The most important factor in whether you achieve the body and the health you want is NOT what diet or training program you follow. It’s what makes you follow your diet and training program. And guess what? What you believe controls your behavior – whether you will stick with your program or sabotage it with cheating, bingeing or inconsistency.
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No Pain No Gain: Fitness Myth or Ultimate Fitness Truth?
July 23, 2009 – 10:30 am
No Pain, No Gain. Is this aphorism just a fitness myth and downright bad advice? A lot of people seem to think so. As a bodybuilder with 25 years of training experience and more than two dozen trophies on my shelf, I have another perspective to offer you. Success with your body and in every area of your life is all about stepping outside of your comfort zone and that means embracing pain.
How to Gain Lean Muscle Without Turning into a Tub of Lard
July 21, 2009 – 4:27 pm
Q&A with Author of ‘Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle’ Tom Venuto. Tom answers the question: “How to Gain Muscle Mass Without Gaining Fat?”
The 2 Pounds Per Week Rule and How to Burn Fat Faster
June 10, 2009 – 12:47 am
Step inside to find out how Tom Venuto accomplishes more than 2 pounds fat loss per week.
The truth is, two pounds is not the maximum amount you can safely lose in a week. That’s only a general recommendation and a good benchmark for setting weekly goals. It’s also sensible and realistic because it’s based on average or typical results.
Can you lose more than 2 lbs of pure fat in a week? Yes, although it’s easier in the beginning. It gets harder as your diet progresses. How do you do it? My rule is, extraordinary results require extraordinary efforts. An extraordinary effort means a particularly strict diet, as well as burning more calories through training because you can only cut your calories so far from food before you’re starving and suffering from severe hunger…
The Real Way to Stop Eating Fast Food
June 8, 2009 – 12:41 am
“How could you eat that junk? It’s so bad for you!” (nag, nag). “Don’t you know those fries will give you a heart attack?” (nag, nag). “You have to stop eating all that fast food, it’s going to make you fat!” (nag nag). “You have to eat more healthy food like fruits and vegetables – they’re good for you!” (nag, nag). Your friends nag you, your family nags you, your doctor nags you, the health newsletters, websites and magazines – they all nag you, and of course, your personal trainer nags the heck out of you, to stop eating all those BAD FAST FOODS. But does all that nagging you and bad-mouthing the fast food industry really help anyone stop?
Whole Eggs: Dietary Evil or the New Superfood
June 4, 2009 – 12:01 am
Tom Venuto offers a Q&A about whole eggs – whether they are good or bad for us and how they affect our training.
Damage Control for Holiday Eating “Accidents” (Part 2)
June 3, 2009 – 10:02 pm
Tom Venuto performs a Q&A about how to control holiday eating “accidents”. This is the first of a two part series.
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