Mar 11 2010

The Truth About 6-Pack Abs VIDEOS are here

As you probably already know, The Truth about Six Pack Abs has been the best-selling online abs program for over 3 years now. You probably already have a copy of the main program.

But everybody has been asking for VIDEO versions of all of the unique exercises and workouts to go along with the manuals.

Well, they are finally here!

Mike worked directly with Dr. Samhouri, an expert Doctor of Physical Therapy, to go through all of the TAA exercises, workouts, warmups, specialty exercises, etc for you on video.

This is like having your own Personal Trainer and Physical Therapist right on your computer (or your iPod too!) showing you perfect form on every exercise, tricks to maximize results with each exercise, how to prevent injury, and TONS more.

To celebrate the launch of this new Truth About Abs Video program, Mike and Dr. Samhouri have decided to give you access this entire VIP Video program for 70%-off until this Saturday March 13th.

Make sure to grab this now so you don’t miss out:

Click here to Check out the Videos

Enjoy!


Mar 4 2010

Double Edged Fat Loss: The Fastest Way To Get A Six Pack Without Doing Any Sit-Ups

hey everybody,

Just found out that the entire hosting company went down and this shut down Dr. Kareem’s site for about 5 hours today. A bunch of people emailed him and asked if they could have an extension with the free info and as a result. The answer is ‘yes.’ It’s been extended until midnight tonight (March 5th) EST. Please make sure not to miss this deadline.

Anyway, as a Thank You for your patience & dedication to fat loss, Dr. Kareem wrote an absolutely AWESOME article for you. Here you go:

*The Fastest Way To Get A Six Pack Without Doing Any Sit-Ups*

by Dr. Kareem F. Samhouri, CSCS, HFS

*Metabolic Fat Loss & Fitness Expert*


Sit-ups suck.

They’re boring, they make it hard to breathe, and they are not nearly intense enough to get a great result. Think about it – when’s the last time you couldn’t get your 6th rep of a sit up?

They don’t work muscular strength. They work muscular endurance – most of us need more muscular strength, not endurance.

If muscular endurance were all we needed, then why does everyone on the Cat Walk of treadmills at L.A. Fitness look the same month after month after month?
Did you ever think about that before?

The same guys and gals running at 9mph, sweating their last drip of H2O away as they sprint for 45 minutes never seem to change shape. They look the same in my gym as they do in yours. That’s not because cardio is bad; that’s because they have the wrong strategy in mind.
Do *you* have the right strategy in mind?
Let’s take Jenny Brown and Eric Foster for example:

Jenny Brown doesn’t look very fat, but she’s not happy with herself at all. You see, she’s never been really strong, and she’s been struggling with her weight for years.

Her family is all heavier than she is. They don’t seem to think there’s an issue, and they keep eating her favorite foods in front of her. Each time she’s tempted, she gets on an Elliptical or Treadmill and tries to ‘burn off all the calories.’

In the first 3 weeks of doing this, she actually manages to lose half the weight she’s been trying to lose for years – she loses 7.5 pounds – only another 7.5 to go.

3 more weeks go by, and now Jenny gets on the scale again – she weighs an extra pound.

“That’s horrible,” she thinks, as her pants all of the sudden feel tight and her shoulders slump.

Now she decides her chest is saggy too, and she just feels old, but she keeps at it.

3 more weeks, down 2 pounds – she’s now down 1 pound from her original amazing streak of weight loss.

Only thing, Jenny got fatter. She lost muscle. When we took her body fat measurement, now 9 weeks in, she went up by 2%. It’s only a matter of time until Jenny puts all of her weight back on… while continuing to watch what she eats. This *totally* sucks.
Ok, so how about Eric Foster?

Eric Foster is a former athlete, who used to run high school track and field. Since then, work got crazy (and so did drinking on the weekends), and he now weighs an extra 60 pounds. He exercises for half the time Jenny does, but he basically only warms up, then interval trains, and then does a series of carefully planned out giant sets, challenging his body with new exercises every time he works out. Even though he feels uncoordinated half the time, and he isn’t lifting all that much weight (in fact, because of his weight issue, he’s basically down to mostly bodyweight without having the onset of low back pain.)
3 weeks go by – Eric’s down 6 pounds – 54 pounds to go.

“Sweet” he says to himself, “I’m going to hit my goal in another 9 weeks. I’ll be there before summer.”

