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  • Should You Weigh Yourself Everyday or Throw Away Your Scale?

    Should You Weigh Yourself Everyday or Throw Away Your Scale?

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com Have you ever had a weight loss expert tell you to “throw away your scale?”… or maybe you heard that too much focus on scale weight can turn you into an obsessive-compulsive (sound familiar?). Well… body composition is more important than body weight – you won’t get any argument from me [...]

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  • 5 Tips to Avoid Plateaus and Metabolic Slowdown

    5 Tips to Avoid Plateaus and Metabolic Slowdown

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Tom, Is it possible to not lose body fat because you’re eating too little? -Linda ANSWER: Yes and no. This gets a little complicated so let me explain both sides. Part one of my answer: I say NO, because if you are in a calorie deficit you WILL lose weight. [...]

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  • Intensity or Insanity: How Much Training Effort is Enough?

    Intensity or Insanity: How Much Training Effort is Enough?

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Tom, do you think that the intensity of your workout is “THE THING” that gives you results or is it more about being consistent with your workouts? The reason I ask is because I’m following your Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle nutrition program and I also just got a [...]

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  • Low Carb Diets For Weight Loss: Just a Myth After All?

    Low Carb Diets For Weight Loss: Just a Myth After All?

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Tom, I’ve been reading your stuff for years and I also read a lot of other sites and message boards including some of the low carb boards. I have finally come to the conclusion, both from all my reading and my personal experience, that the idea that one will lose [...]

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  • Whole Eggs: Dietary Evil or the New Superfood

    Whole Eggs: Dietary Evil or the New Superfood

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Tom, I’m really confused about eggs. I’m not even sure if you’re going to be able to answer this or not, but to me and I’m sure others, it’s a very confusing and important topic. I only use egg whites because I did believe that the yolks are bad because [...]

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  • How To Gain Lean Muscle Without Turning Into A Tub of Lard

    How To Gain Lean Muscle Without Turning Into A Tub of Lard

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Hi Tom. I have your BURN THE FAT ebook; it’s great thanks, but now that I’m lean enough my aim is bodybuilding and muscle gain. I read your information on body types in chapter 5 of your book and it was very interesting. I am definitely an ectomorph body type. [...]

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  • Basketball for Fat Loss?

    Basketball for Fat Loss?

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Hi Tom. I have asked several other experts about this and so far no one seems to give me an EXACT answer. Some trainers tell me I have to go steady and nonstop for 30 minutes straight or more to burn fat. Others tell me I have to do intervals [...]

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  • Which Alcoholic Drink is Best When You’re Dieting?

    Which Alcoholic Drink is Best When You’re Dieting?

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Dear Tom: If you are going to go out and have a drink or two with friends, which drink is the best when you’re on a fat loss program like BFFM? Would it be wine or a vodka mixed with soda? Is champagne better or worse than the other two? [...]

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  • Tom Venuto’s 3.7% Body Fat Routine

    Tom Venuto’s 3.7% Body Fat Routine

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Hey Tom, I just read one of your articles, “The Great Abs Mistake” and you said that to reach the “ripped” 3.7% body fat level you held for some of your bodybuilding competitions, you did cardio 7 days a week for 30-45 minutes per session, in addition to your 4 [...]

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  • What Does Natural Really Mean?

    What Does Natural Really Mean?

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: “Tom, could you tell me what supplements you take? I know that you aren’t really big on supplements, but I remember reading somewhere that you said you believe in a few basic supplements. I also read something on Jon Benson’s website where he said you are the most “natural” bodybuilder [...]

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