I have two advanced abs exercises to share with you today. I was reminded about them after reviewing my friend Flavia DelMonte’s Full-Body-Licious workout dvd’s for women this week.

The reason why I would label these as advanced abs exercises is because there is a fair amount of coordination involved and they are challenging.

The two advanced abs exercises are a jackknife performed with one leg on the stability ball and a mountain climber crossover on the stability ball. You can really feel the mountain climber crossover in your obliques!

Try them for yourself and let me know what you think…

If you have hit a plateau in your journey to lose fat and gain muscle, it’s easy to blame your lack of progress on genetics. Now before I move onto the valuable lessons that I’ve learned about genetics, it is important to note that we do have some genetic limitations when it comes to transforming our body. I definitely acknowledge that. BUT, most of us are nowhere close to achieving our genetic potential or reaching those limits.

It’s my hope that today’s video lesson and my personal example, will ignite a fire under your butt to step up your game and make the absolute most out of the gifts that you have been given.

I’m excited to share a tasty gluten free recipe with you today, courtesy of my friend Jennifer Finley, author of Gluten Free Abs. This healthy meal is a Coconut Red Snapper Salad…

Just about every time that Angie and I post a recipe on the Fat Loss Quickie blog, we receive requests for a gluten free version of the recipe. These requests come from our valued blog readers who either have Celiac Disease, or an intolerance to gluten, are sensitive to gluten, or are simply trying to reduce the amount of gluten in their diet.

With the growing need for gluten free recipes, Angie and I have called upon our friend Jennifer Finley, author of Gluten Free Abs, to help us provide some gluten free alternatives to your nutrition plan.

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When it’s time to take your fat loss to the next level you need to skyrocket your motivation in order to help you overcome any obstacles, challenges or setbacks that you may face along the way. If you have been following my current body transformation and mission to lose fat and gain muscle, you already know that this has been a very amazing experience for me where it has felt effortless for me to put forth great effort. I still feel this way after 35 days, but I know that I can dig even deeper and find even greater motivation that will drive me toward achieving my very best.

I have been incredibly happy with my fat loss progress and muscle gains during the first 35 days, especially considering all the junk food that I have indulged in, including the 8 slices of pizza, chips, cookies, kielbasa, and boxed cereal that I ate this weekend.

Despite being far from perfect, here is what I look like after 35 days of my body transformation journey…

If you have struggled with procrastination as I have, then you will really appreciate the interview that I recently did with Tom Terwilliger, Former Mr. America and author of The 7 Rules of Achievement, which you can find at your local bookstore or online.

In this conversation between Tom and I, you will discover some great tips to dig yourself out of the procrastination rut and put yourself on track to finally achieving the goals that you desire. I’m sure that you will love this information packed discussion…

How To Kick Procrastinations Butt To The Curb

If you prefer to listen to this interview on audio, you may download the mp3 here: End Procrastination

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There’s a new healthy cookbook in town, which I am 100% certain will help you achieve your fat loss results faster, while making it easier for you to stick to your new healthy eating plan. It’s called Metabolic Cooking, by Dave Ruel, and it is jam packed with mouth watering recipes that will totally boost your metabolism!

There’s absolutely no doubt that your diet is largely responsible for your fat loss results. Some would argue that diet is 80% of the battle, while others would say it’s even as high as 90%. Although we understand the significant impact that diet has on our body composition, some people choose to rely on guess work to arrive at their fat loss destination. They guess what they should be eating to lose fat and guess how many calories are in the foods that they choose to eat. This can be a very stressful part of your every day life.

With Metabolic Cooking, you take the stress out of meal planning and calorie counting. Nothing makes it easier for me to burn fat, than having a list of delicious and healthy recipes that also include the calorie content of each meal.

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