3 more weeks go by, now he’s down 12 pounds. “On pace,” he says to himself. 3 more weeks go by (now on week 9), and he decides to step on the scale during a flex-break from staring at himself in the mirror.

“Oh my God,” he exclaims – “I’m down another 9 pounds – how could this be?” So Eric flew off to the local gym and had his body fat assessed – down 4%!
I know why Eric’s down 9 more pounds & lost 4% body fat. He built muscle.

That muscle kicked his metabolism into over drive, and his body started craving more food. He also chose exercises that helped ‘organize’ his nervous system & recruit more muscle.

He fed his body, as most former athletes know to do, and it burned up all the calories and then some.

His muscle raised his metabolism.

The dynamic exercise routine fooled Eric’s body into thinking he needed more muscle to cope with “the challenging new environment” he lived in.

Jenny’s plain old, boring exercise routine taught her body to cope with this increased demand by lowering her heart rate and blood pressure (both good things) so she could last longer.

Obviously, Eric’s body changed more and his program was more effective for fat loss.
*The Moral Of The Story:*

Eric just needed to know how to speak ‘Neuro’ and he was all set. Once he wasn’t speaking ‘baby talk’ to his body anymore, and he learned to have a conversation, the work was already done for him.

So what’s the purpose of exercising so much if you’re not going to look amazing after all that sweat and hard work?

In Double Edged Fat Loss, I teach you how to Exercise Less, Benefit More.

I hope you’ll join me for the next 2 weeks as I unveil 7 Fat Loss Videos that put Jenny & Eric’s story to shame. As it turned out, it had nothing to do with Eric ‘being a boy,’ did it?
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PS – don’t forget – today is the LAST day to get all 7 Fat Loss Videos
+ a bonus video presentation & teleseminar with Joel Marion, Vince Delmonte,
& Dr. K (it’s up there right now)

Get access to the members’ area and see what’s inside:

DoublEdgedFatLoss.com


Mar 4 2010

Double Edged Fat Loss: Ab Definition Comes From the Back

Dr. Kareem Samhouri, creater of Double Edged Fat Loss, shares with you some important tips on ab definition:

One thing that most people who train for improved abs do not realize is that they need to train their backs at the same time. Without having a proper balance between abdominal and low back strength, there is a change in posture, ultimately resulting in a decreased physique, decreased oxygenation to muscles, and decreased endurance. This means that you will spend more time in the gym, take less away from your workout, and feel more tired the next day. Sounds terrible, right?

One of the greatest secrets that I teach my clients is to strengthen their low back musculature in order to increase the efficacy of their abdominal workouts. Through proper low back strengthening, they are able to normalize their pelvic positions, thereby increasing the stretch on their skin in the abdomen. This increase in stretch, or better posed decrease in slack, results in showing the muscles that lie underneath. With the 3 step plan you see below, you may just find that you have had more abdominal definition than you knew:

Step 1: Learn how to perform stability exercises rather than crunches. Functionally, our abs work to stabilize our bodies while walking, standing from a chair, or sitting down. This is referred to as an ‘isometric’ contraction, meaning that the muscle is contracting, but no movement is taking place. Whenever your abs are working isometrically, it’s a good bet that your low back is helping stabilize from the other side. Think about it, if my abs are firing and my low back extensors are not, would I not bend forward?

Step 2: Spend double the time on your back than you do on your front. Take for granted the fact that most people work on the muscles they can see in the mirror when working out. If you simply try to counterbalance this for awhile, you will be blown away by the results. By working on muscles such as your lower trapezius, middle trapezius, rhomboids, posterior deltoids, gluteals, and multifidi, you will stand far ahead of your competition. Your body will assume a better posture, your circulation will improve, the oxygen delivery to your muscles will improve, and your metabolism will increase. All of these factors will drive your results through the roof when attempting to improve abdominal definition and strength.

Step 3: Change it up. Most people perform the same exercises every other time that they work out. Instead, try to vary joint angles and positions, muscles targeted, surfaces used, or anything else you can think of in order to ’shock your system’ into thinking it’s never exercises before. Do you remember the first time you worked out? You were pretty sore, right? Me too. There is a reason for this: our bodies were producing a ton of lactic acid, which produced soreness, and resulted in a repair process that uses energy to get rid of the acid. This energy equals increased metabolism. If you increase metabolism, you’ll hit your goals before you know it!

