Five Super Simple Fat Loss Tips

March 15, 2012 Joel Panetta Nutrition, Supplements

Fat loss isn’t rocket science. I know we love to make our problems seem much bigger than they really are, but when you really look at them they’re typically easy to solve. And that’s often the case with fat loss.

To prove it to you here are five super simple fat loss tips you can easily follow:

1) Stop guzzling liquid sugar. Yes, I mean soft drinks and juices and bottles of iced tea loaded with high fructose corn syrup. For the most part, a 12 oz can of cola is 150 calories of pure sugar. Have a couple of those a day…

2) I’ve written it a gazillion times and I will continue to – eat breakfast! If you want to make fat loss easy then make sure you start your metabolism off on the right foot.

3) Eat more fruit. Aim for at least 5 servings a day.

4) Eat more veggies. Again, aim for at least 5 servings a day.

5) Stop eating so many processed foods. If it comes in a box from your grocery store it’s most likely processed. The fresher the foods the better.

* Bonus tip*

You can make tips 3 and 4 a breeze by using a whole foods based multi. Personally, I love Prograde Nutrition’s VGF 25+ men’s OR women’s because it is made from 25 WHOLE veggies, greens and fruits.
Yours in health,
Joel Panetta

PS - You know I take my nutrition seriously. And it’s why I ONLY recommend Prograde Nutrition’s Whole Foods based multi. They have both a men’s and women’s formula.

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The Secret To A Better Lovelife

March 15, 2012 Joel Panetta Supplements, This & That

[ Editor's Note: Fitness author Jon Benson shared this letter with me and gave me permission to share it with you. ]


Today we need to chat about your hormones.

Yeah, I chat a lot about hormones. That’s because I have been to Hormone Hell and back. Twice.

I’ve lived to tell the tale.

It’s scary… and it’s one of those hidden illnesses that you might not even know you have.

I had it at 27. I did not affect my love-life, but that was probably due to my youth. If I did not treat it then, I would have no love-life or drive at ALL right now.

I treated it with drugs. That is all we had back then.

Today I use a combination of therapies, many of which are natural….

1. I train with weights to increase testosterone-levels naturally.

2. I train and do cardio before eating in the morning do increase gH levels naturally without drugs.

3. I cycle my calories to increase my thyroid levels naturally.

As you can see there are many ways to increase your hormone levels naturally.

But it’s not all exercise and nutrition. Now we have several “botanical” supplements: Herbs and other natural helpers to help the fight.

I wish I would have known about Dr. Lucille when I was 27.

She’s the expert in that field. Herbs, nutrition for hormone help, and how to protect your body IF you have to take drugs to help the problem like I do.

I listen to her. So should you.

Here’s her site:

Click Here <--- natural energy help

The best thing about having your hormones optimized is energy.

Yes, you will burn more body-fat.

Yes, you will increase your love-life and your desire to have intimacy.

Yes, you will increase your resistance to disease and common illnesses.

But I think MORE ENERGY is the best.

I have the energy to do anything I want at just about any time I want.

Here's an example:

Today I had to go to the funeral of a dear friend. She passed away after struggling with a lifetime of various illnesses, many of which were made worse by lifestyle choices. Some she had no control over.

We all loved her dearly.

We drove until 1:00AM this morning. I got up early for the funeral but not early enough to eat breakfast.

I had a large lunch afterward and then we headed back -- another 3 hour boring drive in traffic.

Even with all of this emotional stress, my body only needed a 2-hour nap to pop right back into high gear. I could literally go and workout now at almost 11:00pm if I had to.

I'm glad I don't because I have a night of packing ahead of me for a business trip!

Still, the point is simple:

Hormone Health = Greater Energy

Most people do not exercise because... get this....

They do not FEEL like it.

I don't mean "feel like it" as in they would rather do something else, although that is the case sometimes.

I mean "feel like it" in the sense that they have NO energy to do it.

