Which Online Fat Loss Program? (2)

June 17, 2010 By 2 Comments

Hey there, Dave G here.

Apologies for the late posting of Part 2 of this article on “which online fat loss program”. It’s taken a little longer than I thought. I hope you like it.

I’ve created a mind map for you. This summarises the key points that I made in Part 1 Of This Article – these are the key decision criteria that you should consider before purchasing an on-line fat loss program.

Before anything, however, you need to understand what you are trying to achieve and what resources you have available to you… what are your fat loss goals? It is important to have clarity on this before starting your research…

THE BEST…?

I’ve been in the same position as you. When I started I quickly got confused with all the information that’s out there. So what I’ve done for you here is summarised “The Best….” programs for different outcomes. These short summaries are based on my experience with each of the products. If you click on the links, it will take you directly to a more extensive product review for each program that has been considered “The Best….”

This information is summaried in a table at the end of this blog post. I hope you find it useful.

The Best… Fat Loss Through Exercise:

FAT BURNING FURNACE

This program changed my life. Forget the cardio – go high intensity with resistance training. With training sessions lasting 20 to 30 minutes and repeated only 2 to 3 times per week, the Fat Burning Furnace not only raises your metabolism to burn fat fast, but it also saves you a bunch of your valuable time. Workout programs come complete with photos and their is also a sound nutrition program to boot! Suitable from beginners to advanced athletes.

The Best…Fat Loss Through Nutrition and Exercise:

THE TRUTH ABOUT SIX PACK ABS

This is not dissimilar to the Fat Burning Furnace, but has an increased focus on the best abdominal exercises to create your six pack. Forget ab machines, crunches and sit ups – this program defines which specific ab exercises you need to do as well as whole body workouts. Comprehensive explanations of each exercise are provided in conjunction with photos. It’s not about using fat loss tablets – the author provides a comprehensive guide to which foods you should and shouldn’t be eating.

 

The Best…NON-Restrictive Diet:

EVERY OTHER DAY DIET

I don’t believe in fad diets – simply because that they are unhealthy and they don’t work. They slow your metabolism down to a snail’s pace which is far from conducive to efficiently burning body fat. So what’s different about the EODD program. It works by using calorie shifting or interval eating. By eating what you want every other day and focusing on a set meal plan on the other days, you can trick your body into maintaining a high metabolism – and therefore burn fat!

 

The Best…Fat Loss Through Nutrition:

BURN THE FAT, FEED THE MUSCLE

This product is the best-selling fat loss and fitness program is internet history. The author modeled the fat loss secrets of fitness professionals over the past 20 years and ‘summarised’ the results in this 300 page fat loss bible. The main emphasis of the program is on nutrition – simply because what you eat is the most important key to getting lean. But don’t worry, it’s not just about nutrition – the program also covers the exercises and workout routines as used by top athletes. There is also a tremendous section on goal setting.

 

The Best…Fat Loss Through Interval Training:

TURBULENCE TRAINING

Turbulence Training prides itself on rapid fat loss results for both men and women who don’t have a huge amount of time to exercise. It’s a combination of resistance and interval training used to primarily boost your metabolism so that you are burning calories and fat in-between workouts. No ifs, buts or maybes – you will need only 3 workouts per week with Turbulence Training. The primary Turbulence Training tools are a bench, dumbbells and an exercise ball – so not an expensive way to burn fat fast!

 

The Best…Goal Setting & Role Model Program:

FIT OVER 40

This program is both an inspirational and compelling read that forces you to reach deep into your core for answers and solutions irrespective of your age. Fit Over 40 is not a prescriptive workout or nutrition program – instead it is a motivational guide of how 52 people of between ages 40 to 70+ have overcome the odds to reach incredible physical condition. The motivational and mind set strategies are missed by so many other fat loss and fitness publications – and it is for this reason why so many over-fat people fail to achieve their fitness goals… instead they eventually quit trying altogether.