If you’d like to see amazing results with your ab strengthening program in the gym, all you have to do is follow this three step plan. By targeting your muscles the way they are intended to be used, improving posture, and mixing things up, you will be blown away by the results.

Click here to learn more about Double Edged Fat Loss


Mar 4 2010

Dr. Kareem Samhouri Pushes you to the Max!

I just got crazy with a Dr. K fat loss circuit that he sent me to try out & I think you should too:

Click here for a FREEE fat loss workout

It’s 3 exercises, do them as follows:

50 seconds on, 10 seconds off
Repeat x 5, no rest

If you crush these exercises and tell me how they went, I’ll convince Dr. K to write you a killer article on the new trend in fitness:

Neuro Fitness

Now, hurry up and get moving.


Mar 4 2010

I’m Sorry I Keep Sending you to Dr. Kareem Samhouri’s Website

I just wanted to take a second to apologize.

You see, it dawned on me that you’re probably overwhelmed by all these fitness people trying to sell you something.

And frankly, I am guilty of the same. But there are so many great products out there that I get super excited when a brand new one comes out.

Especially one that is as high quality as Dr. Kareems. Well, I just wanted you to rest assured, b/c
I’ve got you in mind. I’m going to continue to only deliver incredible content and industry best-standard programs to you. Today, I’m going to prove it to you.

Here are 2 gifts:

1) No opt-in necessary

3 great exercise clips you can do right now to melt your saggy skin right away – Dr. Kareem sent me an email & I tried them as follows, and, man, you can really feel the burn:

50 seconds on, 10 seconds off
Repeat x 5 (no rest between sets) (click here for video)

(they are downloadable to an iPod too if you want, so that part’s pretty cool)

Access To An Article:

Neuro Fat Loss – under one condition: at least 1/4 of my readers have to email me (or post a comment below) their experience with the Dr. K circuit mentioned above. If you do, I’ll guarantee you that I can convince Dr. Kareem to write a killer article on this and answer any questions you have related to how to lose fat faster through nerve/body communication.

I have an idea – let’s take advantage of him & get him to answer all our questions – he’s doing this launch and jammin’ my inbox, just like he is yours. Plus, I’m on these guys lists too and he’s doing the same thing with them:

  • Vince Delmonte
  • John Romaniello
  • Rob Poulos
  • Virgil Aponte
  • Jayson Hunter
  • Nick Nilsson
  • A to Z fitness
  • Ryan Lee

It’s kind of everywhere I look, but this stuff is good, so I wanted you to have the best of the best.

PS – I’m going to make sure that I help you understand Neuro Fat Loss. This stuff is cutting-edge, for sure.


Feb 28 2010

1 Mistake All Women Make

By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS

Author, Turbulence Training

Following the cardio mentality and depending on the cardio confessional is the biggest mistake that all women make when it comes to fat loss. Let me explain…

On Saturday morning I was walking home from the gym when I passed by a young women – about 28 years old – who was talking on her iPhone.

And I heard her say, “I’m going for a walk now to get some exercise because I’m going out for a bad dinner tonight.”

And I just wanted to yell, “No – no – no – no – no! That doesn’t work. It never has, it never will.”

You can’t out-cardio a bad diet.

Every woman I’ve ever met has made this mistake and had that “cardio confessional mindset” at one time or another – and it goes for most of the guys I know, too.

Unfortunately, at best, this poor girl will probably burn an extra 300-500 calories during her walk – if it’s a really, really long walk. But at dinner, she’s likely to eat 400-700 calories during the appetizer or consume that in liquid calories alone!

(NOTE: By “bad dinner”, I’m guessing she meant a high-calorie meal, and not a pity date with a deadbeat ex-boyfriend.)

The bottom line is that a single cardio session will not beat a bad diet.

Now you might be thinking, “At least it’s better than nothing.”

But is it?

Remember, as I’ve mentioned in the past, one British study found that some people OVEREAT in response to cardio exercise.

So when dinner comes around, this poor girl might think,”Oh, I did that long walk today, so I can treat myself to a bigger dinner or dessert.”

The only thing that comes close to beating a bad diet is interval training and resistance training.

Back in 2007, an Australian research study on interval training was getting a LOT of press for the surprising results. In the study, women who did interval training were able to lose belly fat without changing their diet.

