Lose Body Fat Quckly And Add Lean Muscle

If you read any of my other lenses on building muscle and fat loss programs and exercises you should know one thing I believe in is variety.

I have never understood people that do the same workouts week after week and month after month. They get minimal results and I have to imagine they are bored to death.

The result from the rise in personnal trainers. Do the same workouts over and over(because they don't know any better) and eventually you'll see your results(longer gym memberships) and (longer contracts with a trainer). My opinion (enough said).

I would like to introduce you to somebody I have recently become aquainted with.

His name is Nick Nilsson.( That's him in the picture). Nick is YES a personal trainer. He is also an author having published 6 Weight Training and Weight Loss books.

Nick has been weight training for 17 years, been a personal trainer for 10 years, a professional fitness writer for 6 years (published in Men's Fitness, Reps Magazine, Muscle & Fitness and on hundreds of websites) and he's got a degree in Physical Education, covering advanced biomechanics, physiology and kinesiology.

Why am I telling you about Nick?

Because the guy get's it. Read On I'll Explain

10 Reasons Women Need Lean Muscle Gains

Now why do I keep harping about the need for women to build lean muscle?

Because as extreme as this may sound (now stay with me here) your life could depend on it.

As I said it may be an extreme way of putting it but gaining lean muscle equals, a boost to your metabolism which means what? More fat loss.

Added lean muscle equals, more energy, strength, curves in all the right places, better health and more. Before you continue reading when I talk lean muscle I am not talking about the look of pro bodybuilders look at the ladies I work with here Shawna Kaminski, Lauren Brooks pictured and Isabel De Los Rios that's lean muscle in all the right places.

Because it's the most important fitness attribute you can build. Your life literally depends on it.

That's right, it's MORE IMPORTANT than "cardio". And here are the top 10 reasons why:

Ready?

10 Reasons Women Need Lean Muscle

1. Lean Mass = Metabolism

There is nothing else you can do - and certainly nothing you can eat - that will actually boost your metabolism, except for adding lean muscle and moving your lean mass.

Forget about the supplement ads that claim Green Tea, protein, or some berry from the Amazonian jungle can boost your metabolism.

They are LYING.

The truth is only lean mass boosts metabolism. Period. And everyone knows how important your metabolism is for staying lean and healthy.

2. Lean Muscle = Curves in all the right spots

Here's the equation to putting curves in all the right spots, no matter if you are a man or a woman:

Build lean mass + boost metabolism + burn fat from bad curves + add lean mass to right curves = Totally sexy body

Let's see cardio do that. Won't happen.

3. Lean Mass = Strength in old age

Having strength in your 60's, 70's, 80's, and beyond is far more important than cardio fitness in old age. People don't fall because they lack cardio fitness. They don't get put in wheelchairs because they can't jog 10k. They get disabled because they have no muscle or strength.

I know. I've volunteered in geriatric hospital wards. These people can still move - IF they can get up. But they aren't strong, so they remain confined to beds. It's really, really sad.

The majority of obstacles to living a full life as you grow older come from not having strength or muscle. That's a fact.

4. Lean Mass = Keeping up with your kids.

And it means keeping teenage boys intimidated and out of the house if you have a teenage girl.

Lean mass also equals less embarrassment if you have teenage boys. No one wants a fat, weak, wimpy old man.

I mean my old man was a wiry guy - and trust me, he found plenty of novel ways to embarrass me - but it wasn't because he was weak or out of shape.

He was still stirring things up and picking fights with my friends all through high school - even when we went from boys to men.

And I'm proud of him for that.

5. Lean Mass = A good reason to eat more food%u2026and the ability to burn more calories.

Listen, most of the guys I know who have lots of lean mass need 3000 calories per day just to MAINTAIN their size. And Holly Rigsby needs over 2000 calories - and she's a hot momma with lean mass.

Lean Muscle Not Just For Men
It's a win-win. You get to eat more to build lean mass, and you get to eat more to keep lean mass. Not so with lame ol' cardio.

6. Lean Mass = Functional Strength

Whether it is carrying groceries, controlling your crazy dog on a leash, or cleaning out the garage, the more lean mass you have, the easier everything will be. Lean mass = POWER.

7. Lean Mass = Confidence

Every where I go the folks with lean mass are the ones with a crowd around them, attracting high-energy, positive people. And it seems like the skinny ones%u2026they all seem to walk around with their head down%u2026a little shy and ashamed%u2026hey, that's just the way it is. Don't get mad%u2026get lean mass instead.

8. Lean Mass = Looking awesome in a t-shirt, no matter what gender, no matter where you go.

Again, just another example of how lean mass gives you power, confidence, and a reason to buy really nice fitting shirts.

It doesn't matter if you're hitting NYC, Vegas, Miami, or the lake that you go to every summer with the family, looking good in a t-shirt (or bathing suit) is a great feeling.

9. Lean Mass = The Beach.

When you have lean mass, the beach becomes the place to be. When you don't have lean mass, the beach becomes a dirty word%u2026a place to avoid%u2026and who wants to avoid the beach, baby? Not me or Bally the Dog, that's for sure. Heck, he wants to show his six-pack doggy abs off at the beach more than I want to show off mine. That's the power of lean mass.

