What We’re Reading

Meta

Don’t judge a fat loss book by it’s model

 

www.AtoZfitness.com
Your Internet Fitness Resource Site

- AtoZfitness Article Blog Post -
Work-out like a man or a woman?

Rob poulos sent me this last night and as always it is a great read.

Hi lewis,

As with a good majority of the things we do in life, we rely heavily on our vision or eyesight as the determining factor in whether or not we believe something.  And this is unfortunately the case in trying to burn fat as well.  What’s the old cliché?

A picture is worth a thousand words, right? 

Well, when we lock our eyes onto that ph.oto of that buff guy or buxom bombshell on the cover of the latest fitness or w.eight loss product, something happens.  We get excited.  We may even get very excited!

Unfortunately, this is something that many in the fitness industry are preying on. They know this and use it to their huge advantage.  The process is simple: put a great looking and in -shape guy or girl on a product and it will sell. 

They don’t even have to tell you you’ll look like that person - they already know your subconscious will assume it will happen.

When you’re desperate to burn fat, this is an easy game for the fitness industry to play.  Now I’m not talking about images of people who’ve made great body transformations, but of those genetically perfect model types who are plastered all over fitness products.

And of course a few weeks later if it doesn’t, you may start to lose hope and realize that it’s going to be tough to keep up

with the unrealistic and overly strict guidelines.   You’ve got a life, right? 

Sure, you want to burn fat, but you’ve got a job, maybe a family, and other interests in life.  Don’t get me wrong, I love a great fat burning workout, but I know you don’t want to spend every waking hour for the rest of your life working out!   

All of this happened to me several times over as a y.oung man.

I wasn’t happy with my weight, wanted to burn fat, and was in search of the most efficient way to get lean, strong, and healthy, but while not spending too much time in the gym, or having to follow crazy diet plans for long periods of time.  

After more than a decade of experimenting on myself, f.riends, relatives, and perfect strangers, I assembled some of the secrets that I found to work best at burning fat and in the shortest amount of time, on myself and the others that I worked with. 

Now, what led me to do this was an i.ncredible amount of frustration that I know thousands of others are going through right now.  Why?  To answer that, I want you to understand the psychological aspects of what we are up against in the world of health and fitness.

What do you call doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?  OK, I’ll answer this one…insanity!  In some ways, the fitness industry is making you insane in your quest to burn fat and get a lean, strong, and healthy body.  Their promises are too good to be true and often

they can’t typically deliver on them.   They are over-promising and under-delivering in many cases.

It’s a big psychological game that the fitness industry is playing with us, and it dates back to our childhood.  When we were kids, we were all taught in school that we could do anything we wanted to do when we grew up.  Your parents might have even told you that you can achieve anything you want if you believe in it strongly enough.  I know mine did. 

While this can provide great inspiration in life’s pursuits, it can also be used against you by others, and without you knowing.

You are largely a product of your genetic makeup.  Just as Mini -Me from the Austin Powers movies could never play in the NBA, a guy like Woody Allen could never w.in a heavyweight bodybuilding competition. 

The reality is that these two guys can burn fat and get in the best shape of their life, but our genes are responsible for much of what we end up looking like when in that best shape.  But this isn’t what the fitness industry will typically tell you - they want you thinking that anyone can look like a genetic freak of nature if you just follow their programs, that is. 

Please know that I am not saying you are doomed by your genes…e.veryone can make a.mazing improvements in their physiques with proper exercise and nutrition habits.  It’s when we start comparing ourselves to the guys or gals in the magazines that we get into trouble, and get lost in that vicious cycle of hype and sensationalism all too prevalent in fitness and fat burning today.

As I mentioned before, you’ve got a life.  You’re a busy person.

We all are.  We live in a fast-paced society, the information age, where we have so many tasks to complete and so little time to complete them.  I don’t know about you, but I find myself trying to cram everything I do into those few hours between waking up and going to sleep.  It’s not easy. 

Then comes along the fitness gurus telling you that to burn fat and get in great shape you’ve got to workout everyday or close to it.  You’ve got to do aerobics or cardiovascular exercise to burn fat, several times a week.  You’ve got to weight train several other days each week, so that you are literally working out 5-6 days each week, every week.  If you want it, you’ve got to do it, they say. 

