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1). Is Your Cardio Routine Doing More Harm Than Good? Before you start wasting hours upon hours on those boring treadmills, stationary bikes, and elliptical machines, let's examine if low-moderate intensity, long duration cardio exercise is really doing your body any good, or if it is mostly a waste of time. I hope you will concede upon finishing this article that there is a better way to get in great... 2). Build Muscle & Lose Fat Easier by Manipulating Your Training Variables Everyone will inadvertently hit a frustrating plateau in their training at one time or another. You're cruising along for a while, gaining strength, losing fat, looking better, and then all of the sudden it hits. Suddenly, you find yourself even weaker than before on your lifts, or you find that you've gained back a couple of pounds. It happens to ... 3). Why You Should NOT Try to Isolate Muscle Groups When Weight Training Working as a fitness professional, there is one type of question I get all the time that shows that many people are missing the big picture regarding the benefits of strength training. This popular question usually goes something like this: "What exercise can I do to isolate my _______ (insert your muscle of choice – abs, quads, biceps... 4). The Top Fat Loss Secrets for Flat Six Pack Abs I had the pleasure of being interviewed recently by a fitness professional from NYC, Geovanni Derice, of 4evertoned.com. The interview is below and I think you're going to like it...I reveal some of the hardest hitting strategies for getting rid of body fat to uncover those six pack abs that everyone wants. "GD: Welcome Mike Geary to 4... 5). Body Part Isolation vs. Complex Movements in Strength Traini Working as a fitness professional, there is one type of question I get all the time that shows that many people are missing the big picture regard 6). The Ultimate Hard-Body Exercise The Front Squat: As you may have already discovered, the squat is at the top of the heap (along with deadlifts) as one of the most effective overall exercises for stimulating body composition changes (muscle gain and fat loss). This is because exercises like squats and deadlifts use more muscle groups under a heavy load than almost any... 7). Good Trans Fats vs. Bad Trans Fats Revealed I'm going to talk about something today that most of you have probably never heard...that there is a distinction between healthy trans fats and unhealthy trans fats. There is some evidence that the good trans fats can help you with fat loss, muscle building, and even cancer prevention, while the bad trans fats have been shown to cause heart disease... 8). The Best Foods on the Planet for a Lean Body In most of my newsletters, I like to provide a healthy snack or meal recipe that not only is delicious, but also helps to get you closer to that hard-body appearance that everyone is looking for. In this article, I'd like to give you healthy food ideas in a different way. This time, I figured I'd just give you some ideas of what I stock my kitchen ...