Good News is Your Search is Over! You Can Finally get the Body You Deserve

Even if you've tried everything under the sun to get rid of the excess weight and keep it off, you're about to discover a permanent solution that will end dieting FOREVER.

So where do we begin?
Stop Trying to “Lose” Weight.

The first step is to Stop Trying to "Lose" Weight. Research clearly shows that over 95% of people who manage to "lose" weight will gain it all back, and most of them will end up weighing more than when they started.

What you really want is to permanently RELEASE your excess weight - not LOSE it. Think about it! When you lose something, what happens? You go looking for it.

If you “lost” your wallet or your purse you’d go looking for it, wouldn't you? As you will see, your Subconscious Mind is literal and it knows if you lose something you will consciously or unconsciously try to find it.
What you are about to learn is how to RELEASE the excess weight from your life, once and for all - so you never have to "lose" it again!

Sound good so far? Then read on...
Has This Ever Happened To You?

At some point you consciously make the decision – “I need to lose weight”.

The next step is you find a book, diet, pill, shake or "program" that promises that you will lose the weight want. You read the book, take the pills, shake the shake or join a weight loss program.

After you "lose" some weight, for whatever reason, you decide the diet is over. Slowly but surely you begin to put the weight back on again. The “lost” pounds and inches return. Worse yet, you end up weighing more than you did before you started your diet.

If this has happened to you and you have FAILED at every weight loss program you have ever tried, there must be a reason.

In order to understand the reason, we need to talk about the concept of........
One Brain – Two Minds

Although we all have one brain, we possess two minds or two phases of mind power. One is called the Conscious mind and the other is called the Subconscious mind.

The primary difference between the Conscious and Subconscious is one gives directions and the other follows orders.

Between your Conscious and Subconscious there is a division called the "Critical Factor". The function of the Critical Factor is very simple. It’s basically to keep things the same. Its primary intention is to make your life easier by rejecting or resisting information that doesn't match the blueprint you already have inside your Subconscious mind.

This can be tremendously useful when someone tries to persuade you to do something stupid like telling you that you can "Jump off a building and you’ll fly!" But, it’s also very harmful when it keeps you stuck with a belief or habit that is not desirable - such as being overweight.
Here’s how it works.....

Let’s say you make a Conscious decision to lose weight. You start your weight loss program or diet. However, because your Subconscious blueprint is not in agreement with your Conscious decision to lose weight, it sets up RESISTANCE. Whenever you have RESISTANCE or a counter-intention between you Conscious and Subconscious mind, your Subconscious will resist your Conscious mind’s instructions. In this case – to lose weight.

The ONLY way to get your Subconscious Mind to agree to release the weight permanently is you MUST bypass the Critical Factor of your Conscious Mind. This cannot be done through "willpower".

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What Could Possibly Be Better Than Winning a FREE All-Expenses Paid Trip For Two To Maui, Hawaii? Actually... There IS Something...

Dear Fellow "Burner",




So... what's better than winning a FREE trip for two to the sun-drenched tropical paradise of Maui Hawaii?

How about me sending you to Maui in the best shape of your life and you showing off YOUR NEW BEACH BODY?

Picture this: YOU, not only sauntering down the warm sand beaches of one of the world's most beautiful islands...

But YOU on that beach in your swimsuit, having no fat on your body.... none... zero.... zip!

You're 100% solid lean muscle...

People are checking YOU out on the beach, wishing they had YOUR body!

Sound like a fantasy? Well, it's not! It already happened 5 seasons in a row!

I've already sent 10 winners (and their guests) on FREE tropical island vacations because they said yes to my Burn the Fat challenge!

They were voted the number one transformation, and the rest is history! They're now in the Burn the Fat Hall of Fame.

Once more this summer, I'm doing it again - possibly for the last time ever - and this time, it could be YOU I send to Hawaii!


