How You Can Get a Great Body in 2009

Yes, you too can have a great body. It starts with heeding the right advice and getting rid of myths.

The main myth you need to drop (OK, second after the spot reduction myth - OK, third after the Cardio-Is-Magic myth) is the “I Don’t Want to Get Bulky” line.

One of the main reasons we Baby Boomers tend to gain fat as we age is that our metabolisms have slowed down.

A major reason your metabolism slows down is that you have less muscle than you did when you were in your 20’s.

Muscle burns fat! The more muscle you have, the more fat you’ll burn - and not just during your workout routine - but all day and all night long.

No, I’m not saying you have to get bulky.

You just need to replace the muscle tissue you’ve lost since you were 20. (That’s about 1/2 pound of muscle per year past 20.)

So don’t be thrown by the title of this article (I’m not allowed to change it). Read this article by Fit Over 40 co-author Jon Benson to discover how you can get the body you want …

How To Gain Muscle And Burn Bodyfat At The Same Time
by Jon Benson

What is your “big dream?”

I have two:
– To make an impact on the lives of over 10M people before I die;
– To have a family that’s mobile so I can live in many places.

Not bad, right?

Want to know a “third” dream of mine? One that I saw become a reality a few years ago?

To gain muscle AND burn bodyfat all at the same time.

It’s like a pipe-dream that somehow worked its way through the pipes and into my gym.

It is not easy, granted, but you can do it.

Almost anyone can do it.

You just have to train and eat in a very specific way.

Listen: You do NOT want to just “burn bodyfat” or god-forbid “lose-weight”… that will not give you the body you want.
You absolutely MUST shape your muscles, tighten and tone, and burn bodyfat.

And you can do it at the same time.

Most pros disagree with me. They think it is metabolically impossible to gain muscle while in a state of low-calorie dieting.

They are wrong.

Here’s an article I wrote on this topic. I hope you enjoy it.

To save you time, I put a link to the online complete version of the article below…
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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 lean muscle mass 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 was I was training the most in the gym. That may not make sense right now, but it will in a moment.
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December 19, 2008 | Filed Under Fitness Program Tip | Leave a Comment

Jennifer Garner’s and Cindy Crawford’s Secrets to a Great Body

Psst - I have a secret.

How would like to have a body like Jennifer Garner or Cindy Crawford?

If so, you’re in for a treat!

I’ll tell you all about it in a sec …

The few of us educated personal fitness trainers pay a lot to stay educated.

My accountant tells me I spend as much as $6000 a year on education!

(Actually, when I think about my Duke Engineering education, a mere $6000 makes me snicker - still, that’s about $6000 more than most trainers spend.)

The IDEA Personal Trainer convention costs $599. Club Industry East next month is $495, and it’s not even dedicated to personal fitness training.

And, of course, I’m not even counting the transportation, hotel, and meals (and adult beverages I’m forced to buy for my colleagues).

If you’re truly serious about your fitness - and you like a bargain - you’ve got to sign up for FitComXpo. (Yes, even if you’re not a personal trainer.)

Sure, it’s marketed toward personal trainers, especially the ones looking for CECs from ACE, NSCA, etc, but it’s appropriate for absolutely anyone who exercises at all.

For example, I’ve put together all the tips I could possibly squeeze into an hour on “Effective, Efficient Exercise” explaining the logic behind my 3-4-5 Total Body Training System including example exercises and sample workouts you can use right away.

I promise you’ll get literally life-changing from my presentation alone.

When you sign up for FitComXpo, you’ll get over 100 fitness presentations covering everything from weight loss, nutrition, and program design plus marketing and selling for fitness pros - al in the comfort of your own home (!!)

That’s over 100 hours of exclusive information you can listen to over and over again. You can even burn CDs (for your own personal use only, please) or put them right into your iPod or mp3 player.

Plus, you get to download well over 2,000 pages of handouts, slides, workbooks, and educational materials.

Sessions start tomorrow (Tuesday, March 25). Your investment is a mere $150 today and goes up to $199 tomorrow (still a ridiculous bargain). So jump on this right now.

Okay, okay - here’s the secret behind Jennifer Garner’s and Cindy Crawford’s great bodies …

‘You ready?

Valerie Waters.

Their personal trainer (for years, in both cases).

You probably haven’t heard of her, though, because she’s just too darn modest. But she’s only the most financially successful personal trainer IN THE WORLD.

She’s just not constantly bragging (compensating?) about how wonderful she is (like some trainers we know