What's the difference between Body For Life (BFL)
and BURN THE FAT? Well, all fat loss programs that are bodybuilding-inspired
will have similarities; so if you’re looking for “100%
new,” “breakthrough,” “revolutionary,”
or “original” information, then you won’t find
it the BURN THE FAT program...or anywhere else for that matter.
Ask any world-class coach: Fundamentals are fundamentals –
they form the foundation of every legitimate program and they
will never change.
What Burn
The Fat does differently - and superbly well - is to address the
2 major drawbacks of BFL, which are the same problems of most
other mainstream diet programs including The Zone, The Atkins
Diet, The Ketogenic Diet, the High carb Diet and many others.
These drawbacks are: (1) lack of individualization, and (2) way
too much push for supplements and other products that are completely
unnecessary.
First, BFL
and all these other diets have their positive points (and BFL
has more positive points than most). The problem is; none of them
are 100% applicable to all people all the time. Genetics and metabolic
individuality explain why some people thrive on high carbs, while
others get fat on high carbs. It explains why some people do extremely
well on Atkin’s and Ketogenic diets, while others only lose
muscle and feel lousy on these programs.
Burn the Fat
is the first program to take the best of all the programs, compile
the information into one exhaustively detailed resource, and throw
away the junk and the hype - leaving a solid backbone of universal
principles which apply to everyone. Then, instead of prescribing
one generic program for everyone, this “baseline”
program has room to be personalized – which is an absolute
necessity for long-term success.
You should
question any program that prescribes the same diet and exercise
routine for everyone. There are 6.2 billion people on our planet
today and no two bodies and metabolisms are exactly the same.
Don't you know someone who eats anything they want, yet they have
six pack abs and never gain an ounce of fat? And don't you know
someone who is the opposite – If they eat one cheat meal,
it goes straight to their waistline or thighs? It’s true!
The need for customization is undeniable. Doesn’t that make
complete sense?
Burn the Fat,
is quite simply, incredibly flexible. Once you have your fundamentals
mastered (it’s entirely possible you already do if you’re
well-read and you’ve been working out for a long time),
the question remains; do you know how to “tweak” and
fine tune your diet and training to fit your body type? If not,
you could be like the fly trying to get outside by flying straight
through a glass windowpane. It’s going to die trying right
there on the windowsill. With equal or even less effort, the fly
could simply change direction and zoom right outside through the
open door ten feet away. That’s exactly what happens if
you’re eating wrong for your body type and then you switch
to the right way for you.
You won’t
find one single nutrition program in Burn the Fat – you
will find THREE different nutrition programs, starting with the
basic fundamentals (which you have to master first). Then you
simply adjust your nutrition based on the information you’ll
learn in chapter 5 on body types and nutritional individuality
(yes, there’s a whole chapter on this subject where you
can learn the real reason why some people can eat whatever they
want and stay skinny).
And what about
training? How could one workout work for everyone? Do you give
the same weight training program to a competitive bodybuilder
that you do to a complete novice? It’s ridiculous to even
consider. Burn the fat has not one, but FOUR training programs.
And within each of these four training programs are TWO schedules,
one more conservative for time-scrunched people, and one more
aggressive for people who really want to go for it (that’s
eight routines all together).
Ditto for
cardio: How can you recommend one cardio program for everyone?
I teach you how to systematically manipulate cardio frequency,
duration, intensity, timing and type to accommodate your goals
and get the results you want. One cardio workout just doesn’t
cut it for everyone. Even if you use a scientifically proven technique
like high intensity interval training, how long do you think you
could do this before your body adapts to it? The need for variation
and individualization is completely obvious.
Okay, second
drawback… let’s face it. Who can deny the fact that
although BFL has a lot of solid information, it’s also an
advertisement for a supplement company? No one can deny that,
because it’s true. The author of BFL, Bill Phillips, while
he has now sold the company and “retired” to Hawaii,
was the founder and CEO of EAS supplement company and publisher
of Muscle Media 2000 Magazine (which was also a promotional tool
for nutritional supplements, as are almost all bodybuilding and
fitness magazines).
I’m
not “picking on” BFL specifically – but ask
yourself, isn’t this the case with almost every diet program?
You buy the book/program and then you’re told that you have
to buy all this other stuff to make the program work; pills, bars,
powders, drinks, etc, etc. Is all this stuff really necessary?
I say it most certainly is not!
Contrary to
what some people believe, I AM NOT “anti-supplements.”
It’s more correct to say that I am “pro-whole foods”
(although I am certainly against unproven, rip off supplements).
I believe in proven supplements for “insurance” purposes,
such as a daily multi vitamin and essential fatty acids, (2) for
convenience purposes (meal replacements and protein powder), and
(3) on rare occasion, a legitimate natural product emerges which
really does enhance performance (such as creatine). I’ve
used these products myself and recommend them to my clients on
occasion.
I have nothing
against even the most aggressive promotion of legitimate products
and services as long as they help enhance the lives of other people.
The world does not beat a path to your door just because you've
discovered a better mousetrap. You have to toot your horn and
let everyone know about the solution you have to their problem
or no one will ever benefit from it.
What irks
me is NOT the selling of supplements and weight loss products,
it's the selling of unproven, bogus products to make a profit,
and also the dishonest way legitimate products are often misrepresented
and marketed.
Supplements
are NOT required to lose fat – they’re not even a
major factor!
A GREAT BODY
DOESN’T COME IN A PILL!!!!!!
What’s
unique about Burn The Fat is that it’s NOT a promotional
vehicle for product sales. It’s an information resource
and a complete fat loss program that really is for life - not
for just 12 weeks. I know people who have spent $3000 to $5000
per year on supplements - and I’m not kidding – that’s
not an exaggeration! Think about that for a minute! What’s
really ironic is that many of these people – even after
spending all that money, haven’t gotten any results!
Look, I think
Body For Life is a very solid program. It’s got nutrition,
weight training, cardio and motivational aspects all rolled into
one, which is a winning combination in my book. I also think Bill
Phillips has done a commendable thing by getting weight training
and bodybuilding style nutrition out to the general public. Phillips
is a damn good motivator too, by the way – I read Muscle
Media for years and enjoyed many of his editorials. If I didn’t
have my own Program, Body For Life is one of the programs I would
recommend (with the previous warnings about supplements and personalization).
If you’re
a B.F.L.B (“Body For Life Burnout”) and you want to
take it to the next level with a program that that’s individualized
and customized to your personal needs, (and you don’t want
to miss your car payment because you bought so many supplements),
then get a copy of Burn The Fat Feed the Muscle.
People tell
me all the time how "refreshing" it is to finally see
an unbiased opinion on the subject and what a "breath of
fresh air" it is to hear honest information on fat loss from
the viewpoint of someone who doesn't sell supplements! Even if
you’ve read BFL, all the magazines and a dozen other bodybuilding-based
nutrition books, you’ll still benefit from this rare, fresh,
new, and honest perspective.
Recommended
Reading - Burn The Fat by Tom Venuto