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CASILLAS BACKS RONALDO

Despite losing the most important match of the season – the El Clasico - Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas defended the performances of Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo was caught overconfident in certain situations and was the culprit of missing two major chances, which would have been enough for Real Madrid to draw with Barcelona. As it is, they lost the match 3-1, a result that puts Barcelona top of the la Liga standings as they head into the crucial Christmas fixture list. Barcelona will not be playing in this period because they will be in Japan for the Club World Cup. Real Madrid have not beaten Barcelona in recent seasons, but they have the opportunity to do so straight from the kick-off itself. Karim Benzema scored within 23 seconds and this gave Real Madrid the fastest goal in the El Clasico history. Despite this, Barcelona continued to attack with venom and they equalised through Alex Sanchez.

They took the lead through Xavi shortly afterwards, but in between the two incidents, Cristiano Ronaldo had the opportunity to put Real Madrid back in front. However, he missed the goal glaringly and he immediately went down on his knees with frustration. A similar incident happened in the second half when the Portuguese star could have brought back the things back on level terms with the opportunity to equalise with a free kick. However, he put the ball glaringly over the bar and the promising situation was wasted. "We all have to play at 120 per cent, not just Cristiano. We're a team and criticism is directed to all of us. We were unlucky, but we shouldn't use excuses. It was easier for them to play when they were leading 3-1, and it was consequently harder for us, with our lines separated and the match being so open," Casillas said after the match. Read more

Barcelona vs Getafe: Supercuts Getafe, Barca-Madrid Difference One

Barcelona's big win in the fight to entertain Getafe 4-0 at Camp Nou on Wednesday (4/11/2012) pm. Messi scored again and contributed two assists in this match. Now Barcelona is already played 32 times live odds a point with Real Madrid are still tops the standings. New Madrid melakoni to 32 tomorrow against Atletico Madrid. El Barca collecting 78 points, while El Real 79. The game Since the early minutes, watch this match, Barcelona would score a goal like, permasalahnya residence time alone. In minute 13, Lionel Messi pass to Shancez. Sanchez and mature feedback Messi was kicked into the goal. Barcelona 1, Getafe 0. Lionel Messi finally actually scored. Messi played a one-two with Iniesta. Messi pass and returned it to Messi Iniesta. Messi dribble the ball more and cut into the box defense. A moment later he was shot. Goal, Barcelona 2, Getafe 0. Within two minutes, Barcelona had struck two more goals against Getafe. Barcelona created two goals in 73 minutes Alexis Sanchez and Pedro in the 75th minute. Alexis Sanchez successfully crossing the ball from Isaac Cuenca. It was Sanchez's second goal in this match. Goals from Pedro is also almost the same. Lionel Messi gave a direct crossing and gored by Pedro in front of goal. The final score, Barcelona 4, Getafe 0.

Fasting vs Dieting: Lose Fat Without Lowering Testosterone Levels

This is a guest post from Brad Pilon about a topic that I think doesn't get addressed enough: getting lean without destroying your testosterone levels. Testosterone is important for women as well (so don't skip this article if you are a woman). I've messed up in the past by dieting in a way that killed my testosterone levels. "Low T" is a bad deal…so Brad is going to show you how to get lean, while easily avoiding this common problem.



Fasting, Dieting, and Testosterone
by Brad Pilon

Juice. Sauce. Crank.

When most people think testosterone, they think about the stuff that athletes inject. The truth is testosterone is an anabolic steroid, but it’s one that your body produces entirely on it’s own – no needles required.

The interesting thing about testosterone is that it’s not just a ‘muscle building hormone’. In both men and women, testosterone plays a key role in health and well-being as well as in the prevention of osteoporosis, and maintaining libido.

With testosterone being tied to muscle mass, health, bone density and libido, it’s pretty much a given that we should avoid doing things that drastically reduce our testosterone levels.

Unfortunately, one of the best ways to reduce our body fat levels can also negatively affect our testosterone levels. Long term calorie restriction CAN lower your testosterone levels, sometimes even as low as those found in eunuchs (a guy who’s been castrated…think about that for a moment).

This leads to a bit of a conundrum – Harsh dieting can lead to a reduction in testosterone levels, however, we know from examining large scale (over 1,000 subjects) longitudinal studies (following people for around 8 years) that gaining body fat is correlated with lower testosterone levels, as is just having high levels of high body. Even more confusing is that the very act of losing body fat is able to restore testosterone back to normal levels in overweight people who were low [i,ii].