I’m here to tell you that nothing could be further from the truth! I’ll discuss why in the next eNewsletter, OK?  Keep an eye out in the next day or so… (editors note: As soon as I receive this followup I will send it out to you )

If you’d like to take your fat burning, health and fitness success to the next level, and you haven’t read my Fat Burning Furnace eBook yet, then you need to go and do that right now.

It took me years to learn all of the techniques and secrets I used to totally reshape my body, boost my energy, and develop lasting health…but you can download my eBook right now and discover them for yourself in just a few minutes here:

http://www.fatburningfurnace.com

Here’s to getting lean, strong, and healthy for life, Rob Poulos Zero to Hero Fitness

 

Download Mike geary’s F.ree e-book
Insider Secrets for a Lean Body


Sincerely,
Lewis + Sarah
www.atozfitness.com
www.trainwithsarah.com
 

If you have any questions, you can contact me by clicking here.

If you liked that post, then try these...

The Mass Confusion That Dominates In Fitness Today by lewis on February 7th, 2007
By Rob Poulos   People are confused more than ever.

Are You Caught Up In A Cycle Of Fitness Confusion? by lewis on February 9th, 2007
  As a member of a popular fitness center for a few years, I noticed countless others frustrated with their exercise routines and eating practices, working so hard and long but with virtually no improvement to show for it.

Is Your Fat Burning Exercise Routine Keeping You Fat And Unhealthy? by lewis on June 17th, 2007
By Rob Poulos The majority of exercisers today still rely on long duration moderate paced aerobic exercise as their primary routine to burn fat fast.

How to triple your resistance training workout results by lewis on June 18th, 2007
How to triple your resistance training workout resultsBy Rob Poulos Do you want to know how to triple your results from your resistance training? Why wouldn't you? Properly conducted resistance training can give you startling fat loss results, along with muscle and strength gains.

Two Magical Substances That Allow You To Burn Fat Faster by lewis on July 10th, 2007
Two Magical Substances That Allow You To Burn Fat Faster & Create Lasting Health By Rob Poulos In all of my experimentation and research on the subject of nutrition for fast fat burning, health and fitness over the last 10+ years, I’ve discovered 2 magical substances that can have a dramatic effect on whether or not you burn body fat and keep it off, or hang on to it like a security blanket.

How To Properly Judge Your Fat Loss Progress by lewis on August 20th, 2007
How To Properly Judge Your Fat Loss Progress  By Rob Poulos If you don’t know how to properly judge your fat loss or fat burning progress from a particular exercise or nutrition regimen, you’re probably not going to be very successful.

Is your epidermis showing? by lewis on October 26th, 2007
Just in from Rob Poulos, When I was a kid one of my f.

Your ideal weight finally revealed… by lewis on November 28th, 2007
Just in from Rob Poulos auther of .

The skinny fat disguise by lewis on December 9th, 2007
I just read a great newsletter on fat loss that I though you'd enjoy.

Lets take a walk? by lewis on December 26th, 2007
Just got this from my friend Rob Poulos from : .

Excuses, Excuses, EXCUSES… by lewis on February 6th, 2008
Excuses, Excuses, EXCUSES.

Weight Loss’s Little Known Secret: Weight Control Diet & Exercise by lewis on March 17th, 2008
.

Can you spot reduce your belly, thigh, or butt fat? by lewis on April 16th, 2008
.

Weapons of FAT destruction? by lewis on May 16th, 2008
.

How to lose more fat by slowing down? Free e-book download. by lewis on June 23rd, 2008
.

Don’t judge a fat loss book by it’s model..continued… by lewis on July 1st, 2008
.

Here’s how to ‘outmuscle’ your fat cells by lewis on July 10th, 2008
.

Want to triple your weight training results? by lewis on July 17th, 2008
.

How To Properly Judge Your Fat Loss Progress + F.REE e-book 7 SECRETS OF PERMANENT FAT LOSS by lewis on July 29th, 2008
.

The truth about cardio...part 1 by lewis on August 11th, 2008
.

Posted under Rob Poulos

This post was written by lewis on June 30, 2008

Work-out like a man or a woman?

 

www.AtoZfitness.com
Your Internet Fitness Resource Site

- AtoZfitness Article Blog Post -
Work-out like a man or a woman?

Mike Geary sent me this last night and it is a great article .

Funny how it is something Sarah and myself discuss often , specially since we both just completed the 12 week Combat The fat body transformation contest and we both trained identically just me using more weights then Sarah.

