Does this program include any diet tips and meal plans to help lose body fat, or is it only about workouts?

Answer : Yes, that is actually the MOST important part of the program. Gaining a thorough understanding of diet and nutrition is absolutely critical if you ever want to stand a chance at truly flattening your stomach and seeing visible abs on yourself.

An entire portion of the program is devoted to helping you to understand the confusing world of nutrition, especially considering all of the marketing hype that is thrown at you daily by overly aggressive supplement companies, food manufacturing companies, and gimmick diet fads that keep popping up daily.

Since I don't sell supplements or diet fads, I give you the straight honest research-based answers and thoroughly explain such topics as:

• The true story about dietary fats and why the food manufacturers and media have confused you
• The widespread myths about saturated fats and what you need to know
• The shocking facts about trans fats in our food supply
• The truth about carbs and why you've been deceived by money hungry companies
• The facts about how much protein you really need
• A thorough understanding of the blood sugar and insulin process in your body and how this affects your ability to lose body fat
• Specific food types and little known tricks that will significantly help increase fat burning within your body
• The most effective method of meal and nutrient timing to best stimulate fat loss and muscle recovery
• Over 84 specific healthy fat burning meal plans to give you ideas for your own successful nutrition plan

Do I need to join a gym or can I do these workouts at home?

Answer : Either. It's really up to you. In fact, at a bare minimum, you can even get decent results simply by doing many of the bodyweight exercises featured in the program. However, please realize that if you really want to step it up and get maximum fat loss and full body strengthening results, having access to free weights (barbells and dumbbells) and some of the cable equipment at a gym will give you a lot more options to work with.

Alternatively, if you'd rather work out at home, I usually recommend a mix of bodyweight exercises as well as at least picking up a set of adjustable dumbbells such as PowerBlock Dumbbells, and maybe a stability ball and a medicine ball. The Power Block Dumbbells are probably the best investment you can ever make if you're going to decide to work out at home instead of being a member at a gym.

To be honest, you don't really need anything fancier than that to get the best results possible. The most important thing is that you have a means for improving over time, and that's why I recommend the adjustable PowerBlock dumbbells if you're not going to join a gym.

What types of training ideas will I learn in this program? Is it only about abs exercises or full body training as well?

Answer : As I mention in my letter on the home page, I do provide full descriptions and photos of all of the most effective abdominal exercises in existance (as well as which ones to avoid), but one of the main points I try to drive home within the program is that the abs-specific exercises are actually the LEAST important part of the program to actually get rid of the belly fat that is covering up your abs.

The majority of the program focuses on full-body training programs as well as strategic exercise combinations and sequencing that increases the metabolic rate and stimulates a fat-burning hormonal response in your body. I also detail a full-blown section on nutritional strategies and a fully comprehensive dietary plan that will actually have you enjoying food again and getting and staying lean for life.

Can I lose fat and gain muscle at thesame time?

Answer : Unfortunately, losing fat and gaining muscle are conflicting goals. Building muscle requires eating more calories than you burn while losing fat requires eating less calories than you burn. When you're trying to lose fat and reducing calories, you won't be taking in the number of calories your muscles would need to grow larger.

That isn't to say that if you lose fat, you have to lose muscle too or that you can't get stronger while trying to lose weight. If you follow a balanced program that includes cardio, strength training and flexibility and make sure you're getting adequate protein, you're on the right track.

When it comes to setting your goals, you can either choose to gain muscle or to lose fat. You could even split your goals goals into different phases--a fat-loss phase (in which you also preserve muscle mass) and a muscle-building phase. But, what you can't do is go after muscle-building and fat loss all at the same time. Learn more about building muscle and fat loss.