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22 Holiday Fitness Frustrations And What You Should Do About Them
22 Holiday Fitness Frustrations And What You Should Do About Them

News & Current Events

22 Holiday Fitness Frustrations And What You Should Do About Them

2024-02-09T07:26:09-05:00By Tom Venuto|News & Current Events|

If you asked the average casual exerciser, someone who doesn't lift for a living, or have unlimited free time, but has a tough job or kids or a busy schedule, most would tell you the holidays are like a mine field of temptations, distractions and obstacles blocking their path to a lean and healthy body. I know how many people feel this way because I recently surveyed thousands readers in our Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle Facebook group

The 2/3 Hybrid Split Routine For Building Muscle
The 2/3 Hybrid Split Routine For Building Muscle

bodybuilding, Weight Training

The 2/3 Hybrid Split Routine For Building Muscle

2021-12-09T13:35:30-05:00By Tom Venuto|bodybuilding, Weight Training|

I'd like to introduce a new type of "hybrid" split routine designed for building both muscle and strength at the same time. You'll get a lot stronger on this schedule, but because you don't train heavy every day of the week, it's fairly easy on your joints. It also rotates some of the exercises through the week so you don't get bored, and it uses triple progression so you can keep making gains on the same routine for 12 weeks straight.

High Protein Double Berry Baked Oatmeal
High Protein Double Berry Baked Oatmeal

Recipes

High Protein Double Berry Baked Oatmeal

2021-12-09T17:08:03-05:00By Tom Venuto|Recipes|

Baked oatmeal is different because it's not like a creamy porridge, and it's not like oatmeal bread or a solid oatmeal bar either - it's more like the middle ground between the two. You can cut it with a knife, serve it with a spatula, and eat it with a fork. It takes longer to bake oatmeal, but try it just once, and you'll agree it's worth the time... especially this super-sweet, super-healthy, macro-friendly double berry baked oatmeal!

Rest Pause Training: The High-Intensity Lifting Technique To Build More Muscle In Less Time
Rest Pause Training: The High-Intensity Lifting Technique To Build More Muscle In Less Time

bodybuilding, Weight Training

Rest Pause Training: The High-Intensity Lifting Technique To Build More Muscle In Less Time

2022-05-13T16:21:39-04:00By Tom Venuto|bodybuilding, Weight Training|

Weight training systems that save you time without compromising your gains are the most valuable kind for busy people. When the same training method helps you easily achieve progressive overload as well, that takes it to a whole other level. The rest pause training method is one of the few that achieves both. It's not a new technique - it's been used by pro bodybuilders for at least 60 years, but outside of physique sports, most people don't even know what rest pause is. Now, decades later, scientists have confirmed how effective and efficient it is so if you're not using it, you're missing out... |image1|

The #1 Biggest Muscle-Building Mistake
The #1 Biggest Muscle-Building Mistake

bodybuilding, Gain Muscle

The #1 Biggest Muscle-Building Mistake

2021-12-09T14:36:22-05:00By Tom Venuto|bodybuilding, Gain Muscle|

In previous Burn the Fat Blog posts, I've discussed the most crucial muscle-building program design principles like the ideal number of sets (volume), the perfect number of reps and the magic of progressive overload. Today I'll briefly share another key principle of muscle growth - it's the ultimate #1 key to gaining muscle. Or if we flipped it in reverse... NOT applying this muscle-building principle is THE biggest mistake that stops your muscle gains. This ultimate principle for building muscle is...

Egg Whites Vs Whole Eggs: How They Fit Into Bodybuilding And Fat Loss Diets
Egg Whites Vs Whole Eggs: How They Fit Into Bodybuilding And Fat Loss Diets

Food & Nutrition, Health

Egg Whites Vs Whole Eggs: How They Fit Into Bodybuilding And Fat Loss Diets

2023-12-22T14:03:30-05:00By Tom Venuto|Food & Nutrition, Health|

Have you ever been on a fat loss diet? Are you into fitness or bodybuilding? If so, then I have little doubt that the question of egg whites vs whole eggs has been on your radar at one time or another. Will eating whole eggs raise your cholesterol and risk of heart disease? Should you throw out the egg yolk and eat only the egg whites? Is a small number of whole eggs and the rest whites the best way to go? If so, how many whole eggs are safe to eat? Read on for all the answers...

Cheesy High-Protein Italian Pasta Bake
Cheesy High-Protein Italian Pasta Bake

Recipes

Cheesy High-Protein Italian Pasta Bake

2021-11-02T12:17:26-04:00By Tom Venuto|Recipes|

An Italian pasta bake recipe that has more protein than carbs? And it's super low in calories? How is that possible? If you've been following Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle recipes, then you should be catching on to the calorie-reducing tricks by now: 1. Use less of the starchy carb. 2. Use more vegetables (fibrous carbs) 3. Use the leanest meat available. 4. Use reduced fat cheese. 5. Minimize oil. To bump the protein, in addition to using lean meat, you can also use a high-protein pasta...

Pumpkin Spice Protein Bread
Pumpkin Spice Protein Bread

Recipes

Pumpkin Spice Protein Bread

2022-12-10T08:26:35-05:00By Tom Venuto|Recipes|

This pumpkin spice protein bread recipe makes a moist, dense, rich bread with just enough sweetness, that tastes so good, you won't believe how nutritious it is. It’s all-natural, uses no oil or unhealthy fats, and no refined sugar. Best part: You get almost 12 grams of protein per slice!

Exercise For Weight Loss: Is It Useless? The Calorie Compensation Controversy
Exercise For Weight Loss: Is It Useless? The Calorie Compensation Controversy

Exercise & Fitness, Weight Loss & Fat Loss

Exercise For Weight Loss: Is It Useless? The Calorie Compensation Controversy

2021-10-26T09:13:22-04:00By Tom Venuto|Exercise & Fitness, Weight Loss & Fat Loss|

For several years now, there has been a theory that when you exercise more, some of the increased calorie burn is "cancelled" because your basal metabolic rate decreases. An internationally publicized study now appears to confirm this, showing 27.7% "energy compensation." This has caused a number of fitness influencers to start claiming exercise doesn't work for weight loss and that "Weight loss is all diet." But what does a closer look at this research really say? Tom Venuto digs deeper and clears up the controversy...

Tom Venuto’s High Protein Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal (AKA “Breakfast Apple Pie”)
Tom Venuto’s High Protein Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal (AKA “Breakfast Apple Pie”)

Recipes

Tom Venuto’s High Protein Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal (AKA “Breakfast Apple Pie”)

2021-10-18T17:01:25-04:00By Tom Venuto|Recipes|

Some people say baked oatmeal is like a breakfast "casserole." I'd go as far as describing my protein apple cinnamon baked oatmeal as being like "breakfast apple pie!" I do admit it, I'm an oatmeal [...]