They are tired, run-down after a 9 to 5 day, and feel zonked.

You too?

If so, you need this info...

Click Here <— natural energy help

Remember: More energy, more love-life. More workouts that burn fat. More done in the day.

More living… in the best way possible.

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2 Quick Recipe Tips

March 13, 2012 Joel Panetta Fat loss, Fit 365, Fitness Misc.

[ Want to read a great fitness article? Then check this one out... it was sent to me by fat loss expert Jon Benson. I have his okay to you. Enjoy! ]

One of the most surprising benefits I’ve discovered for being engaged to a gal from the Middle East, other than the vast cultural exchange, is the cooking.

Oh, yes ladies… my gal COOKS!

Which is good since I am a lousy cook. : )

Hanna enjoys it… and she brings a Middle Eastern flair to some really boring fitness/bodybuilding foods that I want to share with you today.

Here’s just two quick tips from Hanna on making the ultimate in “boring” foods — egg whites and tuna (yuck) — taste incredible.

TIP 1:
Lively Egg White Omelette

Let’s face facts: Egg whites suck. At least that’s what I USED to think until Hanna decided to experiment with my morning omelette.

Now I eat this stuff like it was candy.

Here’s what she does:

1. She cooks the veggies separate from the egg whites. You’d think this would be common sense, but I never did it and I’ve seen a lot of people just toss it all in together.

2. Add 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil with 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil to the veggies. This alone improved the taste tremendously.

3. Add 1/2 egg yolk to the veggies after cooking for 1 minute. This, again, is primarily for taste.

4. Garlic! If you love garlic, here’s your chance. Garlic ROCKS in egg white omelets.

5. Use Pam or another non-stick spray for the egg whites and cook them like you would a normal omelette. Then pour the almost-cooked veggies in the middle. Do the omelette dance.

6. Here’s the SECRET SAUCE… literally. This will sound nuts until you try it:

Shrimp Cocktail Sauce

Okay… Hanna’s bright, but this was an accident. She thought it was salsa. But I’ve NEVER gone back to salsa after stumbling on this incredible treat! I have no idea why it tastes so good, but it makes the omelette.

Try these tips and see if your egg white omelette doesn’t become your favorite meal of the day.

TIP 2:
Canned Tuna Extraordinaire

Again, I have the lovely Hanna to thank for this.

Like egg whites, I used to HATE canned tuna. Now, again, I can eat this every night without complaint.

Here’s what she does:

She cooks the veggies the same way as in the omelette above and then pours the tuna from the can into a skillet. That’s IT.

I’ve never had “tuna ala skillet” before… and I have no clue why this tastes so smooth and delicious, but it does.

If you hate canned tuna for being dry or tasteless, try this. You’ll never go back.

If you want 40 pages of recipes like this… very yummy and VERY healthy… then be sure to pick up my EODD “Favorite Foods” Dieplan.

Here’s more about it:

Favorite Foods Diet + Recipes <-- click.here.for.more

Remember:
Don’t Quit. Get Fit!

P.S. Most of the recipes that come with my EODD book can be prepared in 15 minutes or less… so do not let the clock become your enemy when it comes to getting lean!

And remember: You can eat your favorite foods several days per week on my plan and still get rid of excess bodyweight.

Why give up living when you don’t have to, right? : )

Favorite Foods Diet + Recipes <-- click.here.for.more

[ Learn more about Jon and his methods by clicking on the links and/or banner in the article above immediately... and get yourself started on a fast-track path to body transformation! ]

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Fat Burning Bodyweight Circuit Exercises

March 12, 2012 Joel Panetta Turbulence Training, Workouts

Fat Burning Bodyweight Circuit Exercises

By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Turbulence Training for Fat Loss

When you travel, you worry about missing your workouts and eating poorly…So you must plan ahead for both (apples and almonds for planes, trains, & automobiles)…and bodyweight circuits for “no-equipment fat burning”.