From this research we can see that having extra body fat can reduce testosterone levels, lowering your body fat can increase your testosterone levels, but dieting can also decrease your testosterone levels. Like I said…Conundrum.

If we just left to story right here it would seem that there is almost no way of dieting or getting in shape without somehow messing up your testosterone levels. Lets take a closer look and see if there is a way to get lean without affecting testosterone in a negative way.

For starters this research shows us it seems that your diet must be fairly extreme in order to decrease your testosterone levels. There is consistent evidence that mild caloric restriction (about a 15% calorie restriction) does not lead to reductions in testosterone or free testosterone in otherwise healthy men [iii]. We can see that mild dieting doesn’t seem to have a negative affect on testosterone levels, but what about people who diet hard, while training hard at the same time?

We can find some very convincing answers to this question in military research. After 8 weeks of extreme multi-stressor environments (very-low-calorie diet, super high energy expenditure, high temperatures and extreme lack of sleep – military training) testosterone levels can drop to almost castration levels…not cool.



This military research shows pretty clearly that extreme dieting combined with hard training and lack of sleep can significantly alter your testosterone levels. Most of us aren’t training like we’re navy seals, however let’s be honest- the fanatical way some people approach their diet and exercise can become a little military-ish. And if hard dieting can in fact lower testosterone levels, then maybe we should start paying attention to how hard we workout when we’re also follow a strict diet. Or there might be another solution. In fact it may not be as simple as avoiding decreases in testosterone levels at all costs.

Case in point: Not only does a slight re-feed rapidly restore testosterone levels after long periods of hard-training and hard-dieting, but your testosterone levels may actually end up higher within 5 weeks after an 8 week period of stressful dieting and training.

These findings lead to another interesting conundrum – Extreme conditions can reduce testosterone, but also may cause a nice rebound afterwards. Could it be that short bouts of low testosterone from hard dieting and training are worth it for the big increase from the rebound afterwards?

Similar to what we find with Insulin and Leptin, dieting seems to be capable of increasing testosterone sensitivity. It wouldn’t be illogical to suggest that this may contribute to the increases in muscle mass and feelings of well being that people get after they finish dieting and training for a bodybuilding or fitness contest.

Luckily, there may be a way to get the same increases in sensitivity WITHOUT having to go through prolonged periods of chronically depressed testosterone levels.

While longer fasts (56 hours and beyond) will cause notable decreases in testosterone, Short-term fasting does not negatively affect testosterone levels, but do allow for short periods of caloric restriction [v,vi,vii,viii]. Fasting intermittently allows for an overall calorie deficit, while also allowing for periods of calorie maintenance.

Note from Rusty: Brad Pilon uses intermittent fasting to stay lean without lowering his testosterone levels.



These findings all point to the fact that short-term fasting would not cause serum testosterone levels to ever drop below normal, but still allow for a decrease in body fat and possibly even a deficit-induced increased testosterone sensitivity [ix,x].

This might just be the one way to burn fat and get the testosterone boosting advantage of short term calorie deficits, it’s the best of both worlds.

One Exercise Per Muscle Group?

Today, I'd like to look at the idea of focusing on just one exercise per muscle group, compared to using a variety of exercises. If you have never tried a workout where you do 8-10 sets of the same exercise, you will probably be in for a shock. This is a tough workout! It looks basic in nature, but is simply another tweak you can add to your routine if you are at a sticking point. I'll discuss how limiting your exercises down to one per muscle group can help with both increasing strength as well as muscle size.

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The 30-30 HIIT Cardio Workout. A Great "Go-to" HIIT Workout.

I roughly remember my first HIIT cardio workout. I had read an article in Muscle Media 2000, written by Shawn Phillips (in 1993 I think) describing a way to do cardio to burn fat like crazy. When I went to my gym and performed HIIT on the treadmill, people gave me some crazy looks. I've been experimenting and studying up on HIIT cardio ever since…and after close to 20 years, I'm still in learning mode. In this post I'm going to break apart a study that compares short 30 seconds intervals with longer 3 minute intervals. This study found that the 30 second intervals could be more effective than 3 minute intervals. I'd like to give you some practical ways on how to use the findings in this study.

