Well, we’re more than halfway through January!

How are those New Years Resolutions coming anyway?

Still working on keeping them and making them permanent this year?

Or is your resolve starting to crumble, yet again?

Luckily my good friend Tom Venuto, author of Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle, The Body Fat Solution and The Holy Grail Body Transformation Program is here today to honour us with a guest post to help you get your head back on straight and keep you firmly on the path to making those New Years Resolutions REAL this year.

Thanks Tom. This is coming to us just in time to keep us motivated and on track!!

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5 EXCUSES THAT WON’T FLY IN 2011
By Tom Venuto

It’s 2011. Your old excuses for not getting in shape won’t work. As Dr. Evil (Austin Powers) said, ZIP IT! I don’t want to hear them anymore! Read em’, then haul your excuseless butt to the gym!

1. I have no time.

According to a story in a recent issue of Men’s Health magazine, Barack Obama works out for 45 minutes a day, 6 days a week. Obama doesn’t just play basketball either. Our new president stays fit to lead with cardio and weight lifting. He also says he wishes he could train 90 minutes a day.

Have you ever seen what the daily schedule of a U.S. president looks like?

If the busiest man in the world can train every day for 45 minutes a day, then what’s your excuse? ZIP IT! You ain’t got one!

2. It’s too expensive.

Getting in shape certainly is expensive … if you keep wasting hundreds of dollars, month after month on worthless “miracle” weight loss pills, internal cleansing gimmicks and “magic” potions that all claim to make you slim.

Deceptive advertising and slick marketing for bogus diet aids is more rampant than ever. 2010 was the year of the wu-long tea scam, the acai berry scam, and, of course, the ubiquitous “cleansing” and “detox” gimmicks.

Unless you put on your critical thinking cap and learn to investigate before you invest, then you’ll get scammed by 2011’s flavor of the year as well. Your quest for those elusive “6-pack” abs will not only continue to be expensive, you’ll go broke. Walking, jogging, calisthenics and body weight exercises are FREE.

If you want to know what’s really expensive, tally up the cost of legitimate expenses like natural food, gym memberships, fitness education, dumbbells and so on, and compare that to your doctor’s bill when you’re sick.

3. No one will support me.

Experts on social influence say your income will be approximately equal to the average of your 5 closest friends. Not only do I think that’s pretty darn accurate, I also believe that your health is your greatest wealth, and your physical condition will be about equal to the average of your 5 closest friends. It’s a real challenge to stay positive, focused and active when you’re surrounded by critical people and negative influences.

However, in 2011, lack of support is no longer a valid excuse. Online social networking is exploding (check out Twitter and Facebook ) and more IN PERSON friendships and associations are being made from an internet connection than ever before.

Training buddies can be found online. Connect with them.

Mentors and coaches are easily found online. Hire them.

Support forums have been around for years. Use them.

No support from your current friends? Stop whining, start reaching out and go make new ones.

In 2011, support partners and new friends are just a click away.

4. I can’t lose weight because of my genetics.

The marvels of modern medical and biological research are astonishing. Our top scientists have mapped the human genome! In the past few years, numerous genes linked to obesity have been discovered.

However, the obesity epidemic we’re facing today has only developed over the past 50 years and genetic mutations that lead to serious obesity are extremely rare. Genetic predisposition only means that you have a tendency. It’s when the genetics meet lifestyle and environment that the genes express themselves.

If you have a family history of heart disease, is it smart to smoke, eat junk, be a stressed-out, type-A maniac and a couch potato? Well of course not, and it’s the same with obesity. If you have a tendency predisposing you towards obesity, you’d better be the person doing the MOST exercise, not the least. You’d better be the person paying the MOST attention to your nutrition. You’d better be the person with the healthiest lifestyle.

But unfortunately, it’s usually the opposite. Most people throw up their arms in frustration saying, “what’s the use, I was dealt a bad hand.”

Sorry. That won’t fly in 2011.

The latest research says genetics are a factor, but a tendency is not a destiny!

5. I don’t know how.

The lamest excuse of them all in 2011 is “I don’t know how.”

NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL AFTER THEY HAVE ACTUALLY DONE IT! Ponder that for a while.

You don’t need to know how at first. To get started, you only need to know WHAT… what is the goal? Setting well-formed goals is the master skill of success. Not wishy-washy resolutions that have no resolve behind them, but real goals. In writing. With emotional ooompf!

As you continue to affirm, visualize and focus on your goal with clarity, belief, and expectation, your new goal or intention will be received by your subconscious. Once a goal is accepted into your subconscious mind, your brain, being a goal-seeking mechanism, will turn on your attention filters to seek out all the information you will ever need to reach your goal. It will also turn on an infallible navigation system to guide you to your goal like a torpedo to its target.

