are you ready to get in crazy shape for summer? So that people are admiring YOUR body at the beaches, pools, and backyard parties this summer!
If you're motivated and ready to get in KILLER shape, I've got a 25-day challenge for you...
You're not LAZY, right? Good. Then here we go...
We've got a 25-day challenge for you to lose crazy amounts of body fat in 3 1/2 weeks (but you've got to be ready to follow this system to the letter)...
Ready?
Go to the site below to see the special deal that my fitness buddy Joel Marion has for you... it's a brand new program involving "extreme fat loss"... but this deal only lasts for the next 3 days:
--> http://www.XtremeFatBurningDiet.com
Several IMPORTANT things you should be aware of:
1. This program is absolutely NOT for everyone!
While Joel's new system IS all about how to lose fat FAST (up to 25 pounds in 25 days fast), it ISN'T a "quick fix", magic-bullet solution.
Instead, it's a highly strategic system that incorporates some rather advanced strategies like cheat days, fast days, depletion days, and strategically timed exercise in the most ideal combination to yield the fastest possible result.
And believe it or not, he's even included one little-known, but extremely effective method on Day 5 of the program that will actually help you GAIN a couple pounds of firm, lean calorie-burning muscle as you rapidly lose fat. Pretty nuts.
Still, the truth remains: this is a somewhat "intense" system and as such will require your full dedication and effort over a short 25 day period--if you're not able to go 100% for 3 and a half weeks, this program simply isn't for you.
That said, if you're willing to put the work in and follow the program to the letter, you can expect to see some pretty remarkable progress in a relatively short period of time.
http://www.XtremeFatBurningDiet.com <----Go on and get started!
2. To celebrate the "Official Release" of the Xtreme Fat Loss Diet, Joel is running a $30-OFF pre-sale on the entire system until midnight on Thursday.
3. VERY IMPORTANT (TODAY ONLY) - While the $30 OFF debut sale will be available through Thursday, there is a super cool $397 Value FAST ACTION BONUS for Day 1 orders ONLY.
The Bonus - If you order today (and today only), you will be given access to a LIVE 120-minute Fat Loss All-Star Coaching session where Joel Marion, John Romaniello (Final Phase Fat Loss), and Dr. Kareem Samhouri (Double Edged Fat Loss) will ALL be on the line to answer your personal fat loss questions. This type of direct coaching from 3 industry experts all at once is not available anywhere else at any price, but if you pick up the Xtreme Fat Loss Diet TODAY, it's yours
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If you're motivated and ready to get in KILLER shape, I've got a 25-day challenge for you...
You're not LAZY, right? Good. Then here we go...
We've got a 25-day challenge for you to lose crazy amounts of body fat in 3 1/2 weeks (but you've got to be ready to follow this system to the letter)...
Ready?
Go to the site below to see the special deal that my fitness buddy Joel Marion has for you... it's a brand new program involving "extreme fat loss"... but this deal only lasts for the next 3 days:
--> http://www.XtremeFatBurningDiet.com
Several IMPORTANT things you should be aware of:
1. This program is absolutely NOT for everyone!
While Joel's new system IS all about how to lose fat FAST (up to 25 pounds in 25 days fast), it ISN'T a "quick fix", magic-bullet solution.
Instead, it's a highly strategic system that incorporates some rather advanced strategies like cheat days, fast days, depletion days, and strategically timed exercise in the most ideal combination to yield the fastest possible result.
And believe it or not, he's even included one little-known, but extremely effective method on Day 5 of the program that will actually help you GAIN a couple pounds of firm, lean calorie-burning muscle as you rapidly lose fat. Pretty nuts.
Still, the truth remains: this is a somewhat "intense" system and as such will require your full dedication and effort over a short 25 day period--if you're not able to go 100% for 3 and a half weeks, this program simply isn't for you.
That said, if you're willing to put the work in and follow the program to the letter, you can expect to see some pretty remarkable progress in a relatively short period of time.
http://www.XtremeFatBurningDiet.com <----Go on and get started!
2. To celebrate the "Official Release" of the Xtreme Fat Loss Diet, Joel is running a $30-OFF pre-sale on the entire system until midnight on Thursday.
3. VERY IMPORTANT (TODAY ONLY) - While the $30 OFF debut sale will be available through Thursday, there is a super cool $397 Value FAST ACTION BONUS for Day 1 orders ONLY.
The Bonus - If you order today (and today only), you will be given access to a LIVE 120-minute Fat Loss All-Star Coaching session where Joel Marion, John Romaniello (Final Phase Fat Loss), and Dr. Kareem Samhouri (Double Edged Fat Loss) will ALL be on the line to answer your personal fat loss questions. This type of direct coaching from 3 industry experts all at once is not available anywhere else at any price, but if you pick up the Xtreme Fat Loss Diet TODAY, it's yours
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
How to Burn 1 Pound of Pure Fat in 1 Day
I've got a new article for you today from my friend and fat loss expert Joel Marion about a legitimate way that you can burn a pound of pure fat in 1 day.
As a reminder, if you missed the announcement about Joel's exciting new 25-day Xtreme Fat Loss program, and the special deal he has going which ends Thursday... check it out here:
http://www.XtremeFatBurningDiet.com
Here's Joel's new article:
How To Burn A Pound Of Pure Fat In One Day
by Joel Marion - CISSN, NSCA-CPT
A pound of fat is 3,500 calories.
So, to lose 10 pounds of pure fat, you need to create a 35,000 calorie deficit.
(please realize that 10 pounds of
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As a reminder, if you missed the announcement about Joel's exciting new 25-day Xtreme Fat Loss program, and the special deal he has going which ends Thursday... check it out here:
http://www.XtremeFatBurningDiet.com
Here's Joel's new article:
How To Burn A Pound Of Pure Fat In One Day
by Joel Marion - CISSN, NSCA-CPT
A pound of fat is 3,500 calories.
So, to lose 10 pounds of pure fat, you need to create a 35,000 calorie deficit.
(please realize that 10 pounds of
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An advanced drill that makes your abs training more effective
An Advanced Drill That Fixes a Common Problem
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Today I’d like to share with you an advanced drill that will make your abs training more effective. It’s meant to fix a problem 90% of my new clients have. It makes their abs training less effective, and it sure doesn’t help them get six pack abs.
Here it is:
They can’t dissociate the muscles of their hips from those of their abs.
Can you?
Abs vs. hip flexorsDuring most abs exercises, two groups of muscles will contract: the abdominal muscles and the hip flexors.
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Organic vs Conventional Food: what's the Truth?
With a lot of recent debates on whether organic food is really healthier for you than conventional food, I just put together the article below to help you sift through the confusion.
I think you'll be surprised at some of the aspects we need to consider about organic vs conventional food... and this is WAY beyond just pesticides.
And can organic food even help you to get leaner? Also, a type of "organic food" that you need to beware of!
Check out all the details about organic food that you may not have considered:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/organic-vs-conventional-food.html
If you enjoyed the article, feel free to email this link to your friends and family or share the link with them on facebook.
BTW, my good friend Vince Delmonte is getting married in 2 months...Check out the workout programs below that Vince and his fiancee Flavia are using to get in killer shape for the wedding.
I spent a week in the Bahamas with Vince and Flavia a couple months ago, and they are such a great couple.
You too can use these crazy effective workouts to get in top shape for summer. This is for BOTH men and women, and the ladies will even be able to see exactly what Flavia is eating and how she works out to get in amazing shape. See below:
http://tinyurl.com/wedding-workouts
Plus, these wedding workout plans 62%-off until this friday as Vince celebrates the approaching wedding.
Even better, is that Vince and Flavia are donating 50% of the proceeds for this sale to Food Banks Canada, so your order is going towards a good cause.
Til next newsletter,
Eat clean and be lean.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - TruthAboutAbs.com
lose belly fat fast posted by Mike Geary at 10:16 PM
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I think you'll be surprised at some of the aspects we need to consider about organic vs conventional food... and this is WAY beyond just pesticides.
And can organic food even help you to get leaner? Also, a type of "organic food" that you need to beware of!
Check out all the details about organic food that you may not have considered:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/organic-vs-conventional-food.html
If you enjoyed the article, feel free to email this link to your friends and family or share the link with them on facebook.
BTW, my good friend Vince Delmonte is getting married in 2 months...Check out the workout programs below that Vince and his fiancee Flavia are using to get in killer shape for the wedding.
I spent a week in the Bahamas with Vince and Flavia a couple months ago, and they are such a great couple.
You too can use these crazy effective workouts to get in top shape for summer. This is for BOTH men and women, and the ladies will even be able to see exactly what Flavia is eating and how she works out to get in amazing shape. See below:
http://tinyurl.com/wedding-workouts
Plus, these wedding workout plans 62%-off until this friday as Vince celebrates the approaching wedding.
Even better, is that Vince and Flavia are donating 50% of the proceeds for this sale to Food Banks Canada, so your order is going towards a good cause.
Til next newsletter,
Eat clean and be lean.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - TruthAboutAbs.com
lose belly fat fast posted by Mike Geary at 10:16 PM
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
My New Updated Healthy Chocolate Fudge Recipe
If you've been a subscriber of mine for a long time, you may have seen this awesome recipe in the past.
But now I have the new and improved 2010 version of my famous Geary's Healthy Superfood Chocolate Fudge!
This has been a big-time hit with my readers in the past, and everyone that tries this always raves about how delicious it is... and can't believe that something this good can actually be healthy.
You're gonna love this:
My Healthy Super-Food Chocolate Fudge Recipe
Feel free to email this page to your friends and family that would enjoy it! Also, feel free to share this page with your facebook friends.
Til next newsletter,
Eat clean and be lean.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - TruthAboutAbs.com
3 methods to build more muscle posted by Mike Geary at 11:51 AM
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But now I have the new and improved 2010 version of my famous Geary's Healthy Superfood Chocolate Fudge!
This has been a big-time hit with my readers in the past, and everyone that tries this always raves about how delicious it is... and can't believe that something this good can actually be healthy.
You're gonna love this:
My Healthy Super-Food Chocolate Fudge Recipe
Feel free to email this page to your friends and family that would enjoy it! Also, feel free to share this page with your facebook friends.
Til next newsletter,
Eat clean and be lean.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - TruthAboutAbs.com
3 methods to build more muscle posted by Mike Geary at 11:51 AM
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The "lost" factor for fat loss success
As you know, I talk a lot in my newsletters and in my book about everything that can make you successful with lifelong permanent fat loss... and that involves:
1. your mindset and motivation
2. the priority that you put exercise in your life
3. the priority that you put nutrition in your life
4. your knowledge of training and nutrition
As well as many other factors.
But there is yet another factor that we often overlook that determines whether you're going to be a success in getting and maintaining the body that you want for life, or if you're going to fail.
And that factor is... social support
Let's face it, if you have this major goal of getting in amazing shape, but most of the people that you surround yourself with are out eating wings and drinking beers 5 nights a week (or are couch potatoes), then it's highly unlikely that you'll be a raging success in your fitness goals, as they will inadvertently "drag you down".
So I wanted to create a community where like-minded people like yourself, who are striving to be the best you can in your fitness goals, can interact with others in your same shoes.
This can be your support community.
So what we've done is put together a new website where you can interact with other Truth about Abs users who are making fitness a priority in their lives.
You can chat with others from around the world just like you about your fat loss goals, struggles, meal ideas, workouts, motivational stories, and more. You can find out what's working for them and apply it to your own life.
We're calling this the "Truth About Abs Inner Circle".
Beyond the ability to chat with and receive support from 1000's of other people from all over the world, here's what we're also going to give you in this site:
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1. your mindset and motivation
2. the priority that you put exercise in your life
3. the priority that you put nutrition in your life
4. your knowledge of training and nutrition
As well as many other factors.
But there is yet another factor that we often overlook that determines whether you're going to be a success in getting and maintaining the body that you want for life, or if you're going to fail.
