Category — Fat Loss

When it comes to the physical make-up of men versus women, many of the differences are obvious. Men, on average, are 10-15% larger than women, weigh 20% more, and are 30% stronger (especially when considering upper body strength). Testosterone is one of the major hormones active in a man’s body. Men also produce more HGH (human growth hormone). Testosterone stimulates muscle enlargement and bone growth and also raises the level of red blood cells in a man’s blood stream. [Read more →]

Everyone walking on the face of this earth has an abundance of fat cells throughout their bodies.

In fact, if you’re a healthy adult with normal body composition, you have approximately 30 billion fat cells. This is an astronomical number when you think about it. Did you ever wonder why you have so many? Have you ever wondered what those fat cells are for? [Read more →]

If you have too much belly fat that you want to get rid of then you will want to know what are the best workouts to get a flatter stomach. Maybe you believe that abdominal workouts are the best way of losing the excess fat from your stomach but the truth is, you don’t lose belly fat by doing exercises that target the stomach area. [Read more →]

Did you know that the vast majority of people in this day and age have excess abdominal fat? The first thing that most people think of is that their extra abdominal fat is simply ugly, is covering up their abs from being visible, and makes them self conscious about showing off their body.However, what most people don’t realize is that excess abdominal fat in particular, is not only ugly, but is also a dangerous risk factor to your health. [Read more →]

There are so many fat loss myths out there in “exercise-land” that I was hired by Men’s Fitness magazine to write about one myth each month. After all, by now you’ve probably heard that if you don’t do 60-minutes of cardio in your fat burning zone on an empty stomach while Venus is in line with Jupiter, you’ll never burn fat. The problem with myths is that not only are they wrong and give false hope to millions of people trying to lose weight, but they also waste your time and mental effort. [Read more →]

Men’s Fitness magazine recently asked me for 3 of my best fat loss secrets. Since most times the magazines just don’t have enough space to run my full tips, I thought I’d give you a more detailed explanation of my secrets here (plus a few extra bonus tips that I didn’t send to the magazine). [Read more →]

You don’t have to go through life with man boobs (otherwise known as male breasts). In fact, you can burn away chest fat and get rid of your manboobs forever with just three short, but intense workouts per week.Getting rid of manboobs is as simple as getting rid of any other fat. [Read more →]

I receive a lot of e-mail from people with loose skin or from overweight people who are concerned about having loose skin after they lose the weight. In fact, this is one of the biggest concerns and most frequently asked questions I receive from men and women who have a lot of weight to lose. [Read more →]

There is so much poor, conflicting information published about fat loss, and how to lose weight that there is a constant danger of wasting your time and money on rehashed and ineffective diets that simply do not work.

There have been thousands of weight loss books published but what makes Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle so superior to most of them is the sheer attention to detail on every page of the book. Anything worth knowing about fat loss is in here and at times, the amount of information can be a bit overwhelming. Thankfully, Tom does an excellent job of explaining everything in layman’s terms. [Read more →]

Throughout my 18 years in the fitness industry as a trainer, nutrition consultant and motivational coach, I have noticed that some people who start a nutrition and exercise program give up very easily after hitting the first obstacle they encounter. If they feel the slightest bit of discouragement or frustration, they will abandon even their biggest goals and dreams. [Read more →]