As your brain guides your attention, your direction and your behavior, you will discover that today, in 2011, there is more good information, coaching and instruction available than ever before. And when you’ve activated that “success radar” in your brain by setting goals effectively, it’s not as hard to find honest, accurate and helpful HOW-TO advice as you might think. In fact, you found this webpage, so you’re doing pretty good right now, aren’t you?

No more excuses. In 2011, remember my Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Creed: You can either make excuses or get results, but you can’t do both!

Your friend and coach,

Tom Venuto
Fat Loss Coach
www.BurnTheFat.com

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Thanks again Tom. I know I speak for everyone here when I say we appreciate you taking the time to share your opinions and knowledge with us here today.

As I’ve said many times before, Tom really knows his stuff.

Both of his programs can go a long way to helping you build more muscle, burn more fat and get that body you really do deserve this year.

So while you’re here why not check out Tom’s incredible fat loss and muscle building programs for yourself?

They are both very worthy investments and picking them up now is just one more step in the right direction to making those Resolutions stick this year.

Check out time-tested and proven bestseller “Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle” Here

And take a look at the revolutionary and groundbreaking “Holy Grail Body Transformation Program” Here

IT’S NOT TOO LATE !!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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If you’re interested in getting lean you’ve probably heard of this new “Twinkie Diet” diet the media has been going nuts about.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock that is.

Seems it’s been touted as the big solution by everyone out there.

“See? Proof! Just get your calories right and you’re golden.”

Whatevvvvverrrrrrr…..!!!!

I think it’s all bullsh*t (oh, pardon my language, but seriously… here we go again hoping for that magical fix and being led around by the nose by the media who knows it’s human nature to look for the ‘easy way out’ of anything that requires real work).

And getting lean requires real work.

I was gonna vent off about it all today, but my friend and colleague Tom Venuto pretty much already said everything I would have said, so I’m sharing his straight-to-the-point and informative article on the topic here instead.

Read it in full. It will clear up the facts vs. the fallacies for you. In spades.

And then join me in my ire!! LOL!

And get back to work and back to eating the kinds of foods that get you CLOSER to your goals, not FURTHER.

Thanks for letting me share, Tom! I appreciate it.

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Nutrition Professor Loses 27 Pounds on Twinkie Diet:
What Should We Make of It?
written by Tom Venuto, author of Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle

The most controversial weight loss story on the web this week: Mark Haub, a nutrition professor from Kansas State University, lost 27 pounds in 10 weeks on a “convenience store diet” with at least two-thirds of his food consisting of Twinkies, Little Debbie Snacks, Doritos, Sugary Cereals and Oreos. The rest of his intake included some vegetables, protein drinks and a multi-vitamin. The weight loss wasn’t surprising, since he limited himself to 1800 calories per day on his “Twinkie diet,” which was part of a class experiment. What surprised most people was that his health indicators (HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglyceride) got better, not worse. What now? Should we trade in our fruits and veggies for ding dongs?

Since CNN reported on Professor Haub’s experiment earlier this week, the blogosphere has lit up with some (very divided) commentary.

Haub’s experiment, which he documented on his facebook page, has been drawing ire from the natural health, nutrition-fanatic, anti-junk food crowd who say the experiment was irresponsible and that publicizing the results is sending the wrong message. They’re saying, “It’s about nutrition and food quality above all else!”

On the other hand, it drew responses of “no duh” or “nothing new” from other people who claim that “It’s about calories in versus calories out above all else.”

Haub’s hypothesis: it’s the calories that matter for weight loss. His results certainly support that.

Ironically, people on both sides of the argument are right and wrong at the same time. The way people have interpreted these results and the way they’ve gotten so riled up about this makes it clear to me that most people STILL don’t get it.

What does Haub’s “Twinkie Diet” experiment really prove?

This is simply a great anecdotal example that weight loss really is a matter of calories in versus calories out. Eat less than you burn and you will lose weight

Obesity is caused by an energy imbalance. Consume more calories than you burn and you will gain weight.

For people in this day and age to deny the truth about thermodynamics in weight loss – a truth which is published in hundreds of nutrition, physiology and exercise science textbooks and thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers – is unfathomable.

Denying that calories matter in weight loss is like denying gravity (you can ignore it if you want, but the consequences could get ugly).

But such is the power of personal belief systems. People believe in all kinds of weird things about health, food and weight loss, which they sometimes defend with religious ferocity.

All over the world, we still see people swear that obesity is caused by ____________ (fill in the blank): hormones, toxins, ph imbalance, inflammation, grains, meat, fat, carbs, or … ITS THE JUNK FOOD! …

Whatever dietary or physiological scapegoat they want to blame it on, as long as it’s … ANYTHING BUT THE CALORIES!

(because it couldn’t be as simple as that … could it?)

Does junk food contribute to obesity? Sure it does – because it’s calorie-dense and easy to over-eat, (and some argue, addictive), especially the high fat plus high sugar combination, and especially liquid sugar in the form of soda.