And that factor is... social support
Let's face it, if you have this major goal of getting in amazing shape, but most of the people that you surround yourself with are out eating wings and drinking beers 5 nights a week (or are couch potatoes), then it's highly unlikely that you'll be a raging success in your fitness goals, as they will inadvertently "drag you down".
So I wanted to create a community where like-minded people like yourself, who are striving to be the best you can in your fitness goals, can interact with others in your same shoes.
This can be your support community.
So what we've done is put together a new website where you can interact with other Truth about Abs users who are making fitness a priority in their lives.
You can chat with others from around the world just like you about your fat loss goals, struggles, meal ideas, workouts, motivational stories, and more. You can find out what's working for them and apply it to your own life.
We're calling this the "Truth About Abs Inner Circle".
Beyond the ability to chat with and receive support from 1000's of other people from all over the world, here's what we're also going to give you in this site:
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7 Metabolism-Boosting Nutrients
If you've read my Fat Burning Kitchen as well as Truth About Abs ebooks, then you know I point out dozens of "minor" things that can all have small, but cumulative effects on your metabolism and fat burning efforts.
Some of these that I've written about are:
Use of cruciferous veggies to help fight the xenoestrogens your body is exposed to (that can make stomach fat particularly stubborn) Use of green/black/white/oolong teas to have very slight increases in fat burning effect Use of capsaicin to have a slight thermogenic effect and increase in calorie burning Use of cinnamon which is proven to control blood sugar levels, improve insulin sensitivity, and thereby help to control appetite/cravings and burn more fat and dozens more simple little "tricks" like this that can all add up.
I've made sure to stress that none of these are "miracles" that will magically transform your body...
I've always tried to stress that the main aspects of your lifestyle, training consistency and strategy, nutritional habits, and mindset are vitally more important than any of these minor "tricks and tips".
But, I also honestly think that if you consistently combine many of these minor aspects like spices, teas, food types, etc, etc -- that you can see a legitimate increase in your fat burning results.
Although I don't believe in "Fat Burners" per se, I found a great new product that I think can help to maximize your metabolism...
This product contains some of the things I've talked about before... green tea, cinnamon, capsaicin, L-tyrosine, AKG, and a few other goodies.
I don't think it's a "miracle fat burner" or any nonsense like that...but I DO think it can help to give you the edge and increase your metabolism. Based on some of the ingredients, it could help to control blood sugar, control cravings, increase thermogenic caloric burning, etc... check it out:
http://natural.getprograde.com/metabolism-special.html
(yes, this can be shipped to several dozen countries now)
Important: my friends that own Prograde just released this new product earlier today and are having a 13%-off sale to celebrate it's release.
I was actually on the phone with Jayson Hunter (one of the co-owners) a few hours ago, and he said he anticipates that they will sell out of their initial batch of this product within the next 8-10 hours (and it'll be weeks to get more in stock)... so stock up now if you want to take advantage of this.
In order to get the 13%-off, use this code below when you checkout...
Coupon code: Met13
Now if they sell out of the new Metabolism product, Jayson told me that you can still use that coupon code to stock up on anything else in their store... and that includes my personal favorites that I use:
-EFA Icon (the powerful Krill Oil)
-Longevity (under anti-aging category)
-Cravers
-Prograde Protein (cold-processed, stevia sweetened)
If you go to this page and the new Metabolism product is still available, give it a try:
http://natural.getprograde.com/metabolism-special.html
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Some of these that I've written about are:
Use of cruciferous veggies to help fight the xenoestrogens your body is exposed to (that can make stomach fat particularly stubborn) Use of green/black/white/oolong teas to have very slight increases in fat burning effect Use of capsaicin to have a slight thermogenic effect and increase in calorie burning Use of cinnamon which is proven to control blood sugar levels, improve insulin sensitivity, and thereby help to control appetite/cravings and burn more fat and dozens more simple little "tricks" like this that can all add up.
I've made sure to stress that none of these are "miracles" that will magically transform your body...
I've always tried to stress that the main aspects of your lifestyle, training consistency and strategy, nutritional habits, and mindset are vitally more important than any of these minor "tricks and tips".
But, I also honestly think that if you consistently combine many of these minor aspects like spices, teas, food types, etc, etc -- that you can see a legitimate increase in your fat burning results.
Although I don't believe in "Fat Burners" per se, I found a great new product that I think can help to maximize your metabolism...
This product contains some of the things I've talked about before... green tea, cinnamon, capsaicin, L-tyrosine, AKG, and a few other goodies.
I don't think it's a "miracle fat burner" or any nonsense like that...but I DO think it can help to give you the edge and increase your metabolism. Based on some of the ingredients, it could help to control blood sugar, control cravings, increase thermogenic caloric burning, etc... check it out:
http://natural.getprograde.com/metabolism-special.html
(yes, this can be shipped to several dozen countries now)
Important: my friends that own Prograde just released this new product earlier today and are having a 13%-off sale to celebrate it's release.
I was actually on the phone with Jayson Hunter (one of the co-owners) a few hours ago, and he said he anticipates that they will sell out of their initial batch of this product within the next 8-10 hours (and it'll be weeks to get more in stock)... so stock up now if you want to take advantage of this.
In order to get the 13%-off, use this code below when you checkout...
Coupon code: Met13
Now if they sell out of the new Metabolism product, Jayson told me that you can still use that coupon code to stock up on anything else in their store... and that includes my personal favorites that I use:
-EFA Icon (the powerful Krill Oil)
-Longevity (under anti-aging category)
-Cravers
-Prograde Protein (cold-processed, stevia sweetened)
If you go to this page and the new Metabolism product is still available, give it a try:
http://natural.getprograde.com/metabolism-special.html
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Monday, May 3, 2010
Crazy Blind Guy Sees His Way to Fitness
It's rare that I'm moved and inspired at the same time by something I see on the internet.
But today I have an exception for you.
Let me briefly prepare you for what you're about to see and hear.
I say "see" and "hear" with all due respect because the man who put this wild fatloss and fitness system together cannot do either.
He is totally blind and almost totally deaf.
So he made this presentation with the help of one of my friends in the fitness world (my good buddy Jon Benson) who doesn't take a penny (nor will he ever) from helping this extraordinary new fitness role model.
I wanted to do my part, too... but believe me, I'm not just helping a blind guy out here. I'm sharing a true gem with you if you want to take your body and your motivation to the next level.
Imagine this:
Being totally blind and overweight. Yet wanting to be fit.
Now, really picture it: You cannot see, so going to a gym is... well... almost impossible (or so you may think... this guy figured it out... ) You trip over weights other people leave on the floor. You cannot tell if someone is using that machine (you know, the one you had to count steps to from the gym door in order to find?) until you practically sit on them.
Get the picture?
And what about eating right? How do you measure everything? How do you know if you're buying the right brand of, say, chicken breast? Is this chicken with or without skin?
You see how tricky this is?
And yet, Mike figured out how to do it.
More than that -- he dumped over 40 lbs of blubber and put on muscle shape... and now he looks like a different person.
My friend Jon tells the motivational story about this blind gentleman and his fitness story here:
http://tinyurl.com/blindanddeaf <----Check it out
You may be thinking... "Okay, so how can a blind guy's program help me?"
I thought the same thing until I checked it out.
You see, A LOT of the fitness challenges we ALL face (sighted or not) go unseen (pardon my expression!) We just can't seem to figure out "why" we cannot get or stay fit... and the real reason for this is that we cannot see the REAL problem.
My new friend, Mike Weingarden, is just your typical guy... except he's blind (totally) and almost deaf. But he was forced to dig a LOT deeper than most of us due to his physical challenges in order to figure out how to shed bodyfat, shape-up his body with lean muscle, and stay super-motivated.
Doing this allowed him to discover the REAL challenges... and the solutions... to changing anyone's body.
I'm telling you, this guy has put together a System that is just unreal.
It's not a "nice-to-have"... it's a must-have. Not just for the inspiration (and who wouldn't be inspired by this man!)... but for the 80 (yes, eighty) training and nutrition videos Mike shot during his journey. He shows you how to perform just about every exercise you'll ever need. He goes over nutrition, inspiration, in-home workouts... and so much more.
The videos themselves are worth a small fortune... but Mike is not a greedy guy. He's practically giving this away just to get his foot in the door of the fitness world. And, in his own words, "Just to prove a point... that if I can do it, anyone can... no exceptions."
Here's the full story...
http://tinyurl.com/blindanddeaf
Go get inspired... and get into your best shape ever.
Sincerely,
Mike Geary
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Nutrition Specialist
P.S. Let me be honest with you: Mike is far from a rich guy. Just the opposite. Due to his physical challenges, he can barely make ends meet. But he came through and put together an an incredible program here.
So yeah... of course. I wanted to help Mike by sharing this System with you asap... but there's more to the story.
Mike is giving 10% of his earnings to a charity for the blind. So you will not just be helping yourself get fit (and yes, helping Mike out too) but also helping some people who cannot see regain some of their personal freedom.
His charity is really cool. It's covered in the presentation on this page... as is his See Yourself Fit System, including his 80-plus digital videos...
Go on over and check it out:
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But today I have an exception for you.
Let me briefly prepare you for what you're about to see and hear.
I say "see" and "hear" with all due respect because the man who put this wild fatloss and fitness system together cannot do either.
He is totally blind and almost totally deaf.
So he made this presentation with the help of one of my friends in the fitness world (my good buddy Jon Benson) who doesn't take a penny (nor will he ever) from helping this extraordinary new fitness role model.
I wanted to do my part, too... but believe me, I'm not just helping a blind guy out here. I'm sharing a true gem with you if you want to take your body and your motivation to the next level.
Imagine this:
Being totally blind and overweight. Yet wanting to be fit.
Now, really picture it: You cannot see, so going to a gym is... well... almost impossible (or so you may think... this guy figured it out... ) You trip over weights other people leave on the floor. You cannot tell if someone is using that machine (you know, the one you had to count steps to from the gym door in order to find?) until you practically sit on them.
Get the picture?
And what about eating right? How do you measure everything? How do you know if you're buying the right brand of, say, chicken breast? Is this chicken with or without skin?
You see how tricky this is?
And yet, Mike figured out how to do it.
More than that -- he dumped over 40 lbs of blubber and put on muscle shape... and now he looks like a different person.
My friend Jon tells the motivational story about this blind gentleman and his fitness story here:
http://tinyurl.com/blindanddeaf <----Check it out
You may be thinking... "Okay, so how can a blind guy's program help me?"
I thought the same thing until I checked it out.
You see, A LOT of the fitness challenges we ALL face (sighted or not) go unseen (pardon my expression!) We just can't seem to figure out "why" we cannot get or stay fit... and the real reason for this is that we cannot see the REAL problem.
My new friend, Mike Weingarden, is just your typical guy... except he's blind (totally) and almost deaf. But he was forced to dig a LOT deeper than most of us due to his physical challenges in order to figure out how to shed bodyfat, shape-up his body with lean muscle, and stay super-motivated.
Doing this allowed him to discover the REAL challenges... and the solutions... to changing anyone's body.
I'm telling you, this guy has put together a System that is just unreal.
It's not a "nice-to-have"... it's a must-have. Not just for the inspiration (and who wouldn't be inspired by this man!)... but for the 80 (yes, eighty) training and nutrition videos Mike shot during his journey. He shows you how to perform just about every exercise you'll ever need. He goes over nutrition, inspiration, in-home workouts... and so much more.
The videos themselves are worth a small fortune... but Mike is not a greedy guy. He's practically giving this away just to get his foot in the door of the fitness world. And, in his own words, "Just to prove a point... that if I can do it, anyone can... no exceptions."
Here's the full story...
http://tinyurl.com/blindanddeaf
Go get inspired... and get into your best shape ever.
