Over the years, I’ve searched long and hard to discover the best methods for obtaining the best physique. Let’s just say I’ve done lots of sifting and sorting through all the trash to find what works and what doesn’t. The e-books that I present to you below are among my personal favorites and much of what I know today can be attributed to them. They are diamonds in the rough, so to speak.

1. Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto
   

   

   Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto

   Tom Venuto is an industry expert when it comes to fitness and nutrition. As a previous competitive bodybuilder and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Tom has quite the credibility. Tom has also been a model and contributing writer for dozens of books and top magazines, like Muscular Development and IRONMAN Magazine. He’s hit a grand slam with Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, as it’s still the #1 selling diet e-book on the internet!
   
   Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is an entire nutritional crash course written so that an extreme beginner may follow it with ease and an advanced trainee may incorporate it. From macronutrient percentages to it’s all covered. But Tom doesn’t stop there - he also explains how exercise fits into the equation too! And while the mere 300 pages may seem a bit steep, the book is chock-full of must-read tips and guidelines.

   This is one of my top e-book picks and I highly recommend it. Click here to check it out!
   

2. Turbulence Training by Craig Ballantyne
   

   

   Turbulence Training by Craig Ballantyne

   Author Craig Ballantyne carries some impressive credentials too. He is an accomplished writer for Men’s Health Magazine and wields the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) title. Plus, he’s got a killer physique!

   This title caught my eye when it was mentioned in a big forum discussion to dispel some myths on the effectiveness of body weight training and circuit-style interval training for fat loss. Much to my surprise, both techniques combined can lead to some crazy fat loss results! Craig paves the way for awesome results with Turbulence Training’s convenient routines. The entire system is the result of years of university studies, hands-on experience, and live personal training sessions.

   If you’re looking for a highly-effective system that’s more accommodating to your busy schedule, then look no further! Turbulence Training is what you need!

3. Eat Stop Eat by Brad Pilon
   

   

   Eat Stop Eat by Brad Pilon

   Eat Stop Eat is the brainchild of Brad Pilon, a nutritional guru who popularized a way of eating which has conflicted with nearly ever mainstream belief regarding nutrition. He has nearly seven years of experience under his belt in the supplement and nutritional industry.

   Pilon presents intermittent fasting for weight loss, weight gain, and maintenance in Eat Stop Eat. Eat Stop Eat allows for much more freedom, enabling you to worry less about food and more about enjoying life, all the while eating food you enjoy. You won’t experience metabolic slowdowns, you won’t feel cranky from dieting, and you won’t have to be a social outcast when you’re out with friends at a restaurant or bar. You don’t have to avoid carbs or fats and you won’t need insane amounts of protein for muscle gains. Hell, you don’t even need 5-6 meals a day!

   I’ve been dabbling with intermittent fasting for quite some time now and I haven’t turned cheek since. In fact, I’ve reached levels of leanness that I thought were unobtainable, not to mention impossible to maintain. I can personally vouch for intermittent fasting. It’s easy, it’s manageable, and it has so much to offer.

   If you’re tired of all the yo-yo dieting and quick-fix, temporary solutions which never last, then Eat Stop Eat is ideally written for you. With Eat Stop Eat, you’ll obtain results that you can maintain year-round! Check it out now!

A few days ago, I happened to stumble upon a neat online service for BlackBerry and Smartphone users. Best of all, it pertains to fitness! It’s called Gym Technik and it’s this rad service that tracks your workout statistics and routines. It also features a huge exercise database in case you’ve forgotten how to perform something or if you’re looking to change things up! Here’s the excerpt from the official Gym Technik website:

Gym Technik is an innovative online service allowing you to use your smart phone as your workout journal. While you workout, Gym Technik tracks the weights, the reps, and your body stats all through your mobile smart phone.

Use your computer to access the Internet and organize your workout routines using our extensive exercises library. Define all your workouts online with each being the exercise routine you perform at the gym.