And while I have bodyweight exercises that are just as hard as the bench press and barbell squat in one of my bodyweight workouts, today we’ll focus on replacing intervals with bodyweight circuits.

To do a bodyweight circuit…

a) Pick 3 lower body exercises

b) Pick 3 upper body exercises

c) Alternate between a lower and upper body exercise without rest, till you are done all 6 exercises

d) Rest a minute.

e) Repeat 2-3 more times until you are done 20 minutes

For example, this is a great circuit that doesn’t need any equipment

1) Prisoner Squat (12 repetitions)
2) Elevated Pushups (8 reps per side)
3) Single-Leg Deadlift (10 reps per side)
4) Close-grip Pushups (As many reps as possible)
5) Jumping Jacks (30-60 reps)
6) Cross-Body Mountain Climber (12 reps per side)

Whew. That’s pretty advanced…for a beginner, we’d slow it down like this and take some breaks between exercises…

1) Wall Squat (8 reps)
2) Kneeling Elevated Pushup (5 reps per side)
3) Lying 1-leg Hip Extension (8 reps per side)
4) Plank (30 second hold)
5) Jumping Jacks (5-10 reps)
6) Side Plank (15 second hold per side)

Safe travels, and of course, always check with your doctor before beginning a fat burning bodyweight circuit exercise program.

About the Author

Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit Turbulence Training for Fat Loss

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Cheap Old School Supplement That Burns Fat Fast!

March 12, 2012 Joel Panetta Nutrition, Supplements

Cheap Old School Supplement That Burns Fat Fast!

By Jeff Anderson

All but lost is a little-known “Old School” supplement that used to be one of pro bodybuilding’s Top Gun supplements for when competitors were trying to shed crazy amounts of body fat, but needed to hold on to as much muscle as possible.

Why haven’t you heard of it as often?

Well quite frankly, over the years, individual supplements just haven’t been as “sexy” as the high priced “breakthrough formulas” being marketed…and not as profitable for the supplement companies!

So what is this amazing (yet boring) supplement that can dramatically increase fat-burning while helping keep the muscle mass you’ve worked so hard for?

It’s called “Medium Chain Triglycerides” (MCT’s) and it’s one of those supplements that has been PROVEN to work!

MCT’s most often come in the form of an oil (either by itself in supplement form or in coconut oil) and is itself a FAT…

…a fat that actually BURNS FAT!

You see, MCT’s are digested differently than other fats.

For one, they CANNOT trigger fat storage no matter how much you take!

Weird…but TRUE!

Also, they produce a LOT of energy and are burned very quickly, thereby saving your muscles from being broken down for fuel during cycles of intense training.

I suggest using the complete formula in “Homemade Supplements” first because I show you how to use it in combination with a few other cheap supplements to create a KILLER personal supplement you can make yourself!

(You can learn how to make your own supplements at www.MakeYourOwnSupplements.com)

However, you can also take a tablespoon by itself during dieting cycles when you need extra energy but don’t want to increase your calories.

The best times are immediately upon waking or about 20-30 minutes before weight training.

Give this “lost supplement” a try if your goal is to burn body fat while you’re still training with weights.

It’s a VERY powerful addition to your supplement program that won’t cost you a kidney!

About:
Jeff Anderson (The Muscle Nerd)
The “Muscle Nerd”, Jeff Anderson, is a world-renowned fitness consultant and author, most noted for his cutting edge research in natural bodybuilding and fat loss.

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Got Man Boobs?

March 11, 2012 Joel Panetta This & That

3 quick questions:

1. Are you a guy or do you know one close to you over the age of 35?

2. Have you or he looked at your/his bare chest lately?

3. If so… did you see them?…The dreaded….

“Manboobs”?

Obviously if you are female this is not an issue. But for us men, “gynaecomastia”, often jokingly referred to as manboobs (we can thank “Seinfeld” for that) is anything but funny.

From this point on, I’ll refer to it as “MB” if that’s okay by you.

