The Top 20 Excuses Why New Year's Resolutions to Lose Weight End in Failure

Hello,

It's no secret that New Year's Resolutions generally don't last

very long... have YOU used any of these excuses?

January is New Year's Resolution time. Lose weight, gain weight, quit smoking,
start smoking, get rich, spend more time working and less time with their
families...you name it, people resolve to do it.

Yet how many people actually succeed with their resolutions?

According to a statistic I just made up, 75% of people fail to keep their New
Year's Resolutions. That number is even higher with weight loss resolutions.

Why, you ask?

Well, here are my Top 20 Excuses Why New Year's Resolutions to
Lose Weight End in Failure...

20. I wasn't getting enough to eat on ONE diet so I had to go on THREE.

19. Its winter and I need the extra insulation to keep me warm.

18. I went to the gym and somebody was on my machine so I realized
everything happens for a reason and it wasn't meant to be.

17. I went to the gym and there was no lifeguard on duty in case the rowing
machine sank. I complained to the manager but they threw me out.

16. Turns out I didn't really mean it.

15. My other resolution to quit being a cranky jerk all the time wasn't compatible
with my low-carb diet.

14. There was a big game on...Wheel of Fortune is a game, right?

13. My DVR broke so I couldn't fast-forward past all the food commercials.

12. I figured since rice cakes don't have many calories, the same was true of
other cakes. Like fudge cake. And pancakes. With syrup. And fudge.

11. My personal trainer called and said if I didn't show up for my session on
Friday, don't bother showing up on Monday. Woohoo! 4 day weekend!

10. No ashtrays on the treadmills at the gym. How do they expect me stay on
that thing for an hour without a cigarette break? It's not like that little TV can
keep my mind off how painful and boring it is to hammer away on that thing
at 1.2 mph for 60 minutes.

9. Krispy Kreme hasn't come out with an Olestra-filled donut (that they've told us,
at least...I have my suspicions).

8. Billy Mays (that bearded infomercial guy) hasn't come out with a Mighty Putty
strong enough to keep my mouth shut at the all-you-can-eat buffet.

7. The economy is in such rough shape, it's hard to afford the new clothes I'll have
to buy as I get smaller so it'll have to wait until I get a bailout.

6. I have to buy junk foods "for the kids" even though they don't really need that
stuff either and I don't actually HAVE any kids or KNOW any kids.

5. I messed up and ate a chip on Day 2 so I gave up until next January's
resolution season.

4. I need to get in better shape before I can join a gym...to get in better shape.

3. I made a resolution to give up drinking so I could lose weight but I did it while I
was drunk so I forgot.

2. I don't want to insult my co-workers by not eating birthday cake at the office
every single day, even when I have to bring it myself.

1. I'm waiting for President Obama to lose the weight for me.

That's it for now.

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to come up with excuses like the ones above.

To Your Success
Jorma Persson

Why You MUST Be Inefficient For
Maximum Fat Loss

By Nick Nilsson

If you want to lose fat as quickly as possible, you have to be inefficient...
the more inefficient you are the faster your results will be!
Find out why and how exactly it works...

So here's the thing...when you're training to lose fat, efficient is the LAST
thing you want to be.
Now don't look at me like that. Allow me to explain...

Let me set the stage for you...you began your fat-loss training and all the
weight training exercises were new and tough. All the cardio was
challenging. The diet was rough.
Yet you started losing fat FAST.

Then you started getting into the groove - you learned the exercises and
training techniques, you got good at the cardio and could really power
through it. Even the diet part was getting easier.

Now, you would think with things going this well (your training and eating
actually improving as you were going) that your fat loss would actually
be accelerated.

But then things started to slow down.

You're training just as hard. The cardio is tough but you've found your
stride with it. The diet part is going well.

Is your metabolism slowing down? You take a few days off and eat
more to try and reset your metabolism and then jump back in but
things still aren't moving.

What now?

Time to go back to the drawing board and quite literally go back to
when you were BAD at things!

Because when you were BAD at things, everything you did seemed to
take more energy. It was inefficient. And in that inefficiency, you burned
a LOT more calories...getting the idea now?