HIIT Cardio Workout

[Rugby is an example of the effect that sprint intervals have on the body. Obviously these guys train in a number of ways, but the tempo of the game contributes to low body fat levels displayed by all of the players.]

Greater Calorie Burning With Less Pain?

How to Build Muscle If Your Joints Hurt

When I was first training back in the late 80's I assumed that to build bigger muscles I would have to constantly lift heavier and heavier weights. To a certain extent that is true, but there are ways to make a lighter weight "work" your muscles much harder than normal. The guy with the most impressive chest I have ever seen in person never benched more than 205 pounds. He told me that anything heavier "made his joints hurt"…so he used lighter weight to get the job done. This past summer I got stronger than ever at chin ups and shoulder pressing, but my elbows began to hurt and I decided to mix in a 3-4 month period of light lifting to give my joints a much-needed break. I'll outline what I'm doing.



[Lifting weights should be a healthy long-term deal. If you are feeling any joint pain, then you might want to give your joints a rest and go light for a few months.]

High Reps to Fatigue = One Way to Build Muscle Mass

This isn't news to anyone who has read my Visual Impact courses, but high reps are actually a great way to build muscle mass. Lifting in the 8-15 rep range increases fluid within the muscle cells (sarcoplasmic hypertrophy) and this causes quick muscle growth. I do recommend lower rep ranges as well to increase strength, density and definition…but lifting lighter works well for increasing the size of a muscle.

Right Now I'm Lifting As Light As Possible for 8-15 Reps

I should probably rephrase that: I'm using as light of weight as I can while still fatiguing my muscles to the max in the 8-15 rep range. This is not quite the same as phase I of Visual Impact Muscle Building. I'm purposely going lighter than would be ideal for that phase. I'll give you an outline of a routine, but first an interesting study…

A Study About Low Resistance Exercise and Muscle Growth

Christian Finn, has a great article on his blog about gaining muscle with oxygen restriction. This post talked about how low oxygen levels in the muscles stimulates fatigue and increased muscle gain. He sites a study which talks about reducing oxygen levels in the muscle by using higher reps:

"Even just using a light weight (50% 1-RM), slowing down your reps (3 seconds for eccentric and concentric actions, 1-second pause, and no relaxing phase) and trying to maintain "constant tension" on the muscles has been shown to lower muscle oxygen levels, as well as building muscle just as well as heavier weights (80% 1-RM) and faster lifting speeds (1 second for concentric and eccentric actions, 1 second for relaxing)"

The Main Variable Here Is Constant Tension

What they found was that more explosive movement didn't create constant tension…the muscles got "a breather" (literally) and wouldn't get the desired low oxygen fatigued state. I have been performing the reps at a slightly higher tempo, but not resting at the top or bottom of the movements at all. It has been working well, but I may switch it up and try the "3 seconds up and 3 seconds down" method my next workout. Thanks for the tip Christian!

My Quick Outline of This Type of Training

I don't want to mess with your workout split. Keep doing the routine you are doing, but use this set and rep scheme.

Chose a Weight That is About 50% of Your 1 Rep Max: I can bench press around 265-275 at this time, so for bench press I use 135 pounds.
Aim for 15-20 Reps on Set #1: Lift REALLY close to failure. If you can do more than 20 reps the weight is too light. If you can do less than 15 it is too heavy.
No Pausing at the Top or Bottom During the Reps: Do your best to avoid pausing. You want the muscle to fatigue with each rep "building upon" the previous rep.
Rest Only 45-60 Seconds Between Sets: Again…the idea is that you want to hit that muscle before it recovers from the previous set.
Do 5 Sets Close to Failure: Typically you will be able to do less and less reps each set. Do your best to make sure that you don't dip under 8 reps on that final set.
Do 2-3 Exercises Per Muscle Group: When you are feeling a surge of energy and have more time, pick 3 exercises per muscle group (15 total sets). On days where time is limited or you feel worn down, then chose 2 exercises per muscle group (10 total sets).