MB is not an age thing. It can occur at almost any time in life. However, for those of us over 35, it is more common.

This is just one of the many symptoms of “andropause”, or “male menopause.”

When you age your testosterone levels decline…and more than that the testosterone gets “weaker” due to an imbalance between it and estrogen.

When you combine that with our modernized “estrogen-rich” environment that Dr. Holly Lucille frequently lectures on, you have a problem.

A big MB problem.

MB is associated with lack of drive (you know what I’m talking about guys) and excess bellyfat due to the estrogen.

Even more serious: Excess estrogen has been positively linked to prostate cancer.

Yep. MBs are not so funny after all.

Check out Dr. Lucille’s NaturaPause Audios. There is an entire audio dedicated to male menopause and natural solutions that really work.

Most do not work worth a darn.

Hers does.

Click Here <— no more MBs!

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This Week’s Healthy Dinner Meal.

March 11, 2012 Joel Panetta Nutrition

This week’s healthy dinner meal is Orange-Glazed Chicken.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
large zip-top bag
1 1/2 pounds chicken breast fillets (4 fillets)
butter cooking spray
1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges in light syrup (undrained)
2 tablespoons orange marmalade
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon lite soy sauce

Steps

1. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place flour and seasoned salt in zip-top bag and shake to mix. Add chicken; seal tightly and shake to coat. Wash hands. Knead bag to coat chicken.
2. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken, using tongs; coat top of chicken with cooking spray. Cover and cook 4 minutes on each side.
3. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, gently stir remaining ingredients together.
4. Turn chicken again and add orange mixture. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes, turning chicken once. Serve.

CALORIES (per 1/4 recipe) 275kcal; FAT 2g; CHOL 99mg; SODIUM 570mg; CARB 21g; FIBER <1g; PROTEIN 40g; VIT A 15%; VIT C 11%; CALC 6%; IRON 4%

Remember DON’T QUIT

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Great MMA style workout for the newbies.

March 8, 2012 Joel Panetta Body Weight, Cardio, Workouts

MMA style condition is taking the fitness world by storm. It is becoming popular because it is a fast paced to the point way to burn fat.

MMA fighters are in great shape and have the lean, strong look that a lot of us are looking to achieve.

With MMA/UFC style training you can hit both a cardio & strength/power goal without having to do a lot of long cardio and taking a hit to your strength gains.

You can also do a lot of MMA style workouts using just your body-weight.

I personally like this style of training, so look for me to post some more of it.

This is quick MMA style routine that I think that you will enjoy as a change of pace.

This is a get started routine that won’t kill you but it will kick the FAT BURNING & BLASTING FIRE into gear.

You can do this routine on cardio days instead of running.

This will be broken down into 5 minute rounds just like an MMA fight with a minute rest before repeating.
There is no rest in between each exercise with the exception of changing a weight.

Let’s Go:

Jumping Jacks – 60 Seconds
Mountain Climbers – 60 Seconds
Alternating Bench Steps – 60 Seconds
Medicine Ball High Knees – 60 Seconds (30 seconds each side)
Push-ups – 30 Seconds
Bench/Chair Dips – 30 Seconds

1 Minute Rest Then Repeat.
Your goal should to be able to do 3 – 5 minute rounds just like a UFC fight.
If you want to shoot for your ultimate goal work to get to a championship fight time range in. That is to be able to 5 – 5 minute rounds of non-stop work.

Remember any questions always feel free to contact us here at The Fat Blaster Blog.

BE STRONG!

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Fat loss secrets that your doctor hopes you never learn.

March 6, 2012 Joel Panetta Nutrition, This & That, Turbulence Training

You wouldn’t think your fitness would be contrary to your doctor’s interest, would you? Look my doctor is a nice enough fellow. And he does care about my health. There’s a good possibility you have a good doctor too.

The medical establishment, however, is in the business of being in business. Simple economics tells you that the more sick you are, the more money they make. At its best, the medical establishment aims toward wellness.