Sincerely,
Mike Geary
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Nutrition Specialist
P.S. Let me be honest with you: Mike is far from a rich guy. Just the opposite. Due to his physical challenges, he can barely make ends meet. But he came through and put together an an incredible program here.
So yeah... of course. I wanted to help Mike by sharing this System with you asap... but there's more to the story.
Mike is giving 10% of his earnings to a charity for the blind. So you will not just be helping yourself get fit (and yes, helping Mike out too) but also helping some people who cannot see regain some of their personal freedom.
His charity is really cool. It's covered in the presentation on this page... as is his See Yourself Fit System, including his 80-plus digital videos...
Go on over and check it out:
http://tinyurl.com/blindanddeaf posted by Mike Geary at 6:22 PM
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Coming Up: Abs Training Zones Webinar
I’ve been thinking about abs training a lot lately.
Since my goal is to help you get six pack abs quickly and easily, I needed a way to synthesize the science behind abs training into easy-to-use-and-understand methods.
So, I’ve come up with abs training zones that integrate strength (low-rep) and hypertrophy (mid-rep) type training for faster results.
I plan to call them the Six Pack “Sweet Spot” Training Zones.
I’ll organize a free webinar shortly covering:
Why training zones help you get six pack abs fasterWhy having stronger abs will help you get a six pack fastWhy hypertrophy-type training helps you get chiseled absHow strength and hypertrophy-type abs training interact to help you get six pack absNow, I’d need you to help with this webinar.
What questions do you have about abs training that you would like me to answer during the webinar?What’s the best time for you to attend to that webinar?What do you think of the name Six Pack “Sweet Spot” Training Zones? Can you suggest another?Answer by commenting below. I look forward to reading your comments.
P.S. If you don’t get my emails already, sign up below to be emailed when the webinar’s ready.
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Abs Training Zones Video Clip
I’ve posted a short clip of the abs training zones webinar on YouTube. You can watch it here if you couldn’t make it last Wednesday.
Video GiveawayI plan to sell the full video with a summary checklist for $27. If you’d like to win a free copy, post a comment below telling me why and how you think this video on abs training would help you get six pack abs.
I’ll contact the author of the best comment with instructions on how to download the video and the checklist. Make sure you use a valid email address with your comment.
Talk soon,
CJ
Category: How to get six pack absSocial Bookmarks: - (what´s this?) - spread the word!
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Free Membership???
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Now I know many of you have been asking what the price of the membership site will be. This is an excellent question that I will be revealing very soon. But before that I wanted to give ONE lucky prize winner a chance to get their Beyond Six Pack Abs membership for free. Well not completely free because there’s a catch!
Below you will see a video by one of the best users of IwantSixPackAbs workout program. He begged me to show this to you and after watching it, I can’t blame him! Press play below and take a look.
Now the way the ONE lucky person can go ahead and win a membership is by creating a video explaining the results you got with IwantSixPackAbs workout program and I will select the winner. Unfortunately with over $1000 in value here… I can’t give it to everyone so the best video will win.
This mean you get access to over 60 meal plans, workout programs, exclusive daily videos, interviews with top fitness experts and what will grow into the best discussion forum EVER for six pack abs.
The deadline for this is on Saturday night at 11p.m. Eastern Time.
Afterwards I will be making an announcement on Sunday or Monday with the winner of this contest. Sorry if you don’t have a video camera to do this.
I will speak to each and everyone of you soon.
Be sure to post your stories, and comments about the video of my Mr. Ryan!
-Arnel
P.S. To enter you can send the url to your video to beyondsixpackabs52
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Share your ideas, comments, and suggestions for my next video of the week.
I Want Six Pack Abs BlogJust another WordPress.com weblog« Update on Free Membership…Why do you want to work out? Why do you want to be fit? »Share your ideas, comments, and suggestions for my next video of the week.By fitnessvip
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I hope that you are doing well today.
I want to thank you so much for being a loyal member.
I am always going to be here to help you meet your fitness goals.
However, I do need YOUR help so that I can help serve you better.
I want to know what topic you would want to see for my next “video of
the week.”
Share your ideas, comments, and suggestions for my next video of the week here.
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How to Build Bigger Arms with These Weird Tips
I just put up a new article on my site that shows some pretty unique tips to build bigger, stronger, more muscular arms. You'll be surprised that this involves more squats and deadlifts to build big arms!
3 Unusual Tips to Build Big Arms
Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
trans fat that burns belly fat? posted by Mike Geary at 10:25 AM
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3 Unusual Tips to Build Big Arms
Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
trans fat that burns belly fat? posted by Mike Geary at 10:25 AM
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Saturday, May 1, 2010
Try the Metabolic-Surge Workout for Fat Burning
Today's article is a guest contribution from my friend and colleague Nick Nilsson, who is known to create very unique workouts and odd exercises.
This article shows a great way to combine your exercises into what he calls a "metabolic-surge" workout. Check it out...
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This article shows a great way to combine your exercises into what he calls a "metabolic-surge" workout. Check it out...
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A high protein berry with 5x the antioxidants of blueberries
Most people have never heard of this type of berry before. I've been getting these bags of this type of berry at Whole Foods for a while now and 1 serving contains 6 grams of protein and 7 grams of fiber! An actual high protein berry!
Plus, this type of berry can contain 5x the quantity of antioxidants of blueberries. They also have more vitamins, minerals, and trace nutrients than just about any other fruit. Check it out:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/goji-berries-nutrition-powerhouse.html
These berries go amazingly well in yogurt, cottage cheese, salads, or even on top of sprouted grain toast with almond butter.
Enjoy!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer posted by Mike Geary at 3:23 PM
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Plus, this type of berry can contain 5x the quantity of antioxidants of blueberries. They also have more vitamins, minerals, and trace nutrients than just about any other fruit. Check it out:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/goji-berries-nutrition-powerhouse.html
These berries go amazingly well in yogurt, cottage cheese, salads, or even on top of sprouted grain toast with almond butter.
Enjoy!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer posted by Mike Geary at 3:23 PM
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Friday, April 30, 2010
The Truth about Six Pack Abs VIDEOS are here
Well, everybody has been wanting Truth about Six Pack Abs VIDEOS to go with the written manuals... and they are finally here!
Since I'm a complete DUNCE with using video cameras and all of the logistics of getting that on the web... I hired my good friend Dr. Samhouri, an expert Doctor of Physical Therapy, to go through all of the TAA exercises, workouts, warmups, specialty exercises, etc for you on video.
This is like having your own Personal Trainer and Physical Therapist right on your computer (or your iPod too!) showing you perfect form on every exercise, tricks to maximize results with each exercise, how to prevent injury, and TONS more.
This project was a LOT of work to get all of the exercises and workouts filmed for you...
But the doc and I are so excited about releasing this, that we're going to let you have access to everything for 70%-off until this Saturday the 13th.
Go check it out now:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/truth-abs-videos.html
Enjoy!
I'll talk to you soon,
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer posted by Mike Geary at 1:38 AM
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Since I'm a complete DUNCE with using video cameras and all of the logistics of getting that on the web... I hired my good friend Dr. Samhouri, an expert Doctor of Physical Therapy, to go through all of the TAA exercises, workouts, warmups, specialty exercises, etc for you on video.
This is like having your own Personal Trainer and Physical Therapist right on your computer (or your iPod too!) showing you perfect form on every exercise, tricks to maximize results with each exercise, how to prevent injury, and TONS more.
This project was a LOT of work to get all of the exercises and workouts filmed for you...
But the doc and I are so excited about releasing this, that we're going to let you have access to everything for 70%-off until this Saturday the 13th.
Go check it out now:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/truth-abs-videos.html
Enjoy!
I'll talk to you soon,
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer posted by Mike Geary at 1:38 AM
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The Beer Belly Blaster and Beach Body Circuit Workouts
Well, the day has come... My good friend, and expert Doctor of Physical Therapy, Dr. K, has released his brand new Double-Edged Fat Loss Neuro-Training System!
Check out the exlusive bonus we're offering at the page below, where when you get the entire Double Edged Fat Loss System in the next 2 days at the site below, you'll also get this bonus:
Crazy Six Pack Abs Circuits Videos, including these components:
The "Beer Belly Blaster" Workout The "Pants Size Dropper" Workout The "Beach Body Circuit" The "From Jacked to Cut" Workout
You should also know that since this is the official launch week of Double-Edged Fat Loss, Dr. K is celebrating with a 75%-off sale for 2 more days.
Check out the details here:
http://www.DoubleEdgeFatLoss.com
Make sure to watch the video at the page that explains how this system works.
It's time to get crankin on your summer beach-body, so get started today!
Enjoy!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
best-selling author: The Truth about Six Pack Abs posted by Mike Geary at 12:55 AM
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Check out the exlusive bonus we're offering at the page below, where when you get the entire Double Edged Fat Loss System in the next 2 days at the site below, you'll also get this bonus:
Crazy Six Pack Abs Circuits Videos, including these components:
The "Beer Belly Blaster" Workout The "Pants Size Dropper" Workout The "Beach Body Circuit" The "From Jacked to Cut" Workout
You should also know that since this is the official launch week of Double-Edged Fat Loss, Dr. K is celebrating with a 75%-off sale for 2 more days.
Check out the details here:
http://www.DoubleEdgeFatLoss.com
Make sure to watch the video at the page that explains how this system works.
It's time to get crankin on your summer beach-body, so get started today!
Enjoy!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
best-selling author: The Truth about Six Pack Abs posted by Mike Geary at 12:55 AM
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
Top 3 Rookie Mistakes That Keep You From Getting Six Pack Abs
Mistake #1: You focus on abs training only
To get six pack abs, you need to develop your abs (using abs exercises) and you need to lose stomach fat. Abs exercises won’t help you lose stomach fat. To lose stomach fat, you need to expend more energy than you eat. To expend more energy than you eat, do interval training and lift weights.
Mistake #2: You perform only easy abs exercisesCan you do more than 20 sit-ups in a row? If you can, it’s time you either upgrade your sit-ups, or pick harder exercises. Bodybuilders and exercise scientists have known for a long time that the best repetition range to build muscle (including abdominal muscles) is 8-12. In other words, if you can do more than 12 repetitions of your favorite abs exercise, it’s too easy. Upgrade it.
Mistake #3: You pause between repetitionsWhen you work out your abs, do you pause between repetitions? Since many abs exercises are done on the floor, rookies often rest their upper back and head on the ground between each repetition. This relaxes their abs, and basically defeats the whole purpose of training them. When you work out your abs, do not rest your upper back and head on the floor between repetitions. That will force your abs to stay tight throughout the exercise, and will help them grow into a six pack.
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Big Mistake in The Truth About Abs (Book Review)
If you’ve searched the ‘net for information about abdominal training, you’ve most likely stumbled on The Truth About Abs at one time or another.
In fact, this book is so popular, it ranks #1 on ClickBank’s list. That means it’s the best-selling abs book on the Internet, period. Is it worth your money? In this review, you’ll find out what the book is about and how to avoid a big mistake in the book’s abs training programs.
The Truth About Abs’ Big SecretHere’s what it’s all about… Right at the beginning of the book, and throughout its 149 pages, author Mike Geary hammers this point home: to get well-defined abs, abs exercises are not your best option. What he recommends is eating well and exercising hard.
To this end, his book has a section on:
nutrition (pg. 7-51) that includes varied meal plans for 12 different days; abs training (pg. 52-79) that shows and explains 26 abs exercises organized into an 8-level program;weightlifting (pg. 84-130) that shows and explains 24 weightlifting exercises organized into a 7-level weightlifting program.The remainer of the book (pg. 131-149) contains various lean-body tips (on stress, sleep, hydration, organic foods, and more).
Big Mistake in The Truth About AbsHere’s the #1 problem with The Truth About Abs: if you follow its 8-level abs program, as you get more experienced, you’ll do progressively longer sets. Here’s its level 8 program:
Level 8
Hanging leg raises – 4 x 10
Hanging knee raises
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2 Quick Tips for Fat Loss
Browsing the web randomly, I just found this excellent video by Steve Turano of BodyPerformanceTV (didn’t know about him).
