My Story With Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle
By Cameron Abel
When I first starting looking on-line for help with my own fitness and weight loss journey, I was 171cm (5 foot 6) tall and weighed 109kg (247 pounds). Sadly but true, none of this weight was muscle! I was not massively overweight but certainly alarm bells were ringing and I needed urgent attention if I was to fight off heart disease, high cholesterol, other over weight caused ailments and just simply, increase the length and quality of my life!
When I found Tom Venuto’s Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle boy did I really need it!
Not just for the physical changes I saw it could bring in me but a clarification of knowledge.
Like most people researching on the internet, especially on the topic of health & fitness, there was SO MUCH INFORMATION! Who is right, who is wrong, what sort of diet, training and equipment was needed for my situation. And why would I trust this site and not that site? What are his/her credentials and finally, and most importantly WHO WOULD I PUT MY TRUST IN?
For me, Tom Venuto’s Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle e-book really ticked all the boxes.
Firstly I could visually see his results. To be honest with you, I am not a big fan of the images and photos showing ultra muscle ripped, bulging biceps, body builders. To me, some muscles just aren’t meant to bulge! However I quickly realized that some of Tom’s images especially at one stage when he was under 4% body fat were his extreme, competition-ready pics. When I saw some additional photos of Tom at his “maintenance” physique, it really impressed me and demonstrated a look I was much more interested in working to achieve.
What also impressed me was Tom’s extremely strong stance against any performance enhancing drugs, sports and nutrition supplements/replacements and quick fix programs or products.
Secondly, it is heavily based on the fundamentals of good nutrition and correct eating – not just one size fits all either, but for individual body types and individual circumstances. Tom also explains in general enough terms for most normal people to understand, a “brief but all you need” demonstration of some basic scientific principles and processes that better allow you to understand the chemical processes that go on in our bodies and how they relate to fat loss.
Thirdly, I am very excited with all things relating to personal development and the focus in the book on this style of learnings is what really sold me.
Throughout the e-book there are plenty of quotes and mantras from many respected and accomplished leaders and speakers.
In Chapter 1, the very first thing you do is take stock of where you are and why and how you will formulate a plan to get to where you want to go or in other words – goal setting!
This program is hard and when you are fighting your inner demons, you need to be able to go back to this section as often as you need and reaffirm why you are doing this to yourself! Realization of progress and remembering the reasons why you are trying to improve such as to be a better Mum or Dad to your kids, make that team or just generally live a longer and healthier life is paramount to your success.
Fourthly, Tom says many times at the start and then throughout the book “This is not easy. This is not a quick fix or miracle cure for obesity and you will have to work your butt off!” I am sure I am just like you and realize that honestly, there is no latest pill, gadget, shake, bar or exercise equipment that strips years of body fat build up in the next 7 days! If they all worked, why is there a new version or invention every other day?!
I was not afraid of hard work and wanted a no nonsense coach who would give me the facts and not play softly. I really loved Tom’s basic but effective quote “BTF,FTM is simple – but it is not easy!”
Fifth and finally, I was a big man and liked to eat! The thoughts of starvation diets did not and will not ever appeal to me. Imagine my delight when Tom said that I could actually eat more while on his program and never feel hungry! When I read that, I could not sign up quickly enough!
So then, if you are tired of poor results due to a lack of knowledge or lack of commitment or want to put an end to your continued pattern of looking for the next big thing in fitness (which usually only disappoints) then please, do what I did and have a good look at Tom Venuto’s Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle e-book.
With over 300 pages of “no filler” education, strategies and techniques, it will give you a great understanding of the best ways to burn fat (not muscle or simply weight) and while you are doing it, actually eating more!
So to finish my personal story, am I a fitness model? Short answer – No (not yet). Am I fitter? Am I stronger? Am I leaner and better educated on how to achieve my fitness goals? YES, YES, YES and YES!
I now weigh 90 kg and have definite muscle tone (which of course weighs more).
I am stronger and can bench, squat and dead lift well over my body weight whereas starting out I could barely raise 30kg!
So for me, still a ways to go but as Tom says, this is an effective program for long lasting body definition and fat loss.
I look forward to further updating you on my results as I continue on my journey!
Best wishes in health,
Cameron Abel
