"Lose Weight and Gain Muscle with the Proven System of Fat Burning for Long-Term Results and a Toned, Fit Body"

Felodious: This is the fitness book I recommend most to people looking to permanently improve their health and weight-related medical conditions. It cuts through the mountain of fitness misinformation to offer clear, practical, and lasting strategies for achieving a better body and better health.

United States on Jun 06, 2023

Judith M. Keyser: See Glenn Hughes review for a spot on review about the book/Tom's tenacity and the benefits of BTFFTM community.
I read this book last uear and what a difference it has made! Bought one for our son who is finally seeing the benefits of meditation, nutrition and resistance training.
It's a must read.

United States on Jun 03, 2023

Patricia: This is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to understand nutrition and exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It includes clear explanations and examples for calculating calories and understanding macros. It also provides plans for weightlifting and using aerobic exercise. Venuto provides a strong science based overview.

United States on May 29, 2023

Shana: This book.. legit.. changed my life. Everything is explained and examples are provided. I entered the body transformation contest on his website in January 2023 and I lost 17lbs. As of this review, I have lost 30lbs. Simply following my calories, lifting weights doing some cardio and having the right attitude about wanting to change my life.

United States on May 27, 2023

María jesús: Con este libro me he dado cuenta que estaba perdiendo el tiempo en mi endocrino. Con la pandemia, el teletrabajo y otros acontecimientos en mi vida: he conseguido que tras ir dos años al endocrino sólo haya perdido 2 kilos... perdí peso al principio y luego gané, gané peso mientras iba al endocrino semanalmente. Confiaba en mi endocrino, pero los resultados han hecho que busque información para conocer mejor la nutrición, y para mí este es el mejor libro de nutrición (y también de fitness). Mi endocrina en dos años me ha puesto dietas bajas en caloría y dietas muy muy bajas en carbohidratos... con este libro ya puedo tener una idea de pq no ha funcionado, y voy a intentar cambiar mi alimentación. Muchas gracias por escribir este libro (el libro cuesta aprox 20€, me he gastado 2.500€ en un endocrino 2 años...)

Spain on Sep 18, 2021

Diane Wilden: I stumbled across this book on Amazon it kept popping up in my recommended books. I had been looking for a book on nutrition having lost a lot of weight gained a bit during lock down and then suffered very slow frustrating weight loss and an inability to stick to my previously successful plan. I was looking for answers on how I could fix this and reach my goals.

This fantastic book has not only opened up a brilliant life changing program addressing the mind, the diet, and both cardio and resistance training to fully sculpt the body.
it's really well written and and easily explains how the body works and what to do to burn the fat and gain the muscle or maintain the muscle. My plan wasn't to gain muscle but to keep lean body mass and increase my metabolisms and this book explains how.

This book has opened up a whole new community to me the fact that Tom the Author is so open to helping people you can pop him a message on the face book group asking a question and he gets back to you with help and advice. I feel like I can make the rest of my journey a success with the guidance of this book.

I whole heartedly recommend this book, plan and community best wishes...

United Kingdom on May 21, 2021

Geri T: Vorweg eine kurze Information zu meiner Rezensionsform:
Da es sich hier um ein Sachbuch handelt, gibt es bei mir zwei wesentliche Kategorien: Inhalt und Umsetzung. Beide bewerte ich mit je 1 bis 5 Sternen.
Zum Abschluss gibt es eine Summenwertung, samt Empfehlung und Fazit.

Allgemeine Infos:
- Englisches Sachbuch
- 336 Seiten
- Zielgruppe: Ernährungsbewusste Menschen (vorwiegend Sportler), die Körperfett reduzieren wollen. Primär richtet es sich an Bodybuilder und generell Kraftsportler, ich konnte aber auch als Ausdauersportler sehr viel aus dem Buch mitnehmen.

Inhalt: 4,5 Sterne
Ich selbst bin aktiver Triathlet, hauptberuflich Trainer und habe nun wirklich schon unzählige Bücher zum Thema (Sport-)Ernährung gelesen. Leider war der größte Teil davon wirklich schlecht und oft wurde versucht mit reißerischen Titeln die Leser zu ködern. Immerhin handelt es sich beim Thema "Ernährung" und vor allem beim Thema "Abnehmen" um eines jener Themen, wo viel Geld mit vielen sinnlosen Tipps und Diäten erwirtschaftet wird.

Nicht in diesem Buch - so viel vorweg. Ich wurde durch einen Userbeitrag in einem amerikanischen Forum auf dieses Buch...

Germany on Mar 22, 2018

thepumpkin2: This is a terrific book. Whether you have never read a book on fat loss before or have read everything (and are therefore almost certainly confused), and whatever shape you are in, this is for you. It is comprehensive, jargon-free, the advice is fad-free, does not entail any extreme measures, the elimination of any major food groups and nor, despite Mr Venuto being a body builder, does the cardio enthusiasts need fear.

Mr Venuto applies compelling reasoning throughout the book, from: ‘If you want to shed body fat and gain muscle, learn from the leanest, best-built people in the world – bodybuilders…’ to 'What could be better than getting leaner, healthier and fitter? How about getting leaner, healthier, fitter and stronger? Throughout, each section provides explanation of the topic, reasoning for its propositions, alerts to threats and presents the reader with clear action steps. In fact, the reader can often select from a hierarchy of actions from simple rules of thumb (such as simply basing nutrition plans on avoiding the ‘terrible 12’ and eating from ‘the terrific 12’), to making detailed plans via clear, easy to follow step-by-step processes (such as...

United Kingdom on Feb 25, 2016

Skip From Cheshire: I bought his ebook about 3 years ago and followed it religiously insomuch that I even went off and wrote down my immediate, medium and long term goals down just when it told you to near the beginning of the book! Very whoop whoop American, I know but it really does help. I then kept those in a note on my phone and read them every day or so to just remind me what I was trying to achieve and why.

Tom Venuto is a lovely guy that frequents his own forums and answers questions on his facebook page - very open, honest, no nonsense - DRUG FREE fitness expert.

Onto the concepts of the book. Well, if you're after a magic pill look elsewhere. If you're after a diet that only lets you eat cabbage or {insert ridiculous single food here} only then again, you're not going to get that.

What you're going to get is EDUCATED about how your body works in regards to processing food, losing fat and building muscle. This is offered in an easy to read and easily understood way. You won't need a degree is biology (or even A-level) to understand it.

Once you have the knowledge of how your body works and what it needs to achieve your goals you can apply that to your diet. I can...

United Kingdom on Dec 11, 2013

Steve W: I've bought both the physical as well as the kindle version.

I first read the ebook version of "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle" in 2006. I've also got Tom's other 'physical' book, "Body Fat Solution'. I'm now excited to read a totally revised and updated version of the ebook Tom wrote 10 years ago. The core principles remain, but everything has been refined, updated, re-jigged and made even more accessable than ever to the average man or woman who wants to get in shape.

One of the things I love the most is that Tom Venuto takes both an, (a) scientific, and (b) a real-world experience approach. This is incredibly important. A lack of appreciation for, and understanding of, the scientific evidence leads to the plethora of whacky diet books that fill the shelves, and that desperate dieters buy.
However, there is also an 'paralysis by analysis' that can occur when someone starts reading the scientific research themselves (or starts following one of the 'evidence-based' weight loss guys). The solution? Take on board the science, but also look at what has worked in real life, human experience. And, that's exactly what Tom (as both an educated fitness expert and a real...

United States on Dec 06, 2013