It recaps how fat loss works and what you need to do to lose fat. This applies 100 % to you if you’re looking to get six pack abs, but you still have some fat covering your abs. Enjoy.
You can watch more of Steve’s videos at his YouTube channel.
Steve also has a weight loss membership site where he answers all your questions.
Category: How to get six pack absSocial Bookmarks: - (what´s this?) - spread the word!
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Which Abs Training Zone Helps You Get Six Pack Abs the Fastest?
(If you don’t know what a training zone is, watch the first abs training zones video clip.)
In this clip, you’ll find out which abs training zone helps you get six pack abs the fastest. You’ll also discover exactly how it does that, and why it’s superior to other training zones.
Win a free copy of the full presentationCongratulations to David Rios, who won a copy of the full presentation by answering last post’s question.
To win a copy for yourself (a $27 value), simply comment below and tell me why you’d like to get six pack abs. I’ll email the best comment’s author (make sure to enter a valid email address).
Looking forward to hear from ya,
-CJ
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Russian Secrets for Six Pack Abs
Ever heard of Pavel Tsatsouline? Pavel’s a former physical training instructor for the Soviet Special Forces and he has been spreading the unique training methods of the USSR into the US since 1998. He’s written 15 books (mostly on strength training) and has worked with the US Marine Corps, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the US Secret Service.
Luckily for us, he’s also written a book on abs training, titled Bullet-Proof Abs. With his publisher’s permission, I am thrilled to reproduce one of his best tricks: the scissor sit-up.
Scissor sit-upTry an experiment. Sit in a chair with your hands on your knees and flex your abs as hard as possible. (Fig. 37)
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
More Russian Secrets for Six Pack Abs
In part 1 of Russian Secrets for Six Pack Abs, I revealed (with his publisher’s permission) one of Pavel Tsatsouline’s best tricks for rock-hard abs: the scissor sit-up.
Never heard of Pavel Tsatsouline? Pavel’s a former physical training instructor for the Soviet Special Forces and he has been spreading the unique training methods of the USSR into the US since 1998. He’s written 15 books (mostly on strength training) and has worked with the US Marine Corps, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the US Secret Service.
Luckily for us, he’s also written a book on abs training, titled Bullet-Proof Abs. With his publisher’s permission, I am thrilled to reproduce another of his best tricks: The Stretch Crunch.
The Stretch CrunchRecall that crunches are worthless because the movement is too subtle to generate sufficient tension in the abs. It is a different ball game if you double the range of motion of the crunch by placing some sort of a pad under your lower back and glutes.
Dr. Fred Hatfield, the first man to squat over 1,000 pounds in competition, swears by these
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The Paleolithic Diet
Confused about how to eat? Just follow Charles Poliquin’s tip: “If it does not fly, swim, or run and it’s not green, don’t eat it!”
Coach Charles Poliquin, who has trained over 600 Olympic athletes, says: “When I begin working with new clients, I tell them to eat only those foods that fit into this guideline. If you have any doubts about putting a certain food in your mouth, ask yourself this question:
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The “Perfect” Abs Training Program Survey Video Report
The “Perfect” Abs Training Program Survey Video Report
Two week ago, I surveyed my readers to find out what they expected from the “perfect” abs training program.
I was astonished by their answers, so I’ve posted a short video to follow up. Check it out:
Fill Out The Follow-up Survey
Basically, I need you to give me a few more details so I can create the perfect abs training program for you. You can do so by answering the follow-up survey.
Thanks a lot,
-Carl Juneau
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Monday, April 19, 2010
1 More Fat-Burning Snack Idea
This is a great healthy snack that I use a lot of times at night, when I want to be a little more conscious of not overdoing the carbohydrates. I would categorize this as an official "Lean-Body snack".
Wild smoked salmon with fresh basil leaves and avocado on cucumber slices! Even throw a couple capers on there if you're into that.
So simple... yet a perfect late night snack since it's mostly good quality protein, healthy fats, and a vegetable. It's also a great healthy appetizer if you have guests over.
Just make sure to choose WILD smoked salmon since farmed salmon meat is not as healthy due to the feed that the salmon are given, throwing the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio out of whack.
Enjoy!
Grab a copy of our new exciting Fat Burning Kitchen program now. Remember that you get the entire series of video tutorials, plus you also get the killer bonus section that I threw in detailing all of the crazy tactics I used to go from 10.2% body fat down to 6.9% body fat in only 23 days recently while prepping for a photo shoot...
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/fat-burning-kitchen.html
Sincerely,
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
ab belts don't work posted by Mike Geary at 12:10 PM
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Wild smoked salmon with fresh basil leaves and avocado on cucumber slices! Even throw a couple capers on there if you're into that.
So simple... yet a perfect late night snack since it's mostly good quality protein, healthy fats, and a vegetable. It's also a great healthy appetizer if you have guests over.
Just make sure to choose WILD smoked salmon since farmed salmon meat is not as healthy due to the feed that the salmon are given, throwing the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio out of whack.
Enjoy!
Grab a copy of our new exciting Fat Burning Kitchen program now. Remember that you get the entire series of video tutorials, plus you also get the killer bonus section that I threw in detailing all of the crazy tactics I used to go from 10.2% body fat down to 6.9% body fat in only 23 days recently while prepping for a photo shoot...
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/fat-burning-kitchen.html
Sincerely,
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
ab belts don't work posted by Mike Geary at 12:10 PM
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Delicious New Fat-Burning Healthy Snack
I happened to be mostly out of food last week and hadn't made it to the grocery store yet, so I thought of this really super-quick and super-healthy snack idea based on a few random things I had laying around the house...
I threw a couple things together really to just get a quick snack to satisfy my appetite, but I turned out LOVING this little fat-burning recipe!
What I did was throw about 1 tbsp of virgin coconut oil in a skillet and started heating it. Then I sliced up an apple and diced the apple into cubes and threw it into the coconut oil to soften up in the skillet.
Then I just added some cinnamon (a super-potent antioxidant) to the mix and threw in a handful of chopped pecans and some organic raisins and tossed the mixture around in the pan for about a minute to let everything soften up.
After that, I cracked open 1 whole egg and dropped the egg into the mix and quickly scrambled it around to mix into the apple, nuts, and raisins. I really only added the egg because I wanted to get a little extra protein and healthy fats, but it turned out to be a great addition to this recipe!
After about 30 more seconds of scrambling the mix around, the egg had cooked a bit, and the apples and raisins were soft, and it was ready.
I gotta tell ya... this was an incredible (and healthy) snack! It really satisfied my appetite and only took about 2-3 minutes to make.
I loved it so much that I ended up making this as my mid-day "mid-meal" almost every day last week between lunch and dinner.
Hope you enjoy it if you give it a try!
Just to recap, this was all that was involved in this healthy snack:
1 egg
1 apple
1 handful of chopped pecans
a small handful of organic raisins
a hefty sprinkle of cinnamon
1 tbsp of virgin coconut oil (healthy fat source)
Since the release of our new program (The Fat Burning Kitchen) that I coauthored with Catherine Ebeling a few weeks ago, we've been getting a lot of feedback from people saying that since implementing our nutrition techniques in that program, they are actually having to remind themselves to eat, since they've totally LOST all of their cravings.
I'm not surprised by this feedback because I've been saying that for years now... that if you actually implement the style of eating that we recommend, all cravings go away for good, and your appetite is fully satisfied without ever counting another calorie!
If for some reason you haven't gotten a copy of our new Fat Burning Kitchen program (which includes the awesome 6 video tutorials), what are you waiting for... eliminate your cravings for good starting today!
Enjoy!
Feel free to email this link to your friends and family to share this quick and healthy fat-burning snack recipe today.
Til next newsletter,
Don't be lazy... be lean.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about Six Pack Abs & The Fat Burning Kitchen
Check out this very unique 7-minute workout program:
http://www.7MinuteMuscleProgram.com
3 vegetables that burn abdominal fat posted by Mike Geary at 11:31 AM
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Killer Home Workouts with Kettlebells - No gym needed
As you probably know from my newsletters, I'm a HUGE fan of training at home with kettlebells.
While I'll never give up my gym membership, because I still also love training with barbells and dumbbells...
Using kettlebells at home gives me more variety into my routines and also allows me to squeeze in insanely intense workouts in as little as 15-30 minutes on those days when you don't feel like committing to a full trip to the gym.
As a matter of fact, I just bought my 2nd 70-lb kettlebell last week, so now I have two 53's and two 70's to throw around in my garage and fun with.
Here's a new article with some more info about training at home with kettlebells and a sample workout
Have you ever thought about being a book author yourself?
When I became a best-selling author several years ago, my entire life changed. It's been one of the best things that's ever happened in my life. I've had the pleasure of being able to help over 500,000 people world-wide in 4 different languages to live healthier lives.
What unique knowledge or skills do you have to offer to the world to help people in any area of their lives? Think about that. You might have a book idea in you!
If you've ever thought that you might want to become a book author yourself, you should check out this free teleseminar that my good friend Chris Guerriero is having on Wednesday Oct 28th.
I met Chris a couple years ago at a meeting with other fellow best-selling authors, and he's one of the most motivating guys I've ever met.
He's actually going to show you on the teleseminar the system he uses to help other people (like you) to also become a best-selling author. I trust Chris and I know this will be awesome!
If you're motivated and have unique knowledge you want to share in a book, make sure to get on this free teleseminar by signing up here
Make sure to sign up asap because the teleseminar is scheduled for Wed, Oct 28th. Don't miss it!
I'll be back soon with your next Lean-Body Secrets Ezine.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Best selling author - The Truth about Six Pack Abs
3 veggies that help burn stomach fat posted by Mike Geary at 2:08 PM
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While I'll never give up my gym membership, because I still also love training with barbells and dumbbells...
Using kettlebells at home gives me more variety into my routines and also allows me to squeeze in insanely intense workouts in as little as 15-30 minutes on those days when you don't feel like committing to a full trip to the gym.
As a matter of fact, I just bought my 2nd 70-lb kettlebell last week, so now I have two 53's and two 70's to throw around in my garage and fun with.
Here's a new article with some more info about training at home with kettlebells and a sample workout
Have you ever thought about being a book author yourself?
When I became a best-selling author several years ago, my entire life changed. It's been one of the best things that's ever happened in my life. I've had the pleasure of being able to help over 500,000 people world-wide in 4 different languages to live healthier lives.
What unique knowledge or skills do you have to offer to the world to help people in any area of their lives? Think about that. You might have a book idea in you!
If you've ever thought that you might want to become a book author yourself, you should check out this free teleseminar that my good friend Chris Guerriero is having on Wednesday Oct 28th.
I met Chris a couple years ago at a meeting with other fellow best-selling authors, and he's one of the most motivating guys I've ever met.
He's actually going to show you on the teleseminar the system he uses to help other people (like you) to also become a best-selling author. I trust Chris and I know this will be awesome!
If you're motivated and have unique knowledge you want to share in a book, make sure to get on this free teleseminar by signing up here
Make sure to sign up asap because the teleseminar is scheduled for Wed, Oct 28th. Don't miss it!
I'll be back soon with your next Lean-Body Secrets Ezine.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Best selling author - The Truth about Six Pack Abs
3 veggies that help burn stomach fat posted by Mike Geary at 2:08 PM
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
How to Build Lean "Hybrid" Muscle
I just finished reviewing a new program with a concept that involves what the authors call training for "Lean-Hybrid Muscle".
In the world of bodybuilding, you may know that the classic method of building muscle and losing fat has always been "bulking and cutting", where you separate the 2 goals into different time periods and train and eat vastly different during each period.
This new program below involves losing fat and building muscle without the typical "bulking and cutting" cycles.
