Fitness Model Tips For Lean & Toned Muscle with John Fit!

(Eva Mendez is Flat-Out Gorgeous! I saw her on The Conan O’Brian Show a few nights ago, and wasn’t too impressed with her personality (She “Giggled” A Little Too Much, & Seemed A Little “Silly” For My Taste), But If There’s One Physical Attraction I Have to A Hollywood Celebrity, Here She Is! Her Clear, Exotic Skin Tone Makes Her “Look”, in My Opinion.. Look at the Way the Light Bounces Off Her.. Her.. Neck and Chest :).. Good Skin Can You Make You Shine Like a Flower That’s Had the Perfect Amount of Sun! That Was Border-Line Poetic..)

Great muscles on irritated, dry, rough skin isn’t what we’re looking for! I continue to refer to the “look” that we’re going for, as the “Hollywood Look”.. This is a combination of lean & toned muscle, low body fat, clean cut grooming, & healthy glowing skin.. 50% of ”Hollywood Look” is Glowing, Healthy Looking Skin.. Even high paid Actors & Actresses become extremely vulnerable & insecure when their skin is acting up (Note Jessica Simpson & the “Hollywood Like” narrating the Proactive Solution Commericals).. Skin care is one of those aspects of a woman’s body that is taken care of day in and day out and they shine like the sun because of it.. Have you ever seen an attractive a girl without beautiful skin? Most people look cover models & comment on their perfect teeth, great bone structure, beautiful muscle tone, but all of this is overshadowed with blotchy skin.. Why do women have to be the only ones conscious about skin care? Is it a bad thing to be a man and take care of your skin?? The guy you see on the cover of the magazine has perfect skin.. Don’t overlook this maintenance step in your daily regimen.. I had the opportunity to play a small role in a film in 2002 as a Lifeguard @ the beach.. (What a great story that goes along with how I landed the part, but I won’t go into that now.. It was Classic story of being @ the right place at the right time.. BUT, being “out there” in the mix is where opportunity is created, and it paid off big time for me..) Before I showed up to the set, I was told to bring my cleanest looking skin.. Hollywood puts a premium on actors/actresses with good skin & complexion, and its something that will trump all your hard work in the gym, if you don’t take good care of it.. To me, the most attractive women in the world are Latin, Italian, Brazilian women.. I love their exotic looks and dark hair (Just my preference), but probably the most attractive aspect of these ethnicity’s is their glowing, thick, radiant skin.. I’ve seen guys with great muscle tone be plagued by sun-damaged skin, & acne camouflaugin their hard work in the gym.. Most forms of oil based skin problems, or even dry skin such as rosacea and dermatitis are typically genetic; however, you have the ability to make this better if you want to.. I would suggest you take great care of your skin & always be conscious of what’s going on with it.. To be athletically lean without good skin, is almost moot.. Let’s look at how Men & Women can take better of their skin..

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(Cavemen & Pre-Historic Hunters & Gatherers Were Lean with Athletically-Muscled Bodies! They were very active & Ate Natural Foods Full of Proteins, High-Fiber Carbs, & Good Fats.. The Paleolithic Diet Focuses on Eating Like a Medievil Stud.. Kick out High-Sodium & Sugar with these Foods.. These Guys Lay the Foundation of Essential Foods on a “Get Lean” Meal Plan..)

Some of the most confusing & debated information is based on diet.. Do I eat carbs to lose weight and get healthy?? What kind of Protein do I need? Are some fats actually good, and how much do I eat of them? There are so many different ways to eat, and view the food that we put in our bodies, but this diet (The Paleolithic Diet, Aka. The Cave Man Diet.. The Stone Age Diet, & The Hunter-Gatherer Diet) is so fundamental, that it only puts natural foods in your stomach.. Most of our commercial foods are loaded with Sodium, hydrogenated Oils, Sugars, & other fake materials that extend Shelf Life @ the super market, & add unnatural tastes that so many American’s are addicted too.. When I’m trying to get lean, unnatural sugar is the first thing I eliminate.. The Paleolithic Diet is something that I really believe in.. I’ve always said, you look the way you eat.. Most soft and overweight bodies look like a donut.. This diet says “if it doesn’t run, grow from the ground, or have a root/plant that it came from, don’t eat it! We’re talking completely organic foods that flood your body with nutrients, keep sugar, salt, & other toxic materials our of your body, & brighten everything from your skin to your lean muscle mass.. I’m talking about only eating foods that support immune system functions & actually revitalize & heal your body, instead of weighing it down with further toxins & unnatural products that aren’t vital to Life.. All major nutritional components are covered in this diet (Protein, Carbs, Fat, Antioxidants, Vitamins, Etc.) Medieval Hunters and Gatherers had such strong immune systems they could live in the jungle for years at a time, never get sick, and battle infection.. Allergies didn’t exist & run rampant in Medieval Times! This Paleolithic Diet built strong, hard, lean bodies that were able to survive in insane natural conditions due to consistent amounts of “Life” and “Natural Energy” their bodies would consume.. I try and follow an organic lifestyle, as I do have a concern for the damaging effects of pollution & toxicity levels in the air, but I have an even greater concern for the vitality & survival of my body.. This is the type of diet that can detoxify your system, drop body fat off your body, renourish skin cells, and bring the nutrients to your organs adding shelf life to your body.. I am a believer in Holistic Theories of healing the body.. I think 99% of the things that happen with your body are a reflection of the foods we feed it, (outside of uncontrollable heredity disorders)… However, I’ve even seen heredity disorders reversed from changes in diet.. Everything from the shade of white in your teeth and clarity of your skin, to the health of your heart and tightness of your muscle can be tracked back to the foods you eat.. Let’s look at the principles behind the Paleolithic Diet & how they can “lean up” your physique & heal your body..