But that brings us full circle to calories in versus calories out doesn’t it? If you eat foods that easily lead you into a surplus, you get fat. It happens whether the foods are “clean” or “unclean”, whether they are protein, carbs or fat, animal-based or vegetarian.

The idea that eating all natural, nutrient-dense food is all it takes to achieve weight loss is incorrect. You can eat all natural, unprocessed, organic, “clean” food, but if you overeat (into a surplus) you will still gain fat.

So should we follow the professor and adopt the Twinkie diet, knowing that you can lose weight on a low calorie junk food diet?

No, of course not. That’s NOT what I’m suggesting at all. Nutritional quality is extremely important for health, energy, longevity, vitality and mental acuity. The long term consumption of artificial, processed food will eventually lead to health problems of one type or another. With sugary junk foods, I’m particularly concerned given today’s epidemic of diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

Why didn’t Haub get sick?

There are some simple possibilities for why this nutrition professor may not have seen decrements in his health markers:

1. This was a short term experiment. Long term results may be much different

4. Some people are pre-disposed to react badly to dietary fat and especially sugar, while others are not. Perhaps Mr. Haub was one of the luckier ones in the genetics department.

On the other hand, if his junk food eating had lead to a calorie surplus and he gained weight, which is very likely to happen in free-living (especially sedentary) individuals who aren’t carefully tracking calories like Haub did, his health markers would have gone down the sh*tter.

Here’s the problem: with the media circus that this stunt has created (even people like Rush Limbaugh have chimed in), I agree that people could misinterpret this story/experiment as free license to eat anything. In fact, that is the exact message I’m seeing all over the web among bloggers and commenters.

The media typically does a poor job reporting on these types of things – journalists are usually not fitness/nutrition experts. But there are actually some (otherwise) very smart people using Haub’s experiment as proof, to support their belief that all you have to do is get your calories right and get your macronutrients (protein, etc) right and after that, anything goes – eat what you want.

I think it’s fair to say that Haubs’s experiment supports the idea that you don’t have to be a health food fanatic. It’s ok to enjoy the foods you want and relax your diet a bit … but not too much!

When I see the kind of dichotomous thinking that suggests its either calorie quality OR calorie quantity that matters, I know that people on both sides of the issue still have a long way to go in understanding the cause of obesity and the relationship between weight loss and health.

On top of that, it’s alarming how few people are discussing the importance of body composition versus weight loss. The macronutrient ratio and nutritional quality of your diet – particularly in combination with training – can affect what kind of weight is lost – fat or muscle.

What should we make of all this? Let me sum it up for you:

Food QUANTITY for weight management … food QUALITY for health and vitality … You’d better get BOTH of them right if you want to be lean AND healthy for life.

- Tom Venuto

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Yup, I’m glad SOMEONE out there is speaking with the voice of reason.

Thanks again Tom. That nailed it.

Learn more about Tom’s incredible fitness manual here:
Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle

I have worked it extensively and come back to it often.
Quite simply: it works!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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I just got back from my cardio session out on the seawall and I did some heavy thinking while I was running.

Listen up here, ok? I’ve got something important to share with you.

I was thinking about ‘aging’ and what happens to us as we age.

And we all DO age. As much as we might want to be in denial about this one, I’m sure you can ultimately agree on that point, right?

Let’s face it, we HAVE to age … because the alternative isn’t such a great option.

So, what DOES happen to us as we age?

Ever heard of “SARCOPENIA”??

This is the process of losing muscle as we get older. It CAN happen to EVERYONE.

And what that results in is: loss of coordination, loss of flexibility, loss of MOBILITY!

Do you want to continue simply being able to MOVE AROUND comfortably and continue being active even as you get older? Of course you do. We all do.

Well then, you’d better do something NOW about Sarcopenia.

So, how do you PREVENT Sarcopenia? It’s actually pretty damn simple.

Don’t let your muscles sit around unused. If you USE them, you get to KEEP them.

If you don’t use them, you lose them.

Yes, it IS THAT SIMPLE.

Now, I know I’ve preached this like a thousand times before. But I’m going to say it again now.

DO YOU HAVE A MUSCLE BUILDING COMPONENT in your health, fitness and weight loss programs?

Well, if you don’t, you bloody well SHOULD!

It’s the BEST way to prevent Sarcopenia from claiming you as it’s next victim.

And if preventing Sarcopenia isn’t enough of a reason for you, how about the fact that trained muscle burns more calories (even at rest) than untrained muscle or fat does? (psst, this means you get to enjoy more food without worrying that it’s packing on the pounds all the time)

I know I’m being a bit preachy today. But this is SERIOUS STUFF!! You’ve got to learn how to hang on to your muscle NOW (and build even more) so that you can continue to enjoy living instead of just sitting around waiting to die.

Harsh, I know, but I’m trying to shake you up here. Like I said: this is a serious subject.

I’ve always said that getting, being and STAYING fit is the “Fountain of Youth”. I’m going to demonstrate now what I mean by busting out one of my closely guarded secrets.