Let's take running as an example as this is a very visual thing.
Look at two people...one is a first-time jogger, trying to get into shape.
The other is an experienced runner.

Let's also assume these two people weigh exactly the same so they
SHOULD be burning the same number of calories when they cover
the same distance, right?

But when you see the poor guy slogging his way down the side of the
road, barely lifting his feet off the ground and you see the OTHER guy
practically floating past him, who do you think is burning more calories
and challenging their body to a greater degree?

The guy who is completely inefficient is driving his metabolism to a
whole other level than the experienced runner, even though the runner
is probably going 3 or 4 times faster!

So here's the take-home lesson. When fat loss starts to slow down,
you don't necessarily need to work harder at the same things you're
already doing...you may just need to do something completely different!

Let's say you're used to doing barbell bench press for chest and rarely
ever do dips. Even if you push yourself on the bench press, what do
you think will get you cranked up more...bench press or dips?
You'll be so unused to doing dips that your body will have to work a lot
harder just to perform the exercise.

Then when you get too good at dips, switch to dumbbell bench press.
Keep doing stuff you're NOT good at!

You want to really lose fat? Put together a program based on
exercises you STINK at or rarely do (maybe because you stink at them).

You may have to use a lot less weight but I can promise, you'll kick
your metabolism into gear far more than when you cruise through even
tough sets of exercises you ARE good at.

Try a workout based on weighted dips, front squats, wide-grip barbell
rows, hang clean and press, and stiff-legged deadlifts.

Or if you're good at those, go with exercises you're NOT good at.
Force yourself to do them until you GET good at them, then move
on to something else.

When it comes to cardio training, do you do interval training on the
treadmill? Get out to an athletic field and do sprints there instead.
Kick butt on the stair machine? Try some real stairs and see what
happens! Or, even better, do something TOTALLY different like swimming.

I think you're getting the idea...when the body gets good at something,
it gets lazy and efficient. It uses as little energy as possible and CAN
use very little energy because it IS so efficient.

It might be tough on the ego, but by working with exercises you're not
good at, you'll actually be speeding up your fat loss significantly.

And, as a bonus, you might just get good at exercises you used to stink at!

Now, if you're interested in a fat-loss program geared towards keeping you
inefficient, I'd definitely recommend checking out my Metabolic Surge program.

The training and eating are constantly changing, never allowing your body to
get accustomed to (or efficient at!) really any of it. This not only gets you better
results, it keeps things challenging and interesting.

Click here to learn more about Metabolic Surge - Rapid Fat Loss

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Nick Nilsson is Vice-President of the online personal training company BetterU, Inc. He has a degree in Physical Education and Psychology and has been inventing new training techniques for more than 16 years. Nick is the author of a number of bodybuilding eBooks including "Metabolic Surge - Rapid Fat Loss," "The Best Exercises You've Never Heard Of," "Gluteus to the Maximus - Build a Bigger Butt NOW!" and "The Best Abdominal Exercises You've Never Heard Of" all available at (http://budurl.com/gkuy). He can be contacted at betteru@fitstep.com.

Hope you liked this article.

To Your Success
Jorma Persson

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September 24, 2009

Obesity could become top cancer cause

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer

Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the
coming years, European researchers said Thursday.

Being overweight or obese accounts for up to 8 percent of cancers in Europe.
Experts said that figure is poised to increase substantially as the obesity epidemic continues,
and as major causes of cancer, such as smoking and hormone replacement therapy for
menopausal women, drop dramatically.

"Obesity is catching up at a rate that makes it possible it could become the biggest
attributable cause of cancer in women within the next decade," said Andrew Renehan,
a cancer expert at the University of Manchester. Renehan presented his findings to a
joint meeting of the European Cancer Organisation and the European Society for Medical
Oncology in Berlin on Thursday.

Renehan and colleagues designed a model to estimate the number of cancers that could
be blamed on being fat in 30 European countries. In 2002, they calculated that 70,000
cases of cancer out of about 2 million cancer cases were attributable to being overweight
or obese. By 2008, the number had jumped to at least 124,000.

Colorectal cancer, breast cancer in menopausal women and endometrial cancer accounted
for 65 percent of all cancers linked to being fat. Renehan said that in the U.S.,
some studies found obesity was responsible for up to 20 percent of cancers.

