Burn Fat At Any Age
By Craig BallantyneMost people don't have a clue what they are doing in the gym. Whether it's their trainer's fault, or their own fault, most guys and gals are doing everything but the right stuff. It's actually interesting to see what lengths people will go to in order to avoid the real work.
To gain muscle and to lose fat you have to do intense exercise. And as hard as doing 45 minutes of cardio is, or as difficult as it is to squat on a bosu ball, neither of these are intense enough to make a significant difference.
But people choose those exercises because it's still a lot easier than putting a bar on your back with 80% of your maximum squat weight and banging out 8, 10, or 12 repetitions.
Once in a while, I'll meet a young kid that gets it. Like yesterday, during my workout, their was a 19-year old wrestler training at the same time, who had obviously had good coaches that taught him the benefits of squatting, deadlifting, cleans, sled pulls, intervals, etc.
After my workout, I went home and read the book, Fit Over Forty.
Fit Over Forty is a wake-up call to every man and woman that wants to improve their health while losing body fat. I don't care if you are the world's fittest 25-year old, if you aren't inspired by the stories of these men and women, including Jon Benson, taking up working out at ages 30, 40, 50, and older, than nothing could ever motivate you.
Nothing discourages me more than getting emails from guys that are 28 and making excuses for being unfit. They think they are 'too old' to get fit, gain muscle or lose fat. That attitude makes me want to scream at those guys and show them the reality. But I'd be better off making them read Fit Over Forty, to see what men and women can do at any age. There'd be no more feeling sorry for themselves at age 28.
And last but not least, any book that features Dave Draper, one of the greatest comeback stories in bodybuilding ever, should be on your must-read list. This book will keep you on track for months, years, and decades, showing you that it's never too late to get fit, and no matter how out of shape you've let yourself get, there will always be someone who's been worse, and turned it around to become someone else's role model.
Jon Benson, the author of Fit Over Forty, went through some tough spells, while building his business. You might relate to his story and benefit from his trials and tribulations. And then there are the other stories of recovering alcoholics who now have 6-pack abs at 48, the story of the Kevin Saunders who was put in a wheelchair due to an explosion, and is now a Wheelchair olympian, and on and on and on.
If you have even the slightest doubt that you're too old, too fat, or too unfit to reclaim the body (and energy and sex drive) of your youth, then read Fit Over 40. It 'll be like a well-deserved slap in the face, showing you what's possible.
Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked home gym fat loss workouts have helped thousands of men and women with weight loss and fat burning in less than 45 minutes three times per week. Bodyweight exercise workouts help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment. Craig's bodyweight workouts for fat loss help you lose fat without any equipment at all.