I’ve always sort of hinted around about my age being ‘over 40′ … but I’ve never admitted my actual age out loud (hey, it’s a woman’s prerogative, right?).

Well, here it is: I’m going to be turning 46 in less than a month. FORTY FREAKING SIX! (where DOES the time go?)

Do you think I look pretty good for my age? Not to toot my own horn but I’ve been told over and over that I do. And I always feel grateful for the compliments, but I WORKED for this. I DESERVE it.

So do you.

Here’s another thing … I hear all the time from women that they refuse to strength train … because they’re worried about ‘bulking up’.

C’MON!! Don’t we ALL know better than that by NOW?

Again, in response to this concern I point at myself.

I weight train and I weight train HEAVY. Do I look ‘all bulked up’ to YOU? NO !!!

So, if you know a woman that’s skipping out on this important component in their fitness programs, give them a good hard shake for me, ok? Smarten them up and get them lifting now and lifting heavy.

The MAGIC FORMULA is this:

SAVE YOUR MUSCLE + BUILD MORE MUSCLE + BURN FAT (BE FIT) = STAY YOUNG, KEEP ACTIVE AND FEEL GREAT!

It’s a pretty simple formula. And it’s not even that HARD. Keep reading, you’ll see what I mean.

Oh, and I’ve heard this a million times before, too: “I’m trying to lose fat, how can I build muscle when I’ve heard that fat-loss programs can make you lose muscle?”

It’s a damn good thing I’m pals with Tom Venuto, otherwise I might not know about this new program he JUST released called “The Holy Grail Body Transformation Program: How to build muscle and burn fat at the same time“.

==> Holy Grail Body Transformation <--- don't sacrifice muscle just to burn fat

Did you catch that? New research and science shows that it IS possible to lose fat AND gain muscle AT THE SAME TIME!

And trust Tom Venuto to be ahead of the curve (as usual) and get this out to us ahead of everyone else who is only now just jumping on the bandwagon.

I’ve reviewed this program, and most of what’s in it pretty much blew my mind. This is the kind of stuff people like me LIVE FOR!

Build more precious muscle to keep me looking fit and trim and keep me feeling young and healthy AND get the fat off, without sacrificing that muscle? LOVE IT!

==> Holy Grail Body Transformation <--- the best of both strategies

This new science will definitely help YOU to understand more about WHY building muscle is so very important and will teach you everything you need to know about how to burn off that fat fast at the same time.

If you want to learn how to build lifestyle-saving muscle AND burn off ugly fat, then you really owe it to yourself to give this one a shot. Chances are pretty good that if you don’t grab it now you’ll only wind up deciding to grab it later, so why put off the inevitable?

Get it here now: Holy Grail Body Transformation <--- you'll be so glad that you did

I want to ENJOY my life as I travel through it.

So, I’m determined not to become a victim of Sarcopenia … are you?

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname

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Happy Friday!

Get your workout in yet?

Lemme hear a “hellz yah“… and hallelujah to that!

… oh wait, was that a contradiction in terms? *shrug* oh well! LOL

So, today was a hills run kinda day (not because I wanted to so much but because it was on the schedule … and trust me, if I’d had my choice I would have gone for a nice long brain-friendly endurance run … damn, I really coulda gone for that too … but no … I can’t do that EVERY day and my schedule said “do hills” so … well … I did hills) …

And, as usual I taught myself something while deep in thought on that very same (not so fun) run and wanted to share it with you.

Do YOU need a new challenge?

Are you stagnating while patiently waiting for someone or something to present you with one?

Oh, YAWN … really?

Go GET a challenge. They’re EVERYWHERE… you just gotta know where to find them…

More here:

And for those of you that need MORE than just an “internal” challenge, have I got the challenge of a lifetime for YOU!!

Wanna go to Maui? FOR FREE?

JUST for doing what you want to do anyway?

Tom Venuto, author of one of MY personal fitness BIBLES “Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle” is conducting a SUMMER TRANSFORMATION CONTEST.

If you need a challenge that you can really sink your teeth into with MORE than the internal rewards I just talked about in the video, then this is where you need to be.

C’mon!!! You CAN do it!

You can get the body of your dreams and get that self-same kick-ass body off to Maui.

You just need the challenge … and the motivation, right?

Can you think of a better challenge? I certainly can’t.

Do … it … now.

Enter Tom’s contest and show everyone else what YOU are made of …

… perseverance, dedication and commitment …

… and go to freaking MAUI !!

And take me with you!! LOL !!!

Here’s where to get yourself set up:

==> Burn The Fat Summer Challenge

Now THAT’s the way to tackle the challenges that Summer presents:

HEAD ON !!

See you in Maui !

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day!
Girlwithnoname

ps. Have you seen Tom’s latest program yet? Groundbreaking and mind blowing (at least in my opinion) … probably worth a look. ‘Nuff said:

FIND OUT MORE HERE ==> The Holy Grail Body Transformation Program

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Hey Gang!! How’s it going today?

