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11Mar, 2010

String Tank Tops Make Me Want to Gouge My Eyes Out

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Dear Pea-Brained Meathead,

I’m writing you this letter to kindly suggest a change in the fashion statement you just made at my local gym.  As you hammered out 75 sets of t-bar rows using nearly every single 45-lb plate in the entire building, I couldn’t help but notice the neon yellow string tank top you were sporting.

I wanted to let you know that string tank tops paired with tight, tapered windbreaker pants is highly infuriating and may be sending the wrong signal.  Or, perhaps it’s sending the appropriate signal, but other gym-goers shouldn’t have to deal with that shit.

After all, nothing screams “Hey, look at me…I’m a big dumb meathead!” louder than some dude wearing a string tank top.  String tank tops make me want to gouge my eyes out.  I’m shocked that anyone would ever wear these things.  Apparently, you meatheads think it’s cool to show off your over-sized back muscles.  I’d have to disagree.

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March11

Get a Lean Body – Mindset

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A Lean Body Blog Post About Proper Mindset…by Brad Campbell

To lose fat, build muscle, get a lean body or accomplish any other goals (including non-fitness related goals), it all starts with one simple component that’s almost always overlooked – developing the proper mindset.  To be frank (even though I’m Brad…), the average person is so self-sabotaging it’s not even funny.  The tricky thing is that most people will never discover just how limiting their own thoughts truly are.

Get a Lean Body Mindset

If you don’t know what’s wrong, it’s kinda hard to fix it, right?  If you’re having troubles achieving your ideal body, most often times it has nothing to do with you selecting the wrong workout or diet plan and everything to do with you not having the correct mindset.  So if you’re dying to get a lean body and wondering why you’re not getting anywhere, I encourage you to start spending some time on that big brain of yours.

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March10

Xtreme Fat Loss Diet

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Xtreme Fat Loss Diet – Cheat, Then Fast Your Way to a Lean Body…by Brad Campbell

Xtreme Fat Loss DietThe Xtreme Fat Loss Diet is essentially everything  I’ve been preaching to my TopFatLossTrainer readers from day one.

We’ve talked a lot about using the cheat day to bump dwindling leptin levels and basically prevent a nasty cascade of events that would otherwise take place in response to prolonged dieting.

This series of internal “anti-starvation” responses actually works against your fat loss efforts, leading to burnout and eventual failure.

The key to extreme fat loss week after week is to outsmart the body.  Step one is, of course, the cheat day.  Step two is following this cheat day up with a fast day.

This makes perfect sense, as your body is currently revved up and ready to burn serious rubber (I mean blubber), thanks to the strategic cheat day.

By immediately creating a large calorie deficit the next day, you can really cash in on a “fresh-to-death” metabolism.  So why not create the largest calorie deficit possible by using a total fast day (water and green tea only) and consuming zip, zero, zilch, nothing, nada?

Not only does the post-cheat day fast give you an opportunistic method of attacking stubborn fat stores at an ideal time, but there are many other benefits associated with this fast day.

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Posted by Brad Campbell | in Advanced Fat Loss, Diets and Nutrition, Fat Loss Meal Plans | 11 Comments

March9

Metabolic Madness Workout – It’s Like a Fat Chisel

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Advanced Metabolic Workout for Inner Circle Members…by Brad Campbell

I’m still laughing at the ridiculous title I gave this workout, haha…”it’s like a fat chisel.”  But it really is.  I thought I was going to either puke or faint after the first exercise alone.  It took a lot of heart to keep going, plus I didn’t want to wuss out on film.  I know all you Inner Circle rock stars are going to hate this metabolic workout, but I also know you’ll love the body composition changes it brings to the table.

This will get categorized under weight training workouts and fat loss workouts, but it’ll probably feel more like a cardio workout.  It’s also a little longer in duration, so lace those shoes up tight, grab your running watch (or just follow my lead) and let’s start chiseling that one thing we all hate – FAT.

*Remember, this is pretty advanced.  Stick to the original lean body workout plan you selected in Step 5 until you’ve maxed that out, then we’ll have you slowly step up to these more challenging workouts.

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March9

Metabolic Exercise for a Cam Gigandet or Jessica Alba Body

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Advanced Fat Loss:  Metabolic Exercise for an Insane Body…by Brad Campbell

Brad Campbell Lean BodyI just filmed this quick video showing my current favorite (and most hated) metabolic exercise.  This compound super movement is the combination of several metabolism-boosting exercises all rolled into one long, gut-checking exercise.

For the guys who want to be ripped like Cam Gigandet and the gals who want a toned body like Jessica Alba, this is where it’s at.

Choose to use this highly metabolic exercise by itself for an entire workout, or combine it with other exercises for a longer, hybrid-like workout.  Either way, you’ll see why this exercise is so powerful after a set or two.

As you can see, I included a few pics I snapped right before doing this workout, “attempting” to showcase the v-taper and devil’s horns that I think really makes or breaks the male’s body.

Like a dummy, I didn’t take any a month or so ago when I was at my all time lowest body fat percentage (thinking I was still peaking)…but with all the traveling and visitors I’ve had lately, what can I say…I’ve put a few pounds of fat back on.

I’ll take some more after I hit it hard for another month, just to show that I practice what I preach and I’m all about living the lean body lifestyle.  You should be too.

