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I was a 42 Year Old, Fat, Physical Mess...

then I Lost Over 40 Pounds of Fat,

Gained 10 Pounds of Muscle and

Decreased My Body Fat by more than 18%!!!

 

Dear Friend,

 

Hi, my name is John Bartlett. I'm 42 years old, and until recently, I was a fat, physical mess. Actually, when my wife took my "before" pictures and I looked at them for the first time I was devastated.

 

May 16, 2005 - Before

May 16, 2005 - Before

May 16, 2005 - Before

July - After

July - After

July 31, 2005 - After

 

The person in the pictures couldn't possibly be me. But it was! At 5'8" my body weight had climbed as high as 240lbs. After having my tonsils removed I started to lose weight but mainly because I was having problems eating. I was obese and struggling to get the excess weight off.

 

Me at 240 lbs Me with Dennis Green

 

I had some real motivations for losing weight...

 

First, my wife and I were preparing to adopt a baby from Kazakhstan and I wanted to be able to run around and participate in all the activities our son would be involved in. Up until now I would start to wheeze just from walking the dog around the block. In addition, my blood pressure was very high and the medication was not controlling it.

 

I wanted to be around for my son and see him grow up. I didn't want to die of heart disease and leave my wife alone with a child to raise. I wanted to be active and enjoying life with my expanding family. Besides, what kind of role model would I be as an obese parent?

 

If all this wasn't enough incentive my father had recently died of a heart attack. His death was caused, in great part, to waiting until his 60's to get serious about his health. When he was 60, doctor's orders forced him to begin eating right and working out regularly. But by then it was too late. He died of a heart attack, just 5 days after his 65th birthday.

 

Then came the straw that broke the camels back...

 

For years I had been taking medication for high blood pressure. I thought I was doing fine, but during a recent check up the doctor told me my blood pressure was 180 over ... Well, I don't quite remember the bottom number because the top number completely shocked me. I was scared to death! All I could think of was ending up like my dad. I was following along in his footsteps and I needed to make some serious changes and fast.

 

My quest to lose weight...

 

I became obsessed with fitness and started reading everything and anything on the subject. I searched the internet for the best methods to lose weight and tried many of them. Some I ruled out because they were just plain crap! During my many months of research I came across Tom Venuto's ebook "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle." Actually, I came across his book many times but I just couldn't bring myself to spending another $40. Heck, for $40 I should get an actual book - and a hardcover one at that. So I continued my research without Tom's help.

 

Over many months of research I came to many conclusions...

 

First, listening to professional bodybuilders, who took steroids, would be a mistake. How could I relate to someone with the advantage of powerful drugs? After all, I wanted to get healthy, not become a steroid addict. Also, most professional bodybuilders have far superior genetics than I do. Most are naturally lean and muscular. I am naturally fat.

 

I also discovered that most professionals are sponsored by nutritional companies and are paid handsomely to promote their nutritional products. I've taken all the so-called fat burners and miracle pills and never noticed much of a change.

 

What I needed was a mentor...

 

Someone who was like me. Someone who had trouble losing fat. Someone who didn't rely on drugs. And, someone who achieved his goals even though the cards were stacked against him. I needed this mentor to help reassure me that it was actually possible to lose weight, even though I had a slow metabolism and a tendency to retain fat.

 

Over time I learned more about Tom Venuto. I learned he was like me...just a normal guy who learned the true way to real fat loss. Even after purchasing his e-book I didn't read it right away. But when I did, I knew I had found my mentor! His book took all the research I had done and combined it into and easy-to-read and very comprehensive manual.

 

I made the changes and the fat just melted off..

 

After reading his book I made the changes Tom recommended and once I made these changes I noticed results almost immediately. The fat began melting off and I even gained some extra muscle.

 

May 16, 2005 - Before

Week 4

Week 6

After - Week 11

May 16, 2005 - Before

Week 4

Week 6

July 31, 2005 - After

 

It's worth your time to learn more...

 

As you can see from the pictures above my body has undergone a radical change. During my transformation I documented everything. I wrote down everything I ate, all my workouts, and everything I learned as I was going through the transformation process.