I felt like going to the gym the other day, just to change it up and get under a barbell (cuz I don’t have a barbell at home).

Man, when will I learn?  Commercial gyms just aren’t for me.

What I experienced at the gym inspired this little rant.

After I calmed down and read it back to myself I thought it was pretty funny … so thinking you might enjoy the chuckle, too.

Trust me, this isn’t directed at you or anyone you know (I hope).  But jeez, some guys in the gym can be such morons.

Here’s my little diatribe:

Open Letter to Men in the Gym

Hello sir.

You are hot.

You are fit.

You are muscular.

You like to lift weights, that’s sooo obvious.

You are big and burly and I’m sooo impressed!!

Can I please feel your bicep?

Oh, wait, scratch that last one.

Can we replace that last line with “Excuse me, may I work in?” and not have my request be met with a sniff of derision and a look down your nose at me like I just asked you to give me your last protein shake?

Yes, I’m a woman and I like to strength train, too.

No, I’m not big and burly like you.

Yes, the damn gym has a damn “Ladies Area” … but have you SEEN the Ladies Area, sir?  It’s quite lacking.  In fact, it’s downright ridiculous.

They give us pink plastic 5lb dumbbells.  I can’t get ripped with those, sir.  I can’t even feel a pump with those.  My purse weighs more than those little things.

And, they give us “Hip Toner” machines but they don’t give us any barbells or squat racks.  I can’t get ripped with that kind of equipment, sir.

So, please sir, may I work in, sir?

Okay, seriously now!!

Listen guys, yah yah yah, you’re there to be guys, you’re there to work hard and you’re not there for distractions or to flirt around looking for dates.

Yah, no kidding.  Neither are we.

We are there to work out and get fit … just … like … YOU!!

We have as much right to be there as you do and we pay just as much in membership fees.  So why the heck do you treat us like we’re in your way and a total bother to have us working in with you on your set when you’d be perfectly content to let some other ‘dude’ work in with you instead?

And YAH, I DID overhear you saying to your friends ‘effin’ broads, why can’t they go in their own area?”

Well, now you know why don’t go in our own “area”.  Our area SUCKS!

So be nice to us, would ya please?  If YOU were forced to work out with the equipment they put in “our” area, you’d bail out, too. 

You probably wouldn’t even keep your membership to a gym that insulted you the way the “Ladies Area” insults us (and believe me, I’ve already told off the “Gym Owners of the World” about this very fact).

Although, I have to admit that since I started doing Squat Cleans, and other similar moves in the “Big Boy Weight Room” where you can all see me, not many of you treat me with derision anymore … most of you big buff boys don’t even do Squat Cleans, now, do you?

Heck, I’ll bet a bunch of you don’t even know what a Squat Clean is!!

Don’t be afraid to look it up though. 

And then feel free to come thank me once you’ve discovered them for yourselves.

But my point stands.  We’re human.  We’re there to get fit.

Stop being jerks to us and let us work in for crying out loud.

And for that, I thank you.

Sincerely,
Me

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HA HA!!!  Funny, eh? I just wasn’t in the mood to be treated like a “chick” in the gym today!

No wonder I don’t go often and prefer to workout at home!  LOL

Anyway, thanks for letting me share that with you.  A little vent feels good now and then, doesn’t it?

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BTW, There’s one guy I know that I’ll bet doesn’t treat women in the gym this way. This guy GETS IT when it comes to working out … for EVERYONE, not just guys. He knows the value that lifting heavy has … not only for guys but for women as well (and no ladies, you won’t “bulk up”) …

… and he’s a total sweetheart to boot. I know cuz I’ve interviewed him in a past blog post (Interview with Tom Venuto, author of Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle).

Yep, I’m talking about Tom Venuto, and his fitness and nutrition manual Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle is fantastic.

I should know. I’ve worked it (several times now) and I count it as one of my main fitness bibles and ‘go-to’ resources when I just want the FACTS with no fluff or ‘smoke and mirrors magic-tricks that don’t exist‘ (which is always).

I recommend this resource for ANYONE looking drop some fat fast, efficiently and effectively to get that lean, toned and fit look.

Grab it now ==> Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle

Summer IS coming, after all!

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day (and long weekend!)
Girlwithnoname

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SQUEEAL!!

*ahem*

Sorry about that. I don’t usually lose my head and make girly noises, do I?

Well, I’m making an exception for this one.

Tom Venuto, author of one of MY personal fitness-resource favourites “Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle” is pre-releasing his fantastic new fitness program “THE HOLY GRAIL Body Transformation Program“.

And he’s taking the entire fitness industry to task for the claim that you can’t gain muscle AND lose fat… at the same time.

Tom knows I think he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread when it comes to health, fitness, muscle building and fat loss …

… and if you don’t believe me then check out this interview he sat for me late last year, which by the way if you haven’t checked out yet, you really should, it’s absolutely chock full of great information:

Interview with Tom Venuto, author of Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle.