Experts said the results should help shape future cancer policies across Europe.

"Being overweight or obese is likely to be one of the biggest single causes of cancer
after smoking," said Lucy Boyd, an epidemiologist at Cancer Research United Kingdom
who was not linked to the research.

Scientists aren't sure why being fat boosts your cancer risk, but suspect it is connected to
hormones. As people become fatter, they produce more hormones like estrogen that help
tumors grow. People with big bellies also have more acid in their stomachs, which can
lead to stomach, intestinal or esophageal cancer.

Still, not all experts said obesity would produce skyrocketing cancer rates in the near future.

"It is not likely (obesity) will have as severe an effect as smoking," said Jan Coebergh,
a professor of cancer surveillance at Erasmus University, who has done similar research.
Coebergh expected it would take a few decades before rounder Europeans would see a
parallel rise in cancer, since the disease often takes years to develop.

Still, scientists called for more measures to fight obesity and the cancers it might cause.

Renehan said new strategies were needed to help people stay slim.
"We need to find the biological mechanism to help people find other ways of tackling obesity,"
he said. "Just telling the population to lose weight obviously hasn't worked."

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The downside of setting goals (and how to avoid it)

Hi,

Chances are, at some point in your
life you've sat down and set goals.

You got excited, maybe created a plan,
and started taking action.

Then, the next thing you know,
your motivation is GONE and you're
struggling every step of the way.
And to make it worse you have
no clue why it's happening.

What's surprising is that you ARE NOT
the only one this is happening too.

In fact, this is EXACTLY what many
of my clients were experiencing!

I knew if I could figure this out,
I'd be able to help people get much
better results. So I sat down and
really thought about it...

And that's when it struck me.
The whole idea of "goals" are the problem.

Goals have that somewhat meaningless
"get there fast" mentality to them.

And sometimes goals get you so hyped up
for that future moment of achievement,
that you completely lose touch with
the present moment.

You've probably seen for yourself
that it can be very frustrating when
goals begin to feel more like chores.

And let's face it,
setting goals can even be SCARY.

Have you ever set a goal, and felt like
you're "locked in" and you can't give up,
because then you would be labeled a "quitter"?

After some more thinking, I realized...
"This idea seems totally flawed."

I mean, why would anyone want to struggle
while constantly dealing with the fear of
failing in the back of their mind just to get
to some future destination as fast as they can?

It just doesn't seem right.

And it also makes you wonder the point
of doing any of this in the first place.

It's pretty clear that when you start
questioning your motives, you lose excitement
and that burst of motivation you had in the
beginning starts to fade.

And we know that motivation is the MOST
important factor in achieving anything.

So Why Does This Happen When We Set Goals?

The reason this happens is because goals
draw their energy from the CONSCIOUS MIND.

The conscious mind is simply that rational,
logical part of you that chatters to yourself
througout the day.

It's the part of your brain that tries to
"figure things out" and find "reasons" for
why things happen... even when there aren't any.

Simply put, the biggest problem with using your
conscious mind to achieve goals is that your
conscious mind heavily relies on will power
to get things done.

And We Both Know Will Power Doesn't Last Very Long.

Sure, you can force yourself to set a goal,
and try your hardest to stick with it.

Maybe it will work. Maybe it won't.

The point is, the whole idea is just flawed.
Basically, you're fighting AGAINST your own
habits and going against the current.

And if you don't remove limiting beliefs
you cripple your chances of any future success.

Think About It.

Your brain has spent years learning
to do things a certain way.

You have your daily routine, and you're
pretty much set "on track" with where
your life is going.

Now, all of the sudden, you come along
with a goal & expect everything to change?

Sorry, but it just doesn't work that way.

No matter how much you try to push, fight,
or force yourself to succeed, your beliefs
will keep you right where you have always been.

That's Why You Must Change Them

The key is knowing how to change your beliefs
to support the dreams you want to achieve.

Basically, when you have the right beliefs
that SUPPORT your dreams, your daily habits
naturally fall into place, and you start heading
in the direction of your dreams automatically.

That's because dreams are powered by beliefs
that reside in your subconscious mind.