There's really some interesting stuff in this program. It focuses on the concept of maximizing the potential of your Type-IIC muscle fibers (nicknamed Type III fibers)... and their research led them to a type of "hybrid" workout program that would help to maximize these "hybrid" muscle fibers.
I will say that this is more geared towards those of us that are into more advanced training methods or things that are a little more hardcore... It sort of has a good "warrior" flair to the program, which I like...
so if you're a beginner and don't have much experience with weight training, this won't be for you.
But if you like trying new and unique styles of training, give this a shot...
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In the world of bodybuilding, you may know that the classic method of building muscle and losing fat has always been "bulking and cutting", where you separate the 2 goals into different time periods and train and eat vastly different during each period.
This new program below involves losing fat and building muscle without the typical "bulking and cutting" cycles.
There's really some interesting stuff in this program. It focuses on the concept of maximizing the potential of your Type-IIC muscle fibers (nicknamed Type III fibers)... and their research led them to a type of "hybrid" workout program that would help to maximize these "hybrid" muscle fibers.
I will say that this is more geared towards those of us that are into more advanced training methods or things that are a little more hardcore... It sort of has a good "warrior" flair to the program, which I like...
so if you're a beginner and don't have much experience with weight training, this won't be for you.
But if you like trying new and unique styles of training, give this a shot...
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A Late-Night Craving-Busting Healthy Snack
This is pretty simple but it's a super-healthy late night snack I've been using lately... If it's something you like, give it a try as it can definitely help to reduce cravings and control your appetite, while giving your body the nutrition it needs.
Basically, what I do is make my own mixture of raw almond butter mixed with raw pecan butter (I get both of these at a local health food store, or at Whole Foods).
I mix the 2 nut butters together in a tupperware container, and also mix in a hefty dose of cinnamon (a super-antioxidant), a touch of real maple syrup just to give it a hint of sweetness (or a little stevia), and a couple scoops of an extra fiber source (I've used rice bran, which adds a little nutty crunchy texture that I like).
Make sure the almond butter and pecan butter is at room temperature so that it's easy to mix and stir. I just mix these ingredients together well in the container, throw it in the fridge, and then each night when I feel the need for a little snack, I just take a couple spoonfuls of this tasty mix and it instantly satisfies my appetite.
You get tons of nutrition without boatloads of calories... and a good source of protein and healthy fats with a decent shot of fiber too.
Plus, it's pretty delicious, and blows away plain old boring peanut butter any day! Give it a shot as long as almonds and pecans are not an allergy for you.
Enjoy!
New article: Your Consumption Of Omega 6 Fatty Acids May Increase Your Risk of Inflammatory Diseases
This is a new article and short video by Registered Dietician Jayson Hunter about the excess of Omega-6 fats that most people consume and health dangers...
Omega-6 fats and inflammatory diseases
I'll be back soon with more Lean-Body Secrets Ezines.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about 6-Pack Abs
lose belly fat for flat abs posted by Mike Geary at 1:46 PM
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Basically, what I do is make my own mixture of raw almond butter mixed with raw pecan butter (I get both of these at a local health food store, or at Whole Foods).
I mix the 2 nut butters together in a tupperware container, and also mix in a hefty dose of cinnamon (a super-antioxidant), a touch of real maple syrup just to give it a hint of sweetness (or a little stevia), and a couple scoops of an extra fiber source (I've used rice bran, which adds a little nutty crunchy texture that I like).
Make sure the almond butter and pecan butter is at room temperature so that it's easy to mix and stir. I just mix these ingredients together well in the container, throw it in the fridge, and then each night when I feel the need for a little snack, I just take a couple spoonfuls of this tasty mix and it instantly satisfies my appetite.
You get tons of nutrition without boatloads of calories... and a good source of protein and healthy fats with a decent shot of fiber too.
Plus, it's pretty delicious, and blows away plain old boring peanut butter any day! Give it a shot as long as almonds and pecans are not an allergy for you.
Enjoy!
New article: Your Consumption Of Omega 6 Fatty Acids May Increase Your Risk of Inflammatory Diseases
This is a new article and short video by Registered Dietician Jayson Hunter about the excess of Omega-6 fats that most people consume and health dangers...
Omega-6 fats and inflammatory diseases
I'll be back soon with more Lean-Body Secrets Ezines.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about 6-Pack Abs
lose belly fat for flat abs posted by Mike Geary at 1:46 PM
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Overeat during the holidays and still lose fat?
We are officially entering the time of year when most people will pack on at least 10 lbs of pure lard... between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I'm sure that you're like me and don't want to be lumped under that "most people" category. In fact, as you have probably read in some of my writings in the past, strategic overeating can actually be used to trick your body into getting leaner.
Sounds crazy, but if you understand how to do it right, there's some real science to "controlled overeating".
As a matter of fact, I don't restrict myself at all at Thanksgiving and I totally pig out each year. But I've learned how to manipulate calories and macronutrients throughout the week to actually get leaner despite these pig-out events.
Plus, a fun bonus is that your workouts on the day AFTER holiday feasts can actually be some of your best and strongest workouts!
As long as you're not pigging out every day, the once or twice per week holiday parties that you'll go to this holiday season can actually play into your favor for getting leaner, IF you do the right things the rest of the week.
Well, one of my good friends in the industry, Joel Marion, is re-releasing his Cheat Your Way Thin program, as the CYWT Holiday edition... and in celebration of the first official "cheat day" of the holiday season - Thanksgiving -- Joel is having a 52%-off sale on the CYWT Holiday edition:
http://CheatYourWayLean.com
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I'm sure that you're like me and don't want to be lumped under that "most people" category. In fact, as you have probably read in some of my writings in the past, strategic overeating can actually be used to trick your body into getting leaner.
Sounds crazy, but if you understand how to do it right, there's some real science to "controlled overeating".
As a matter of fact, I don't restrict myself at all at Thanksgiving and I totally pig out each year. But I've learned how to manipulate calories and macronutrients throughout the week to actually get leaner despite these pig-out events.
Plus, a fun bonus is that your workouts on the day AFTER holiday feasts can actually be some of your best and strongest workouts!
As long as you're not pigging out every day, the once or twice per week holiday parties that you'll go to this holiday season can actually play into your favor for getting leaner, IF you do the right things the rest of the week.
Well, one of my good friends in the industry, Joel Marion, is re-releasing his Cheat Your Way Thin program, as the CYWT Holiday edition... and in celebration of the first official "cheat day" of the holiday season - Thanksgiving -- Joel is having a 52%-off sale on the CYWT Holiday edition:
http://CheatYourWayLean.com
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Overeating to burn fat faster?
There's been a lot of questions and buzz going around this week regarding the CYWT Holiday edition 52%-off sale this week -- http://www.CheatYourWayLean.com
Below is an interview I did with Joel Marion to help answer some of the questions regarding strategic overeating to stimulate fat loss.
Q&A - Strategic Overeating During the Holidays
Mike: There's been a lot of buzz going around lately regarding your Cheat Your Way Thin program, but let's go back to the beginning. How did you come up with the whole Cheat Your Way Thin anyway?
Joel: In 2003, a week full of dietary screw-ups actually got my fat loss wheels turning after several weeks of sitting in park. It was pretty crazy. I had two big "cheat" episodes with stuff like pasta, pizza, and ice cream and ultimately ended up losing more fat and weight that week than I had in the entire three weeks prior following a ridiculously strict dietary regimen.
I knew there was something to it as I'd noticed this before. I'd always lose fat faster when allowing myself to indulge from time to time. At the time it made absolutely no sense to me, but I was curious. So I started researching what goes on in the body when we diet and what happens when we overeat. That was really how it all began.
From there it's been a ton of additional research and constant revision of the program based on working with clients and exploring what happens in the real world. (My "perfected" approach, which is the program in the book, really is nothing like what I advocated initially back in '03.) The end result is an ideal blend of research, theory, and what actually happens in real life with real people.
Mike: Very interesting. So people just eat a large pizza and a bowl of ice cream and before they know it they'll have a flat stomach? It never quite worked that way for me...
Joel: It would be nice, wouldn't it? But no, cheating itself, especially high frequency cheating (you know, when every day is a cheat day), isn't what's going to get you into phenomenal shape, but rather the strategic implementation of regular cheating into an ideal diet and exercise program that will, and that's essentially what I outline in the program.
Mike: Okay, so how do you set up the rest of the days around the cheat days then?
Joel: That's the most important part to making things work. The research has shown carbohydrate to be the macronutrient most highly correlated with leptin levels (the hormone that keeps us out of "starvation mode", so we manipulate carbs quite a bit in between cheat days.
After a cheat day, when leptin levels are high, we can get away with a low-carb approach (and that will actually yield some really nice, quick fat loss), but we don't want to hang out there too long because our friend leptin gets upset and starts doing things to piss us off.
So how do we keep him happy? By adding more carbs. And we strategically keep adding them, manipulating the macro breakdowns and types of carbs every couple days leading up to the next leptin-surging cheat day. By manipulating carbs this way, we play into leptin and can keep hormone levels elevated even when not cheating.
Mike: And you said strategic exercise is an important part of the recipe, too?
Joel: Yeah, high intensity interval training is big, especially right after a cheat day. Appropriately timed high intensity cardio can actually triple the effectiveness of the program.
Mike: Although I'm right there with you on the use of strategic cheating, I really believe things like trans-fat and high fructose corn syrup should never be eaten, even on cheat days. Do your people have to eat things like donuts and French fries to get the leptin-boosting and fat burning effects?
Joel: Absolutely not.
The reason why things like french fries work extremely well is because they combine very high glycemic carbohydrates with fat. That combination right there breeds a massive surge of insulin, which believe it or not is exactly what we want to achieve on cheat days to reverse the negative physiological adaptations of dieting.
Truth is, you don't need to eat anything that contains trans fats at all, and I generally recommend people avoid them as well. That still leaves a huge amount of possibilities, like a big Italian feast (lasagna, pasta, bread and butter, etc), pizza, and other "natural" treats that are created in an extremely processed manner.
The key is following the rules of high carb/high fat/high calories
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Below is an interview I did with Joel Marion to help answer some of the questions regarding strategic overeating to stimulate fat loss.
Q&A - Strategic Overeating During the Holidays
Mike: There's been a lot of buzz going around lately regarding your Cheat Your Way Thin program, but let's go back to the beginning. How did you come up with the whole Cheat Your Way Thin anyway?
Joel: In 2003, a week full of dietary screw-ups actually got my fat loss wheels turning after several weeks of sitting in park. It was pretty crazy. I had two big "cheat" episodes with stuff like pasta, pizza, and ice cream and ultimately ended up losing more fat and weight that week than I had in the entire three weeks prior following a ridiculously strict dietary regimen.
I knew there was something to it as I'd noticed this before. I'd always lose fat faster when allowing myself to indulge from time to time. At the time it made absolutely no sense to me, but I was curious. So I started researching what goes on in the body when we diet and what happens when we overeat. That was really how it all began.
From there it's been a ton of additional research and constant revision of the program based on working with clients and exploring what happens in the real world. (My "perfected" approach, which is the program in the book, really is nothing like what I advocated initially back in '03.) The end result is an ideal blend of research, theory, and what actually happens in real life with real people.
Mike: Very interesting. So people just eat a large pizza and a bowl of ice cream and before they know it they'll have a flat stomach? It never quite worked that way for me...
Joel: It would be nice, wouldn't it? But no, cheating itself, especially high frequency cheating (you know, when every day is a cheat day), isn't what's going to get you into phenomenal shape, but rather the strategic implementation of regular cheating into an ideal diet and exercise program that will, and that's essentially what I outline in the program.
Mike: Okay, so how do you set up the rest of the days around the cheat days then?
Joel: That's the most important part to making things work. The research has shown carbohydrate to be the macronutrient most highly correlated with leptin levels (the hormone that keeps us out of "starvation mode", so we manipulate carbs quite a bit in between cheat days.
