My friend and colleague, Denise Wakeman, a business and fitness blogger, jump started my idea for this post.  Twitter lists are the hottest new topic in the social media arena right now. I was honored to be included in her fitness twitter list.

I am already huge fans of Craig Ballantyne and Holly Rigsby who she has included in her list. You will notice that I have a few of their articles featured here on Fat Loss By Eating What You Want.

It is on my “To Do” list to check out the others that she has listed as well. Do you have any suggestions to add to this list? I would love to grow my fitness blogger list as well. I have a few that come to mind, but I just need to add them to my fitness blogger twitter list.

EJ Cooksey

Coach Jenn

Tom Venuto

Be sure to leave your recommendations in the comments below! I’d love to add them to my list.

Be Well & Stay Healthy!

Naomi Trower AKA
FatLossMama
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Quick Mom Workouts

Great article by Craig Ballantyne

Ab exercises aren’t the only thing you have to do in order to get your 6-pack. You also have to work hard on your diet as well, sticking to a fat-burning, muscle-building diet all year round.

Here’s a list of 5 common myths about getting killer abs.

Myth 1) You don’t need to watch what you eat

Diet is first and foremost the key factor when trying to get 6-pack abs. Plan your nutrition in advance, to avoid dietary downfalls.

Myth 2) As long as you do a lot of ab exercises and repetitions, it doesn’t matter how well you do them

It is important to do all repetitions with good form. Focus on quality, not quantity. Avoid sit-ups and an excessive number of crunches. Both exercises can damage the lumbar spine in your lower back, and crunches are rarely effective anyways.

Myth 3) You can “Spot reduce” the fat on your abs with crunches

No matter how many crunches you do, you won’t be able to get rid of your ab fat with crunches alone. You need a good diet and an increase in your calorie burning from strength training and interval training.

Myth 4) Infomercial products will help you get a 6-pack

You’ve probably seen dozens of ab gadgets on TV, but none are magic bullets. You can’t expect anything you order from TV to help you get a 6-pack. You have to do the hard work with nutrition and training to get results.

Myth 5) You must do abs every day

You don’t need to do abs every day. Instead, train them twice per week and use non-conventional exercises such as Mountain Climbers and Stability Ball Jackknives to reduce the stress on your lower back.

To learn more about the best nutritional plan and targeted exercises to get killer abs, take a look at Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training. He has been featured in Men’s Health numerous times and is one of the leading experts on quick fat loss workouts.

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Ok guys, I have been giving the females and moms a whole lotta love lately. Now it is your turn! What is your biggest complaint? Man boobs and a beer belly, you say? Well we’ve got the answer for you too here at www.fatlossbyeatingwhatuwant.com.

I’ve been doing my research (one of my favorite things to do) and I’ve found some of the best resources and information out there for ya. Ok first let’s look at man boobs. Here is some great
info that I found:

The best way to lose man boobs is made up of 4 major parts:

1. Balancing Hormones
2. ________ Diet
3. Chest Focused Muscle Sculpting
4. Chest Fat Burning Cardio

Balancing Hormones

Balancing hormones is really linked to the other three parts as eliminating man boobs is not just about weight loss. That’s why some guys who are quite slim do have man boobs. If you’re approaching it purely from a weight loss stand point, you’re not seeing the big picture and your results will be limited.

Balancing Hormones is all about stimulating the production of hormones we want such as testosterone and reducing destructive hormones.

A tip on balancing hormones:

•Turmeric, commonly found Indian spice can have amazing effects on guys looking to eliminate chest fat. The active ingredient in turmeric is known for its antitumor, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. But it’s also been reported to help guys eliminate man boobs by simply just adding it to their diet.

A________ Diet

It’s got nothing to do with high protein or high carbohydrate intake. It’s focused on hormone balancing rather than losing weight, but it will help you shed fat if you need to.

Tips for your diet:

•Generally avoid simple carbohydrates such as white rice, white sugar and white bread.
•Plan 3 meals and 3 snacks a day so you can stimulate your metabolism and helps reduce muscle catabolism, which can affect your hormones.
•Have 1 day off each week, where you can eat whatever you want. (It sounds crazy, but this helps to speed up your progress)

Chest Focused Muscle Sculpting

The exercises in the Chest Coach System are probably not what you’re looking for to build big muscles. That’s because it focused on exactly what we want, heightened testosterone levels and muscle sculpting. These exercises maximize the anabolic effect so that it stimulates the production of the right hormone in the body such as tetosterone.

Chest Burning Fat Cardio

Tips for chest fat burning cardio:

•Avoid long cardio sessions – Try shorter with more intensity.
•Take up a sport – the stop/start nature is more intensive so you can have shorter cardio sessions.

This is just a quick summary so for more detailed info, be sure to check out LoseManBoobs.com by Cliff Manchaster.

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FatLossMama

As you know by now, I love to research things to find answers for myself and my friends. I have naturally been thin most of my life and haven’t had a need to look into fitness questions until after I had my two kids. It’s been fun to see rapid results in losing my belly fat, losing weight and watching my once athletic, muscled body return the past few months.

I have found some great info on how to gain muscle from Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS and I have featured his secret formula to gain muscle here in this article.

Are you ready for his famous “gain muscle or lose fat” chart?

I know this is going to make a few people mad, but it’s the truth about whether a guy should lose fat or gain muscle. If he doesn’t stick to Craig’s recommendations, he won’t get the ripped abs and muscles that he wants.

Scrawny guys have asked Craig how to lose fat, when they have no muscle underneath the fat…they think they will look good if they “get ripped”, but in reality, will look like they are starving. They should focus on gaining muscle instead.

This is a harsh lesson in reality, but too many guys are trying to lose weight when the focus should be on gaining muscle.

In fact, Craig has found in working with athletes and dozens of men in the gym trying to lose fat and gain muscle, a height-weight chart that determines whether or not you should lose weight.

Here’s the chart identifying the cut-off weight for muscle building, and the rule below.

5’6″ – 140 pounds
5’7″ – 145 pounds
5’8″ – 150 pounds
5’9″ – 155 pounds
5’10 – 160 pounds

And so on. For every inch taller, add 5 pounds. For every inch shorter, subtract 5 pounds.

For example, if you are 5’8″, 150 pounds, you should NOT be focusing on losing weight. You need to gain muscle if you are in this range. Focusing on weight loss would be the worst thing you could do. If you do, you’ll look practically anorexic, to be blunt.

Instead, you must focus on gaining muscle. This will improve the appearance of your body, and take you from a stick-figure to a lean, muscular physique with a better chance of seeing your abs.

And don’t worry, you’re not going to look huge. At 5’8″, a guy would have to be at least 180 in order to be considered “jacked” or “huge”.

And the best news of all? Because skinny guys are untrained, simply starting a muscle building program will give them maximum fat loss and muscle gain at the same time. They are going to get the best of both worlds.

To use Turbulence Training to gain muscle and lose fat, simply stick to the weight training workouts only. Avoid the hard interval cardio for at least 4 weeks as you gain muscle, and eat extra calories right after your workout (as well as having a bigger breakfast than normal). These two changes will allow you to gain muscle and lose fat.


Naomi Trower AKA
FatLossMama