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And science tells us that the
subconscious mind is very powerful.

It controls ALL of your habits automatically.
To prove it, just ask yourself this:

How often do you have to THINK about brushing
your teeth, taking a shower, driving to work,
making dinner, when to go to sleep, or when to wake up?

The answer is never. That's because your
subconscious mind handles ALL of this.

Wouldn't It Be Nice To Naturally &
Automatically Move In The Direction Of Your Dreams ?

You can when you know how to
properly "set" your dreams.

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Once you know how to dream effectively,
by bringing out that childlike dreamer
inside you that believes anything is
possible and the sky is the limit,
you're naturally motivated to make it happen.

When your dream is set in your mind,
you find new meaning and a true sense
purpose to live it every.

As you pursue your dream, you're free from
"failure" because you aren't tied to strict
deadlines and exact specific outcomes.

Plus, if your dream is no longer important to
you, you can just scrap it. No big deal.

Because once your beliefs are in line with the
life you truly want, it's easier to make simple
course corrections since you know where you're going.

When you have a CLEAR idea of what dreams are
important to you, and believe from the START
that they are possible, than it's MUCH easier
to move towards them.

If you're ready to "set your dreams" and change the

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to your success,
Jorma Persson

Want to lose weight? Cheat on your diet.

Hi,

I have another article from Jon Benson, the author
of "Every Other Day Diet". Hope you'll like this
article. So, here we go:

Cheat To Lose... Lift To Win

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Quick: What is the
highest form of flattery?

Imitation. Or so they say.

But I have to admit I am a bit peeved by
the imitation of several of my books
without so much as a nod.

At least what I have been saying is getting
out into the public...

... finally.

But the media is a bit clueless on their
referrals. On their "experts" on the
subjects they cover.

Meh... what are you going to do, right?

I have made a short video called "Cheat To
Lose...Lift To Win."

It covers two recent national news stories
and studies that confirm what I've been
saying for almost a decade:

That you have to cheat on your dietplan to
succeed (but not how the media tells
you)...

... and that weight training is absolutely
the best thing for anyone to do.

Even breast cancer survivors (as this study
clearly shows.)

Even heart patients (as this study
briefly mentions.)

It is the only fountain-of-youth out there
folks... period.

You'll enjoy this short funny video.

Go watch it, then let me know what you
think.





Hope you liked what you saw. Now go read
more about this at Every Other Day Diet.

To Your Success,
Jorma Persson

No s**t Einstein. Eat less. Live longer. Who'd think?

Hi,

Did you see the article on MSNBC?

Oh. Now they catch on.

Here's what Jon Benson (author of "Every Other Day Diet"
and "7 Minute Muscle")is saying:

"For years I've been extolling the benefits of eating
fewer calories and exercising LESS (but with more
intensity) in order to both build muscle mass and lose
bodyfat. It works. I've done it for years. I'm not the
first to do it, nor will I be the last, but it seems
that this "old school" approach to fatloss nutrition
and exercise is dying on the vine.

Granted, my new book "7 Minute Muscle" has boomed off
the charts, so there's still an interest in working out
less. But what about eating less?"

From MSNBC:

"While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is
endless and typically fruitless, one method known to
extend the human lifespan by up to five years has
quietly become accepted among leading researchers. The
formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your
life, several experts now say. And done in moderation,
it could at least help you live a more healthy life."

Jon again:

"No s**t Einstein. Eat less. Live longer. Who'd think?

But seriously, why is this the case? And more
importantly, why do so many other health and fitness
pros give the opposite advice, often asking you to eat
5-8 times a day? Is there some common ground?

Yes there is. But first let's look at why eating less
can mean living longer."

Today's article went on to say:

"Calorie restriction, as it is called, is as close to a
real Fountain of Youth as any known technique comes.
Even scientists who are cautious about anti-aging hype
say it works, both by cutting risks for some diseases
and by allowing all body cells, somehow, to hang in
there longer."

Here's Jon:

"This is just part of the story. As usual, the mainstream
media doesn't always bother to give you the entire picture.
That's where guys like me come into the picture.

Ha...such a rebel.

