Many people want to know what foods a natural bodybuilder eats while on fat-burning or muscle building programs. Well, there's no better person to answer this question than fitness expert Tom Venuto.

Find out what Tom eats to lose weight...

Do you want to know exactly where you are going wrong in your muscle building? Why you can't gain muscle no matter how hard you try? The fact is you are being lied to by the supplement and bodybuilding industry who are getting rich while you are getting frustrated. Well it's time to find out the truth about building muscle for once and all. RIGHT NOW...

Most of us adore movie stars and sportsmen with well-sculpted bodies and it’s hard to hold back a heavy sigh of envy! Many of us would love to obtain a washboard flat stomach and six-pack abs along with a well-muscled body.

But, most of us struggle on our way to attaining this dream. [Read more →]

[ Editor's Note: Fitness author Jon Benson shared this letter with me and gave me permission to share it with you. ]

It’s like a dream come true.

“Gaining bodyfat is the result of a virus.”

Wouldn’t that be great news?

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In a surprising comment made during a popular UK radio show, the founder of one of the largest Pizza chains in the United States and United Kingdom told listeners not to eat too much pizza!

In an interview with host Adam Shaw on BBC’s Radio Four program, John Schnatter, the founder of Papa John’s pizza, was asked whether he was concerned about the British government’s recent actions in the fast food restaurant business to help put the brakes on obesity.

Schnatter said, “Pizza is actually healthy for you if you don’t eat too much of it. You can’t eat five or six slices but if you eat one or two slices it’s very nutritious.”

Laughing, Shaw replied, “I’m not sure your investors would want to hear you tell people, ‘don’t eat too much of our pizzas!”’ [Read more →]

Why do you always hear that 2 pounds per week is the maximum amount of fat you should safely lose? If you train really hard while watching calories closely shouldn’t you be able to lose more fat without losing muscle or damaging your health? What if you want to lose fat faster? How do you explain the fast weight losses on The Biggest Loser?

These are all good questions that I’ve been asked many times. With the diet marketplace being flooded every day with rapid weight loss claims, these questions desperately need and deserve some honest answers. Want to know where that 2 pounds per week rule comes from and what it really takes to burn more than 2 pounds of fat per week?
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Clearly, we have an obesity problem in America and many other countries across our planet. Yet, I propose that we do not have a weight loss problem today. In case you’re confused at this apparent contradiction, consider these statistics:

According to a study from Oxford University published in the International Journal of Obesity, within 3 to 5 years, about 80 percent of all ‘weight losers’ have regained the lost weight, and often gained back a little extra.

According to research by the National Weight Control Registry, that relapse rate may be as high as 95 percent.
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I have no doubt that a scientist somewhere just read the title of this article and said out loud, “YES! Venuto is right! That little thing in your head – the hypothalamus – it IS the thing that is keeping you fat! By George, that Venuto guy isn’t a dumb bodybuilder after all – he’s been doing his research!”

At which moment, I will be shaking my head and thinking, “you need to get out of the laboratory and into the real world, with real people, buddy.” Okay, okay, to be fair, Neuro-endocrine control of appetite and body fat really is quite fascinating. But today, I’m talking about PSYCH-ology, not PHYSI-ology. The little thing in your head that’s keeping you fat is actually just a…. [Read more →]

So what do you really need to know about protein powder? As a skinny guy or beginner to the whole bodybuilding scene you simply want to know a few answers. Is protein powder necessary? Does it really work? How much do I need? What kind should I take? What is the best? And finally, will any of these answers make a difference when it comes to getting jacked and attracting the ladies? [Read more →]

Long, slow cardio is not the fastest way to burn fat. Research shows that short interval training workouts burn belly fat faster. I was one of the first trainers to question long, slow cardio for fat loss back in the late 1990’s and I believe that traditional cardio is over-rated. [Read more →]

Lately I’ve been reading this little book called, “The Dip” by a guy named Seth Godin.

It’s all about how the biggest results are often achieved after a period of struggling. But many people quit during the struggle, and never achieve success. You might be able to relate - this is very true of fat loss, working out, and eating right. [Read more →]

I try to read a book per week, and I recently picked up “Rules for Renegades” by Christine Comaford-Lynch. It was the perfect book for my short flight to and from Baltimore back in June.Late in the book, Christine reveals her 10 Renegade Rules for Success, and I was surprised to see that each one was a perfect rule for fat burning as well. [Read more →]