You Will Have to Suck Up Your Ego for This to Work

Guys who have been through phase 1 of my program have already gone through this, but it is humbling if it is your first time lifting like this. On your second exercise, there is a good chance that you won't even be able to use 50% of your one rep max. For instance, after doing my 5 sets of bench with 135 pounds my chest is smoked! I typically will use only 35-40 for my dumbbell incline press right after that. It feels light in my hands, but I can't push much past 15 reps no matter how hard I try. It's an odd feeling.

Easy on the Joints, But Not On the Muscles!

This type of training burns when you do it. Your joints will feel fine and improve week-to-week as you do this, but your muscles will feel sore on a regular basis. You should notice that your muscles look fuller than normal due to sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. The only downside is that you will feel like a wuss when you are struggling to press 8 reps with 135 pounds on your 5th set of bench presses.

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Note: For those of you who want to avoid adding muscle, do the polar opposite of what I talk about in this post… Lift heavy, use low reps, avoid failure, avoid fatigue, less sets, rest a decent amount in between sets, pause in between reps, etc.

Robert Downey Jr Iron Man 2 Workout

Robert Downey Jr Got Ripped as Tony Stark in Iron Man 2!


Although it wasn't his first movie, my first memories of Robert Downey Jr was in the 1985 movie "Weird Science". Back then, this movie became a cult-classic with a lot of teens. Ironically he played a drug addicted rich kid in Less Than Zero, shortly after. This movie role became his reality and ten years later Downey was a wreck. From 1996 to 2001 he was arrested several times on drug-related charges.

In 2008, Iron Man Came Out. This Was a Turning Point for Robert Downey Jr

The part required that Downey ad 20 pounds of muscle in 5 months. The director, Jon Favre, wanted Downey to have the physique to look like "he had the power to forge iron". So in a short period of time he had to accomplish quite a bit. Luckily legendary American trainer Brad Bose was hired to whip him into shape. I would say that the first Iron Man movie was Robert Downey Jr's first step toward his now amazing physique.
The Official Iron Man 2 Trailer
Robert Downey Jr looks better than ever in this role. The guy is lean, which creates those angular male model features. You can tell just by looking at a man's face at roughly what his body composition is. Downey looks like a GQ model. Pretty darn impressive for a 45 year-old.



Robert Downey Jr really started to hone is body further for "Sherlock Holmes."

So new to this workout intensity, Downey's body looked as really nice for the part. But many more months with just a small percentage of body fact is necessary to achieve the ultimate lean look. With nothing more than sticking to his "Iron Man" workout regimen, Robert Downey Jr began to start looking really toned! When someone trims down as quickly as Downey did for "Iron Man," their skin does not conform to the new muscular physique right away. It's quite noticeable from the fight scenes in the film that he is more cut in "Sherlock Holmes" than he was in "Iron Man."

And Downey really gets ripped for "Iron Man 2!"

Check out his skin, his face, and his entire body - they simply have a greater appearance. The body's skin - after a few years of maintaining such a high level of physical conditioning - will begin to fit nicely over the trim, ripped new body. Individuals rarely know just how different and fully chiseled even their face is going to appear once a certain body fat percentage is maintained. In "Iron Man 2," due primarily to his consistency and dedication to remain trim, Robert Downey Jr now has the appearance of a supermodel.

This impressive physique shown in "Iron Man 2" is actually the aftereffect of 3 years of regular and devoted exercise.

Even though this is written to highlight Robert Downey Jr's "Iron Man 2" physique, the road to peak physical fitness really started back in 2007. Starting at that time to prepare for the first "Iron Man" role, his ongoing training over the next three years was what really sculpted the Robert Downey Jr of today. Working on the Jacobs Ladder, the Vortex, and the Pineapple, under the expert tutelage of Brad Bose, gave him the sexy, muscular, and toned body he has now. Also of major significant was the importance of maintaining proper nutrition.

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