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Almost everyone knows about the biggest loser -

that reality show/ weight t loss contest on TV where

overweight people people drop ridiculous amounts

of weight like 15 or 20 lbs in a week, and

150 or 200 lbs by the time the show is over.

Earlier this year, Tom Venuto and the guys at

over at the Burn the Fat websites completed their

first ever body transformation challenge contest.

But their contest was NOTHING like the biggest loser.

In fact, Josh Ketter, the overall mens winner, and Ryan

Cochrane, one of the finalists, only lost a pound.

Now, you must be thinking, what the heck kind of weird

body transformation contest were they running where the

winner and the finalists only drop a pound?

Well, it would seem weird if you thought that success

at body transformation meant dropping weight on the scale.

But did you ever stop to think about the difference

between fat weight and muscle weight?

Think about it if those contestants on the biggest

loser gain muscle they get penalized, right?

Shouldnt contestants be REWARDED for gaining muscle

as well as burning fat?

Thats the problem with weight loss contests today and

with a lot of popular diet and fitness programs theyre

obsessed with scale weight but they dont pay any attention

to body composition (the fat-to-muscle ratio).

Of course, some of the contestants in that contest did drop

a lot of fat 15, 20, even 25 lbs in only 50 days. But the

person who dropped the most pounds was NOT necessarily

voted as the winner.

The winners were chosen because they made tremendous

improvements in their body composition, even though

their scale weight didnt change that much.

Josh lost 8 pounds of fat and gained 7 pounds of muscle

in just 50 days. He only lost a pound on the scale because

the muscle weight replaced the fat weight.

Ryan Cochrane lost 8 pounds of fat while gaining 7.7 lbs

of muscle in 50 days. His weight hardly changed.

Sarah kensington actually GAINED a pound, from 119 to 120

but her body fat decreased from 19% to a ripped 12.6%.

Thats a 7.9 pound GAIN in lean body mass and a 7 pound loss

of body fat remarkable for a MAN, almost unheard of for

a woman!

You could see from their before and after photos that even

though their weight changed by less than a pound, they

TOTALLY TRANSFORMED THEIR BODIES!

How? They gained muscle and lost fat at the same time!

Maybe youre thinking, wait a minute, I thought it

was impossible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same

time? Dont you need a calorie deficit to burn fat and

a calorie surplus to build muscle?

Well, yes and no. Calories do matter, but according to

fat loss expert Tom Venuto, the guy who sponsored the

recent body transformation contest, its much more

complicated than that because of things like hormonal

fluctuations and energy partitioning.

It was these unusual contest results that prompted Tom

to dig into the scientific research on concurrent muscle

gain and fat loss and create a new program around it

that he calls:

THE HOLY GRAIL BODY TRANSFORMATION SYSTEM:

How to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time

Its refreshing that Tom does not B.S. you about about

the kind of results you can get. In fact, he clearly

states that losing fat while simultaneously gaining

muscle is the most difficult goal to achieve.

Thats why people call it the holy grail; because its so elusive.

But difficult doesnt mean impossible.

Its totally possible to lose fat while gaining muscle

at the same time, if you have the right plan.

You may have heard this subject debated before on

blogs or discussion forums. Those debates probably

left you confused and not sure what to believe either.

This new Holy Grail program sets the record straight

Its impressively referenced with peer-reviewed

research and frankly, it just makes sense.

Most people are skeptical about this at first. But

when you see BOTH; real-world case studies AND

the scientific proof, it makes you want to stop

and take a look.

by: Obadiea

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