I just got this from my buddy Kyle Battis and I wanted to share it with you…

You know what an “AH-HA” moment is right?

It’s one of those times where you come across something that causes a fundamental shift in how you see the world and perceive reality.

Recently Kyle polled some of the members of the Burn The Fat Inner Circle about their Burn the Fat AH-HA’s.

Tom Venuto and Kyle were ‘BLOWN AWAY’ with the response…

(they had over 55 ‘Burn The Fat AH-HA’s‘ submitted!)

Check out all 55 Ah-Ha’s

There are some real ‘gems’ contained in these responses but before I share them with you I wanted to tell you the question that Kyle asked them.

–> He asked them this question:

“Have you ever read a particular paragraph of “Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle,” came across an interesting idea in an article on the Inner Circle, picked out a piece of ‘Venuto-Wisdom’ in one of Tom’s interviews, or came across any other ‘nugget’ that caused you to experience an “AH-HA” moment?

–> Here are five ‘Burn The Fat AH-HA Moments‘ that Kyle and Tom’s Inner Circle Members submitted:

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BURN THE FAT AH-HA #1.
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“Nearly everyone has set up some sort of limitation for themselves simply by deciding what level of discomfort they are willing to put up with. Achieving your dream body takes a lot of work and discipline.

Yet so many people come up with excuses to avoid a workout, or indulge in junk food, or neglect writing out their goals on a daily basis because of lack of time.”

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BURN THE FAT AH-HA #2.
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“The mind is the missing key for most. Honest truth …I bought the book in ‘04, and skipped straight past the goal setting to read about nutrition and training. That was all I thought I needed from the book.

I did not write goals and I just set out to follow the plan. Some short success followed but ultimate failure. When I revisited the book in 2006, the early chapters on goal setting really hit home with me. I set my first goals and a lot of early success followed. It is so critical.”

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BURN THE FAT AH-HA #3.
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“I listened to Tom’s recent interview today about how to get super-lean lots of things are covered in BFFM but the one statement from the interview that stuck out in my mind was that: we live in a reciprocal universe.

You get what you put into it. And in only 3+ months, I’m already seeing that,

Since January, I’ve lost 20 lbs of fat and have gone from a size 10 to a loose size 6. I’m currently sitting at around 20% bodyfat (down from about 30%).

I know I have a lot of work to do before September but I’m enjoying the journey and looking forward to what my body is capable of. With all of the knowledge I’ve gained so far and continue to gain as well as having a wonderful support system of my family, friends, and trainer, I KNOW I CAN DO THIS!”

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BURN THE FAT AH-HA #4.
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“Track Results Frequently. Seeing results on a spreadsheet or in pictures will always help motivate you to improve or worst case, help you to not fall too far off the wagon.”

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BURN THE FAT AH-HA #5.
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“The body loves nutrient rich food. Improving my diet has taken a lot of time and self examination. Due to my body type I realized maybe a tuna sandwich on wheat bread would not be as good for me as a tuna on a bed of greens and other vegetables.

I have no history of ever being able to eat salads with any consistency. Now I absolutely crave them and eat them twice a day.

This was an impossible thought to me a year ago and not something I strived for necessarily but I eat salads with protein and good fats and the effect on energy levels, immune system, mental health is nothing short of miracle.”

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READ 50 MORE BURN THE FAT AH-HA’s
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As I mentioned above they had over 55 ‘Burn The Fat AH-HA’s’ that their Inner Circle members wrote in.

They posted all 55 of these “AH-HA’s” on the Inner Circle Blog and they invite you to come sort through some of these gems:

You don’t have to be a member of the Inner Circle to see them and benefit from the ‘boiled-down,’ concentrated fat loss tips straight from the minds of our Inner Circle members.

We hope that you benefit from these “AH-HA’s.”

Do you have your own fat-burning AH-HA moment?

I want love to hear about it.

Just leave a comment and share it for everyone…. : )

Have an amazing day.

Scott

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The key to burning more fat is giving your metabolism a boost.

Giving your metabolism a nice spike can help you drop that last 10 pounds of fat, and keep it off.

But how do you do this?

First, you’ll need to make your cardio workouts more intense than you’re probably used to.

Those workouts where you’re walking on a treadmill at 3.5 mph for 60 minutes while watching Oprah need to be replaced by high intensity interval training.