In fact, one subject, named Louise, said this: “My diet was pretty bad back then, with lots of sweets, lots of junk food…doughnuts and sugar — it was awful.”

And yet by the end of this study, interval training helped Louise burn 8kg of fat in just 15 weeks – WITHOUT changing her diet.

Perhaps it IS POSSIBLE for you to out-train a bad diet – but only if you use interval training.

And that’s just another reason the best short, burst fat burning workouts are based on this specific type of fat burning exercise.

So here’s what you need to do:

1) Give up the “Cardio Confessional Mentality” and understand that you can’t “out-cardio a bad diet”.

2) Stick to your simple lifestyle nutrition plan 90% of the time and then enjoy your 10% reward meals GUILT-FREE.

3) Use interval training to burn the fat and resistance training to sculpt your body.

It’s that simple – a 3-step system for fat loss success that is guaranteed to work every time.

Check out Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training workouts for Women for some great Fat Burning Workouts

Enjoy guilt-free eating and fat loss with this mindset.


Feb 27 2010

Final Phase Fat Loss – Interview with John Romaniello

John Romaniello is an author, coach, and self-professed pretty boy who just launch a remarkable new program called the Final Phase Fat Loss.

I recently had a chat with him about his brand new program:

Parth: What is Final Phase Fat Loss

John Romaniello: Final Phase Fat Loss is one of the most comprehensive fat loss program available, anywhere.

Using the theory of training methods, FPFL utilizes four completely different training styles each week: dynamic training, density training, latic acid  training, and heavy strength training.

Each of these is incredible for fat loss in its own right, but when combined in strategic ways, the training modalities present in Final Phase Fat Loss are exponentially more powerful.

Parth: Wow, sounds tough. Is Final Phase Fat Loss for complete beginners?

I would say not. I certainly wouldn’t encourage beginners to shy away from intense training methods–it’s nothing like that. The
workouts in FPFL are just pretty advanced.

Not just the workouts, but the exercises themselves. I would say you need to work up to it.

Parth: I see. What is about Final Phase Fat Loss that allows you to get rid of that stubborn fat? Or would you rather keep that a secret?

I don’t mind sharing, of course.

It’s important to note that a good part of fat storage is very hormonal.

This is especially true as you loss fat–that is, it’s your hormones which often create or exacerbate fat loss plateaus. Specifically, we’re talking about estrogen, cortisol, and insulin; each of which can be correlated with specific cites of regional fat storage.

Final Phase Fat Loss and the training modalities that make up the methodology is intentioned to produce other hormones–testosterone, growth hormone, and IGF-1–which will offset the other hormones, and facilitate fat loss.

Parth: What about diet? At the advanced level, your body is pretty much used to eating clean. What more can you do to get down to single digits?

There are a number of different approaches, but the main one I like is periodic cheating (Cheat Your Way Thin Diet).

Parth: What if someone didn’t care about fat loss, like myself. I just want to be challenged with intense workouts. Will the Final Phase Fat Loss workout be able to challenge someone like me?

Then you’ll still get a kickass workout! There isn’t really much difference between fat loss training and conditioning. Mainly, fat loss training in FPFL is going to address hormonal issues, but even if you’re not looking to lose fat you’re going to get into amazing shape.

Parth: What kind of equipment do you need to perform these workouts?

John Romaniello: Really…it’s dependent. The program as written primarily uses dumbbells, with the occasional barbell exercise throw in. I recommend that you use a set of dumbbells.

However, the workouts can be modified, of course.

Any barbell exercise can be down with dumbbells, and nearly any dumbbell exercise can be done with resistance bands or even body weight.

The most important thing to remember is that it’s the concepts that make up the training session in FPFL that make the program so incredibly effective, not the specific exercises.

However, I do love me some dumbbells =)

Parth: Here’s a general question that still gets a lot of debate action. But for fat loss specifically – split training or full body? Or does it even matter?

John Romaniello: After everything I’ve seen, full body training is really just the way to go.

Parth: I’m sold! Thanks for chatting with me John.



If you’re having trouble dropping those last 10 pounds, then I’d highly recommend you check out John’s brand new program. Plus, if you grab a copy today, I’ll send you 7 of the my best bodyweight-only workouts you can use as a supplement to John’s program.

Click here to grab your copy today!