Voting is supposed to start on June 30th till July 6th 1 week and results will be posted on July 7th. I hope you will come vote for Sarah and myself at some point during the voting week. I will have the link on the www.atozfitness.com home page as well as here on my blog.

If your curious to how I did well you can check out www.atozfitness.com as I posted my before (yuch) and after picture on the website already. What I did manage to do is lose 27lbs of ugly fat and go from 205lbs to 178lbs as of this morning. Went from a size 36 jean to a 30 and feel awesome.

Ok now on to today’s article blog. I do tend to get sidetracked very easily :)

Mike’s article below……..

This is one of my biggest pet peeves in the fitness industry… So many men and women "think" they need to workout drastically different from one another.

For example, many women think they need to do 20 or 30 reps per set of every exercise with little pink 3 or 5 lb barbie weights, because if they actually lift heavier weights, they falsely believe they will "bulk up".

Also, many men think they need to do 1-rep maxes to build muscle… this is simply not true… overall training volume and a caloric surplus builds more muscle than does 1-rep maxes… although I’m not saying there isn’t a time and place for 1-rep maxes.

One of my biggest frustrations over the years when I was training lots of females and I would show them the workout I wanted to take them through… they would say something like… "I don’t want to do those exercises. That looks like a man’s workout!"

And they would go back to their little pink 5 lb dumbbells and endless cardio routines and keep getting NO RESULTS at all for months or years.

However, the females I trained that were open-minded enough to trust me that if they used heavier weights they would not "bulk up" (as long as their caloric intake was in the correct range), always got tremendous results.

As a matter of fact, some of the leanest females I’ve trained over the years were the ones that actually trained with the heaviest weights. I had a few female athletes that could deadlift 175 lbs and they were VERY lean, and NOT overly-muscular. In fact, they had very feminine, but lean bodies.

They lifted HEAVY weights in relation to their size and they NEVER
bulked up.

Another example is that the majority of females that I trained thought they couldn’t use more than 5 or 8 lb dumbbells for an overhead dumbbell press or a dumbbell chest press. However, when they were open-minded enough to actually try to train their body under more resistance (and thereby create a REAL stimulis for change), most women were almost always able to press 20 or 30 lb dumbbells instead of the 5’s or 8’s they were used to using.

So my rant in this email is for us all to please stop with the insanity
of thinking that we all need to train so radically different whether
we’re a man or a woman, but rather realize that we are all HUMAN BEINGS.

I don’t care if you’re a man or a woman… the laws of exercise
physiology will always show that variations of squats, lunges,
deadlifts, presses, and rows are some of the best exercises for humans, regardless of gender.

And this applies whether your goal is fat loss or muscle building!

Yes, even if your goal is just fat loss and not muscle building, you
still need to train your body under progressively heavier resistance
(relative to your current strength) to stimulate your body to actually
want to change over time.

*Note - when I say "heavy training", I mean heavy resistance in relation to your individual strength level. For example, a heavy resistance in a particular exercise such as a deadlift or squat may be 300 lbs for one person, and only 60 or 70 lbs for another person. All that matters is if the weight that you use is challenging for you.

Now I will concede that I use slightly different styles of training
whether the goal is fat loss or muscle building (notice I said different styles, not different exercises per se), but the bigger factor is actually your caloric balance…

Creating a caloric deficit for fat loss or creating a caloric surplus
for muscle gain, while still training intensely for either goal.

So I say let’s all stop training like men or training like women, and
let’s all start training like human beings in order to get RESULTS!

If you haven’t already done so, you can gain access to my extremely effective training program for HUMANS for a special $4.95 trial offer at this page:

http://truthaboutabs.com/

And you will see why over 100,000 humans, both men and women, have gotten tremendous results by following this program.
—————————————————-

Download Mike geary’s F.ree e-book
Insider Secrets for a Lean Body


Click-Here to download.

Direct download link just
right click and choose save as.

If you liked this article, then checkout these by the same author…


Sincerely,,
Lewis + Sarah
www.atozfitness.com
www.trainwithsarah.com
 

If you have any questions, you can contact me by clicking here.

If you liked that post, then try these...

What are the Best Abdominal workouts for Reducing your Stomach Flab? by lewis on September 24th, 2007
What are the Best Abdominal workouts for Reducing your Stomach Flab? By Mike Geary www.