When at the gym, login to Gym Technik using your mobile phone and pick from the list of your already defined workouts. Simply start a workout and enter in the stats for each exercises performed.

All your stats sync to your web account automatically allowing you to analyze your data with our informative progress charts and then allowing you to enhance your workout routines as necessary. Any changes you make to your workout routines on the web are all automatically synced with your mobile smart phone login.

What’s holding you? Go check it out now and join the rest of us!

…regarding gymnasts. Ever notice how top-level gymnasts exude extreme levels of muscular development, leanness, and strength? Have you considered what exactly these guys do training-wise to build those physiques? Watching the Olympics awhile back brought up some interesting questions that needed some answering, and much to my surprise, here’s what I found: A gymnast’s training consists mostly of bodyweight-only exercises and very little if any weighted exercise. The amazing arm, shoulder, and lat development that these gymnasts display can be attributed to straight-arm work and static holds on the rings, with movements and positions like the iron cross, planches, etc. Best of all, gymnasts are built for form and function, meaning that they possess much functional, useful strength.

So where am I getting at? Bodyweight exercises can build the physique of champions if there is progression and variance in the exercises chosen, much like that of a gymnast. While I’m not saying you should abandon the iron, you should certainly consider exercises like pullups, dips, planches, and things of the sort in order to build the best body possible!

Over the years, I’ve tried handfuls of different methods and routines for bringing about fat loss and gradual lean mass gains. Of all that I’ve tried, the following ten are what I deem the most effective.

1. Lactic Acid Training for Fat Loss by Charles Poliquin
2. Meltdown Training I by Don Alessi
3. Meltdown Training II by Don Alessi
4. Meltdown Training III by Don Alessi
5. Real Fast Fat Loss by Alwyn Cosgrove and Chad Waterbury
6. Destroying Fat by Christian Thibaudeau
7. Waterbury Summer Project by Chad Waterbury
8. Get Lean Without Dieting by Chad Waterbury
9. 10×3 For Fat Loss by Chad Waterbury
10. Lose Fat Like You’re On Crack! by Mark McDougal

Seems like ages since my last article. This blog has been devoid of any new content for nearly three months! Worry not, for I have some fresh new ideas to bring to the table. To make up for the lost time, I’ll be posting a new article every other day!

Here’s to the rebirth of all that used to be almighty and glorious - MuscleBits!

1. Drink plenty of water
2. Eat foods high in water content (like fruit, for example)
3. Eat foods high in fiber (once again, fruit!)
4. Eat lots of vegetables and salads with your meals.
5. Eat your food slowly.
6. Chew sugar-free gum.
7. Brush your teeth.
8. Focus on other things or occupy downtime with activities to take your mind off of food.

These are all very simple… and very effective. Employ these and you’ll find it much easier to handle the munchies when they come along!

Losing fat is an all-out war. Problem is, most people don’t attack it from all sides. It’s all well and good to eat less and move more, but if you change the many things in our lives that are taken for granted, the results will be far greater! For instance, let’s assume that today is a shopping day. What changes can be made today so that you may slough off that stubborn fat?

Here’s a few things you can do that will really add up over the course of a day:

• At the mall, park on the opposite side of where you want to go. It may not seem practical, but if you really think about it, you’ll be giving yourself a good half-hour of cardio or more, depending upon the size of your mall. And there’s no way you are going to miss that super sale for Coach purses or the latest and greatest Nike kicks.
• Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator. If the former is not available, at least walk up the escalator and make something of it!
• Tote around a water bottle and an apple or something small so you’ll be less likely to nibble on typical food court junk and cookie stands.
• Though all that walking may leave you tempted to sit and rest, keep standing and walking, or lean on something instead. You burn almost double the calories that you would just sitting around.

It’s the little things you do that make the biggest difference in your physique and your health, so if you find weight loss is becoming increasingly more difficult, it may be time to completely overhaul those lazy tendencies!