After a cheat day, when leptin levels are high, we can get away with a low-carb approach (and that will actually yield some really nice, quick fat loss), but we don't want to hang out there too long because our friend leptin gets upset and starts doing things to piss us off.
So how do we keep him happy? By adding more carbs. And we strategically keep adding them, manipulating the macro breakdowns and types of carbs every couple days leading up to the next leptin-surging cheat day. By manipulating carbs this way, we play into leptin and can keep hormone levels elevated even when not cheating.
Mike: And you said strategic exercise is an important part of the recipe, too?
Joel: Yeah, high intensity interval training is big, especially right after a cheat day. Appropriately timed high intensity cardio can actually triple the effectiveness of the program.
Mike: Although I'm right there with you on the use of strategic cheating, I really believe things like trans-fat and high fructose corn syrup should never be eaten, even on cheat days. Do your people have to eat things like donuts and French fries to get the leptin-boosting and fat burning effects?
Joel: Absolutely not.
The reason why things like french fries work extremely well is because they combine very high glycemic carbohydrates with fat. That combination right there breeds a massive surge of insulin, which believe it or not is exactly what we want to achieve on cheat days to reverse the negative physiological adaptations of dieting.
Truth is, you don't need to eat anything that contains trans fats at all, and I generally recommend people avoid them as well. That still leaves a huge amount of possibilities, like a big Italian feast (lasagna, pasta, bread and butter, etc), pizza, and other "natural" treats that are created in an extremely processed manner.
The key is following the rules of high carb/high fat/high calories
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Did I lose my abs in Hawaii?
Well, a few nights of drinking and eating on the town in Waikiki last weekend, and my abs disappeared entirely!
Just kidding... 2 nights on the town certainly can't add that much body fat, although I probably did a little bit of damage. Luckily the rest of week we spent in Hawaii was a little more athletic and active, so I was back to healthy eating and working out daily.
As you may know, in my 5 years of fitness publishing online, I've never felt the need to "show off" and have my sites plastered with shirtless pics. After all, I think the exercise pics in my book show that I keep in pretty good shape.
But a few people told me recently that I need to "prove" that I'm a good role model and truly live the healthy lifestyle that I preach. I tend to be a little camera shy which was another reason why I've never wanted to put shirtless pics all over my sites.
So, here's a recent pic I did, which I think turned out alright:
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Just kidding... 2 nights on the town certainly can't add that much body fat, although I probably did a little bit of damage. Luckily the rest of week we spent in Hawaii was a little more athletic and active, so I was back to healthy eating and working out daily.
As you may know, in my 5 years of fitness publishing online, I've never felt the need to "show off" and have my sites plastered with shirtless pics. After all, I think the exercise pics in my book show that I keep in pretty good shape.
But a few people told me recently that I need to "prove" that I'm a good role model and truly live the healthy lifestyle that I preach. I tend to be a little camera shy which was another reason why I've never wanted to put shirtless pics all over my sites.
So, here's a recent pic I did, which I think turned out alright:
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How to Trick Your Body into Losing Weight
I hope you had an amazing holiday season, and are ready to kick some butt and get in the best shape of your life in 2010!
I've been slacking a little on these newsletters over the past couple weeks with being so busy visiting friends and family for the holidays back on the east coast.
I was thinking about an important concept recently about why some people continually fail to get results while others make incredible changes in their body... for example, here's a fairly extreme example of 2 people that have not been able to motivate themselves to lose any weight over the past couple years, even though they say that this is VERY important to them...
What I did was present a 6-month challenge to 2 different people that are close to me back in June of this year to lose a specific amount of weight by Christmas...
I won't go into the details, but I even promised them a VERY special prize if they successfully reached their goal weight. This was something that was fairly significant and would have changed their lives, as well as giving them the confidence back in their bodies, and their health, which were both desperately important to them.
However, it turned out that they never even took action on any of this at all. Neither of them ever really even started on their journey, much less finished it.
This is quite shocking to me that 2 people who so desperately wanted to reach these goals, never even took any action from the very beginning... even though I had given them all of the tools they needed to be successful.
This is something that I think about as a fitness professional a lot... the fact that you can give somebody all of the methods that they need to be successful in weight loss without a doubt, and they fail to take action on anything.
Once again, this gets back to the point that success in anything in life, whether it's weight loss, muscle building, wealth, health, relationships, etc... it all starts in the mind, and if the mind is not ready to make it happen, it's not going to happen!
One program that I've been recommending to my clients to get their mind in order for permanent weight loss is a medical hypnotherapy program that a good friend of mine in the industry runs at this site:
http://FatLossHypnotherapy.com
This program may be the solution for those people that can't seem to stick to a plan, or can't seem to give up the junk foods no matter how hard they try.
STUDY SHOWED 146% INCREASE IN FAT LOSS RESULTS
A study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology shows medical hypnosis does just that: Improves your weight loss results over the long term.
Their study found adding hypnosis increased weight loss by an average of 97% during treatment. More importantly, medical hypnosis increased effectiveness AFTER treatment by over 146%.
If you've been struggling to get motivated to workout, or can't seem to stick to your healthy eating plan, this program just may do the trick with helping to make your mind force a change on your habits, and give you the body that you have been wanting.
Give it a try if this sounds like something exciting to take your fat loss to the next level:
http://FatLossHypnotherapy.com
I'll be back in a couple days with more Lean-Body Secrets for the new year!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com
big weight training mistake that you might be making in the gym posted by Mike Geary at 5:30 PM
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I've been slacking a little on these newsletters over the past couple weeks with being so busy visiting friends and family for the holidays back on the east coast.
I was thinking about an important concept recently about why some people continually fail to get results while others make incredible changes in their body... for example, here's a fairly extreme example of 2 people that have not been able to motivate themselves to lose any weight over the past couple years, even though they say that this is VERY important to them...
What I did was present a 6-month challenge to 2 different people that are close to me back in June of this year to lose a specific amount of weight by Christmas...
I won't go into the details, but I even promised them a VERY special prize if they successfully reached their goal weight. This was something that was fairly significant and would have changed their lives, as well as giving them the confidence back in their bodies, and their health, which were both desperately important to them.
However, it turned out that they never even took action on any of this at all. Neither of them ever really even started on their journey, much less finished it.
This is quite shocking to me that 2 people who so desperately wanted to reach these goals, never even took any action from the very beginning... even though I had given them all of the tools they needed to be successful.
This is something that I think about as a fitness professional a lot... the fact that you can give somebody all of the methods that they need to be successful in weight loss without a doubt, and they fail to take action on anything.
Once again, this gets back to the point that success in anything in life, whether it's weight loss, muscle building, wealth, health, relationships, etc... it all starts in the mind, and if the mind is not ready to make it happen, it's not going to happen!
One program that I've been recommending to my clients to get their mind in order for permanent weight loss is a medical hypnotherapy program that a good friend of mine in the industry runs at this site:
http://FatLossHypnotherapy.com
This program may be the solution for those people that can't seem to stick to a plan, or can't seem to give up the junk foods no matter how hard they try.
STUDY SHOWED 146% INCREASE IN FAT LOSS RESULTS
A study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology shows medical hypnosis does just that: Improves your weight loss results over the long term.
Their study found adding hypnosis increased weight loss by an average of 97% during treatment. More importantly, medical hypnosis increased effectiveness AFTER treatment by over 146%.
If you've been struggling to get motivated to workout, or can't seem to stick to your healthy eating plan, this program just may do the trick with helping to make your mind force a change on your habits, and give you the body that you have been wanting.
Give it a try if this sounds like something exciting to take your fat loss to the next level:
http://FatLossHypnotherapy.com
I'll be back in a couple days with more Lean-Body Secrets for the new year!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Chocolate and red wine without the calories?
There's been a lot of hype over the past couple years about foods such as chocolate, red wine, and green tea and the antioxidant and anti-aging benefits of all 3 of them.
However, there are detriments too as chocolate is very calorically dense, and red wine contains the alcohol as well as a fair dose of calories itself. I can't say there's any detriments to unsweetened green tea.
The solution to these detriments is usually simply to eat chocolate and drink red wine in small doses. I've always said that one of my tricks to controlling my sweet tooth is to have 1 small square of super-dark chocolate after my meals.
I also usually try to stick to only 1-2 glasses of wine just a couple times a week.
However, by sticking to small doses, you minimize the benefits of the powerful antioxidants in red wine and chocolate.
But...
Chocolate & Red Wine Benefits WITHOUT the Calories & Alcohol?
What if there was a way to get MUCH higher doses of the active antioxidants in chocolate and red wine, but without the calories and alcohol?
One problem I've always read about with the research behind resveratrol is that you'd have to drink gallons upon gallons of red wine daily to get enough resveratrol to have significant benefits. This amount of alcohol would obviously kill someone, plus be a boatload of calories.
Turns out there IS a way to benefit from high doses of the active ingredients in chocolate and red wine but without the calories and alcohol!
As you know from most of my past writings, I'm VERY skeptical about most supplements, and there are only a few that I actually take myself and recommend to my readers.
My friend Buck (no, not Uncle Buck!) owns a very reputable supplement company... and YES, Buck IS a good friend of mine... we became good friends on a couple adventure trips I've gone with him over the past 2 years.
When I recommend a product from another company, and I say that they are a friend of mine, I actually DO mean it. After all, I usually only recommend products from people I know and trust, or that I've used myself and had a good experience with.
Well, Buck has a great product that uses a blend of resveratrol (the equivalent resveratrol per serving of approx 50 Liters of Pinot Noir!), a cocoa extract, a green tea extract, as well as L-carnosine, alpha lipoic acid, and a few others...
check it out -- http://www.EnjoyUltimateLifespan.com
Now although I've talked trash in the past about so many of these bogus supplement companies that are using this type of "free trial" model (many of them are very shady companies that aren't honest about their label claims), I do know personally that Buck's company is honest and will take care of you.
You can opt to take the trial and get on a monthly shipping plan, or you can opt to just purchase a few bottles up front and see how you like them.
Personally, I got a 6-month supply to stock up and I've been using them daily for about 2 months now.
If you want to get the benefits of red wine and chocolate (plus green tea and ALA) without the calories or alcohol, try this out:
http://www.EnjoyUltimateLifespan.com
btw, if you missed my pics and stories about my Hawaii trip last month, you can check it out here
I'll be back soon with more fat loss tips, recipes, and unique workouts to get you in the shape of your life this new year!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer posted by Mike Geary at 2:37 AM
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However, there are detriments too as chocolate is very calorically dense, and red wine contains the alcohol as well as a fair dose of calories itself. I can't say there's any detriments to unsweetened green tea.
The solution to these detriments is usually simply to eat chocolate and drink red wine in small doses. I've always said that one of my tricks to controlling my sweet tooth is to have 1 small square of super-dark chocolate after my meals.
I also usually try to stick to only 1-2 glasses of wine just a couple times a week.
However, by sticking to small doses, you minimize the benefits of the powerful antioxidants in red wine and chocolate.
But...
Chocolate & Red Wine Benefits WITHOUT the Calories & Alcohol?
What if there was a way to get MUCH higher doses of the active antioxidants in chocolate and red wine, but without the calories and alcohol?
One problem I've always read about with the research behind resveratrol is that you'd have to drink gallons upon gallons of red wine daily to get enough resveratrol to have significant benefits. This amount of alcohol would obviously kill someone, plus be a boatload of calories.
Turns out there IS a way to benefit from high doses of the active ingredients in chocolate and red wine but without the calories and alcohol!
As you know from most of my past writings, I'm VERY skeptical about most supplements, and there are only a few that I actually take myself and recommend to my readers.
My friend Buck (no, not Uncle Buck!) owns a very reputable supplement company... and YES, Buck IS a good friend of mine... we became good friends on a couple adventure trips I've gone with him over the past 2 years.