The 3 Best Ab Exercises That Are Not Direct Ab Exercises by lewis on December 28th, 2007
By Mike Geary .

Strategies You MUST Know if You Ever Want to Stand a Chance of Getting a Flat Stomach with 6-Pack Abs by lewis on January 18th, 2008
Strategies You MUST Know if You Ever Want to Stand a Chance of Getting a Flat Stomach with 6-Pack Abs by Mike Geary, author - The Truth about Six Pack Abs, interviewed by Craig Ballantyne - CSCS, Men's Health Magazine Training Advisor Below is an interview that I did with world-famous trainer and Men's Health Magazine Training Advisor, Craig Ballantyne as he grilled me on the top secrets for fat loss and six pack abs.

Secret Ab Exercises you Would Never Have Guessed by lewis on January 23rd, 2008
Secret Ab Exercises you Would Never Have Guessed By Mike Geary Instead of the normal abdominal training routines that we see so often using situps, leg lifts, crunches, etc.

Why excess abdominal fat is more deadly than you think by lewis on January 30th, 2008
Why excess abdominal fat is more deadly than you think By Mike Geary .

Ab Workout and Fat Loss Mistakes You Must Avoid by lewis on February 3rd, 2008
 Ab Workout and Fat Loss Mistakes You Must Avoid By Mike Geary .

Mike Geary’s Top 55 Lean-Body Foods to Build Muscle and Lose Fat by lewis on February 13th, 2008
My Top 55 Lean-Body Foods to Build Muscle and Lose Fat By Mike Geary .

Saturated Fat - Deadly Food Demon or Healthy Part of a Natural Diet? by lewis on February 18th, 2008
Just in from Mike Geary , Note: if you get multiple mailings please e-mail me at atozsupport@atozfitness.

Abdominal Exercises - The Truth by lewis on February 29th, 2008
.

A new healthy food I found… by lewis on March 4th, 2008
.

5 Reasons Why Elliptical Machines and Treadmills are Useless Exercises by lewis on June 11th, 2008
.

Are these health food bars or junk food? by lewis on June 19th, 2008
.

Honey vs. Sugar + Free e-book by lewis on June 21st, 2008
.

My favorite healthy carb source…5 min meal by lewis on July 2nd, 2008
.

Excess Abdominal Fat is Not Only Ugly, but Extremely Dangerous to Your Health! by lewis on July 18th, 2008
.

The Hidden Dangers of Your Excess Abdominal Fat + FREE 5 Part Muscle Building Success Series by lewis on July 28th, 2008
.

Do You Really Need Cardio? by lewis on September 1st, 2008
.

Posted under Mike Geary

This post was written by lewis on June 27, 2008

So Little Time + 7 Super Supplements F.ree e-book download

 

www.AtoZfitness.com
Your Internet Fitness Resource Site

- AtoZfitness Article Blog Post -
So Little Time!

Hi all,
This came in last night from my friend Jon Benson. Makes you stop and think .

Check it out.
Lewis

—————————————————-

Hi Lewis,

I had this all planned. Truly I did.

I was going to send you an email about my new book "7 Minute Muscle." I was going to tell you about how people are raving about it.

The book is here if you want to see it –

http://www.7minutemuscle.com  <— the new book

Then I was going to really drop a bomb on you.

I was going to tell you how you’re "wasting time".

About how you’re letting the hours slip through your fingers like sand on a forgotten beach.

And it’s true. You are wasting time. So was I.

I was wasting tons of time. Hours in the gym I didn’t need to spend in order to get a better body. Hours!

But then the events of the past two weeks unfolded.

And I stopped in my tracks.

First the horrible storms. Then the great Tim Russert passed away so many years before his time. Then the California fires. Then George Carlin. Like him or hate him, he was an icon.

And you know what? My book seemed even

MORE important to tell you about. Not less.

Sure, all this stuff is pretty heavy, but I refuse to experience anything for no reason.

How about you?

These events just reminded me of exactly how little time we have. They told me that we all need to do what it takes to get the most out of our days here on this beautiful blue marble called Earth.

My new System (a book and six online videos) is created to do just that –

>> help you add hours, even months to your life.

If ever we needed a reminder of how important those hours, months and years are then look no further than the evening news.

But there is something you can do about this.

