Lean Hybrid Muscle… Amazing!

You want to learn all you can about this. It’s called Lean Hybrid Muscle.

I am not going to spend a ton of time boring you with all of the crazy details. But suffice it to say that it is going to change the way we build muscle and burn fat.

Let’s talk for a minute about body types…

You generally have two types of muscle fiber… Type-I and Type-II.

Type-I is that fast twitch, aerobic muscle. People that are naturally lean, have a lot of endurance, and seem to have trouble putting on weight no matter how much they eat (not a problem I tend to have) genearlly have a lot of type-I fibers.

On the other hand, people with a lot of type-II fibers are bigger and generally stronger and bigger (in good ways - muscle – and bad ways – fat).

You wouldn’t train the same way at all to achieve that lean, sleek, sexy, muscular look. But yet, you look through the muscle magazines, and there it is… the one-size-fits-all approach.

That was until now. The game is changing thanks to this Lean Hybrid Muscle approach. There is apparantly another, lesser known, lesser used muscle fiber called a Type-III, or hybrid muscle fiber. And this bad boy is supposedly the key to shedding fat and building muscle at the same time…

This, my good friends, is extremely cool stuff…

Read more about this amazing new plan at our main site now. [Build-Muscle-and-Burn-Fat.com Article].

Fitness Experts Live!

So I am sure you have, but I will ask anyway…

 

Have you heard the buzz?

 

There is a lot (and I mean A LOT) going on here at MM headquarters.

 

Though I have tried, it has been nearly impossible to stop it. So, I thought I had better get out in front of this thing and give you the scoop myself… straight from the source.

 

They’re saying it can’t be true. But let me assure you that it is.

 

Beginning Monday, November 2, 2009 at 9PM EST (that’s tomorrow!!!!) I am launching the most explosive series of teleseminars to hit the fitness industry in years, when I grill strong man and fitness expert Elliot Hulse.

 

http://www.fitnessexpertslive.com/lean-hybrid-muscle

 

You read that right.

 

It’s called Fitness Experts Live!, and I will be peppering the top fitness experts in the world with YOUR questions. That’s right. YOUR questions. You ask them and I will get them answered. It’s that simple.

 

You will hear some of the fitness industry’s best kept secrets on burning fat and building muscle revealed, LIVE.

 

I know what you are thinking… I can almost hear you asking the question…

 

“How much is this going to cost me?”

 

How is this for an answer. Zero. Nothing. Nada. Zilch.

 

All you need to do is sign up for the call, submit your question, and I will take care of the rest.

Get on the early-bird list now by visiting

 

www.FitnessExpertsLive.com/lean-hybrid-muscle

 

I will see you there!

 

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Want to Lose an Extra 6 Pounds?

One of the main tenants of Middle Management, and the foundation of the FatLossAcademy.com (enrollment is currently full) is small changes lead to big, permanent results in the long run. Here is another one that might just help you drop an extra 6 pounds each year.

We already know that drinking water to lose weight is a good idea. But did you know that, with one easy trick, you can burn another 64 calories each day?

Make that an ice water, and you could burn an extra 64 calories per day.

How is that you ask?

It turns out, that if you drink 8 ounces of ice water, you burn about 8 calories when you body works to raise the temperature of the water (from about 4 degrees C to 37.5 degrees C).

If you drink eight 8 ounce glasses per day, that is 64 extra calories burned every day.

Interestingly, Chow.com makes it sound like this is a waste of time:

Dividing 8,040 by 1,000 gives us 8.04 food calories (kilocalories). Therefore, you’ll burn about 8 calories for each glass of iced calorie-free beverage you drink. That’s equal to about one Life Saver: not exactly a weight-loss miracle.

Using Clemens’s figures, it would take about 435 8-ounce glasses of ice water to lose a pound.

Ummm… McFly!?! (sorry for the Back to the Future reference)…

Yeah, we wouldn’t want to waste our time… with…

WAIT A SECOND!

Those calories add up!

If I drink 8 glasses per day, then I would lose an extra 6 pounds per year.