Eating less is a bit over-simplistic. Caloric
restriction is based on "quantitative" reduction, not
simply eating like a bird or starving yourself. That
will never work. You won't stick to it and your body
certainly won't bother to burn off its spare bodyfat
when it thinks you're in a stone age famine.

I use the approach of eating far less for several days
followed by a "feed day" -- a day when I overeat on
purpose. By planning my workouts around these days, I
can maximize both muscle gain and fatburning at the
same time, all while I enjoy some of my favorite foods
on that higher-calorie day.

The net result is superior to merely "eating less" --
you can gain lean tissue, which burns calories around
the clock, and you can manage your insulin levels,
blood sugar, and many other metabolic processes with
greater ease thanks to the lower-calorie days. It's
literally having your cake and eating it too.

Now, here's where the mainstream news misses the big
picture: Combine strategic under-eating with brief
over-eating WITH short-duration weight training and the
magic begins. Weight training has been shown to
literally reverse many of the markers of aging from a
cellular level. It is by far the best form of exercise
for post-exercise caloric expenditure -- i.e. burning
more calories after the workout. And it's the best way
to shape the body. Cardio doesn't hold a candle to
weight training, especially when its done correctly.

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Learn more at 7 Minute Muscle
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So, what about all this talk about "animal studies" in
these news stories? Well, some of this is true. However
there is a plethora of data from both
life-extension-experts and real-world folks that
justify the benefits of a lower-the-calories approach
to living longer. Sure, "further studies are required",
but a bit of common sense is as well.

Less calories means less stress on the body's internal
organs, digestive processes, hormonal processes and
much more. Eating less creates a "clear" state in most
people. Folks engaged in fasting usually report feeling
exceptionally sharp and even vibrant several days into
the fast. And we're not talking about fasting here --
we're just talking about eating less most of the time.

My personal approach is to eat 2-3 meals per day of
higher protein, higher fat, and lower carbohydrate,
focusing on veggies for the carbs, for 2-3 days in a
row. During these days my calories are often 50-65% of
my maintenance level needs.. This is followed by a
higher calorie day where I increase my intake of
grains, starch, and take in a few more meals. When I'm
wanting to really lean out, I will go 4-5 days on lower
calories and lower carbs, making sure I keep my healthy
fats nice and high, then have my high-calorie day.

Try this approach and combine it with my 7 Minute
Muscle style of training. (I include my 3 Minute Abs
routine in the book, as well as a 9-minute long
university tested cardio routine.) The limited volume
of training requires less of a caloric demand, allowing
you to eat less, lose more bodyfat, and then boost
yourself into "anabolic overdrive" on your
higher-calorie days.

This combination allows me to gain muscle and burn
bodyfat at the same time.

Try it -- and, as I wrote in "7 Minute Muscle" and "Fit
Over 40", the benefit may indeed by more than a leaner,
more muscular body. You may just live longer to boot."

Hope you liked this article.

To Your Better Body,
Jorma Persson

P.S. Check out Jon's books:
7 Minute Muscle
Every Other Day Diet
Fit Over 40

Hello Friends, I want to give you this article by Jon Benson. It's a very good article and his system really works! Here we go.

