So you want to become ripped like Jason Statham?

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“Don’t show up late. Don’t try to slide out early. Don’t cheat your rep counts. AND DEFINITELY, DON’T HOLD BACK. LEAVE IT ALL IN THE GYM!” – Gunnar Peterson

Gunnar Peterson is a well known trainer who has trained Angelina Jolie, Vanessa Minnillo, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Sofia Vergara, Sly Stallone, Pete Sampras, Matthew McConaughey and many others. He clients include NBA, NFL, USTA, professional boxing, NCAA sports and more celebrities.

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One thing I haven’t really talked about here on Ninja-Fitness.com is faith and fitness. Or faith and spirituality. I am a Christian and I believe in Jesus Christ as my savior.

Am a good person or perfect human being?

Far from it.

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You know why sleep is important because lack of sleep leads to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance means your hormones that control metabolism would be impaired. If that happens that means your body is not functioning at optimal levels to burn fat. Do you want that? No I don’t think so. The more sleep you get the better you body is and that’s how you take care of your body. Don’t believe me? Read this article from CNN.

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One day, I will make it on the cover of Men’s Health magazine. In the meantime, lets grow together Ninja Army!

(If you are wondering where I was able to get this picture, I got it from running Urbanathlon in Chicago this past Sunday at a photo booth they had. I will write about my experience about it later.)

One of the most common questions and concerns I get from ladies is the fear of getting bulky when they start lifting weights. I answered it in a previous posts “What Girls Think” and “Ladies Don’t Get Bulky”.

But just in case you don’t believe me, you can hear it from these female Crossfit Athletes Rita Benavidez, Jackie Perez, Erin Cianciolo and Andrea Ager.

I love how Andrea Ager addresses this concern with girls that do Crossfit (because there is weight lifting involved): “(There are girls) that don’t want to lose their curves. (I say to them) Don’t worry about what your body will look at. Worry about your diet. Worry about things you can control. It (your body) will be exactly how you want.”

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Sometimes when it comes to a teaching point, you need visuals to help you understand. SO! This is what 5 lbs of fat vs 5 lbs of muscle looks like.

Pretty scary right? I had no idea fat took up that much volume. That’s crazy! I rather be slimmer, compact and dense then carry all that volume.

Does it scare you too?

Couple things you can do.

1. Burn the fat by eating the right foods. I recommend trying the paleo diet. Your eating foods that your body is designed to eat, you’ll feel better, look better, and perform better. No gimmicks, just eat naturally raise foods.
2. Go work out. Get active. Go do something. One of the most effective ways to burn fat is to lift weights because even after your done lifting weights, you muscle is still burning calories. So you try this action star work out or for you ladies try this one.

Lets pack some muscle and tone! Feel free to send some before and after pics.