Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle: Transform Your Body Forever Using the Secrets of the Leanest People in the World - Hardcover

Venuto, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804137846 ISBN 13: 9780804137843

Verlag: Harmony, 2013

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A no-nonsense plan that has been proven and tested by more than 300,000 people in 154 countries. Whether you want to shed 10 pounds or 100, whether you want to build muscle or just look more toned, this book is the original “bible of fitness” that shows you how to get permanent results the safe, healthy, and natural way.

Do you want to shed fat and sculpt a new body shape at the same time?
Do you want a program without gimmicks, hype, or quick fixes?
Do you want a program guaranteed to work, no matter how old you are or what kind of shape you’re in now?

For twenty-five years, industry veteran and bestselling author Tom Venuto has built a reputation as one of the world’s most respected fat-loss experts. In Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle—known by fans as “the bible of fat loss”—Tom reveals the body transformation secrets of the leanest people in the world. This is not a diet and it’s not just a weight-loss program; this is a breakthrough system to change your life and get you leaner, stronger, fitter, and healthier with the latest discoveries in exercise and nutrition science. Inside, you’ll discover:

- The simple but powerful LEAN formula, revealing the four crucial elements of body transformation success.

- The New Body 28 (TNB-28): a four-week training plan for sculpting lean muscle, plus a quick start primer workout perfect for beginners

- A lifestyle program that’s more flexible and easier than ever to follow, even if you are busy, have dietary restrictions, or have never worked out before.

- The motivation strategies it takes to stick with your plan.
 
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is not about getting as ripped as a fitness model or becoming a bodybuilder like Tom did (unless you want to); it’s about using their secrets to achieve your own personal goals. You are sure to call it your fitness bible for many years to come.

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TOM VENUTO is a fat-loss expert, transformation coach and bestselling author. Tom holds a degree in exercise science and has worked in the fitness industry since 1989, including fourteen years as a personal trainer. He promotes all-natural, healthy strategies for burning fat and building muscle, and as a lifetime steroid-free bodybuilder, he’s been there and done it himself. Tom blends the latest science with a realistic, commonsense approach to transforming your body forever.

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CHAPTER 1

Fat-Burning Secrets of the Leanest People in the World

"If you want to know about fat loss or muscle building, ask top level bodybuilders. These guys know it. In other words, quit buying fat-loss devices off of late night TV ads, quit buying fat-loss stuff that grandma tried when her cribbage partner mentioned it, and quit trying fad diets. Instead, listen to the best of the best."

--Dan John, strength coach and author of Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

Life is short, time is precious, and you are busy. You don't have hours to waste and you want results as quickly as possible. So what's the fastest way to burn fat and get in great shape? Simple: Model yourself after an expert. Any time you attempt something new, there's a learning curve, but if you have the right coach, you can bypass years of trial, error, and frustration. The big question is, with all the noise in the diet and fitness world today, how do you choose your mentors? Who should you listen to? What sources can you trust?

Let me suggest the same strategy to you that I've put to use for my personal training and coaching clients for years: If you want to shed fat and build lean muscle, learn from the leanest, bestbuilt people in the world--bodybuilders. Why? Again, it's simple: Bodybuilders and other physique athletes (figure, fitness, fitness model, and bikini competitors) are the world's greatest experts in the art and science of body transformation.

Athletes in physique sports do things differently from--sometimes the exact opposite of--everyone else. Here's just a taste of what this program will reveal about their methods.

1. Physique athletes don't diet--not in the conventional sense. Diets don't work; you'll find out why in the next chapter. In fact, bodybuilders are well-known for how much food they eat. It doesn't seem possible that you can "eat more and burn more," but on this plan, you really can.

2. Physique athletes are masters at stripping off the last 10 to 15 pounds of stubborn fat. Most people get stuck on those final pounds, but this method can strip off all the fat--all the way to sixpack abs. You may not want to get so lean that people say, "Wow, you are ripped!" But if you do, this is how it's done.

3. Physique athletes don't lose muscle. What good is it to lose weight if half of it is lean body mass? If you want to lose 20 pounds as fast as possible, we could saw off one of your legs. That sounds ridiculous, but it's exactly what most people are doing with crazy starvation diets: burning off their own muscle. Follow this plan and you won't just lose weight, you'll burn fat, keep muscle, and completely transform your body.