Add that to your 100 equals 10 plan, and you are up to 16 pounds per year.

Now, that’s real weight loss!

DNA Weight Loss Test Confirms It

For $149 you can get a DNA test that will tell you how your body reacts to certain foods, and provide you with diet recommendations to help you lose weight and keep it off.

Basically, the test checks for three things:

• How much fat from you absorb from your diet.
• How your body metabolizes carbohydrates, and
• How you respond to exercise.

Does anybody want to guess where this is going?

The recommendations from this test don’t seem to be much different than advice you might read here at this blog or hundreds of others like it. And I can assure you that you won’t have to pay me $149 (though if you want to, I won’t refuse it).

According to several sources (Fitness Tech Examiner, CBS4.com), the recommendations from the test are not all that different from simply following the governments dietary guidelines.

Both articles cited above use Amy Katsis as an example. After struggling with many diets, she took the DNA test. The recommendation?

Reduce carbs, more exercise.

Interestingly, the president of Inherent Health (the DNA testing company) had this to say (from the CBS4.com article):

It’s not a magic diet. It is in fact an indication. A very clear indication of how an individual’s body works with certain foods and not with others… The test told me that I would benefit from a reduced carbohydrate diet. [emphasis mine]

Hmmm, a reduced carbohydrate diet. I am going to go out on a limb and say that most results are likely to recommend a lower carb or lower fat diet. And more exercise.

Why?

Because it works. But we already knew that, didn’t we?

In fact, quoting from the CBS4.com article,

Joan Salge Blake is a registered dietitian and author of “Nutrition and You.” She said the number of obese Americans has doubled since 1980, and that’s not simply a question of genetics. “What has changed is our environment, our lifestyle, the way we eat,” Blake said.

Better diet, more exercise. That is at the core of everything you have read from Build-Muscle-and-Burn-Fat.com and this blog. And it cost you much less than $149.

Only After I Learned This…

Back in the day, when I left college, I made a series of decisions. I decided where I would work (and how hard I would even look for a job), and I decided on how I would eat and exercise.

Both of these decisions affected me for several years afterward (and, it could be argued, that they still affect me to this day).

In both regards, I could have done much better, I just chose not to.

The problem was, I didn’t do anything to improve myself for 3 years.

I took no responsibility for my situation. Rather, I blamed others or thought up excuses. And, guess what? I was stuck in a job I hated, and I was gaining weight and girth.

And then, one day, I woke up, and decided that I need to change my circumstances. But I just didn’t know how.

And then, by chance, or by the stars aligning, I visited the bookstore. I am generally an avid reader, so it was not unusual for me to be loitering there. I picked up a book on quotes (you may have guessed that I like quotes)…

I opened the book, and this quote jumped right out at me…

I am who I choose to be. I always have been what I chose – though not always what I pleased.

Admittingly, I had to look up who originally said this. It was Lois McMaster Bujold, who is an American science fiction writer.

For more than a year (in my old house), this quote was taped to my bathroom mirror. While looking through a drawer for some batteries recently, I rediscovered it, and thought I would share it with you.

I have not always been what I pleased, but I have always been the sum of my choices. I chose to eat and not exercise. I chose to stay in a job I hated.

And then I chose to focus on eating healthy and exercising. I focused mentally, on my metrics, on my metabolism, and on staying motivated. And the pounds came off.

I focused on finding a better job, and I didn’t stop until I found it.

I took personal responsibility. No more excuses. And I plowed ahead until I got what I wanted. And you can too.

Lesson from the A-Team… When A Plan Comes Together

Are you familiar with the old TV show called the A-Team? If not (or if you can’t remember if you are) check out the intro below.

At the end of each episode, the ringleader, Hannibal Smith, says…

I love it when a plan comes together…

What’s funny, is they always came up with some of the craziest plans you have ever seen. And they always worked.

Much of it was because it is the magic of television… you don’t even necessarily need to obey fundamental laws of physics.

But this isn’t about that. It’s about what can we learn from the show.