For your best health and happiness, there should be a higher aim. It looks like this:

Illness => Wellness => Fitness

When you’re talking about your health, Wellness is mediocrity. Fitness is optimum health.

The secrets of fat loss are hidden in the myths of wellness.

Myth #1: Maintaining a steady target heart rate is ideal for heart health.

Fat Loss Secret: Your heart is most healthy when it can operate efficiently, and quickly return to resting heart rate, at many different heart rates.

The best way to do cardio or aerobic activity is to vary the intensity. After a warm-up period, maintain high intensity for one minute. Then, dial down the intensity for 2 minutes. Then alternate for the duration of your cardio routine.

Myth #2: Maintaining a steady target heart rate is ideal for fat loss.

Fat Loss Secret: The fat loss benefits of aerobic or cardio activity only last as long as you are exercising. Once you stop cardio (30, 45, 60 minutes, whenever) your metabolism stops working to burn fat.

Building muscle is a far more efficient fat loss method. And you don’t have to gain bodybuilder-type mass to enjoy the benefits. Bodyweight exercise is an excellent way to build the kind of functional muscle strength that will raise your metabolism.

A rising metabolism burns fat long after you stop exercising. You can achieve the variable heart rate benefits by doing supersets or combo sets.

Myth #3: Lower your calories if you want to lose fat.

Fat Loss Secret: To lose weight, you just have to burn more calories than you take in. If you increase your activity level, you can eat more and still lose weight. If you want to lose fat; build muscle, increase your metabolic rate, and eat more of the right foods and less of the wrong ones.

Simply put, focusing on calories alone in not an efficient way to lose fat.

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Do you want to find a treasure trove of fat loss secrets? Do you want to gain strength while losing stubborn belly fat? Download a copy of Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training. Ballantyne has a time-efficient system for burning fat. He is a world renowned author and training expert. Download it now – Turbulence Training.

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Cannot lose weight? 3 tips for conquering your fat loss plateau.

March 1, 2012 Joel Panetta Fat loss, Turbulence Training

Here is a great article from my buddy Craig Ballantyne creator of the Turbulence Training Program.

Despite your best efforts to control your calories and keeping your exercise routine, sometimes, you just cannot lose any more weight. When you can weight loss stops, despite your efforts, this is called a plateau.

Have you experienced a plateau? You are not alone. Plateaus are the result of the body’s natural response to changes in your routine. Once you understand how your body adjusts to your dietary and fitness changes, you can put your plateaus behind you.

The first step for conquering your plateau is to take a look at your mental preparation for fitness. Is your exercise routine becoming too dull? If you are doing the same 3 sets of this, the same 20 minutes of that, and aren’t finding ways to improve your condition, you are probably plateauing.

Look for things to change. Work on increasing the intensity of your workouts. Get more work out of each of your reps. If you are doing pushups, for instance, you can easily make them harder.

When you extend your arms, really push hard against the ground. Try to pop body off the ground. Squeeze at the top push. Then lower your body in a controlled slow movement.

Second, try taking a week off of your workout routine. Try low-intensity exercise. Give the diet a bit of a break. Sometimes, your metabolism needs time to adjust. Your body may just need a few days to recover from your new routine. You should take a break from your routine every 5 to 10 weeks. Exercise, just do something a little different.

When you return from your “break” do a completely new routine. Add different types of resistance. Enjoy the good weather, if it’s the right time of year, and go for a mountain bike ride, swim, hike, play sports.

Finally, add variety to your eating habits. If you are eating 2000 calories a day, eat 2200 calories one day and 1800 the next. If you are eating three meals, eat less for your meals, and eat more snacks. If you are eating more than three meals, shift to three.

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Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to gain strength while losing stubborn belly fat? Download a copy of Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training. Ballantyne has a time-efficient system for burning fat. He is a world renowned author and training expert. Download it now => Turbulence Training.

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