10. Lean Mass = No regrets.

Listen, here's an embarrassing story%u2026after my second year of University I made a mistake with my training and focused too much on cardio while preparing for soccer.

I got way too skinny. I lost lean mass. And I regret it.

But more importantly, like 75% of people in life, I regret something that I didn't do%u2026I regretted that I didn't try to build lean mass.

I regretted it because I was missing out on many of the 10 reasons I just listed above. What a mistake.

I felt like such a fool for sacrificing lean mass%u2026and it's been my mission since then to show people that when you have the choice between lean mass and cardio that they should ALWAYS choose lean mass - no matter what the politically correct magazines say.

Fortunately, before the end of that summer back in 1996, I changed gears and got back on track with my training, eating, and lean mass building program. And I've looked better, had more confidence, and simply kicked-butt since the day I decided to get serious about building lean mass.

Listen, I don't want you having the same regrets because as my friend Vince Del Monte says, "living a life of regret SUCKS".

So here's what you need to do to avoid a life of regret. You need to avoid missing out on those amazing lean mass benefits I just listed. You need to focus on getting lean mass.

I guarantee you'll love the confidence, power, and metabolism boosting benefits of having more lean mass.

I've built my life around this message and I know you'll believe it when you experience these 10 benefits.

So there we have it ladies 10 Reasons Women Need Lean Muscle. Don't fall into the trap and myth about gaining too much muscle. The benefits of gaining lean muscle as I have outlined here are huge. Does your life really depend on it? In alot of respects it very well could. That's not a scare tactic but as we age it does become a major factor.

Nick doesn't believe in Conventional wisdom. I stumbled upon Nick's site ( in my never ending search for the best muscle building and weight loss info) and saw exercise descriptions and video for exercises I've never seen before.

And I've been studying this stuff for years.

Some were exercises we all know but done with a twist or two. As an example:

One Arm Dumbell Row( check the picture above).

Notice anything? Click here to go to my blog for a full description and your answer. Then click the link at the end of the article to come back.

So did you get it?

Shift your leg out away from the bench. Bring the dumbbell up inside of the leg. Simple Right?

Very simple and Very Effective. I've been using it and let me tell you the One arm row is Much more effective this way.

Why the heck didn't I think of it.

This is what I mean about Nick. Taking exercises that have been around forever and improving on them.

Simple Nick has a great site I think you should know about.

Powerful Training Secrets

This Site Contains 386 Pages (so far!) of THE Most Unique Exercises, Cool Training Tips, and "Off-the-Charts" Programs You Will Find ANYWHERE!...

Weight Training workouts and exercises. Fat Loss techniques and programs.

1. CONSTANT Innovation If you are tired of doing the same old exercises like I said before Nick put's a new spin on them. Talk about keeping your motivation up!

The first critical step towards getting more out of your training is knowing HOW

2. Practical, Powerful and Detailed "How-To" Knowledge

When I say "how-to" knowledge, I mean I'm giving you the "make-or-break" details that nobody else thinks to include in their exercise instructions...

3. A Blatant Disregard For The "Conventional Wisdom" of Weight Training

Let me put it this way...the moment somebody says to me "this is the way things need to be done," THAT is the moment I start looking at the EXACT OPPOSITE way of doing things.

4. Laser-Targeted, Highly-Effective Fat-Loss and Muscle-Building Information

Bottom line, when you train, you're trying to burn fat, trying to build muscle and strength, or all of the above!

5. Countless Variations and Improvements to Common Exercises

The biggest problem with Nick and Powerful Training Secrets I am constantly finding new exercises to do so I'm constantly running out to the garage to try them. I'm in the garage all the time.

But really you want to kick it up a notch Nick can really show you how.

Powerful Training Secrets
is not just about new exercises and going against the grain with training programs (as fun as that is!)...I'm also a big fan of constantly trying to improve the results you get from regular exercises

One of THE most important benefits of Powerful Training Secrets
is the HUGE amount of video you're going to see on it. I've got video of almost every single exercise and technique because, as you'll find out, a lot of these exercises and techniques really need to be seen in order to be understood and done properly (and in some cases, believed!).

I don't want you to have ANY doubts as to how anything here is done. So to make sure you know EXACTLY what you're doing every step of the way, you'll find not only a Flash video that shows up right on the webpage, but you'll also be able to view and download Windows Media files as well as Quicktime videos of the exercises in action.

"Nick, I don't know anybody else who is more creative than you at inventing new, cutting-edge exercises. This membership site is super cool...I'm jealous I didn't come up with some of this, and can't wait to see what's coming next!

I will be recommending your site and exercises to my online customers, personal training clients and personal training team right away. A lot of these exercises look extremely powerful for shaking up a boring routine, not to mention fun and extremely challenging. I look forward to experiencing some new muscular gains!"

Vince DelMonte
Vince DelMonte Fitness Author: NoNonsense Muscle Building: Skinny Guy Secrets To Insane Muscle Gain

Powerful Training Secrets

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