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Posted by Brad Campbell | in Advanced Fat Loss, Celebrity Workout Reviews, Fat Loss Workouts, Get Ripped Fast | 10 Comments

March8

Hamstring Exercises You Can Do From Home

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TopFatLossTrainer Exercise Post:  Hamstring Exercises…by Brad Campbell

While I was away at my business meeting I had a question about the best hamstring exercises to do from home.  I thought it’d be much easier to shoot a quick video showing some of my favorite exercises to target the hamstrings and glutes.  Don’t mind the outfit, I’m too fly for real workout gear I guess, lol (what…you don’t workout in jeans?).

Hamstring Exercises You Can Do From Home:

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March7

Just Checking In With My Fat Haters…

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Lean Body Lifestyle Video Updates…by Brad Campbell

I just got back home from a long business trip to Stamford, CT, where I attended an amazing event put on by my business coach.  I had the chance to network with a lot of really cool people in the fitness industry (and many other industries) who’re doing some BIG things.  We’re talking multi-millionaires…

Here’s Me Networking With Some Entrepreneurial Rock Stars:

Brad Campbell Continuity Summit

The atmosphere was outstanding and I definitely made some new friends and gained a whole lot of inspiration and enthusiasm from this huge group of entrepreneurs.  For you, this means more advanced fat loss coaching coming your way and more opportunities to work with me on a more personal level (more on this in the coming weeks).

One thing I regret is that I didn’t bring my clunky laptop along on the trip.  Sure, the iPhone is great for checking emails, blog comments, etc, but it’s kinda a royal pain in the butt to reply to all my Inner Circle and Platinum Personal Training clients, especially when I needed to write in-depth responses.

But I’m back now and I’ll be catching up on all the requests and questions this week.  And just to let you know I was thinking about my ‘crew,’ here are some quick videos I shot on my iPhone during seminar breaks.  I thought I’d upload them to YouTube and be able to post them onto TopFatLossTrainer right away, but I was having major issues copying and pasting the code (guess it’s not the perfect phone after all), so here they are…a little late…

TopFatLossTrainer Update:  Did You Miss Me?

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March2

TACFIT Commando Bodyweight Workout Review

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TACFIT Commando Bodyweight Workout Review…by Brad Campbell

TACFIT Commando ReviewI was doing some market research for my Inner Circle coaching program the other day, when I stumbled upon this new bodyweight workout program called TACFIT Commando.  Being the nosey guy that I am, I started reading through their sales letter to see what it was all about.

Of course, I assumed it was going to be yet another half-ass fitness program put together by some uneducated meathead who claims the product will transform you into a lean and ripped hunk/hottie without having to invest any effort whatsoever.  In other words, I thought TACFIT Commando would be a typical ebook that lacked in quality and over-delivered in hype and ridiculous claims.

However, the beeping noise on my internal BS radar began to slow the deeper I got into the sales copy.  As I continued to read, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the principles this bodyweight training program was based around mirrored almost exactly the same philosophies I preach to you guys every day here on TopFatLossTrainer.

When I got to the end of the sales page, I thought:  “I should contact the author and see if he’ll let me test drive this program to see if it’s as good as it sounds.”  So I hit him up on Facebook and within 15 minutes he had given me an all access pass inside the TACFIT Commando program.  Now, I don’t tell you that so that you’ll go and do the same thing.

This program costs money and the fact that I run a blog that gets thousands of visitors from over 100 countries each day is what allowed me to get the free insider’s look (because if I did like the program and gave it a positive shout out, this would be great for team TACFIT Commando).

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Posted by Brad Campbell | in Advanced Fat Loss, Body Weight Workouts, Build Lean Muscle, Get Ripped Fast | 32 Comments

February26

31 Best Pick Up Lines to Use at the Gym

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An Advanced Fat Loss Post (or NOT)…by Brad Campbell

Another fat hater Friday…who’s ready to party?  You know what…every day feels like Friday to me these days.  I’m either extremely lucky or I work extremely hard at making things happen…because I’ve got to be right up there in the running for world’s happiest man.  That’s what living the lean body lifestyle is all about – getting the body you’ve always wanted and continually improving and enjoying all other aspects of life along the way.

Best Pick Up Lines

And speaking of enjoying life (am I the segue king or what?), one thing I really do a lot of is laughing.  If you’re not laughing on the daily, something’s wrong.  You either need to loosen up, kick some stress, find new friends or all of the above.  I think we could all stand to laugh a little more and kick back a little bit.

There’s so much damn negativity we’ve gotta deal with every single day…that’s why on this blog I always try to keep it super informative AND entertaining.  I figure if you can learn something new and LOL while reading one of my posts, then that’s time well spent.  Right?

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February25

Rain Workout, Ninja Assassin

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Celebrity Workout Review:  Rain’s Ninja Assassin Workout…by Brad Campbell

Rain Workout Ninja Assassin

I haven’t done a celebrity workout review in a while and many of my readers have been wanting to get some insight on the “Rain workout routine for Ninja Assassin.”  After doing my research on Jeong Ji-hoon (Korean: 정지훈; born June 25, 1982), who’s much better known by his stage name Rain…I can see why.  This guy has built an amazing lean body that’s no doubt helped his career as a singer, dancer, designer, model and now actor.

What I’m digging about Rain’s physique is his proportions, symmetry, awesome v-taper and impressive leanness.  He’s managed to create a ripped body that emulates athleticism and power, but without stacking on ridiculous amounts of bulky muscle mass.  Rain has the Brad Pitt Fight Club body going on, for sure.  Here’s a pic showing his progression from when he first started training for Ninja Assassin, up through the filming of the movie…

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