“Is It Actually Possible to Gain Muscle And Burn Fat At The Same Time?” You Can Do It... If You Apply These 3 Tips! By Jon Benson Bestselling Author of 7 Minute Muscle I remember a friendly argument with my co-author of Fit Over 40 Tom Venuto. It all started when I told Tom how I was eating and training for my last peak. A peak is where you lower your bodyfat and try to maintain as much muscle mass as possible. “There's just no way I could ever get in shape eating and training like that,” says Tom. “Sure you could man...what are you, a mutant?” Tom fires back, then me, then Tom....and so it goes. (I really didn't call Tom a mutant. That was creative liberty.) So why are so many fitness pros like Tom freaked out about my training and nutrition plan? Simple: I claim it burns fat while building muscle at the same time. Every time I read an article by some doctor or expert claiming it's “biologically impossible” to gain muscle on a hypocaloric diet (a diet low in calories) I just laugh. I do more than make claims—I have proved this to be true many times. I've had my bodyfat hydrostatically measured during several peaks. In all but one I showed an increase of muscle mass and a decrease of bodyfat during a 12-16 week period. The one time I didn't show an increase in muscle mass when I was training the most in the gym. That may not make sense right now, but it will in a moment. I share my 7-minute workout routine in my latest book. There's a link to 7 Minute Muscle at the end of this article. The most I have ever gained was 14 pounds of muscle over a six month period of time while, at the same time, decreasing my bodyfat from 18% to 6.9%. The pictures in this article were taken about four-six weeks out from my last peak in November 2007 where I broke the 6% mark. And, at 44, I GAINED an additional four pounds of muscle during my peak that I held throughout the entire cycle. I wish I would have measured my bodyfat before I hit the 7% mark. I guarantee you I gained at least 7-8 pounds of muscle over the course of my peak. Keep this in mind: I'm a 44-year-old former fat guy who does not take any fat-burning drugs or steroids for muscle mass. I was eating only 2-3 times per day. I was not doing hours of cardio. And...of all things...my best workouts were under 20 minutes. More like 15. I look pretty good for a natural bodybuilder who used to be clinically obese. I won't win the Mr. Olympia in my lifetime, but that's okay. Most of you reading this article could care less about looking like a real mutant. That wasn't creative liberty. I think drugged-up 300-pound guys, to quote Vince Gironda, look like "bloated sausages." Okay, I'll come clean. I admire competitive bodybuilders for their drive and passion for excellence. But I do not admire their common sense. I should know—I tried it for a while. However, I never actually competed. Came close, but no cigar. While I have a good flow to my physique, I have a few genetic flaws that will never fly when standing next to a guy doing tons of drugs and whose never been fat a day in his life. Frankly, I really detest bodybuilding shows. A few years ago I wrote a pretty funny article about that whole gig. It's an exercise in futility to me. The funny thing is that most people assume I'm a competitive bodybuilder when I'm in top shape (which is most of the year.) I have 17-inch arms, a huge back, good natural leg development and pretty good shoulders. This is not a fluff piece to tell you how great I am. I'm not. I have plenty of genetic weaknesses, trust me. I gain fat at the drop of a hat. I walk by a doughnut shop and gain a pound. But the fact remains that most people lose muscle on a diet. Those who don't know how to diet lose far more muscle than fat! So when a guy in his 40s claims he can build muscle AND lose fat...well, eyebrows will raise. Back to my friend Tom for a moment. Mr. Venuto's system kicks ass. He's a great bodybuilder. If I ever wanted to get down to 2.5% bodyfat I might have to actually do MORE work than I do now. Give me a freakin' break. Like I really want to do that—get into an ultra-ripped condition that I can only hold, literally, for a matter of hours. No thanks. But I love to look CLOSE to the condition of a competitive bodybuilder. For me, that's about 7% bodyfat with ample muscle mass, but not enough to make folks toss their cookies. Yep, that's me (left) in a hotel room. Fresh out of the shower. I'm such a professional, eh? This was about two weeks prior to the picture at the top. My muscle mass increased and my bodyfat decreased in a span of about 17 days. So how does this work? Can anyone do it? Yes...but you have to have the right combination of factors. Most fitness pros will tell you that you have to increase your calories in order to gain muscle. In order to gain weight, this statement is true. But most people do not want to merely gain weight—they want to gain lean muscle and burn bodyfat. My System will work great for gaining bulk if that's what you want. Just eat. A lot. I wish I had that problem! For the rest of us—men and women who want to lose fat and build shapely muscle at the same time—a bit of metabolic trickery is involved. First, what is a calorie? A calorie is nothing more than a measurement of energy or heat. Your body requires energy and heat in order to survive. All food has a specific measurement of energy we call calories. SImply stated, in order to lose stored energy, or bodyfat, we need to decrease the amount of ingested energy, or calories. A slight reduction in calories is essential to burn bodyfat—there's no way around that. Now, if you want to gain muscle, doesn't it make sense that you have to increase your calories in order to pull it off? Yes, it makes perfect sense. But its wrong. Flat-out, absolutely dead freakin' wrong. Listen up: As long as you have fat to burn, all the energy you need for muscle can come from your body's stored energy. What do you think all that fat is for? Energy! We just want to use that energy to repair the body after exercise and build lean tissue by tapping into that unwanted bodyfat. There are three key steps in order to trick the body into doing two seemingly opposite things at the same time; burn fat and build muscle. First, you have to stimulate the body to increase its muscle mass. You do this through weight training. However, train TOO LONG and all that extra energy from your stored bodyfat will go to keeping your central nervous system from crashing. Your body will shift all of that energy and then some into the metabolic processes we call "survival mode" faster than you can snap your fingers. It will try and make sure your metabolism stays high enough to survive. That's one reason diets fail—the metabolism crashes because calories are too low AND because you are exercising too much. Brief but brutal training is the key. I cover the BEST way to do this in my new book. It's killer...and it only takes 7 minutes to do. (Advanced trainees can use the 14-21 minute plans if they want.) Step two is to lower your calories. How do you manage to do this without starving the muscle? Keep the protein and fats high. Healthy fats are best, although some saturated fat is okay unless your doc says no. (Most doctors know next to nothing about nutrition. Hopefully yours is smarter.) Now, here's a great trick: Overeat slightly cooked or raw vegetables. Try to eat as much as you can. Literally force-feed yourself, especially at night. This trick fools the mind into thinking it has more food than it actually does. The power of the mind over the body cannot be overemphasized. My new book has an entire chapter dedicated to this...and wait until you read it. I cite several studies on how top athletes are using their minds to change their body and their performance. Step three: Walk. The more the better. You clear out the toxins, get the blood flowing, help rid lactic acid from the system, and burn fat all at the same time. I walk about 20 times longer than I train with weights because I love it so much. It's my number one fat-burner. So, let's recap: 1. You can burn fat and build muscle. The energy required to build the muscle mass comes from stored bodyfat. 2. This only works if you keep your protein and fats sufficiently high AND if you do not overtrain in the gym. The shortest workout possible is the best. Stimulate the mind and body to "build muscle" and it will. 3. Walk as much as you can. Walking before eating in the morning helps you burn even more bodyfat. Now, if you want to build more muscle in less time while you burn bodyfat, pick up 7 Minute Muscle today. It's guaranteed to work for you. Try my System for 60 days and prove it to yourself. This is not just an “e-book.” My complete System comes with the digital PDF book for instant download plus SIX instructional videos (digital format; instant access). It shows you everything you need to know to build muscle in just 7 minutes a day. Hope you liked the article and if you did, go ahead and order his book "7 Minute Muscle". There is a full 60-days Money Back Guaranty, so you have nothing to lose but everything to gain. To Your New Body Jorma Persson