The good news - your new cardio training sessions will burn fat for up to 24-48 hours after your workout ends AND they will only take you 15-20 minutes to do.

Second, you need to add strength training to your program.

But not just any type of strength training.

I find that the most effective type of strength training to burn body fat is metabolic conditioning - training where you are building lean muscle and getting your heart rate up.

Think of doing several strength training exercises in a circuit fashion - taking little rest between exercises.

For example, doing push ups, squats, pull ups, and lunges all in a row with minimal rest.

Not only will you build lean sexy muscle, which will give your metabolism a permanent boost, but, similar to your interval training, your body will burn calories for up to 24-48 hours after your workout is over.

For a few free metabolic conditioning videos that you can use now, check out Bikini Abs Makeover.

Have an amazing day.

Scott

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This article which reveals 3 strategies to burn fast faster was written by my friend Rob Poulos, creator of The Fat Burning Furnace.

By now, most people realize that adding lean muscle mass to your body does wonders for your metabolism and fat loss, as well as a host of other benefits that allow you to live out your life as healthy as possible. Unfortunately, most people I see performing weight training or resistance training at the gym are spending too much time with the exercise and not working hard enough. They’re not going to burn very much fat this way. The secret I’ve found is that training for lean muscle and strength requires the proper application of three vital elements that are often ignored by those who attempt it. Those three elements are:

-Intensity

-Progression

The intensity is how hard it is to perform for you, given your current condition. The volume and frequency are how much and how often you perform the exercise. The progression is related to how much the demands increase from workout to workout. Most times, weight training, is carried on for too long and performed too many times per week. It is unfortunately treated much the same way as so-called fat burning aerobic exercise. But they are vastly different forms of exercise. In fact, they’re complete opposites.

Aerobic exercise typically is characterized by low to moderate intensity, high volume and frequency, and little progression. Anaerobic exercise, or weight training, must be performed at a high intensity, lower volume and frequency, and with progression to be as effective as possible. No amount of weight training performed at a low or moderate intensity will provide significant muscle or strength building benefit beyond the first few weeks. On a high level view, it is simply the combination of sufficient intensity, coupled with attempting to increase either the number of repetitions of a weight training exercise or the amount of weight used each and every workout that will keep your body evolving into the ultimate fat burning machine!

You also have to pay attention to other details when creating an effective and efficient routine to maximize your workout and minimize your time spent in the gym. Why? Because perhaps even more important that the workout itself is the rest period that follows. You’re not going to get stronger or more muscular if you don’t rest.

You see, when you strength train properly, you are creating tiny injuries to your muscles. You then have to let the body repair itself, and then overcompensate and build upon the already existing amount of muscle mass you have. If you workout again before that process in completed, you’ll experience lackluster, if any, muscle building or fat burning results. So make sure to get proper rest between workouts, which typically means a minimum of 1 to 3 full days of rest between properly executed resistance workouts.

Now upon hearing the idea that you’ve got add muscle to your body to ensure the maximum fat burning environment, a lot of people, women especially, start thinking, “But I don’t want to get bigger, I want to lose weight!” But this is such a shame, because it’s very unlikely to happen, and countless women are losing out on these fat burning benefits because of it. You see, most men and almost all women simply lack the necessary genetic traits required to produce such muscle gains that would cause them to look bulky or overly-developed to most people. These traits include testosterone levels, muscle fiber makeup, muscle belly length, and others.

Those competitive bodybuilders you’ve seen on TV and in the magazines are the genetic cream of the crop for muscle development and they are typically on heavy doses of anabolic steroids, growth hormone, and other bodybuilding drugs. Don’t be fooled by these images, or those that scare you into thinking this way. Also, lean muscle is more compact that fat, as it takes up less space in your body, so you will actually be getting smaller when replacing the fat on your body with lean muscle.

Please understand that you’re putting yourself in the best position to succeed with your fat loss and fitness goals when you perform properly conducted intense resistance training, no matter who you are. But make sure you understand and apply the three critical principles I discussed above. If you don’t, you’ll ultimately be unhappy with your results, both in your ability to burn fat and realize the lean, strong, and healthy body you deserve.

Claim your free copy of Rob Poulos’s “7 Secrets Of Permanent Fat Loss & Fitness” at his website: The Fat Burning Furnace

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