If you’ve been hanging out with me for ANY length of time at all, you KNOW I don’t recommend stuff I haven’t personally read or worked…

…so when I asked him for an advance copy of The Holy Grail Transformation System, he happily shot one over.

You know why? Because Tom doesn’t write crap. End of story.

He knows if I love it, I’ll say so (and if I hate it you’ll hear that, too).

He had the confidence in his new system to send it to me for my review within about 30 minutes of me asking for it. And, rightly so.

(Thanks Tom, as I’ve said before: you’re one of the greatest guys in the fitness industry, bar none).

So I spent yesterday afternoon pouring over it and deciding right then and there that I’d be adopting this program next time it’s time for me to change up my own program.

Yah, of course I love it. It’s Tom Venuto. And he doesn’t write crap. Like I said.

He knows his stuff. And then some.

Alright, so what is in The Holy Grail anyway? Glad you asked.

Here’s a sample of what you’ll learn inside the “Holy Grail Body Transformation System” ebook:

* Why you MUST understand “energy partitioning” – the fat burning, muscle-building process BEYOND CALORIES-IN vs CALORIES OUT! (page 13)

* The keys to forcing your body to drive energy and protein INTO MUSCLE CELLS and pull calories OUT OF FAT CELLS! (page 13)

* “The power of hormones to dramatically shift fat to muscle… discover what steps you must take to achieve hormonal control for maximum muscle growth and fat loss (page 13)

* The 4 “X-Factors” of concurrent muscle gain and fat loss – these are the special conditions that allow above average muscle gains while losing fat at the same time (page 9)

* The 5 “X2-Factors” that influence your ability to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time; They all depend on your current body composition (lean or fat) and dieting status (dieted down or not dieted down)… Depending on which category you’re in, it can totally change your approach (page 11)

* How to choose the right body transformation goal: should you focus on burning fat, gaining muscle or doing both at the same time? (page 14)

* How to steal the proven system of training periodization from world class athletes and apply it to your muscle-building and fat-burning goals…

* How nutritional periodization might be the single biggest breakthrough for building muscle and burning fat at the same time – This is HUGE! (page 17-21)

* 5 post-workout nutrition strategies to improve muscle growth and optimize recovery from your workouts… (page 23)

* Carb tapering and carb targeting strategies explained for 2010… These are the latest updates to the time-tested techniques used by some of the best bodybuilders, fitness models and figure competitors in the world (page 24-25)

* Cycle dieting techniques under the microscope… find out which methods work and which ones will actually make you fatter (page 27)

* 4 reasons why cardio can help you gain more muscle and lose fat at the same time, if you do it right… and why you will get weaker and smaller if you do it wrong (page 33)

* 8 carb-cycling menu plans … all DONE FOR YOU, laid out meal by meal, calculated for precision and results (appendix 1)

* Burn the Fat Foods 2.0: … the official new calorie and nutrient database – it’s a CLEAN EATING food list – NO JUNK. This is the list of foods you SHOULD eat … (appendix 3) (I think Tom might have written THIS chapter JUST FOR ME … you know how I feel about clean eating)

* Tom Venuto’s NEW WORKOUT SYSTEM – “TNB” Training – As Seen in Men’s Fitness Magazine … the perfect way to train while following the Holy Grail nutrition plan (FREE BONUS! See bonus section)

Oh, and women, this book is for YOU, TOO (just cuz it was in Men’s Fitness doesn’t make it any less valid for us, we want lean, toned bodies too, right?).

Like I said, next time it’s time to change up my routine I’m gonna use The Holy Grail program. And I can’t wait.

So, unfortunately this only is a Pre-Release of The Holy Grail. And he’s only leaving it on the market from now until Friday (THIS Friday) March 5th at Midnight (pst).

But wait for this!! The way to get your hands on it is to purchase Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle and Tom’s throwing it in for…

… wait for it …

…FOR FREEEEE!!!!

If you’ve been thinking about getting yourself a copy of Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle, I’m here to tell you that the time to get it is NOW.

RIGHT … NOW !!

And I think I saw somewhere that he’s planning to put The Holy Grail on the market as a stand-alone in a couple of months for $47.

So, if you ask me, grabbing Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle and getting The Holy Grail for FREE now is a pretty great deal.

Particularly since either program by itself is worth its weight in gold and anyone serious about building muscle and losing fat for better health (and to LOOK GREAT) should definitely have both of them on their bookshelves.

BUY “BURN THE FAT FEED THE MUSCLE” NOW

GET “THE HOLY GRAIL” FREE

ummm… by the way, if you already have Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle, you can still get yourself a copy of The Holy Grail for FREE by joining Tom’s Burn The Fat Inner Circle. All members there are also getting access to it this week up until Friday March 5th.

More info on Tom’s Inner Circle at: Tom Venuto’s Burn The Fat Inner Circle

*Phew*

I meant for this to be a short information-sharing post and my excitement has now worn my fingernails down (I’m a hard typist, my computers all hate me).