When I recommend a product from another company, and I say that they are a friend of mine, I actually DO mean it. After all, I usually only recommend products from people I know and trust, or that I've used myself and had a good experience with.
Well, Buck has a great product that uses a blend of resveratrol (the equivalent resveratrol per serving of approx 50 Liters of Pinot Noir!), a cocoa extract, a green tea extract, as well as L-carnosine, alpha lipoic acid, and a few others...
check it out -- http://www.EnjoyUltimateLifespan.com
Now although I've talked trash in the past about so many of these bogus supplement companies that are using this type of "free trial" model (many of them are very shady companies that aren't honest about their label claims), I do know personally that Buck's company is honest and will take care of you.
You can opt to take the trial and get on a monthly shipping plan, or you can opt to just purchase a few bottles up front and see how you like them.
Personally, I got a 6-month supply to stock up and I've been using them daily for about 2 months now.
If you want to get the benefits of red wine and chocolate (plus green tea and ALA) without the calories or alcohol, try this out:
http://www.EnjoyUltimateLifespan.com
btw, if you missed my pics and stories about my Hawaii trip last month, you can check it out here
I'll be back soon with more fat loss tips, recipes, and unique workouts to get you in the shape of your life this new year!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer posted by Mike Geary at 2:37 AM
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A mysterious high-protein pseudo-grain to give you a lean body
I've got a brand-new article for you today about a little-known superfood that is a "pseudo-grain"... and it's high protein, high-fiber, and gluten-free...
You already know from my past newsletters how bad wheat and corn are for your body, so this is a perfect alternative...
Check out this unusual superfood here:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/quinoa-nutrition-high-protein.html
Fat-Burning Workouts for Moms
One of my friends in the fitness industry, Holly Rigsby, has a great new set of workout DVDs specifically for moms (although they work for any women looking for super-effective full body workouts)
Check out the short video on this page where Holly explains why so many other "fluffy" women's workout DVDs may have failed for you in the past.
Til next newsletter,
Don't be lazy... be lean.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about 6-Pack Abs posted by Mike Geary at 3:08 AM
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You already know from my past newsletters how bad wheat and corn are for your body, so this is a perfect alternative...
Check out this unusual superfood here:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/quinoa-nutrition-high-protein.html
Fat-Burning Workouts for Moms
One of my friends in the fitness industry, Holly Rigsby, has a great new set of workout DVDs specifically for moms (although they work for any women looking for super-effective full body workouts)
Check out the short video on this page where Holly explains why so many other "fluffy" women's workout DVDs may have failed for you in the past.
Til next newsletter,
Don't be lazy... be lean.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about 6-Pack Abs posted by Mike Geary at 3:08 AM
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1 chemical that might be making you gain fat
As you know from my past newsletters, I try to cover every topic that may be holding you back from getting the body you want... sometimes it's nutrition and superfoods, sometimes exercise-related topics, sometimes motivation. But...
Today, I want to point out a specific factor that many people are overlooking, and it could be FORCING your body to hold onto stubborn bodyfat...
-This is not about calories or carbs
-This is not about a specific workout
-This is not about a supplement or newfangled gimmickdiet
...it's about something called Neuropeptide Y (NPY)
A 1995 study found that 1 of the 4 major underlying factors causing obesity was high levels of NPY. It also found that NPY can stimulate your body to increase cravings and appetite, hence further contributing to weight gain.
NPY can even stimulate your body to increase the size AND number of fat cells... Now that's scary!
So what triggers your body to produce NPY, hence making you fatter?
...STRESS!
I know, I know...you've heard the lecture about stress a gazillion times by now...
and I've talked in my newsletters in the past and in my book about possible ways to help you reduce stress to help reduce the nasty chemical reactions inside your body that stress causes.
But today I have a really unique way that's very powerful in battling stress and helping you to lose excess body fat caused by stress and NPY...
it's actually an audio technique, and I even started using this myself about 2 years ago.
It's a CD that uses a technology called "Holosync", and it can help you to induce stress-busting meditation levels similar to that of a Zen Monk... but without the typical time commitment of normal meditation.
You can get a Free demo CD of this technology at this page:
http://www.centerpointe.com/freedemo/gea101
I don't get a dime by recommending this... it's just something that I've used myself, and I think it's a fairly fascinating technology. I talked directly with the company to make sure they were cool with me recommending this in my newsletter.
They were obviously excited to have me recommend their audio CDs, and they even went ahead and set up that page for you to get a free demo to try it out.
Besides reducing stress and levels of NPY, and hence, helping you to get leaner... the Holosync audio technology can also:
Sounds pretty exciting huh! It's not surprising since we already know that all success in every area of life originates in your brain, and that includes getting your best body.
You can try out the entire CD set, or just get the Free demo CD here:
http://www.centerpointe.com/freedemo/gea101
Enjoy!
I'll be back soon with more Lean-Body fat burning recipes, workout tricks, and more in a few days.
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
1 Advanced trick for stubborn abdominal fat
If you've struggled to get rid of that "last bit" of abdominal fat, you're going to love the program I'm about to show you.
You may be "stuck" and can't seem to lose the last 5, 10, or 15 lbs of "stubborn" fat... well, this program is for you!
Here's the deal...
2 weeks ago, I was on a trip in the Bahamas hanging with a handful of my other fitness author friends, and I finally met one of NYC's top fitness trainers and fitness model, John Romaniello...
Hanging out with John over some drinks, he was filling me in on a unique style of training he's used with celebrities, athletes, and even regular moms, dads, and business execs to get them super-lean... even single-digit bodyfat lean!
Besides just being a funny dude (this guy cracks me up), I found out that John has perfected a specific type of program that combines 3 powerful training techniques (unknown to most) that work through strategic hormonal manipulation.
This technique stimulates your body to start burning off those last "stubborn" bodyfat stores that you can't seem to get rid of no matter how hard you try.
I just looked over this system myself and I can't wait to start trying this program!
John has just put this super-powerful technique together into a brand new program you can start using here:
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You may be "stuck" and can't seem to lose the last 5, 10, or 15 lbs of "stubborn" fat... well, this program is for you!
Here's the deal...
2 weeks ago, I was on a trip in the Bahamas hanging with a handful of my other fitness author friends, and I finally met one of NYC's top fitness trainers and fitness model, John Romaniello...
Hanging out with John over some drinks, he was filling me in on a unique style of training he's used with celebrities, athletes, and even regular moms, dads, and business execs to get them super-lean... even single-digit bodyfat lean!
Besides just being a funny dude (this guy cracks me up), I found out that John has perfected a specific type of program that combines 3 powerful training techniques (unknown to most) that work through strategic hormonal manipulation.
This technique stimulates your body to start burning off those last "stubborn" bodyfat stores that you can't seem to get rid of no matter how hard you try.
I just looked over this system myself and I can't wait to start trying this program!
John has just put this super-powerful technique together into a brand new program you can start using here:
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More antioxidants than coffee?
You may already know that coffee is actually a pretty good source of antioxidants. But did you know that coffee producers routinely throw out one of the MOST nutritious parts of the coffee bean?
You'll see what this is in the article below.
This article below was done by my partners at Prograde Nutrition (and nutrition researcher Jayson Hunter).
I thought it was interesting to note that conventional roasting of coffee destroys some of the important nutrients such as mannans and aribinogalactans.
But you can still benefit from these nutrients, as well as another even more potent source of antioxidants that is part of the coffee plant...
http://natural.getprograde.com/best-part-of-coffee-bean.html
Personally, I only drink coffee once or twice a week, because I don't want to become addicted to the caffeine (instead I choose various teas which have much lower caffeine content), so this is actually how I choose to benefit from some of the most potent antioxidants in coffee (even more antioxidants than several cups of coffee) without getting overdosed on caffeine.
Ok, I've gotta run... off to the gym to get a good workout in now!
Talk to you soon,
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about Six Pack Abs posted by Mike Geary at 3:01 AM
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You'll see what this is in the article below.
This article below was done by my partners at Prograde Nutrition (and nutrition researcher Jayson Hunter).
I thought it was interesting to note that conventional roasting of coffee destroys some of the important nutrients such as mannans and aribinogalactans.
But you can still benefit from these nutrients, as well as another even more potent source of antioxidants that is part of the coffee plant...
http://natural.getprograde.com/best-part-of-coffee-bean.html
Personally, I only drink coffee once or twice a week, because I don't want to become addicted to the caffeine (instead I choose various teas which have much lower caffeine content), so this is actually how I choose to benefit from some of the most potent antioxidants in coffee (even more antioxidants than several cups of coffee) without getting overdosed on caffeine.
Ok, I've gotta run... off to the gym to get a good workout in now!
Talk to you soon,
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about Six Pack Abs posted by Mike Geary at 3:01 AM
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Get 6-pack abs without useless situps
I introduced you recently to my good friend Dr. Kareem (Dr. K), who is one of the top experts in the industry in Physical Therapy and Kinesiology.
Kareem even came out to visit me in Colorado for several days a couple months ago to hang out and do some skiing and other outdoor fun.
During his stay, I quickly realized that this guy knows more about exercise programming (as well as fixing injuries) than almost anybody I've known in the fitness industry.
I have an article today for you that Dr. K wanted to contribute (also be sure to check out Dr K's surprising story at the bottom)
The Fastest Way To Get A Six Pack Without Doing Any Sit-Ups
by Dr. Kareem F. Samhouri, CSCS, HFS
Metabolic Fat Loss & Fitness Expert
Sit-ups suck.
They're boring, they make it hard to breathe, and they are not nearly intense enough to get a great result. Think about it - when's the last time you couldn't get your 6th rep of a sit up?
They don't work muscular strength. They work muscular endurance (and over-shorten your abs) - most of us need more muscular strength, not endurance.
If muscular endurance were all we needed, then why does everyone on the Cat Walk of treadmills at your local gym look the same month after month after month?
Did you ever think about that before?
The same guys and gals running at 9mph, sweating their last drip of H2O away as they run at a continuous pace for 45 minutes never seem to change shape. They look the same in my gym as they do in yours. That's not because cardio is bad; that's because they have the wrong strategy in mind.
Do you have the right six pack abs strategy in mind?
Let's take Jenny Brown and Eric Foster for example:
Jenny Brown doesn't look very fat, but she's not happy with herself at all.
You see, she's never been really strong, and she's been struggling with her weight for years.
Her family is all heavier than she is. They don't seem to think there's an issue, and they keep eating her favorite foods in front of her. Each time she's tempted, she gets on an Elliptical or Treadmill and tries to 'burn off all the calories.'
In the first 3 weeks of doing this, she actually manages to lose half the weight she's been trying to lose for years - she loses 7.5 pounds - only another 7.5 to go.
3 more weeks go by, and now Jenny gets on the scale again - she weighs an extra pound.
"That's horrible," she thinks, as her pants all of the sudden feel tight and her shoulders slump. Now she decides her chest is saggy too, and she just feels ugly, but she keeps at it.
3 more weeks, down 2 pounds - she's now down 1 pound from her original amazing streak of wt loss.
Only thing, Jenny got fatter. She lost muscle. When we took her body fat measurement, now 9 weeks in, she went up by 2%. It's only a matter of time until Jenny puts all of her weight back on... while continuing to watch what she eats. This is a shame.
Ok, so how about Eric Foster?
Eric Foster is a former athlete, who used to run high school track and field. Since then, work got crazy (and so did drinking on the weekends), and he now weighs an extra 60 pounds.
He exercises for half the time Jenny does, but he basically only warms up,
then interval trains. Then he does a series of carefully planned out giant sets, challenging his body with new exercises every time he works out. Even though he feels uncoordinated half the time, and he isn't lifting all that much weight (in fact, because of his weight issue, he's basically down to mostly bodyweight without having the onset of low back pain.)
3 weeks go by - Eric's down 6 pounds - 54 pounds to go.
