Cardio or weights for fat loss? If your primary goal is fat loss, shouldn't you just focus on cardio and hold off on the weight training? And if they say you can't gain muscle when you're [...]
Author George Leonard (1923-2010) described mastery as, "The mysterious process by which what is at first difficult becomes progressively easier and more pleasurable through practice. His proposition: If there is a certain way to [...]
Fat loss plateaus and lack of progress are always frustrating. What makes it utterly maddening is when you feel like you’re putting in a superhuman effort in the gym and reducing calories, but still making [...]
Today’s Burn the Fat Blog post answers a reader question about why his fat loss stopped and explains the real reasons why people hit fat loss plateaus. It happens especially when you get down to that [...]
The classic physiques of the golden age had the perfect mix of muscle mass and definition. Their symmetry was reminiscent of Greco-Roman statues. The way they posed onstage was nothing short of theatrical performance. In this era, bodybuilders were seen as big, strong, athletic, and mentally tough, yet also easy-going, classy, artistic and poised.
In the 1980's and 1990's, nearly everyone in the fitness industry was not only recommending crunches, they put the crunch on a pedestal and described the exercise with superlatives. I remember reading one of [...]
There’s a price you must pay to get the body you want. There’s also a price you must pay to keep it. As Thomas Jefferson said, “eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.” Once you [...]
It takes 21 days to form a new habit right? Everyone knows that. Well, hold on a minute – recent research suggests that this isn't quite accurate. Can a simple habit be formed in 21 [...]
I recommend Strength Training for Fat Loss to my own clients on a regular basis when their goal is maximize fat loss through resistance training, to save time, and especially when the goal involves doing [...]
Throughout my career in fitness, I’ve witnessed countless people fail to get the results they wanted. They stayed the same size, same shape, and same fitness level no matter what they tried. Or, they made [...]
