The TRUTH About Exercise and Metabolism (Hard Science)

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You hear about it all the time these days.  I talk about it during our training sessions, during the “Maximize Your Metabolism” classes, with my online-Meatheads coaching clients, and pretty much to anyone else who will listen.

Seriously, you can't get anymore "Forrest Gump at a bus stop" than me when it comes to training.  Truth is, though, that I'm passionate about it and want to give people a ton of fitness information that'll help them get leaner, get healthier, and finally feel good.

And that's why I want to tell you about exercise:

It's great for your Metabolism.  It's awesome for your physique.  It's crucial for your health.

BUT….

What's the real science behind it?  Does it really help?  How does it help?
The easy answer is right here from my buddy and RD, Jayson Hunter:

Strength Training and Metabolism

So now you understand WHY it's good for you, but HOW should you exercise to REALLY jack up your metabolism? Well, Elliott Hulse (remember him from a few posts back how he explained Lean Hybrid Muscle Training?) is hooking you up with an exact design of his workouts at his gym, Strength Camp, in St. Pete, Florida!

Get Your Done-For-You Hybrid Workouts Here

Leave a comment below and I'll send you a copy of Elliott's E-Book "Building the Warrior Physique"! Train hard to rev your metabolism!

Tony

Myth Busters: Light Weight/High-Reps to Burn Fat.. or not!

Myth: High-reps and light weight to burn fat and get toned.  Heavy weight and low reps to get "bulky."

At some point during our lives, most of us had heard that very myth.  Even the most novice of trainers knows that burning fat requires the use of high-reps and light weight, you know, to "go for tone, not bulk."

I remember when I first started training.  Everything that I'd read or hear was about doing high-rep work to lose weight and get lean and using heavier weight to build muscle.  I guess I can understand where people are coming.  High-reps put your body under tension for a longer period and they cause a lot of lactic acid accumulation (known to be a potent fat-burner).  

5lbs of muscle vs. 5lbs of fat

But, what if this weren't necessarily true?  

Busted: http://www.ergo-log.com/epocafterheavyweights.html

Check out this study I found on weight-training and post-exercise fat-burning.  While there is still more research that needs to be done, the findings might surprise you!

By the way, I believe that the best way to see if something works is NOT to read about it in some study, but to try it out on yourself in a smart way.  

http://www.ergo-log.com/epocafterheavyweights.html

Thoughts?

Tony

How To Design a Hybrid-Muscle Program

Hey Meat,

You may remember a while back when I interviewed Elliott Hulse, professional strongman, owner of Elliott Hulse's Strength Camp, and co-creator of the Lean Hybrid Muscle system. Well, the interview was awesome and I sent out the audio file for the interview as a gift for subscribing to the blog (if you haven't heard it yet then comment below with your email and I'll hook you up).

At the time, Elliott was getting ready to launch his muscle-building meets bodyfat shredding workouts, designed to get guys lean, rugged, dense, granite-muscle as quickly as possible. Obviously, with his program just getting released, he didn't want to share to much about what made the workouts blast the fat and pack on size, but now he's spilling the beans about how YOU can design a kick-ass hybrid muscle program!

Check it out! This will be a 3-part series so check back often to get all of the info, but first, get your mind right with the first video!

Here's a Q&A about lifting and getting your head ready!

The Lean Hybrid Program is Ready
Get Your Done-For-You Hybrid Workouts Here