So, I guess that’s it for today!

Enjoy Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle AND The Holy Grail. They’re both fantastic.

Have a fit, fun and fantastic day!
Girlwithnoname

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Hey everyone!!

Ever try to record a blog video when you have guests arriving at the same time? That was my challenge today!! It’s kinda funny, but I got ‘er done anyway!

So, how is your weekend going? Getting ready for the holidays? Trying your best to avoid the treats and goodies?? Well, here’s something that may interest you if you’re having a helluva time getting around that challenge!

As I was getting ready for a holiday party tonight, I got to thinking about the other ways I manage my consumption during the holidays so I don’t pack on the pounds with all the temptations floating around.

I got a great idea from Brad Pilon, the guy that developed the Eat Stop Eat system of intermittent fasting…

…and then combined that with some suggestions Tom Venuto, author of Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle gave us in his awesome interview a few posts ago.

Thanks to those guys, I’ve come up with some great sneaky strategies to keep your calorie consumption in check AND still be able to enjoy the decadence of the holidays.

mmmmmmm….. Yum Yum!!

Holiday goodies without the guilt or consequences? Yes, it CAN be done!

Simple, huh? It’s all about the math!!

If you want to save your waistline this holiday season, then check out Brad Pilon’s Eat Stop Eat concepts for yourself. It goes a long way to getting through the tempting times!!

Eat Stop Eat

And here’s that interview I did with Tom Venuto a couple of weeks ago, just in case you missed it (and hey, it really is NOT to be missed):

Interview with Tom Venuto, Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle

As always here’s today’s Workout Song of the Day.

You guys are smart, I know you can figure out the tie-in with this one. I mean, if you add up all your calories at the end of the day, did you stick to the plan or didn’t you?

Remember, its all about “Calories In vs. Calories Out“… so at the end of the day just… “Add It Up“… was it a good day or not?

And its a great song for weight training too. I think The Violent Femmes may have actually invented angst!! LOL.

Enjoy!

VIOLENT FEMMES – Add It Up

Don’t forget, if ya love it and want it, go get it! Click the buy button on the player widget and off ya go to Amazon, who will set you up fast!

That’s it for today. Enjoy ramping up for the holidays having all the fun, but without any of the guilt!

Have a fit, fun and fabulous day!
Girlwithnoname

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WOO HOO!!! I’ve got HUGE and EXCITING STUFF for you TODAY!!!!!

I managed to nail down Tom Venuto for an informative interview on all things fitness and fat loss related.

Boy, does this guy know his stuff!

And wow, what a nice guy, too!! I really enjoyed speaking with him, learned LOTS and I’m extremely excited to be able to share this with you guys!!!

Listen in as we discuss his books “Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle” and “Body Fat Solution“.

He also gives us some inside scoop about his Inner Circle and the great services and forums contained therein…

…if you’re looking to get fit (or fitter) and need moral support or better tools to help you along, THIS is the place for you… You’ll find Tom’s “Burn The Fat Inner Circle” immensely helpful.

And then we get into the details about his upcoming Holiday Transformation Challenge running over the holidays where you can win a TRIP TO JAMAICA (and the doors close to more entries in only another day or two, so you’d better hurry if you’re going to enter).

Heck, I even managed to extract some nifty workout hints and tips from him.



THANKS TOM!!!

A great listen… really NOT TO BE MISSED. (I’ve already listened to it twice since we recorded it!! So many great tips and advice I just keep replaying it and making more and more notes! LOL)

Enjoy!!

And, here is an “audio only” version for anyone who doesn’t care about all my pretty pictures, or wants to download the interview and keep it for reference (like I often do with awesome interviews like this):

Ok, Tom has a lot of cool things on offer, don’t you think? I just realized I threw a lot of links at you throughout the interview trying to make sure you were all linked up to his great stuff.

Here it all is again just in case any of it wasn’t clear or went by too fast:

Grab Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle here:

Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle

Save yourself a trip to the bookstore by grabbing The Body Fat Solution Hardcover or The Body Fat Solution Audio Book here:

The Body Fat Solution Hardcover

The Body Fat Solution Audio Book

Join Tom’s Burn The Fat Inner Circle here:

Burn The Fat Inner Circle

And, last but not least enter the Burn The Fat Holiday Challenge here (but hurry … because like Tom says, the CONTEST CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT PST THIS WEDNESDAY, November 25, 2009):

Burn The Fat Holiday Challenge

…and don’t let me hear you say I never hook ya up!! LOL

(pssst… this is the resort in Jamaica Tom is sending the winners to … tempting, huh? oooooo… I’m dying to go!!!)

Wow!! What a day!! Good Luck in the Contest!

Have a fit, fun and fabulous day and we’ll see you again soon!
Girlwithnoname

oh and ps. if you DO win the contest PLEASE do not send me pictures of you with your awesome Jamaican tan. I’m jealous enough as it is!! LOL

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Special Blog Post today!!!