4. Physique athletes know how to break plateaus. By tracking body composition (instead of only body weight), charting progress, and using a performance feedback loop system, you can break any plateau. You'll know when you're stuck and what to do to get "unstuck."

5. Physique athletes (and fitness models) have to show up in shape on a specific date. If you use their system, you can "dial it in" whenever you want to get in peak shape--for a vacation, a reunion, a wedding, a whole summer, a body transformation contest, or even your own photo shoot. You can get as lean as you want, when you want. You'll be in complete control of the timing and speed of your results.

I could go on and on about the unique tactics that bodybuilders use: nutrient timing, carb cycling, modified lowcarb diets, protein optimization, hydration strategies, macronutrient tweaks that no one else talks about--not to mention the unique training style designed to make you stronger and healthier and look great naked at the same time. But we'll get to these topics soon enough.

For now, it's sufficient to know that Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is a health and fitness philosophy that has been quietly tested and proven in the bodybuilding and physique world for decades. These are the secrets of the leanest people in the world. Until now the only place you could get this kind of information is if you were one of my personal clients, if you are a member of my inner circle, or you had your own coach who was privy to the physique athlete style of nutrition and training. Now I can be your coach through this book.

It's important to know that this book was written by a bodybuilder, but it's not just for bodybuilders. Think of using this program as simply "stealing" some of their secrets to help you achieve your own personal goals. I do work with physique competitors, and the advanced acceleration strategies in the final chapters of this book can be used to go all the way to competitionstage or photoshoot shape. But this book is for any man or woman who wants to shed fat, get lean, and transform their body without losing muscle and without starvation, drugs, or diet gimmicks.

Most people don't want to be bodybuilders. But let me bounce an idea off of you. Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is not about dieting your body down as much as it's about building your body up. When you follow this program, you'll build strength, health, energy, discipline, and selfconfidence, not to mention lean muscle. I always believed that anyone who lifts weights and feeds their body nutritiously could call themselves a "bodybuilder."

So after you start the program, why not try that and say, "I am a bodybuilder." Or say something similar that resonates with you more, like "I am a body sculptor," "I am a strength athlete," or "I am a fitness athlete." You may not look or feel like one yet, but when you affirm it, you'll get there faster. It's miraculous how the words you use to describe yourself can shape your identity, change your selfimage, and, in turn, change your behavior. You'll learn more about the psychology of affirmations in Chapter 6. It really is amazing!

WHY THIS IS THE MOST UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE FAT-LOSS AND BODY-TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM IN THE WORLD

Before you dive into the program, I want to give you a quick overview of the Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle principles. I'll explain the ten most important ways this program is unique, and why I believe this is the most powerful fatloss and bodytransformation system ever developed. This will give you the big picture, and I hope it gets you even more excited about the journey you're about to begin.

1. Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is not a weight-loss program, it's a fat-loss program.

Weight loss and fat loss are not the same thing. The scale can be misleading if it's the only way you measure your progress, because the scale doesn't tell you the difference between fat weight and muscle weight. For example, a woman could weigh 110 pounds but have 33 percent body fat. That's what you call a "skinny fat person." On the other hand, a welltrained female athlete could weigh 150 pounds and be very lean, with 16 percent body fat. That's what you call "solid muscle."

What matters most is your ratio of muscle to fat--your body composition. With this distinction in mind, losing weight should not be your only goal. Your main focus should be burning the fat and keeping the muscle. As long as your body is mostly muscle, then you shouldn't worry so much about your total body weight. Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle will teach you how to measure your body fat and use body composition to track your progress. You'll learn how to get results as fast as possible, but you'll also be reminded that there's a world of difference between rapid weight loss and permanent fat loss.

2. Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is not a diet, it's a nutrition program.

Crash diets are tempting because they can produce quick weight loss, at least in the beginning. The problem is, when you cut calories too much, or banish entire food groups, you may not get enough vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, or fiber....

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Harmony
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0804137846
• ISBN 13: 9780804137843
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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