Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle by Tom Venuto

Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle is an incredibly popular online fitness e-book. It is a system that Tom has developed over the past 19 years based on the nutrition secrets of body builders & top fitness models.

Don’t be turned off by the photo of the ripped guy on the website (that’s Tom Venuto the author) or the mention of the word bodybuilding. This system is for everyone, no matter what age you are or what your fitness goals might be.

Read on to discover the real facts about Burn The Fat and see if it is the right program for YOU!

Why Should You Listen to Tom Venuto?

Ok, so who is this guy and why should you even be interested in his book? Here’s more than you’d probably care to know about Tom and should paint a pretty good picture of his expertise and what he is all about.

Tom has been bodybuilding for 24 years and competing professionally for 18 of those years. Not only is he a bodybuilder, he is a personal trainer, health club manager, nutritionist motivational coach, and freelance writer.

He’s appeared in magazines such as IRONMAN, Australian IRONMAN, Olympian’s News (in Italian), Muscular Development, Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness, Exercise for Men and Men’s Exercise. He’s also written articles for dozens of websites worldwide including Bodybuilding.com, About.com, Lee Labrada’s Lean Body Coaching Club, Will Brink’s Muscle Building Nutrition.com, Global Health & Fitness.com, A to Z Fitness.com, and many others.

Tom also has a BSc. degree in exercise science, is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and a certified personal trainer (NSCA-CPT). He’s a member of the International Society for Sports Nutrition (ISSN), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the National Strength And Conditioning Association (NSCA).

It’s clear from reading his website that he prides himself on being an all “natural” bodybuilder. That means no steroids or performance enhancing drugs of any kind.

In competitive bodybuilding he’s won three state and three regional championships and has placed 2nd in both the Mr. Natural USA and Mr. Natural North America contests.

Just look at the photo on his website. 3.7% body fat?! This guy knows what he’s talking about.

What the Program Promises

Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle promises a complete, clear system that you can follow to accelerate your natural calorie burning, lose fat permanently without messing up your metabolism, and can start using right away.

The program is based on solid principles that will work for anyone, no matter what their goals are and requires no supplements or drugs of any kind.

What You Get

The main component of the package is a 337 pages, printable PDF e-book. That’s right, 337 pages. This thing is huge!

The package also comes with the following “bonus” additions:

Bonus #1: Foods That Burn Fat

Bonus #2: Foods That Turn To Fat

Bonus #3: The A food B food lecture: How to get good grades on your food choices

Bonus #4: Free lifetime e-book updates

Bonus #5: Free clients only newsletter and fat loss tips e-zine

Bonus #6: How To Measure Your Body Fat in The Privacy of Your Own Home

You can read in more detail what each of these items contain on the Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle website.

How Much Does it Cost?

The program costs $39.95 and has the standard no-risk, no questions asked, 8 week money back guarantee.

What REAL People are Saying About It

When I started my research looking for user opinions on the product, I was blown away by the sheer number of responses and opinions I was able to find from ordinary people.

There’s even a Yahoo Group (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BFFM/) devoted to discussion and tips about Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle that contains over 250 members. It’s free for anyone to join, you just need a Yahoo id.

The Positive Comments

Here’s just a small sample of the many positive remarks about this product:

“I would strongly suggest reading Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle by Tom Venuto. It lays out everything you need to know about how to eat.”

- Bodybuilding.com Forum Member

“One of the best things I did for myself was invest in the ebook “Burn the Fat Feed the muscle”. I learned so much about meals and exercise. Its so worth the money!”

- Bodybuilding.com Forum Member

“This ebook is incredible…it completely changed the way i think about diet and training. Definately a great investment!”

- Bodybuilding.com Forum Member

“If you want to buy something worthwhile, get Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle from Tom Venuto. It has real information and is actually helpful. Not some gimmick.”

- Bodybuilding.com Forum Member

“I personally have the book. It is a great book to learn everything you need to learn about losing bodyfat. It isn’t some sort of crash diet, its a reasonable way to live. I highly recommend the book.”

- EliteFitness.com Forum Member

“Excellent overall look at diet, programming, mind. It was definitely worth the $ to me”

- EliteFitness.com Forum Member

“It definitely works. I’ve been doing it for 2 years now and have lost over 100 lbs. And I’m even “bending” the rules!…It answers almost every question you could have regarding nutrition and exercise.”

- Yahoo Answers User

“absolutely positively the best book on the market!!!…I started with 23.4% body fat and went to 16.4 in 12 weeks thats 14.6 pounds of fat that I lost.”

- Yahoo Answers User

“Tom Venuto’s eBook is fantastic. It’s based on very good science, a lot of personal experience and common sense info about diet, exercise and personal motiviation.

It will basically teach you everything you need to know about getting into shape and losing fat, including how to calculate calorie requirements, how to eat better, tips for breaking fat-loss plateaus and training advice for adding muscle.”

- Yahoo Answers User

“I’ve read burn the fat and feed the muscle by tom venuto and i can tell you that its 100% worth it.”

- Yahoo Answers User

“I would strongly suggest reading Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle by Tom Venuto. It lays out everything you need to know about how to eat.”

- BodyBuilding.com Forum User

“One of the best things I did for myself was invest in the ebook “Burn the Fat Feed the muscle”. I learned so much about meals and exercise. Its so worth the money!”

- BodyBuilding.com Forum User

“If you want to buy something worthwhile, get Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle from Tom Venuto. It has real information and is actually helpful. Not some gimmick.”

- BodyBuilding.com Forum User

“It is a great book to learn everything you need to learn about losing bodyfat. It isn’t some sort of crash diet, its a reasonable way to live. I highly recommend the book.”

- EliteFitness.com Forum User

Negative Comments

“It is a very informative book. But don’t expect to find any quick fixes. Most of it is fundamental knowledge that is available on the internet now.”

- Yahoo Answers User

“…if you just want to loose weight, and don’t care about building muscle and overall health, you probably won’t enjoy this program.”

- Yahoo Answers User

“…i cant wait to get reading it but its LONG, like over 300 A4 pages for the main book and then there are like 5 other ones also!”

- BodyBuilding.com Forum User

“The book is good to me, but its mostly basic info that most athletes already know.”

- EliteFitness.com Forum User

Does it Deliver?

Yes! It’s clear from the user feedback online that Tom Venuto’s Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle is an amazing reference guide that you can use to achieve the body that you want. From fat loss, to muscle building, to nutrition, it is all covered in detail. Essentially a fitness guide to live by.

It’s for anyone who wants good, solid, correct information to guide them in reaching their fitness goals. A reference guide that you can refer to time and time again, picking up new bits and pieces every time you read it.

It is not for anyone who is just looking for a quick read that will give them an exact workout plan to follow. It’s definately not a book that you are going to read in one evening and then implement 100% the next day.