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(Ahhh.. 4th of July! The beach.. The Smell of Barbeque.. The taste of Corona.. The Sound of Fireworks.. The Tan Lean Bodies Walking Through the Sand.. The Birds Chirping.. The Warmth of the Sun.. Making Plans for Fun with Friends and Family.. I Love the 4th of July.. Its a Great Day to Show off Your Hot Body!)

July 4th is exactly 28 days away, and for all my Non-US readers, this is a US “Independance Day” & sunshine date when our crazy Americans get to “let it all hang out” and have some fun! Since it does fall in the middle of the summertime, there will be more people in bathing suits & shirtless than any other date on the calendar.. My July 4th plans just got a face lift, as I’ve found out that I will be playing host to a number of college friends (To the Tune of about 10-15 East Coast Ft. Lauderale/Miami girls that will be rockin hot bodies when they get here! There will be some guys too, but ONLY because they didn’t listen when I told them to stay home! :)) I can’t wait! I’m also going to have some family in from out of town that I haven’t seen in a while.. July 4th is a day when I want to look great! Here’s a synopsis of where my bodies at now.. I weighed in this morning at 173 lbs. & I estimate my body fat is around 7.5-8%.. My stomach is really cut and looks great, but my body does look and feel really dry right now because I’ve been maintaining for about 2 months now.. I haven’t been trying to put on muscle, but I haven’t been cutting hard either.. Just trying to keep my leanness and maintain my size.. But, as I signed off of my last post, this week was the beginning of my “Add 5-7 Pounds of muscle to my frame” phase that should only take me about 4 weeks.. My new focus and date for this short term goal is July 4th.. I want to step out on the beach on the 4th of July @ 180 lbs, & at most 8% body fat.. That will leave me full in my “beach muscles” (Chest & Back), but still show off my cut abs and lean stomach.. Here’s my “Sexy-Time! For July 4th” routine and diet..

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(Muscle Chow, written by Men’s Health Gregg Avedon, is one of my favorite “Eat for Lean Muscle” books that endorses Avocados & Oatmeal as a Paramount Addition to Building a Lean Physique.. Gregg is noted as having his own children already hooked on unsweetened Oatmeal..)

In my opinion, the BIGGEST piece of any fitness regimen is your diet.. You can work out all day & know all the tricks to lifting weights for muscle, but if you’re not eating correctly, you will never “lean-up”.. However, I’ve actually seen many people who never touch the weights, but eat very clean, and they have great bodies.. As I’ve mentioned before, you look the way you eat.. If you eat a lot of sugars & junk food, your body will operate lethargically and look sloppy like melting ice cream on a hot day (Melting Ice Cream is Pretty sloppy, right?? Ok.. Good.. Thanks!) 90% of the bodies in my gym lack a foundation of muscle.. Don’t confuse a big body with a muscular one.. Many big bodies are so swollen & inflamed with body fat that you actually get the idea that they are carrying some muscle underneath that fat.. But, if you touch their arms, shoulders, or back, your finger will penetrate the soft tissue and go straight the bone.. We need to build that foundation of muscle to create the “hardness” piece of the get lean puzzle.. You won’t find a lean body that doesn’t come with rock solid, hard lean tissue.. No matter if we’re overweight and trying to lose body fat, or skinny and trying to put on muscle, we need to lay a foundation of muscle to have a “toned” look.. In this post I’m going to talk about my 2 All-Star Foods that are eaten religiously in my house when I’m trying to put on muscle..

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Ahhh.. Life is good.. Myself along with a few friends, just returned last night to Sarasota from a relaxing weekend escape to the Bahamas.. We checked out the surf, enjoyed Bahamian night life, & met some great people.. For the past 6 weeks, I’ve pressed very hard to meet a number of my business & fitness goals, & its really paid off.. My body is lean & beach ready, & a couple of my business ventures have exploded with production. So, I rewarded myself with this little “no worries, “mon” vacation treat, and I’m looking forward to the next one.. While I was gone, I got a chance to think about you & your fitness.. I got really creative while laying on their beaches, so I’m really looking forward to a number of the upcoming posts I’m gonna deliver.

I noticed some lean attractive bodies while out of the country, but its interesting how many unique body types there are in need of different sculpting strategies.. Its important for you not to “work against your genetics” because that could lead to body fat retention or underdevelopment of dense muscle.. I want to lay out the different genetic shapes & give you areas of focus to give you a Lean and Toned Beach Body worthy of Hollywood sex appeal.. The goal is to move away from being a “black & white” body type, & create more of a blend giving you what your genetics are missing..

Ectomorph

The Movie “Fight Club” was swarmed with Ectomorph bodies.. Brad Pitt, Jared Leto, Ed Norton all have  fragile & delicate frames that appear to be lightly muscled with definition.. Usually you’ll see narrow shoulders, small bones, thin wrists, skinny legs, and a hyper-fast metabolism here with this group.. Ectomorphs look great in Hollywood films because the camera adds roughly 10lbs (& 2 inches of height), & lean with a little muscle tone is a great look that fits well in clothes and shows off definition.. However, just because your ecto, doesn’t necessarily mean your lean..

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I know.. I know.. Avocadoes are full of fat! How can anything fatty be good for you, and being in great shape, why do you choose Avocadoes?? (I was hoping you would ask..)

An Avocado is considered as the complete food, so much that in certain areas of the world, babies are weaned (Weaned-To take Nourishment other than by suckling.. Thanks webster!) using mashed avocadoes. This fruit is extremely rich in Vitamin A and Potassium. It is one of the most beneficial anti-inflammatory foods that aids in skin cell repair & has traditionally been used to heal numerous skin problems & allergic irritations. The pulp is also believed to be both an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal!

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