Tom Venuto declares his book to be a virtual “fat loss bible” because it is so extensive and thorough. This book offers 340 pages of information that will completely change how you view everything from your exercises, to your dining habits, to how you view what it is to be healthy. You will learn all about fat loss, staying motivated, choosing the right foods and the perfect exercises for fat loss. While it is written by a bodybuilder, BFFM does not focus on bodybuilding and muscle growth. Rather, BFFM focuses on losing fat, something that most people are interested in learning more about. Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle teaches you how to keep your current muscle mass, as well as how to tone it and strengthen it, which will help with fat loss. This is what makes this approach different from all the other diets and programs you have tried before. The fact is that when you starve yourself in an effort to lose weight, you actually begin to reduce your muscle mass and, since muscle burns more calories than fat, you will harm your body’s ability to burn the fat. Weight training is believed to be a highly effective way of both burning fat and building muscle, and weight training that is achieved by using a slow pace accomplishes this at a greater speed; this is the philosophy that Tom Venuto teaches in the book Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle. This is an excellent program. In addition to the book, you can also refer to his website for issues and concerns that people have regarding weight training. People wonder if their body type will change if they are lifting weights. They are concerned that they will have to give up all their favorite foods. Venuto answers all of these basic concerns, as well as others including teaching about beneficial dietary supplements, emotional eating, overall lifestyle changes and much more. This book simply offers an amazing amount of information. Tom will teach readers how to develop an eating program that is body type specific, he will help you determining which eating and training approaches are the most effective for your individual metabolic type so that anyone can be successful with his program. Knowing which foods will help you increase your metabolism, as well as what you should avoid eating and how often your meals should be taken, all work together to turn your body into a fat burning machine, making the extra work required for meal preparation more than worth it. His program stresses eating more meals, taking in smaller portions each time and focusing on healthy choices. This program is not easy, and so not everybody will be willing to follow through with it. However, it is highly effective. That’s great news for anyone willing to put in the effort and time. When you begin this program, keep in mind that it can be very challenging to faithfully adhere to any weight-training program. However, Venuto know that this, and so he appropriately focuses a good deal of his program on effective methods that will help you stay with the program, this includes goal setting, making the right attitude changes and other mental factors that can help you stick with the program and succeed. The web site also offers tons of support from interactive forums to resources that can help you identify and overcome some challenges you will encounter along the way. Weight training can be simple to pick up, and this system does not require lifting massive amounts of weights that might be overwhelming to most people. It is suggested that you start by doing more reps using lighter weights, and gradually increase the weight as you advance and strengthen your body. The hardest part of weight training is simply sticking with it. The fact is that there is not other exercise that will be as effective as weight training in as short a period of time, but most people don’t continue lifting weights long enough to enjoy the results. Why is this? The simple fact is that weight training is monotonous and boring. If you’ve been working out with the weights for a month, and have enjoyed some improvement but not the drastic change you were hoping for, it’s very easy to become sick of the routine and decide that you would rather be doing anything but lifting weights. Overcoming that boredom and continuing with the training is a major challenge, one that Venuto addresses from the very beginning with plenty of support, advice, and lessons in goal setting to help you stick with the program and prevent burn out. This program is perfect for anyone who is looking for a major change in their appearance and wants to achieve that change quickly. It will work for anyone who is willing to commit and follow the program. But be aware that, even after you reach your goal, the lifestyle changes taught in this book are just that: permanent lifestyle changes that you will have to keep up with. You will get the great body you want, and to keep it you will have to keep training. However, that’s a more than fair trade off to have the slim, trim and tone body of your dreams, isn’t it?