 

The Best…Muscle Building Program

7-MINUTE MUSCLE

This program is about how to create lean muscle with super-short workouts (7-minutes) using progressive resistance training. The package comprises a comprehensive e-book and accompanying digital workout videos. The book itself, although short (less than 100 pages) is loaded with information. The author had been researching old training manuals from the 50’s and 60’s and had been experimenting with muscle building and fat loss workouts that were as short as 7 minutes. What he noticed that that short duration programs worked well in developing muscle! He’s not just making this up… he actually cites over 100 studies in the 7 Minute Muscle program.

 

Fat Loss Program Summary Matrix:

 

So What Now?

Here’s your 7 step plan to getting started…

  1. Determine your fat loss goals.
  2. Use the mind map to understand the decision criteria to select the fat loss program for you.
  3. Use te Matrix to select the 2-3 preferred products.
  4. Read the detailed product reviews for this short list.
  5. Conduct your own research on these short listed products.
  6. Make a go-for-one decision.
  7. Commit to the program.

 

I hope you found this 2-part article useful. Now it’s up to you to take action and follow through.

Are you ready?

 

To your Leaner Body


Dave G

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Which Online Fat Loss Program (i)?

June 2, 2010 By 13 Comments

Part i – Elements of a Great Fat Loss Program…

This is a two part post on Online Fat Loss Programs – part ii will be following in a dew days.

You may have been struggling with excess body fat for a number of years and have finally decided to make that positive transformation…

Or you may just want lose a few pounds before your summer vacation… to regain your inner confidence and self-esteem.

Either way, you want to lose that fat once and for all.

A wise decision…

If you’re currently on the lookout for an online fat loss program… then you’re taking that all important first step. They’re easy to find, but it’s not so easy to find the right one.

…that requires some research. Let me help.

Online fat loss programs are not all the same… in fact there are some extremes:

  1. There are the freebies.
  2. The miracle fat loss programs that are hyped and marketed beyond belief – these don’t typically stand the test of time (or reasonableness). They come in the crap category.
  3. There are others, however, that continue to prove themselves year over year with on-going great sales and great testimonials from real case studies.

So are the Freebie Fat Loss Programs any Good?

This is probably where 90% of people will turn to first…

“There must be some great free fat loss resources out there”.

May be…

In fact, if you research hard enough you will find some pretty cool free fat loss and fitness content on the internet. The problem is that the material in general will not be targeted to support your specific fat loss requirements.

Typically, this kind of information is OK for the masses and can provide you with reasonable fat loss and health principles – but implementing these instructions to support your specific needs will be somewhat difficult.

Here’s an example – you are a 35 year old woman who needs to lose 10 – 15 lbs after the birth of your new child… and the only decent free info you can find is how to lose 40 lbs from your 200 lb male frame.

Not really applicable…

Your Online Fat Loss Program Needs to be Specific to you!

If a program is too general, you’ll get general results – sometimes good, sometimes bad… but you won’t get the specific results you want.

You’ll end up disappointed…

Whatever your fat loss requirements and fat loss goals are, you need to find a program that meets your individual needs. The probability of success and you achieving consistent and permanent fat loss will dramatically increase as a result.

You need to find a program with a nutrition guide that supports your lifestyle, your fat loss goals and your current physical condition.

You need to find a quality workout program that will allow you to do workouts that are specific to your body type, your personal schedule and your current fitness level and ability.

How About Low Calorie Diets?

Stay clear of them… that’s my advice. They don’t work and they’re unhealthy.

Yep – They Don’t Work and They’re Unhealthy.

There’s no doubt that it’s tempting to try the low calorie or restrictive diet approach to weight loss, but unfortunately these end up back-firing on you as your metabolism grinds to halt.

Although you may lose a few pounds initially, you will end up gaining more weight than what you originally lost.

Not the best solution…

Instead what you need is a fat loss program that allows you to eat sufficient quantities of the right foods every 3-4 hours to ensure you lead a healthy lifestyle and to fire-up your metabolism for fat loss.

No More Long Hours of Cardio… (cool!)

