Laura, a 41-year old mother of 5, made an impressive body transformation in the 12-week Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle Challenge. She not only lost fat including cutting her waist measurement by 4 inches, she also built solid muscle at the same time - the "Holy Grail" of fitness goals... Here, in her challenge essay, she tells how she did it - nutrition, weight training, cardio training, mental training...
Introducing Ellis Goins, the Men's winner of the 12-week Burn the Fat Challenge. At the age of 57, Ellis transformed his body, dropped over 17 pounds of body fat, lost 4.3 inches off his waist and gained muscle at the same time. After a difficult year where his fitness had slipped, he made an amazing comeback with clear goals, a powerful motivation strategy and a strong why (purpose)... the result of his planning, effort, and perseverance through obstacles and injury was first place. Read on to learn more...
With the right nutrition, weight training, cardio, mindset, and social support, you can transform your body and your health more than you might imagine in only 12 weeks, even after age 50. Anna is one of thousands of people who have proven it with her results from the Burn the Fat Challenge.
The combination of sazon with smoked paprika in this stew creates an incredible flavor that's bold and yet not overly spicy. You get a healthy dose of veggies from crushed tomatoes, onion and green pepper, and the potatoes make it hearty and filling. To keep it traditional, add Spanish stuffed olives. This is belly-warming comfort food at its best. Hard to believe it has 44g of protein and only 443 calories... and it's so filling, you may find yourself satisfied with a smaller portion of 350 calories
Want to build more muscle the way champion bodybuilders do it? Then read on. In this post, I’ll answer the biggest questions about training volume: “How many sets, how many sets for big vs small muscles, how do you track/count the sets, and how many days in a row should you train on a 4-day split.
I started lifting in the early 1980's and right from day one, I was engrossed with the bodybuilding style of training and eating. I think it's always valuable to take time for reflection, and realizing this year that I had accumulated 30 years of training experience (including 28 competitions as a natural bodybuilder), I thought you would enjoy a post on my “lessons learned” that might help you in your own fitness endeavors, and hopefully help you shave a few years off your learning curve.
Superset training is scientifically proven to build muscle and strength while helping you get your workouts finished faster. It's one of the best techniques for time efficiency without compromising effectiveness. In fact, superset training raises your [...]
Be Useful is the latest book from bodybuilding icon Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold’s first book was The Education of a Bodybuilder. Published in 1977, it was part autobiography, part instruction manual. This was the first bodybuilding book I ever read. It was also responsible for inspiring me to become a bodybuilder and take up fitness as a career. In this post you can read my review AND summary of Arnold's newest book, BE USEFUL (now a NYT bestseller)
During the 12-week Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle challenge, Nancy dropped 25.8 pounds, lost 6.5 inches off her waist and reduced from a size XL to a medium. But her transformation was beyond an aesthetic one. She also transformed her health, with great improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides. This achievement earned her a special new award, "The Best Health Transformation." Read on to see how she did it at the age of 63
Ripped at age 61? Yes, it's possible. Not only did this Burn the Fat Body Transformation Challenge Contest winner get ripped, we would describe his condition more like shredded! (Beyond ripped). That's where you get so lean, there are visible striations in the muscles, you can see every muscle insertion, and veins are popping. This 12-week shred is proof that it's possible to achieve very low body fat well into middle age. Read on to see how he did it...
