Bodybuilder Diet & Cardio Tips
Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
Tom Venuto is a lifetime natural bodybuilder, an NSCA-certified personal trainer, certified strength & conditioning specialist, and author of the #1 best selling diet e-book, Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle.
Tom specializes in fat loss and natural bodybuilding nutrition and training, including competition prep. He’s done 29 bodybuilding shows and knows what it takes to get Super Lean.
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In a bit of a departure from our normal content, here’s Tom’s personal bodybuilder cardio and diet tips that work best for him to get him lean and ripped for bodybuilding contests…
CB: What cardio works best for you?
TV:
I like longer duration cardio sessions for 30-45 minutes at a moderately intense pace. Usually that’s around 145-155 heart rate for me, although I go more by perceived exertion and a certain feeling and I use heart rate more as a reference point than a target.
Here’s what it boils down to: The more intensely you work, the more calories you burn. It’s a no brainer — it’s totally logical and intuitive. The only thing that’s not intuitive about it is that most people don’t consider how higher intensity exercise also increases metabolism after the session.
But for my body and my goals, walking was just too low in intensity, and not enough results so I dumped it. I even tried inclined walking on the treadmill. That was better but not much. I think I found the sweet spot with 40-45 minutes as hard as I could maintain for the duration, usually on a stairmaster or stepmill and sometimes on the bike. So that’s what I’ve been doing.
CB: What type of diet works best for you?
TV:
A lot of nutritionists recommend a 30% fat intake based on the current research, but I do better for body composition at around 20%. I don’t like high fat or keto diets at all, but I do restrict carbs moderately before competition or use a cyclical low carb diet, and then I sometimes bring my fat intake up a little bit when my carbs go down, and vice versa.
You can read the rest of Tom’s 2-part interview in the TTMembers area here:
Part 1 - http://www.ttmembers.com/members/131.cfm
Part 2 - http://www.ttmembers.com/members/132.cfm
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Tom Venuto has spent well over a decade refining his approach, writing down
every last detail to share with you how to burn fat and lose your belly fat forever.
Tom knows so much about helping people make the mental changes
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Tom has just released a special 2-hour audio interview and written
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In it, Tom covers…
1) How to use his “zigzag calorie method” to lose the last 10lbs of fat
2) What the “starvation mode” is and why Tom believes it can hurt you
3) The best rep range for building muscle
4) How he trains his abs to keep them razor sharp all year round
5) Four reasons you’ll get stuck at a weight loss plateau
6) How to peak for the big day, such as a wedding or photoshoot
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Stay strong,
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PS - This offer is only available until Wednesday, Feb. 13th.
I must admit, Tom and I don’t agree on everything. There are some major differences in the way he trains compared to the way I train. But frankly, I know his stuff will suit some of you better than mine…it’s all a matter of finding the best approach for your personality.
Anyways, Tom maintains single-digit fat all year round - as do I, but again, we use different methods. Plus, Tom has helped over 10,000 people change their bodies with his Burn the Fat system.
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February 13th, 2008 at 8:42 am
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