Any fat loss program needs to encompass a sound nutrition plan with regular exercise. You need to get active to re-activate your metabolism.

You will find that the better fat loss programs encourage cardio interval training and resistance training… performed at high intensity. The benefits of this type of exercise are clear:

  1. The workouts can be completed in less than 30 minutes (compare this to low intensity cardio on the treadmill!) – you save a bunch of time.
  2. They help increase muscle mass which results in a pretty cool outcome… increasing your metabolism at rest (i.e. more calories burned).

So what’s wrong with low intensity cardio? Well apart from the fact that it’s boring, it does not stimulate your body’s metabolism and so is not conducive to burning fat 24 – 7.

Don’t Buy Programs that Advocate Low Intensity Cardio

If you are newbie to this form of high intensity resistance exercise, you need to find a fat loss program that is very descriptive on how to perform each exercise… ideally with photos included.

How Much Should You Pay?

That depends on how much you are willing to pay. You typically find that the high quality fat loss and fitness e-books basic option price is around $30 – $40 which typically is the cost of the e-book and a bunch of bonuses.

Typically there will be up sell options which can cover anything from additional e-book material, audios, exercise videos, membership sites and forums, and one-on-one coaching.

If you’re just starting your fat loss journey, make sure that you do your on-line research to find the program that targets your specific needs and is within your budget – otherwise you could be massively disappointed.

Nearly forgot…

Investing $50 on a quality fat loss, fitness and lifestyle program is a pretty good investment. If you are currently eating a bunch of junk food, this $50 will be recouped in no time at all.

Remember It’s A Lifestyle Thing…

Diets by their very nature are temporary and you typically end up regaining all the original weight that you lost. Back to square one!

Creating and maintaining your new lean body should not be a temporary thing – it needs to become part of your lifestyle.

That means eating the right foods every day and exercising with the right intensity on a regular basis.

The outcome – a lean and healthy body and renewed self-belief… isn’t that worth pursuing?

Watch out for Part Two of this Post in the Next Few Days…

“The Best Online Fat Loss Programs”

I’d like to hear about your on-line fat loss program experiences… please leave a comment below.

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Fat

May 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Hey there…

 

Nice Title – Classic Film…

Before I get started you need a certain level of body fat for your body to function optimally. This is the good fat, but should be kept to relatively “low-ish” levels to avoid you looking over-fat and from you suffering with health problems

A fat-free body, literally speaking, is not particularly healthy. You need a certain level of body fat for your cells to function optimally – let’s call this the Good Fat (to keep in with the title!).

 

Now Let’s Get Serious…

The dreaded F-word – No, not that one. I mean FAT. Many people are consumed by it, even obsessed with it – gaining it, fearing it and doing just about anything to get rid of it.

 

Some Facts…

We all have it (fat).

Yip, even the lean adults have about 40,000,000,000 (40 billion if you were wondering) fat cells. …but if you are over-fat or even obese you could have anywhere from 80,000,000,000 to 120,000,000,000. Scary indeed. Let’s get one thing straight, however….

It’s not the amount of far that makes the difference between being healthy and unhealthy – it’s the type of fat and where it is distributed on your body.

 

Are You Active?

Listen to this… people with large bellies are at higher risk of dangerous visceral fat… but even thin people, particularly those who lead in-active lifestyles are also at risk.

Let me introduce the bad and the ugly…

Your body has two types of fat – Subcutaneous and Visceral… sorry, not easy to say I know. Subcutaneous fat is found just beneath the skin, causing dimpling and cellulite (the ugly fat). On the other hand, visceral fat is located in the abdomen and surrounding vital organs (the bad boy of fats!). Now hear this… visceral fat can infiltrate the liver and other vital organs, streak through your muscles and literally strangle your heart…. And yes, you can even have it if you are thin.

 

This Is Key…

It’s visceral fat that’s really the bad fat. It is linked to everything from high cholesterol to hypertension to diabetes and to heart disease.

Whilst you can spot visceral fat for those with a protruding belly (okay it’s ugly as well as bad), it’s not always that simple. Only high tech equipment can determine the body fat composition and research suggests that even thin people may be prone to high levels of this internal fat.

