I have an interview below with Dr. Christopher Scott, PHD, who is an exercise physiology professor at the University of Southern Maine and one of the world’s foremost experts on the Afterburn Effect, which is calorie burn AFTER exercise.

As you’ll learn in a moment, you can harness the power of the afterburn effect to burn more fat in MUCH less time working out.

Surprisingly, very few people in the exercise physiology community and more generally in the fitness industry have acknowledged his pivotal research and its potential to change public health policy and your ability to burn more fat in less time.

I was able to get Chris on the phone and record a 40 minute conversation with him. You can play the audio of our conversation below, download the 20-Page transcript, or view the summary and highlights I put together below.

Continue Reading Afterburn Effect: Burn 500+ Calories from 10 Minutes of Exercise?

On Memorial Day, I was featured as a fitness expert on NY1 News (New York City’s local television station) discussing how to improve cardiovascular health without doing traditional forms of cardio.

If you did not see the segment on TV, you can watch it on NY1′s website (I can’t embed the video on here unfortunately): BuiltLean on NY1: Cardio Segment.

The following article expands upon the news segment and offers a great workout for you to try that will improve your cardiovascular health in MUCH less time than traditional cardio. As a side note, please don’t take the following to mean all forms of cardio are bad, or useless. I simply want to present a fresh alternative even if you are a die hard cardio junkie.

Continue Reading Get Cardiovascular Benefits WITHOUT Doing Cardio? Here’s How…

While I spend most of my time educating people about sustainable approaches to getting a lean, strong, healthy physique, I do have an interest in the extreme of body transformation, or how to get ripped.

There is a massive amount of confusion about how to get a ripped physique. It’s not about a specific exercise program, or diet as many would have you believe, and it’s not magic.

I wanted to create this guide for you as an honest, no B.S. resource so you can understand the key elements to help you achieve a ripped, cut physique.

Why should you listen to me?

I’ve achieved a ripped physique (photos on this page are of me) and helped guys with even “bad” genetics get ripped too. As the owner of a personal training and nutrition counseling practice, I’m constantly trying new workouts, reading the latest and greatest research on nutrition and exercise, and speaking with natural bodybuilders, nutritionists, personal trainers, and anyone else with a keen interest in physique transformation.

Continue Reading How To Get Ripped & Cut: Definitive Guide

I discussed the basics of Metabolic Training, so now I wanted to give you a metabolic conditioning circuit you can add to your workouts to help raise your metabolism. Here’s a short video along with more information and pics below:

Continue Reading Metabolic Conditioning Circuit For Burning Fat

I recently interviewed Jonathan Ross who was named Personal Trainer of the Year by ACE and IDEA, is a Discovery Health expert, and author of Abs Revealed. A former astronomer, Jonathan is a VERY smart guy who is also very passionate about helping others improve their health. From the photo above, would you believe he had 800lb of parents? Yep, it’s true. To learn more about John and read a bunch of great tips, check out the Q&A below.

Continue Reading Top Personal Trainer With 800lb of Parents? Q&A With Jonathan Ross

There’s a way to make your workouts more productive without changing the actual exercises, reps, or sets. You will notice an increase in strength and stamina, decrease in joint pain and stiffness, stress relief, and you will feel lighter and younger. To top it off, your workout will not require any extra time. You can receive all these benefits simply through active rest between exercises.

A quick note, I plan on adding a lot more videos in the upcoming months, so you need to get used to my funny facial expressions like above. Unfortunately it’s not possible to control the Youtube thumbnail picture until I become a Youtube “partner”, which may not happen for a while. I have a couple viral video ideas, so we’ll see. Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later.

Continue Reading Active Rest Between Exercises Can Make a BIG Difference

Below is another guest post from Christy Maskeroni, who is a Registered Dietitian and Personal Trainer in New York City.

Chinese food is one of the staple menus in our take-out menu drawer. What’s great about Chinese food is that it’s available almost anywhere AND it has a variety of dishes to choose from.

However, if you aren’t careful, many of these entrees can make a large impact on your health (and not in a good way) with its high fat, calorie, sodium, and sugar content. The good news is that you can make it work to your advantage.

Here’s how to enjoy Chinese food while keeping the food items you choose healthy and lower calorie:

Continue Reading Healthy Chinese Food Options: Quick Guide

The following is a quick step by step guide to estimate how many calories you should eat to lose weight, which is a question I’m asked ALL the time. When someone says lose weight, I take it to mean “lose fat without losing muscle”, so the following takes that into account.

Here’s the basic equation of how to many calories you should eat to lose weight:

Seems simple enough, right? In order to solve this equation, we need to estimate your calorie burn and calorie deficit, which is Step 1 and Step 2.

Continue Reading How Many Calories Should You Eat To Lose Weight?

What is Metabolic Training?

Continue Reading Metabolic Training 101: Definition, Benefits, and Exercises

I was on TV earlier this week discussing the BuiltLean Program) and the benefits of progression, which in my opinion is the most important exercise variable to safely, quickly, and effectively get in shape and change your body, whether you want to lose fat, or build muscle.

Nick and Neil to your right were on TV with me discussing the benefits of progression and how working with me and using BuiltLean Program helped them get in the best shape of their lives and change their bodies.

Progression is a really big topic so I’m going to try to give you a helpful overview.

What is Progression?

Progression is an exercise concept where you slowly make your workouts more challenging over time. The body is a homeostatic organism that is resistant to change, so progression in combination with smart nutrition forces the body to change and become stronger and fitter. Conversely, if workouts do not become more challenging, the body may not improve.

Continue Reading The Best Way to Get In Shape: Exercise Progression