Cardio Workouts Are Not the Best Way to Lose Body Fat

Below is an interview about cardio workouts done by Craig Ballantyne. This presents a great example of how cardio workouts are typically misused by exercise enthusiasts in their attempts to lose body fat. You’ll never get those six pack abs if all you keep doing are the same boring cardio routines over and over. Expand [...]

Target Heart Rate is Useless for Losing Body Fat

I co-wrote this target heart rate article with Craig Ballantyne because we want to get the message out to everyone who keeps struggling with this outdated mentality that they must be in some sort of “fat burning zone” if they want to stand any chance of losing body fat with their workouts. We’ll show you [...]

Excess Abdominal Fat – a Serious Danger Beyond Vanity Issues

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 [...]

Advanced Workouts For Not Only Abs and Core, but Full Body

I received a question today from a Sergeant who was looking for high intensity workouts with some work for abs, core, and full body to take his team of 30+ soldiers to a new level of fitness in preparation for their PT testing.
He basically said that the men had reached a plateau in their training [...]

Ab Workout and Fat Loss Mistakes You Must Avoid

If you want to discover some areas where you may be going wrong in your ab workouts and your attempts at losing stomach fat, I have an interview for you here that you’ll want to read.
In the interview, we discuss the topic of abs training and the biggest myths and mistakes we see in this [...]

Diet Tips for Abs – Fat Loss for a Six Pack

In this article, I’ve posted the “diet tips for six pack abs” portion of our interview we recently did. Enjoy! Here it is…
CB: And finally Mike, 1 or 2 of your top secret nutrition tips for carving out those six pack abs. Open your vault of info!
MG: Well Craig, I think you’d agree that there [...]

Epson Salt Colon Cleanse

There comes a point in a person’s life when they find the need to “clean out” but don’t know if a colon cleanse or a body detox is a better option for them. In order to make this decision there are some key factors to keep in mind. Both colon cleanse and body detox get [...]

What is the Best Ab Workout for Belly Fat Loss?

The answer to the age-old question of “What is the best ab workout for losing stomach fat?” is…
None! Ab workouts alone don’t create enough of a metabolic response in your body to create fat loss.
As a trainer, nutrition specialist, and fitness professional, I often get asked what the best types of exercises and workouts are [...]

The 3 Best Ab Exercises That Are Not Direct Ab Exercises

Instead of the typical ab exercise routines that we see so often with crunches, situps, leg lifts, etc… I like to give my readers better options for metabolism-boosting high intensity workouts that work their entire body while also working their abs.
I’m going to show you an example today of one of my favorite ab workouts [...]

8 core reasons to eat more apples

This weekend, I’m headed to the annual apple festival in my city to do my part in honoring this highly-acclaimed fruit. That means tasting as many varieties as my stomach will allow. And that shouldn’t be a problem, since apples are an excellent source of digestion-aiding fiber. Fiber in apples and other fruits provides bulk in the [...]

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