 

Is a Sumo Wrestler Unhealthy?

If you like a lean looking body, then you might be inclined to think that all sumo wrestlers were unhealthy and obese… leading to a bunch of health problems. This is not necessarily the case – Sumo wrestlers have low levels of visceral fat.

In fact they have low cholesterol, low insulin resistance and low levels of triglycerides!

Compare this to someone who appears thin or lean on the outside, yet isn’t as active as a Sumo wrestler – they may be at risk of health problems because they are storing bad fat on the inside. This is particularly true of men who have a slim build and who do no exercise.

 

So You Want to Get Rid Of Bad Fat as Well as Ugly Fat?

After reading this article you might be tempted to go on one of those ridiculously stupid fad diets…. Not a wise move. Studies repeatedly show that this kind of “restrictive” or “yo-yo” dieting) may in fact encourage visceral fat! Oops…

Remember what matters is how the fat is distributed. As you lose weight, it tends to go from the top and bottom of your body first… i.e. it then becomes concentrated in the abdominal area. This is the most dangerous zone of all, and it’s possible that going on constant fad diets actually encourages the storage of fat in this region.

 

So What Do You Do?

Exercise! Get active!

People who exercise frequently have significantly lower levels of visceral fat than those who are inactive. Even walking 30 minutes a day can prevent the accumulation of visceral fat, but if you really want to reverse the amount of visceral fat, you need more intense exercise and activity.

 

Need An Exercise Program?

You’ve come to the right place. If you haven’t signed up already, I recommend the following:

 

 

Alternatively, there are some other great products available that will provide you with an excellent exercise program to maintain the good, but reduce the bad and the ugly! Check out the products below and find one that is right for you…

 

==>  Craig Ballantyne’s “TURBULENCE TRAINING”  <==

==>  Rob Poulos’ “FAT BURNING FURNACE”  <==

==>  Mike Geary’s “THE TRUTH ABOUT SIX PACK ABS”  <==

 

Let me know what you think of this article…. and feel free to post a comment below!

 

To your Leaner Body


Dave G

 
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Burn Fat – Get Active with the Family

April 17, 2010 By 5 Comments

One of the problems with setting goals is the thought that life will get better sometime in the future. Nothing wrong with that!

But what about NOW. Shouldn’t the journey along the way be FUN?

The late and great Jim Rohn had this saying, “The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become”.

If you’re OVER-FAT and struggling with maybe a little low self-esteem, it is easy to become a little introverted and hibernate in the comfort of your own home. Why not? – you’ve got the telly, the internet, some great computer games, home delivery pizza number… and… So why leave the home?

Because that kind of existence ain’t much fun for too long! Got a young family? Are you taking them down the same miserable path to Over-fat-ness? Whether you are about to start (and what are you waiting for) or have just started on your fat loss journey, use your children as an excuse to get active.

During my overfat period, when people said…”Boy have you put on some weight” – I would have my excuse ready for them…. “It’s because of my young family. I just don’t get the time anymore”.

That’s just pure 100% BS.

There may not be the SAME exercise opportunities as before (i.e. spending countless hours in the gym, or going on boring 30 minute + runs), but there are other opportunities for getting active – but this time with the family.

When was the last time you, your partner and your 2.4 children did any of the following together?

  1. Spent an hour or so at the local swimming baths.
  2. Went roller blading in the park (children too young to roller blade? Push them along in the boggy for an even better workout).
  3. Go for a brisk walk in the countryside – great after the Sunday lunch.
  4. A long bicycle ride (children to young to ride their own bike? Invest in some cool child seats that easily fit to the back of you and your partner’s bike).
  5. Grab a soccer ball and have a kick-around in the back garden or local park for an hour.
  6. How about tennis or badminton – you don’t need to find a local court; just play literally anywhere and have some fun together.

Get outside – breathe some fresh air – get moving!

P.S. Remember, it’s a psychological thing… start getting active, and better eating habits will follow.