 

Now I want to help everyone that wants to achieve the same results! That is why I developed this site. It is your FREE resource to help you get the most out your weight loss program. Join me each day and you'll learn exactly what I eat, how I train, and everything new I learn about improving my level of fitness. You can also join the forums and chat with me and others and get support and encouragement as you transform your own body. And, best of all, access to my site is completely FREE!

 

Now, I'll be the first to admit that my results are not typical. Actually, they are far beyond average and, although you WILL get fantastic results, I don't guarantee that you will get the same results in the same amount of time.

 

So, no matter if you are looking to develop a bodybuilder physique, just get in better shape, or like me need immediate help for some serious health problems, it is worth the time to learn more. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Join me today and together we will make 2006 the best year ever!

 

Sincerely,

John Bartlett

 

P.S. Click here to access my online training journal now! You will learn first hand what I do everyday to stay in shape.

 

P.P.S. Click here to get Tom's instant downloadable ebook "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle". You will be glad you did.

 

 

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"Training with weights in the gym is all about building muscle—period! The ONLY reason you should lift weights is to build muscle. You must lift heavy weight to overload the muscle, work every set to absolute failure, and constantly redefine what absolute failure means to you by continually raising the standards of what you expect from yourself." ~Skip La Cour

To update everyone on my nutrition program, below is a snapshot of what a typical 2-workout day looks like.

My macronutrient ratios break down like this:

Calories: 4193
Carbs: 265g
Protein: 466g
Fat: 158g

Friday's Workout (Back-Hypertrophy):

Today's back workout was the type of workout that makes my back GROW!

I'm currently working on increasing the width of my upper back and improve my V-Taper. So most of the exercises I'm doing are pull down or pull up type exercises. On back and bicep day, I do my biceps immediately following my back instead of splitting these muscle groups into 2 separate workouts. The reason for this is that once I finish my back, my biceps already have a pretty good pump. They are already partially fatigued. This allows me to really hit the biceps hard without even doing many sets.

For back, I started off with a triple drop set combo that really fatigued my back the last time I did it. The first set is wide-grip pull-downs following by wide-hammer-grip pull-downs followed by reverse-close-grip pull-downs. The only rest between sets is the amount of time it takes to adjust the weight.

Pull-Down Combo (Triple Drop Super Set):

250 (Rack) x 12, 200 x 12, 150 x 12 (no rest between exercises or weight changes)

250 (Rack) x 8, 200 x 10, 150 x 8 (no rest between exercises or weight changes)

250 (Rack) x 8, 200 x 8, 150 x 8 (no rest between exercises or weight changes)

Single-Arm Dumbbell Rows:

130 x 7/8

130 x 8/9

Wide-Grip Pull-Ups:

BW x 12

BW x 10

Reverse-Close-Grip Pull-Ups:

BW x 12

BW x 10

Shoulder's Width Hammer-Grip Pull-Ups:

BW x 10

BW x 8

By this time my back was pretty fatigued and my biceps were really pumped. I started biceps with my favorite combo; standing wide-grip curls followed by standing close grip curls followed by standing dumbbell curls. The only rest is the time it takes to set one bar down and pick up another.

Curl Combo (Triple Drop Super Set):

75 x 12, 55 x 6, 20s x 6 (no rest between exercises or weight changes)

75 x 8, 55 x 6, 20s x 6 (no rest between exercises or weight changes)

75 x 8, 55 x 6, 20s x 8 (no rest between exercises or weight changes)

Like I mentioned above, by doing biceps immediately following back, I don't have to do as many sets to totally fatigue my biceps. I finished biceps with triple drop sets of single-arm dumbbell concentration curls

Single-Arm Dumbbell Concentration Curls (Triple Drop Sets):

25 x 8/12, 20 x 4/4, 15 x 4/5 (no rest between weight changes)

25 x 6/8, 20 x 4/4, 15 x 5/5 (no rest between weight changes)

Until next time, train hard, eat right and get Shredded!

   

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Comments (2)  
Re: My Current Nutrition Plan    By John Bartlett on 1/10/2007 11:42 AM
I buy slightly salted dry roasted almonds from Trader Joes. -John

Re: My Current Nutrition Plan    By Rflutz on 1/9/2007 8:20 AM
Hey John, big fan here. I was wondering what brand of almonds you use.. I went to the supermarket and could not find the dry unsalted almonds, so I bought the less sodium planters brand. Thanks


  

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