You can start maximizing your days. You can get far more results in far less time using my System — and I put that in writing.

Go see –

http://www.7minutemuscle.com  <— click.here

Yes, I’m dead serious — 7 minutes in the gym.

14 minutes if your really advanced. 21 minutes if your a nut (i.e. bodybuilder like me… : )

But even I don’t do 21 minutes! 

I know you have a lot of questions, so go visit my website today and learn how you can take back the hours, days, months and even years you are wasting in the gym.

Even if you don’t visit my site today, please take a deep breath and thank the heavens for the moments you have.

Thanks for reading,
Jon Benson
Best-selling fitness/nutrition author 

P.S.  I’ve included a freee bonus when you go to my page today called "The 7 Super Supplements".

This 31-page book contains only direct links to the 7 supplements documented to produce results in fatloss and muscle gain.

There are NO ads for these products…just the skinny on what really works. And even more important, what does not work… and what’s really dangerous.

Promise – this will both shock and enlighten you, and I bet you save bucks after reading it.

You’ll see the dropdown when you go here –

http://www.7minutemuscle.com  <— click.here

Free Downloads

Just visit http://www.7minutemuscle.com  <— click.here and you will see a pop up giving you instant access to this F.ree e-book


Sincerely,
Lewis + Sarah
www.atozfitness.com
www.trainwithsarah.com
 

If you have any questions, you can contact me by clicking here.

If you liked that post, then try these...

Jon Benson reviews AtoZfitness Total Body Makeover by lewis on October 4th, 2007
.

Myth or magic: “Burn Bodyfat While You Snore?” by lewis on October 19th, 2007
Myth or magic: "Burn Bodyfat While You Snore?" By Jon Benson A recent study presents us with some great news when it comes to burning bodyfat.

10…9…ate? by lewis on November 11th, 2007
  By Jon Benson .

Moving Beyond Cardio - F.ree E-book download from AtoZfitness by lewis on March 6th, 2008
.

7 Minute Muscle Reviewed by Sarah (cpt) by lewis on May 25th, 2008
.

7 Super Supplements free e-book written by Jon Benson by lewis on May 26th, 2008
.

Is It Actually Possible to Gain Muscle And Burn Fat At The Same Time? by lewis on June 5th, 2008
.

7-Minute Workouts That Build Muscle? by lewis on June 8th, 2008
.

Jon Benson on Calorie Restriction by lewis on July 9th, 2008
.

Just wasting time ..... by lewis on September 24th, 2008
.

Why Do People Fail In The Gym? by lewis on September 24th, 2008
.

F.ree All-Day Teleseminar Plus $167 in bonuses...FRIDAY ONLY by lewis on September 26th, 2008
.

Posted under Jon Benson

This post was written by lewis on June 25, 2008

16 Turbulence Training YouTube Videos + More free e-books to download.

 

www.AtoZfitness.com
Your Internet Fitness Resource Site

- AtoZfitness Article Blog Post -
16 Turbulence Training
YouTube Videos + More f.ree
e-books to download.

Hi all,

Just got my hands on a bunch of great videos by Craig Ballantyne from turbulencetraining.com

Turbulence Training
YouTube Videos
 

  • Upper Back Exercises
  • Fat Loss Interval Training
  • The 300 Workout
  • Circuit Training
  • Ab Exercises
  • How To Do Pushup Variations
  • Bodyweight Butt Exercises
  • Upper Back Exercises
  • Fat Burning Circuit
  • Shoulder Mobility Exercises
  • The Pistol Squat
  • Belly Off Body Weight 500 Workout
  • Hotel Room Workout
  • Plank, Side Plank, Bird Dog Exercise Demonstrations
  • High Intensity Interval Training
  • 10 Minute Workout

Click-Here to view any of the above videos.

Free Downloads
 


 

Click-Here to download The Dark Side of Cardio and Sample Fat Burning Turbulence Training Workout.


Sincerely,
Lewis + Sarah
www.atozfitness.com
www.trainwithsarah.com
 

If you have any questions, you can contact me by clicking here.

 

If you liked that post, then try these...

How to Maximize Your Metabolism by lewis on June 18th, 2006
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS.

Boost Muscle Growth & Blowtorch Body Fat by lewis on July 17th, 2006
If you are interested in losing fat as quickly as possible in the comfort of your own home, using simple workouts that can easily be done first thing in the morning or after your children go to bed, without endless hours of cardio, fancy equipment or expensive supplements, then this will be the most important letter you ever read in your entire life.