"Sweet" he says to himself, "I'm going to hit my goal in another 9 weeks.
I'll be there before summer."
3 more weeks go by, now he's down 12 pounds. "On pace," he says to himself.
3 more weeks go by (now on week 9), and he decides to step on the scale during a flex-break from staring at himself in the mirror.
"Oh my God," he exclaims - "I'm down another 9 pounds - how could this be?"
So Eric flew off to the local gym and had his body fat assessed - down 4%!
I know why Eric's down 9 more pounds & lost 4% body fat. He built muscle. That muscle kicked his metabolism into over drive, and his body started craving more food. He also chose exercises that helped 'organize' his nervous system & recruit more muscle. He fed his body, as most former athletes know to do, and it burned up all the calories and then some.
Eric's muscle raised his metabolism.
The dynamic exercise routine fooled Eric's body into thinking he needed more muscle to cope with "the challenging new environment" he lived in.
Jenny's plain old, boring exercise routine taught her body to cope with this increased demand by lowering her heart rate and blood pressure (both good things, granted) so she could last longer.
Obviously, Eric's body changed more and his program was more effective for fat loss.
The Moral Of The Story:
Eric just needed to know how to speak 'Neuro' and he was all set. Once he wasn't speaking gibberish to his body anymore, and he learned to have a conversation, the work was already done for him.
So what's the purpose of exercising so much if you're not going to look amazing after all that sweat and hard work?
In Double Edged Fat Loss, I teach you how to Exercise Less, Benefit More.
I hope you'll join me below for an Unusual Fat Loss Story as I unveil a story that puts Jenny & Eric's story to shame. As it turned out, it had nothing to do with Eric 'being a boy,' did it?
http://www.UnusualFatLossStory.com
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Kareem even came out to visit me in Colorado for several days a couple months ago to hang out and do some skiing and other outdoor fun.
During his stay, I quickly realized that this guy knows more about exercise programming (as well as fixing injuries) than almost anybody I've known in the fitness industry.
I have an article today for you that Dr. K wanted to contribute (also be sure to check out Dr K's surprising story at the bottom)
The Fastest Way To Get A Six Pack Without Doing Any Sit-Ups
by Dr. Kareem F. Samhouri, CSCS, HFS
Metabolic Fat Loss & Fitness Expert
Sit-ups suck.
They're boring, they make it hard to breathe, and they are not nearly intense enough to get a great result. Think about it - when's the last time you couldn't get your 6th rep of a sit up?
They don't work muscular strength. They work muscular endurance (and over-shorten your abs) - most of us need more muscular strength, not endurance.
If muscular endurance were all we needed, then why does everyone on the Cat Walk of treadmills at your local gym look the same month after month after month?
Did you ever think about that before?
The same guys and gals running at 9mph, sweating their last drip of H2O away as they run at a continuous pace for 45 minutes never seem to change shape. They look the same in my gym as they do in yours. That's not because cardio is bad; that's because they have the wrong strategy in mind.
Do you have the right six pack abs strategy in mind?
Let's take Jenny Brown and Eric Foster for example:
Jenny Brown doesn't look very fat, but she's not happy with herself at all.
You see, she's never been really strong, and she's been struggling with her weight for years.
Her family is all heavier than she is. They don't seem to think there's an issue, and they keep eating her favorite foods in front of her. Each time she's tempted, she gets on an Elliptical or Treadmill and tries to 'burn off all the calories.'
In the first 3 weeks of doing this, she actually manages to lose half the weight she's been trying to lose for years - she loses 7.5 pounds - only another 7.5 to go.
3 more weeks go by, and now Jenny gets on the scale again - she weighs an extra pound.
"That's horrible," she thinks, as her pants all of the sudden feel tight and her shoulders slump. Now she decides her chest is saggy too, and she just feels ugly, but she keeps at it.
3 more weeks, down 2 pounds - she's now down 1 pound from her original amazing streak of wt loss.
Only thing, Jenny got fatter. She lost muscle. When we took her body fat measurement, now 9 weeks in, she went up by 2%. It's only a matter of time until Jenny puts all of her weight back on... while continuing to watch what she eats. This is a shame.
Ok, so how about Eric Foster?
Eric Foster is a former athlete, who used to run high school track and field. Since then, work got crazy (and so did drinking on the weekends), and he now weighs an extra 60 pounds.
He exercises for half the time Jenny does, but he basically only warms up,
then interval trains. Then he does a series of carefully planned out giant sets, challenging his body with new exercises every time he works out. Even though he feels uncoordinated half the time, and he isn't lifting all that much weight (in fact, because of his weight issue, he's basically down to mostly bodyweight without having the onset of low back pain.)
3 weeks go by - Eric's down 6 pounds - 54 pounds to go.
"Sweet" he says to himself, "I'm going to hit my goal in another 9 weeks.
I'll be there before summer."
3 more weeks go by, now he's down 12 pounds. "On pace," he says to himself.
3 more weeks go by (now on week 9), and he decides to step on the scale during a flex-break from staring at himself in the mirror.
"Oh my God," he exclaims - "I'm down another 9 pounds - how could this be?"
So Eric flew off to the local gym and had his body fat assessed - down 4%!
I know why Eric's down 9 more pounds & lost 4% body fat. He built muscle. That muscle kicked his metabolism into over drive, and his body started craving more food. He also chose exercises that helped 'organize' his nervous system & recruit more muscle. He fed his body, as most former athletes know to do, and it burned up all the calories and then some.
Eric's muscle raised his metabolism.
The dynamic exercise routine fooled Eric's body into thinking he needed more muscle to cope with "the challenging new environment" he lived in.
Jenny's plain old, boring exercise routine taught her body to cope with this increased demand by lowering her heart rate and blood pressure (both good things, granted) so she could last longer.
Obviously, Eric's body changed more and his program was more effective for fat loss.
The Moral Of The Story:
Eric just needed to know how to speak 'Neuro' and he was all set. Once he wasn't speaking gibberish to his body anymore, and he learned to have a conversation, the work was already done for him.
So what's the purpose of exercising so much if you're not going to look amazing after all that sweat and hard work?
In Double Edged Fat Loss, I teach you how to Exercise Less, Benefit More.
I hope you'll join me below for an Unusual Fat Loss Story as I unveil a story that puts Jenny & Eric's story to shame. As it turned out, it had nothing to do with Eric 'being a boy,' did it?
http://www.UnusualFatLossStory.com
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The 3M Method of Fat Loss
I have a REALLY good article for you today from my buddy Dr. K about the "3M Method of Fat Loss". Make sure to read about the 3M's that he talks about in the article. It's very important.
Also, make sure to grab a copy of Dr K's Double-Edged Fat Loss Program today before the 75%-off deal ends:
http://www.DoubleEdgeFatLoss.com
here's the article:
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Also, make sure to grab a copy of Dr K's Double-Edged Fat Loss Program today before the 75%-off deal ends:
http://www.DoubleEdgeFatLoss.com
here's the article:
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Does Microwaved Food Harm Your Health?
You may hear debates in the health world about the safety of microwaved food and it's health consequences...
So is microwaved food safe for you and your family, or can it have negative health consequences? What about the long term health of your kids?
Well, if you think about it from just a simple logical perspective, our food was never meant in nature to be cooked by microwaves, so that will obviously detrimentally affect the chemistry and how it reacts inside your body.
Personally, I tossed my microwave in the garbage about 6 years ago and have never looked back. There's actually no need for it at all.
So today's article takes a look at some of the possible effects of eating microwaved food... this is a MUST read:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/microwaves-are-evil.html
(if you read the article carefully, you'll even see that there is a possible link between microwaved food and increased abdominal fat)
Please email this link to all of your friends and family to help them avoid the possible health dangers of eating microwaved food.
Til next newsletter,
Eat clean and be lean!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer posted by Mike Geary at 12:27 AM
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So is microwaved food safe for you and your family, or can it have negative health consequences? What about the long term health of your kids?
Well, if you think about it from just a simple logical perspective, our food was never meant in nature to be cooked by microwaves, so that will obviously detrimentally affect the chemistry and how it reacts inside your body.
Personally, I tossed my microwave in the garbage about 6 years ago and have never looked back. There's actually no need for it at all.
So today's article takes a look at some of the possible effects of eating microwaved food... this is a MUST read:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/microwaves-are-evil.html
(if you read the article carefully, you'll even see that there is a possible link between microwaved food and increased abdominal fat)
Please email this link to all of your friends and family to help them avoid the possible health dangers of eating microwaved food.
Til next newsletter,
Eat clean and be lean!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer posted by Mike Geary at 12:27 AM
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The healthiest new fast food option
When you're traveling, sometimes it's not the easiest task to find healthy food options, especially if your only options are fast food joints.
I try to stay far far away from places like mickey d's or BK... I think I've only had them once or twice in the past 2-3 years.
But I've found a much healthier fast food option recently on many of my travels. I've been seeing a lot of these fresh mexican food places popping up all over the place. There are several different chains such as Chipotle, Baja Fresh, Rubios, etc.
But here's how I modify their options to get the healthiest meal possible...
Usually the menus are full of burrito and taco options, but I really don't want the wheat or corn tortillas since those are just useless carbs and calories without much nutrition value. Plus, most wheat wraps are made with hydrogenated oils (trannies), so that's another reason to avoid them.
So what I do is ask the worker to make me a special plate where I'll just pile up a few of the meat options, tons of veggies, beans, salsa, and LOTS of guacamole. I always decline the rice too since that's also a pretty useless carb with no real nutrition value and doesn't add much on taste either.
This pretty much confuses the worker every time since this "mixed plate" option isn't really on their menu, and they don't know what to charge me, but I just ask them to charge me for whatever they think is fair.
Considering this is fast-food, this is about the healthiest option that packs the most nutritional punch without overloading on useless carbs. Plus, it's pretty damn tasty too! And it also satisfies the appetite for a long time since it has plenty of healthy fats from the guac and fiber from the beans and veggies.
Consider giving this little trick a try next time you're out and about and want to find a healthier fast food option.
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I try to stay far far away from places like mickey d's or BK... I think I've only had them once or twice in the past 2-3 years.
But I've found a much healthier fast food option recently on many of my travels. I've been seeing a lot of these fresh mexican food places popping up all over the place. There are several different chains such as Chipotle, Baja Fresh, Rubios, etc.
But here's how I modify their options to get the healthiest meal possible...
Usually the menus are full of burrito and taco options, but I really don't want the wheat or corn tortillas since those are just useless carbs and calories without much nutrition value. Plus, most wheat wraps are made with hydrogenated oils (trannies), so that's another reason to avoid them.
So what I do is ask the worker to make me a special plate where I'll just pile up a few of the meat options, tons of veggies, beans, salsa, and LOTS of guacamole. I always decline the rice too since that's also a pretty useless carb with no real nutrition value and doesn't add much on taste either.
This pretty much confuses the worker every time since this "mixed plate" option isn't really on their menu, and they don't know what to charge me, but I just ask them to charge me for whatever they think is fair.
Considering this is fast-food, this is about the healthiest option that packs the most nutritional punch without overloading on useless carbs. Plus, it's pretty damn tasty too! And it also satisfies the appetite for a long time since it has plenty of healthy fats from the guac and fiber from the beans and veggies.
Consider giving this little trick a try next time you're out and about and want to find a healthier fast food option.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
2 Teas possibly more powerful than green tea?
Unless you've been on another planet the last few years, you've had it beaten into your head on the health benefits and antioxidant properties of green tea.
But there are 2 other teas I'd like to give honorable mention that could easily be just as healthy, and possibly have even more potent health benefits...
the only thing is that they simply have less studies on them, so they don't get as much publicity as green tea.
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But there are 2 other teas I'd like to give honorable mention that could easily be just as healthy, and possibly have even more potent health benefits...
the only thing is that they simply have less studies on them, so they don't get as much publicity as green tea.
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