Obesity and Swine Flu

Hello Friends,

Well, it is happening:

Swine flu is beginning to really take hold.

Not just in the United States, but all over the world.

But that's not the scary part...

... the scary part is the fact that being obese OR overweight has now been directly linked to DYING from the swine flu.

My friend Jon Benson put together a 5-minute video that documents these findings.

This is freee for you to view -- and you owe it to yourself to check it out.

Go here --

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Folks, we have to get a grip on this.

And believe it or not, it starts in your kitchen.

Watch the video to find out what to do.

Thanks,

Jorma Persson
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The Illusion of Fitness

Hello Friends,

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The Illusion of Fitness
From Bestselling Author Jon Benson
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Are you deluded?

Many of us are. In fact I'd say that
everyone is about something.

It's not a sin. It's human nature.

Some of us are deluded into thinking that
our children really 'need' to go eat at
McDonald's or they'll freak out. ; )

Some of us are deluded into thinking that
we're always right and our spouses are
always wrong.

Others, in fact many of us are deluded
when it comes to fitness.

Fitness delusion comes in many deadly
varieties, but two are particularly
dangerous:

1. "I'm really in great shape and eat
healthy!"

-- Reality: Not in great shape and eat a
high-starch dietplan that's anything but
healthy.

2. "I'm in super shape! Just look at me!"

-- Reality: You may look fit, but your
vitals and internal organs say otherwise.

Let's discuss number 1.

First, let's come to reality when it comes
to being "fit".

Being fit does not mean you can run five
miles. That's great, but that's not
fitness.