Feb 17 2010

TacFit: Ryan Murdock’s Bodyweight Workout

Ryan Murdock, one of the authors of the TacFit Commando workout, shares one of his quick, intense bodyweight workouts:


Click here to learn more about TacFit Commando


Feb 17 2010

TacFit Commando: Why the Fitness Industry has Failed You

As you know, I’ve been extremely weary of gyms and commercial fitness systems. For years I’ve always challenged the norm and sought ways to achieve my goals faster and more efficiently.

I’m so glad that TacFit Commando has finally been released. It will show the world what functional fitness is all about.

Everyone’s trying to get their hands on this program. Even the guys who launched P90X – Beach Body – has recruited Coach Sonnon to try and develop their own version of the program.

Take a look at this interesting video put out by Coach Sonnon about how the health and fitness industry has failed you:


Click here to learn more about TacFit Commando


Jan 27 2010

3 of My Favorite Turbulence Training Workouts

It’s only the end of January and fat loss expert Craig Ballantyne has already released 3 of my favorite workouts of the year -guaranteed!

And I’ll show you how to get ALL three of the programs for the price of one, in just a second.

But first, let me tell you about these proven fat burning workouts.

Program #1 is his landmark TT 2K10 workout.

Every January Craig takes the top fat loss tips and exercises he’s discovered in the year prior and puts them all into one kick-butt program to kick off the new year.

Within hours of launching this program it was already hitting “legendary” status as TT users started reporting on their experiences with this workout.

It’s definitely not a beginner program, but you’ll get a research proven more effective form of interval training than ever before, plus cool kettlebell exercises, tough twists on classic bodyweight exercises, advanced total-body ab exercises, and even more mini
circuits to help you burn fat and give you the ultimate body to kick off 2010 – and to have your best year EVER.

Program #2 is the TT Beginner Total-Torso-Training workout.

This program is perfect for beginners or anyone just getting back into exercise.

Discover beginner interval training, bodyweight exercises, and torso movements to work your abs, make your low back strong and safe, and help you burn belly fat – you’ll be amazed by how much you can do just LYING DOWN! Seriously, you can burn fat lying on the ground.

Program #3 is another instant classic – TT Transformation.

This advanced fat burning workout is based on one of the most popular programs used by past TT Transformation Contest winners, and within hours, it too was hailed as Instant Classic by TT users who immediately put it to the test.

If you want to lose the last few pounds and sculpt your body like a Greek God or Goddess, this is the BEST program for you.

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But there’s one more important fact I have to tell you about…

At this time next week, those 3 programs will cost you a total of $59.85…

HOWEVER…you can get all 3 of those programs today for the price of only one ($19.95), PLUS you’ll also get:

- 30 days free in the TT Member’s area where you can ask Craig all  of your training and nutrition questions

AND

- Access to TWO MORE programs – The TT Adrenaline Workout and the TT 15-Minute Kettlebell Express Workout – that will be released within  the next 14 days.

So the total value of all of these workouts and bonuses is well over $119, but you can get this Complete TT 2K10 Package for only $19.95  today.

Click here to get started with this amazing fat burning deal.

But hurry, because this is your LAST CHANCE to get all of these workouts and bonuses for such a low investment before they get put back in the TT Member’s Platinum Vault.

PS - Don’t forget, you will also receive…

…30 days access to the TT Member’s area and forum where you can  ask Craig ALL of your training and nutrition questions.

Craig watches that forum like a HAWK, checking in every few hours to make sure all questions get answered and new members get welcomed.

So make sure to take advantage of his help and the complete social support system from all other TT Members.

PPS – Get ready for TT Adrenaline…

…this is a new scientifically-formulated workout program unlike any other Turbulence Training workout Craig has ever designed…

…and you’ll get it as part of your Complete TT 2K10 package. It will be released BEFORE February 1st.

Click here to get access to the workouts and be put on the “First Notice” list for the TT Adrenaline program.


NOTE: This promotion ends on Wednesday, February 3rd, and then these three workouts will be removed and locked up in the TT Platinum Member’s Vault.

PPPS – Your results are guaranteed by Craig’s 100% money back promise. If you aren’t COMPLETELY satisfied with your results from the TT programs, just let Craig know and you’ll be refunded your $19.95 before the end of the 30-day member period and you won’t be billed any additional charges.

And no matter what, you’ll get to keep ALL of the workouts!

Click here to get access to the workouts and be put on the “First Notice” list for the TT Adrenaline program.