Toning, Light Weights, & High Reps by lewis on December 15th, 2006
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS.

Your metabolism is your fat loss foundation. by lewis on December 30th, 2006
It keeps burning and burning fat 24 hours a day.

8 Metabolism Boosters for Weight Loss by lewis on January 6th, 2007
By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS.

Dirty Trick Beats Fat Loss Plateau by lewis on June 21st, 2007
Just received by Craig and wanted to pass it onto you all.

Burn Belly Fat This Summer by lewis on June 25th, 2007
Just in from Craig Ballentyne over at turbulence training.

How to Control Cravings by lewis on July 5th, 2007
By craig Ballentyne Cravings can kill a good fat loss program.

7 Metabolism Boosters? by lewis on July 9th, 2007
By Craig Ballantyne If you don't increase your metabolism, you won't be able to burn the fat you want so desperately to get rid of.

Fat Burning Bodyweight Circuit Exercises by lewis on July 17th, 2007
Fat Burning Bodyweight Circuit Exercises By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS .

Best Foods for Fat Burning + F.ree e-book download by lewis on July 23rd, 2007
Best Foods for Fat Burning By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS .

How to Gain Muscle & Lose Fat by lewis on August 17th, 2007
How to Gain Muscle & Lose Fat By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS .

A message from your old pal bodyfat….. by lewis on September 3rd, 2007
How's it goin'!   This is a letter from your ol' pal, belly fat.

* * Newsflash * * Turbulence Training F r e e 3-month Basic membership by lewis on September 6th, 2007
.

How to Lose Manboobs by lewis on September 8th, 2007
How to Lose Manboobs By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS .

Review of Turbulence Training: The Program that Promises Maximum fat loss in Minimum workout Time by lewis on September 24th, 2007
Review of Turbulence Training: The Program that Promises Maximum fat loss in Minimum workout Time Turbulence Training promises fast fat loss results for men and women who don’t have a lot of time for exercise.

Cardio on an Empty Stomach Sucks! by lewis on October 1st, 2007
  Cardio on an Empty Stomach Sucks! by Craig Ballantyne Many experts recommend cardio on an empty stomach in the morning for fat loss and maximum fat burning.

The Evolution of Cardio by lewis on October 22nd, 2007
The Evolution of Cardio By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS .

The Cardio Machine that Sucks by lewis on November 2nd, 2007
The Cardio Machine that Sucks By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS .

Don’t Believe What They Say by lewis on November 4th, 2007
  Don't Believe What They Say By Craig Ballantyne   Bodybuilders are not a fan of Turbulence Training.

Posted under Craig Ballantyne

This post was written by lewis on June 24, 2008

How to lose more fat by slowing down? Free e-book download.

 

www.AtoZfitness.com
Your Internet Fitness Resource Site

- AtoZfitness Article Blog Post -
How to lose more fat by slowing down?

Another great article by Rob Poulos from http://fatburningfurnace.atozfitness.com

Great stuff !

In one of my previous eNewsletters, I talked about how to triple your resistance training results by taking full advantage of your three levels of strength.

A big part of getting those benefits I discussed previously relates to how you’re performing your repetitions…or more specifically, how slowly you’re performing those repetitions.

In my Fat Burning Furnace eBook and advanced program, I outline what I’ve found to be the perfect range for repetition speed for almost e.veryone.

I say almost e.veryone because ideal repetition speed depends on a host of other factors, including individual tolerance for exercise. While individual tolerances do vary, most people fall into a general range that will produce top notch results.

That being said, this repetition speed is ideal most of the time.You can, however, benefit from exaggerating the speed of your repetitions occasionally. What we are doing here is creating a variation on the stimulus our bodies adapt to after a certain period of time with any type of exercise.

This is just one of the ways FBF readers and students can blast through the barriers and plateaus that plague most other resistance trainers and exercisers.

For instance, take the barbell squat for example. One of the best exercises you can do for fat loss and fitness, period. It works the majority of the body’s musculature (not just the legs) in just one simple movement. But if you find you need to spice up your squats every so often, try this…

Forget the bar. Forget the weights. Lower yourself into the full squatting position (thighs about parallel to the floor) and begin squatting upward slowly. Ridiculously slowly. Try taking 15-30 seconds before reaching a standing position. Then at the top of the movement, don’t lock out your knees, and squeeze your quadriceps (front thigh muscles) before slowly lowering yourself back to the starting position in another 15-30 seconds.