Being fit does not mean you can bench press
300 pounds. Good, but still no cigar.

Being fit does not mean you eat "fat-free",
while you consume high-processed foods
loaded with unnecessary carbs.

Here's my definition of being fit:

Having a mind and body that is in harmony,
always growing, low with inflammation, and
thriving with energy and strength.

Harmony is essential for peace. That part
is up to you. Find it where and how you can.

Growth is essential for survival. The
moment we turn off our "growth signals" to
the brain, we begin to die... quickly.

That's why so many people die shortly after
they retire.

That's why resistance trainees live longer
than runners -- they are fooling their
bodies into believing they are still
hunter/gatherers.

This is huge. I plan to write a book about
it shortly.

Want to look great and live longer? Train
like a hunter/gatherer. Challenge yourself.

Push. Get strong. Get lean.

Your mind will think you're 25, and your
organs will age accordingly... that is,
much slower.

Low inflammation = lower carbs (for most of
us.) Go with veggies, protein, and healthy
fats. De-stress too. That lowers inflammation.

All of this will produce energy and strength.

THEN you will be "fit" -- and fit for life.

I cannot think of a better way to start
than applying the principles of
"hunter/gatherer" workouts (short bursts of
strength followed by moderate intensity).

My book 7 Minute Muscle has a great way
to blend these two things together:

-- 7 minutes of resistance training 5 days
a week.

-- 14 or 21 minutes 4 days a week if you
are advanced

-- 9 minutes of cardio 2-3 times per
week... all you need

-- Plenty of medium-intensity walking

That's it.

start here: 7 Minute Muscle

End of article.

Go check out the site now!

To Your Success,
Jorma Persson

When food STOPS being food...

Hello,

Food is fuel. That doesn't sound like
a revelation, does it? I mean, we all
know food is fuel, it's what keeps us
going through the day, builds muscles,
powers our brains.

But think of it again. Food is fuel.
If that's all that food is, why do we
obsess about it? Why do we eat too
much of it? Why do we put in types of
fuel that our body neither wants nor needs?

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Imagine if you did that to your car
- can you picture yourself at the gas station,
filling up, and then when the tank is full,
you just keep on pumping, so that it flows
out all over the forecourt. People would
think you were crazy.

Or imagine taking your nice shiny sedan
out to a farm and filling it up with thick,
sludgy farm diesel - it would ruin the engine.
Yet that is what we do to our bodies when we
overeat, when we cram in junk food with no
nutritional value.

What has happened is that over the past 100
years our attitude towards food has been
profoundly changed, mostly by the advertising
industry. It is estimated that the average
American is bombarded with up to 1500 food
related ads per day, each of which is dedicated
to the message that food is so much more than fuel.

Food is now a lifestyle choice, a status symbol,
a reward, a pleasure, a comfort, a celebration,
and it is, above and beyond anything else,
an emotional experience.

So what happens if instead, you go back to
believing that food is fuel? Two consequences
run from that. The first is that you naturally
stop overeating. The second is that the quality
of the food that you're going to choose will
naturally improve. We'll look at each of these
in turn.

Overeating is something that we have learned.
We learned it because we long ago forgot that
food was fuel, and just like your car's gas tank,
we need to stop before we overfill it.

Thus we learned to clear out plate, regardless
of how we felt. We learned to eat our school
lunch quickly, because we were in a hurry.
We learned to sit and stuff our faces while
watching TV, because that's what everyone else does.

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But when you realize once again that food is
primarily fuel for your body, you start to
ask different questions - such as what are
the best foods that are going to fuel your
body and give you energy, and how much of
them should you eat?

Are the foods you are eating giving you the
energy that you deserve? Are they giving you
the energy that you need to live the life that
you want to lead?

When looked at in this light, you start to make
very different decisions about food. It's not
about what you have to give up or do without,
it's now about what do you choose to eat to be
the person you want to be.

So when you begin thinking about food as fuel,
it's not about beating yourself up over the
things you have to stop eating, it's about
making new decisions about
-How good you want to feel?
-How much energy you want to experience?
-How alive you want to be?

When this happens, controlling your
weight becomes a lot easier.

To your beautiful body,
Jorma Persson

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