P.P.S. Think of the additional benefits for your children as well. Not only will they develop an even better bond with you, but they will also create great habits that could last a lifetime. Along the way they may just find their sporting passion.

Today’s Saturday. The weather is beautiful out there…… time to go outside and have some fun.

Live Well

Dave G

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Why Am I Overweight?

March 12, 2010 By 10 Comments

STOP! …and think for a minute before reading any further. Why did you open this page? Why are you reading this particular post?

…..probably because you have excess fat residing somewhere on your once toned body – your butt, waist, things…. anywhere and perhaps everywhere. Fat that you don’t want.

It’s causing you pain. Not physical pain – but more importantly, EMOTIONAL pain. This can effect everything about you – who you are, what you achieve, your self-esteem…. I know from experience that being overweight creates a massive negative downward spiral.

It’s causing you to be unhappy. But it’s a different kind of unhappiness. It’s running deep inside you. It’s constantly there nagging at you – eating away at you from the moment you look in the mirror first thing in the morning until bedtime.

Whilst drifting off to sleep you are thinking, “I’ll start tomorrow. That’s right. I’ll start tomorrow. Go for a brisk walk and eat some healthy food. That’s it. I’ll start tomorrow”.

The problem is that tomorrow never comes. There’s always the best excuse as to why tomorrow is always tomorrow and why today never happens…

Ever heard of someday syndrome? Well this is it!

So why are you overweight in the first place? Assuming you weren’t seriously overweight when you were born, then it’s been brought about by your lifestyle. A lifestyle filled with bad habits that over time have seriously affected your good looks…. your fitness, health, confidence, self-esteem, performance at work and…..

Hmmm… for myself, it made me think that I had become a bit of a loser unable to achieve my goals. So can it be something as simple as bad habits?

You probably don’t remember the time when you chose the creamy dessert over the the apple… I certainly don’t.

You may remember the time one year later when you noticed that your jeans were a little tighter… okay, and the choice for dessert was no longer there – the creamy dessert was a given!

You certainly remember the time two years later when your “closest” suddenly commented on your fuller face and fuller figure. It wasn’t nice. It immediately effected your confidence… but it still wasn’t the personal impact needed to create sustainable change.

To change you need absolute certainty…. absolute certainty that you have hit rock bottom. Absolute certainty that you no longer can live this lifestyle. Absolute certainty in how you want to look and the body you want to create.

I really mean absolute certainty… anything less just won’t cut it.

Whilst I have your attention, STOP! and think for another minute. Do you want your life to always start tomorrow, or do you have absolute certainty that you need to create the lifestyle that creates the lean body physique thta supports a happy you?

The next step is to create the change from inside – I’ll keep you posted.

Have you had similar experiences, emotional pain and frustration? If so, how did it effect you and what you do to initiate change? Feel free to leave a comment below.

Dave G

 

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Create Your Weight Loss System

January 24, 2010 By 1 Comment


Hi there

If you want permanent weight loss, you need to CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE. No ifs, buts or maybes. That’s just the way it is. Period. So forget the latest fad diet or exercise regime. You need to look at you and your life as a whole.

Take a look at the following 8 STEPS – adopt these and I can guarantee that it will make THE difference – not just for a few weeks or months, but permanently.

  1. CREATE A LIFESTYLE CHANGE WITH SYSTEMS
  2. EXERCISE LESS, BUT WITH MORE INTENSITY
  3. FOCUS ON THE RIGHT FOODS, NUTRIENT RICH
  4. KNOW THE NUMBERS
  5. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE
  6. GET A COACH OR MENTOR
  7. BE A DOER, NOT A TALKER (OR KNOW IT ALL)
  8. INVEST IN YOUR HEALTH NOW, DON’T PAY FOR IT LATER

I was sent these steps by health and fitness guru Rob Poulos. He knows what it takes to deliver a healthy lean physique. Over the next few days I will be sharing the details with you in a FREE e-book.

Until then, live healthy and LIVE NOW! David

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