I absolutely HAVE to share this with you guys RIGHT NOW before it’s too late!

Tom Venuto, author of one of my favourite fitness and nutrition books ever – Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle, is putting on a special Holiday Transformation Contest this year (his first one ever), and hundreds are lining up to join.

Quite frankly, if you’re concerned about getting through the holidays without self-sabotaging all your weight loss efforts this year you should join too.

I’m pretty excited about this particular contest because it’s DIFFERENT than all the others…

…this one runs THROUGH the holidays (aka: you get awesome motivation and support and tools to help you get through the holidays unscathed by all the treats and goodies tempting you and threatening to ruin all your hard work so far this year)…

AND (wait for it…)

…the winners are being sent on a 5 night all inclusive Caribbean Dream Vacation in Negril, Jamaica (ooooo, drat, I’m jealous).

And before you think “gee, so many contestants, I’ll never win” consider this:

There are SEVERAL CATEGORIES so you absolutely DO have a chance to win…

… and consider this too:

Whether or not you actually win a prize, you WILL be a “winner” regardless, because just getting through the holidays without completely sabotaging your weight loss and fitness goals and even getting FITTER and LEANER over the holidays while everyone else around you gets fatter and out of shape will BE REWARD ENOUGH!!

AM I RIGHT???

YES, I AM RIGHT.

Remember, if you join in with this contest you CAN come out on the other side of all the decadence of the holidays fitter and leaner, instead of fatter and frustrated.

And you might even be on your way to the Caribbean!!!

There are two ways to enter this contest!

Either join Tom’s Burn The Fat Inner Circle (wait a minute… did he steal that from me? LOL) and you will automatically be entered…

OR…

Purchase Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle (and you know it comes highly recommended by ME) and you will automatically be entered…

Pretty easy …

… and a helluva deal because investing in EITHER of these tools without the contest as a bonus is a smart investment in your health anyway…

(oh, and if you already own the book there IS a way for you to join the contest for FREE, so make sure you head over to the contest registration site to check that out … and good for you for being so smart and already owning this incredible health resource)

To enter now or check it out in more detail get your butt over to Tom’s Burn The Fat Holiday Transformation Challenge page RIGHT NOW.

But HURRY UP, because registration closes on Wednesday November 25, 2009. After that, the doors slam shut and Tom is not accepting any further entrants.

Burn The Fat Holiday Transformation Contest

That’s it for today!! Get over there and enter now, and we’ll see you on the other side of the holidays looking great and feeling fantastic!!!

Girlwithnoname
ps. don’t forget, the doors close this Wednesday so get in there now, before it’s too late!!

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Hi everyone!! Hope your weekend is going great!! My beach day was yanked out from underneath me today by a not so lovely bank of clouds. Rats.

Well, no matter, that gives me time to do a quick review for you guys of a fitness book I just finished reading: The Body Fat Solution by Tom Venuto. This book has the distinct honour of being on Girlwithnoname’s “Must Read” list for anyone even remotely interested in fitness (and gee, I hope you are… otherwise, what are you doing here? LOL).

This book covers a lot of really great stuff in an in-depth BUT EASY TO UNDERSTAND manner, and for that I personally thank Tom. One of the most important issues he addresses in The Body Fat Solution is MINDSET and MOTIVATION. This is by far the biggest hurdle for most people starting out (in my humble opinion anyway…. but hey! that was MY biggest issue before I turned into the fitness fanatic you see before you today) and Tom makes sense out of how to get yourself over that hurdle.

Then he follows it all up with ‘why to do it, how to do it, when to do it, and here’s the pictures so you can’t screw it up’ chapters plus fan-freaking-TASTIC and detailed diet & nutrition information to boot.

So come with me now while I flip through the book with you and “show and tell” a few pages for you. Saves you the trip to the bookstore to flip through it yourself, right?

Its a great book!! One note though is that it is not available in eBook format but it is available in hardcover or CD-ROM from Amazon or as an audio book download from iAmplify.com … so here’s the links for you to grab one for yourself (you can even click on the audio widget to hear an excerpt from the book… how cool is THAT?)
:-)

ENJOY THE BOOK, and let me know how YOU liked it, once you've finished it, okay?

Hey also... GUESS WHAT?!?!! Girlwithnoname finally got her butt on to FaceBook!! woo hoo!! Come join me: Girlwithnoname on FaceBook (link on sidebar too)

and at long last, here's today's Workout Song of the Day which is super for Cardio of any kind... it has a great beat and a fun mood!!

THE TING TINGS - That's Not My Name

If you love it as much as I do, you can grab it for yourself by clicking through to Amazon on the widget!!

phew!! Big Day Today eh? Looks like the clouds are moving away, so I think it's the beach for me after all!! I think I deserve it after all THAT good stuff!! hee hee

Have a great weekend and we'll see you soon!
Girlwithnoname



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