So, other than the fact that it was TV, what other reasons might there be for the plans always working?

Hmmm… (taps chin while entering deep thought mode)…

Ah ha! Maybe this quote from Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan will help point us in the right direction…

It is not good enough for things to be planned – they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.

Yes, yes. That is it.

It is what make the plan come together. What is “it,” you ask?

Execution.

None of the plans, no matter how crazy or sane, the A-Team came up with would have worked if they just stopped with the plan.

It was only when they put the plan into action that they even had a chance of being successful. And even when it appeared to be going all wrong, they focused and continued to execute… They didn’t give up when the going got tough.

And that is lesson number 2 from the A-Team…

As Michael Jordan once said

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

The same is true with building muscle or burning fat. You can find plans to do both in magazines and at Build-Muscle-and-Burn-Fat.com.

Until you put those plans into action, and then stick with them, tweaking as necessary, you won’t succeed. It takes more than planning… it takes action and perseverance to be successful in the long run.

Classic Vs. Modern

Marc David just posted an interesting question…

We primarily talk about building muscle and burning fat here at this blog and on the main Build Muscle and Burn Fat site.

I don’t really get too much into hardcore bodybuilding, as that has never been where I wanted the site to go.

But, as you are aware, bodybuilders are extremely efficient at building muscle and burning fat.

Over the years, the bodybuilder look has changes quite a bit.

And that is subject of Marc’s post.

He presents the classic bodybuilding physique versus its modern counterpart.

Check it out here: Frank Zane vs. Markus Ruhl

Then come back here and tell me what you think…

Supplements for Everything But…

There are pills, powders and supplements for almost everything…

• Burn Fat
• Build Muscle
• More Protein
• Feel Good
• More Energy
• Look Younger
• Lift More Weight
• Feel Less Hungry

That list is long and varied.

What is the one thing you will never find a supplement for?

Hard work.

And do you know what’s really strange? Most of those supplements you can buy at the store won’t get you to the body you really want by themselves.

You have to supplement the supplements with old fashioned hard work.

Is Your Dream a Reailty… or Vice Versa?

Do you ever wish you had the perfect body? That you are fit?

I remember when I was overweight. Before I wasn’t overweight (come on – who am I kidding, I was fat), I used to sit around and think about the days when I was skinny and muscular. I wished that I could have that body again. That was my dream…

Do you have similar dreams?

Well, make them real. Make a plan. Take action… as Douglas Everett, Canadian Senator once said…

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.

What I did, in the years after college, was turn my reality into a dream. I was that guy, the athlete. The body I wanted. Confidence.

I turned my reality into a dream. After a few years, I could only dream of that body. Then I had to reverse the process…

Turn my dream back into my reality. It took a decision to take action, and then a devotion to that mission… I could have the body I wanted. And, over time, that dream once again became a reality.

The Most Powerful Force in the Universe…

Each and every day, I try to improve a little… learn from my mistakes… grow. I think we all should.

One of the most often quoted folks in the world, Unknown, aka Anonymous, once said…

“Aim for a 1% improvement every single day”

This small improvement each and every day will lead directly to BIG changes in a fairly short amount of time.

That is because, as Albert Einstein (not as often quoted as Unknown, but quoted a lot, nonetheless), once said…

The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.

In fact, if you make a 1% improvement today on your diet and exercise plan, and then a 1% improvement tomorrow, and then keep going, you would be over 3000% (that’s not a typo) better by the end of the year!

At Build-Muscle-and-Burn-Fat.com Middle Management, I constantly harp on making small changes, usually just one small change per week… in my opinion that is the easisiet way to sustainable, long-term improvement.

After all, if you made a 1% improvement each week (like I suggest at the FatLossAcademy.com), at the end of the year you would still be 168% better at the end of the year.

We all have things we want to be better at, not just burning fat or building muscle. The power of small lasting changes, compounded over time, leads to permanent big changes.

Remember this next time you come across a diet or fitness plan that suggest sweeping wholesale changes. You don’t need to make a bunch of big changes all at once.

Start small. End big.