I'm going to start dedicating Tuesday's blog post to one of my favorite subjects - Personal Development.

I truly believe that before you can get your body right, you have to get your mind right. The mind governs all. Unfortunately, we're not taught in school how to use our mind for our benefit, or even what the mind actually is for that matter. If you want to lose weight, burn fat, tone up, get more fit, become healthier and/or create a damn-sexy body that looks great naked this is a subject you must understand.

Well, we’re just over half-way through 2009; can you believe it?! Today, I’m going to give you my mid-year review on the fitness industry and share 3 biggest trends that we’re seeing.

Sadly, it appears as though the fitness industry as a whole has again failed to produce any significant results on a broad scale to effectively reverse the scary obesity epidemic that is plaguing our society. More specifically, the sickening fact that American adults keep getting fatter, more lethargic, and less healthy has mirrored the unabated deterioration in the health and fitness of our youth population.

However, on a positive note, we have seen some growing fitness trends that will provide the long-term answers to solve this ever-growing problem:

Today's post is going to be a little different.

There are 2 BIG SALES going on that I feel I must inform you about if you're interested in weight loss, fat burning, muscle building, increasing energy, feeling great, looking great naked, etc. Basically, whatever your fitness goals are nutrition is going to play a big part in achieving them.

Check this out:

According to The National Weight Control Registry found that 89% of people who lost 30 or more pounds and kept it off for at least one year accomplished their goals through a combination of diet and exercise. In that study only 10% succeeded using diet alone, and only 1% using exercise alone.

So, do you think you have a handle on your nutrition program?

If you're anything like me, you need all the help you can get.

That's why I'm excited about these 2 BIG SALES that are going on right now - but, both end Friday:

The Push-up. It is probably the most basic and most popular exercise of all time – from gym class to group fitness classes around the world. But being popular in this case doesn’t necessarily mean being well liked! In fact, I think it is safe to say that the majority of people really HATE push-ups. More specifically, the push-up tends to be the undying nemesis for people who carry extra body weight and for most females who feel they do not have the upper-body strength to ever be able to do anything but “wuss-ups,” or modified push-ups on the knees.

The goal of this article is to address everything you need to know about performing the push-up with proper form in addition to learning how to do more push-ups ASAP. Remember, people only hate what they are not good at it. In other words, I am confident that though you may currently hate push-ups, by following this program you will finally unveil your true push-up potential. And though you may never be madly in love with push-up, you’ll at least be able to stomach them!

Before I get into it, let me quickly answer the question, “Should I jog or do sprints to raise my metabolism and lose fat” with two questions of my own:

1. Have you ever seen a fat jogger?

2. Have you ever seen a fat sprinter?

OK, now let’s get into it.

We’ll start with the obvious and not so obvious, move into the science and then finish with the practical. I’ll also lay out my training program schedule for you.

"****** happens." Sorry for the language, but that's the saying :-)

Things that we don't expect come up in life. Unfortunately, we often look at the "******" as obstacles instead of challenges. We let it control our thinking and ultimately our results. I actually cover this in depth in Chapter 1 of my book The Science of Getting Fit which you can get for FREE at www.JustinYule.com. Everybody who wants any kind of success, especially in fitness, needs to read that chapter. Really, you should just get the whole bood, especially while it's on sale - yes, that was a shameless plug :-) Seriously though, I put a lot into it and I really believe you'll love it.

Anyway, back to the "******." I don't know about you, but I certainly have a lot of different stresses that come up in life, and this week is no different - actually, there are more things piled up on me (personally and professionally) right now than I've had in a long time. So what! Good!! The bigger the challenge the bigger the reward. You see it's not the things in life that come up that define you, it's how you deal with them that does. Now, I'm certainly not up on some high-horse saying I can deal with anything without stress or worry. Trust me, I have my moments like everyone. But, I've learned that worrying is like paying interest on a debt that you may never have! Just do the best you can with what you have, and ALWAYS have a picture of success in your mind. And, getting all fired up and pissed off, what good does that really do?

Summer is here!!

Are you ready for you bathing suit?

Seems like just yesterday it was January 1st and everyone was making their New Year's Resolution. Well, hopefully YOU didn't because you know a flimsy "resolution" doesn't get you anywhere.

You know it takes much more than that. You know you need:

Will one night of drinking really affect my weight loss plan?

Everybody likes to throw a few back with friends - some a little more than others ;-)

But, if you’re on a weight loss plan one night of drinking can really set you back. The obvious reason is the excessive calorie consumption, but it goes way beyond that.

Check this out.

How Alcohol Makes You Fat

-Alcohol first passes through the esophagus as it travels to your stomach.

-From there, 20% of the alcohol is absorbed immediately by your bloodstream.

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