That’s right, each repetition will take 30-60 seconds to perform. If you’ve never done this before, you’ll be lucky to finish even 3 or 4 of these. Talk about a new way to shock your body past a plateau!

Take this a step further and see how slow you can go. Can you perform 60-90 second squat reps? Believe me, when you finish one set of this exercise, your body will be telling you "no m.ore!". That’s a good sign, by the way…a sign that you’ve forced your body to adapt and get better. And all with just 1 measly set of bodyweight squats!

Remember, you have to create an environment in your exercise that forces your body to adapt and change. If you don’t, why would you expect anything but the same old you?

By the way, if you want to fast track your fat loss, health and fitness success, you’ll want to read my Fat Burning Furnace eBook right now.

I take you step by step through all of the techniques and secrets I used to totally reshape my body, boost my energy, and develop lasting health…it took me years and thousands of dollars to find these techniques…but you can download my eBook right now and discover them for yourself in just a few minutes
here:

http://fatburningfurnace.atozfitness.com

Here’s to getting lean, strong, and healthy for life, Rob Poulos Zero to Hero Fitness

Free Download

Click-Here to download 7 secrets of Permanent Fat Loss & Fitness.

Sincerely,
Lewis + Sarah
www.atozfitness.com
www.trainwithsarah.com

If you have any questions, you can contact me by clicking here.

If you liked that post, then try these...

The Mass Confusion That Dominates In Fitness Today by lewis on February 7th, 2007
By Rob Poulos   People are confused more than ever.

Are You Caught Up In A Cycle Of Fitness Confusion? by lewis on February 9th, 2007
  As a member of a popular fitness center for a few years, I noticed countless others frustrated with their exercise routines and eating practices, working so hard and long but with virtually no improvement to show for it.

Is Your Fat Burning Exercise Routine Keeping You Fat And Unhealthy? by lewis on June 17th, 2007
By Rob Poulos The majority of exercisers today still rely on long duration moderate paced aerobic exercise as their primary routine to burn fat fast.

How to triple your resistance training workout results by lewis on June 18th, 2007
How to triple your resistance training workout resultsBy Rob Poulos Do you want to know how to triple your results from your resistance training? Why wouldn't you? Properly conducted resistance training can give you startling fat loss results, along with muscle and strength gains.

Two Magical Substances That Allow You To Burn Fat Faster by lewis on July 10th, 2007
Two Magical Substances That Allow You To Burn Fat Faster & Create Lasting Health By Rob Poulos In all of my experimentation and research on the subject of nutrition for fast fat burning, health and fitness over the last 10+ years, I’ve discovered 2 magical substances that can have a dramatic effect on whether or not you burn body fat and keep it off, or hang on to it like a security blanket.

How To Properly Judge Your Fat Loss Progress by lewis on August 20th, 2007
How To Properly Judge Your Fat Loss Progress  By Rob Poulos If you don’t know how to properly judge your fat loss or fat burning progress from a particular exercise or nutrition regimen, you’re probably not going to be very successful.

Is your epidermis showing? by lewis on October 26th, 2007
Just in from Rob Poulos, When I was a kid one of my f.

Your ideal weight finally revealed… by lewis on November 28th, 2007
Just in from Rob Poulos auther of .

The skinny fat disguise by lewis on December 9th, 2007
I just read a great newsletter on fat loss that I though you'd enjoy.

Lets take a walk? by lewis on December 26th, 2007
Just got this from my friend Rob Poulos from : .

Excuses, Excuses, EXCUSES… by lewis on February 6th, 2008
Excuses, Excuses, EXCUSES.

Weight Loss’s Little Known Secret: Weight Control Diet & Exercise by lewis on March 17th, 2008
.

Can you spot reduce your belly, thigh, or butt fat? by lewis on April 16th, 2008
.

Weapons of FAT destruction? by lewis on May 16th, 2008
.

Don’t judge a fat loss book by it’s model by lewis on June 30th, 2008
.

Don’t judge a fat loss book by it’s model..continued… by lewis on July 1st, 2008
.

Here’s how to ‘outmuscle’ y