Eddie Baran's Body Sculpting Blog

If you work out, your progress is only as good as how well you recover.
If your muscles don't recover, you won't be able to train as hard or
as often as you like. The more frequently and intensely you can train,
the better shape you will get in. And, of course, if your muscles don't
recover, they won't grow and you won't get stronger.

Make sure you are following these 4 keys to ensure sufficient muscle
recovery:

1. Proper exercising - Your exercise program should have a variety of
tools and routines that are designed for optimal results.

2. Proper eating - Eat only the best foods and plenty of them,
primarily fruits and vegetables. Stay away from empty calories.

3. Get plenty of rest - I realize this may be hard to do for some
people but make an effort to do this.

4. Take mussel oil - Mussel oil is a fantastic anti-inflamatory that
will help aid in your recovery, thereby improving your overall fitness.

The beauty of mussel oil is that you needn't take 800 capsules a day.
2-4 very small caps each day and you've got your dosage.

Read more about mussel oil and muscle soreness here
http://www.baranboost.com/muscle_soreness.html

Wishing you the best,

Eddie Baran

P.S. Mussel oil has many excellent health benefits, even better than
fish oil. Read more here http://www.baranboost.com/lyprinol.html

Posted by Eddie Baran at 10:53 AM | Permalink

The human body is an amazing thing. It's designed to help protect you.
Yet the very thing that can help you can also hurt you. It's like when
the body attacks itself. It's called, inflammation.

Inflammation is actually an immune response that initially defends your
body against injury, irritation and infection. It's your body's
protective attempt to remove anything injuring your body, as well as starting
the healing process.

But the problem is when inflammation goes unchecked it wreaks havoc.
It's a classic case of "too much of a good thing." It's like when you
hear a new song. The first 10 times hearing it makes you feel good. But
then after hearing it 50 more times you're ready to shoot yourself.

Alzheimer's, arthritis, asthma, cancer, depression, heart disease -
horrible afflictions that some scientists believe that inflammation may
play a part in. That's right. A seemingly simple thing such as
inflammation is now being looked at as potentially leading to these diseases and
others.

Researchers have shown over and over again that chronic inflammation
can harm the body, sometimes irrevocably. After realizing that
inflammation may be at factor in many diseases, it's no wonder it's the biggest
thing in scientific research. Now the focus can be on fighting a single
entity - inflammation - as opposed to finding a cure for all of those
afflictions.

So how do we stop this? Well, there have been many expensive
prescription drugs manufactured that help in combating inflammation. But there is
something even better out there that can help the fight: FOOD!

Yes, that's right. Real food. I mean lots of fruits and vegetables, as
well as mussel oil.

Forget all the manufactured chemicals out there. Real food with its
real protective devices will help protect you - really. Naturally
occurring substances that can help reduce inflammation - mussel oil, fruits,
like berries, and apple peel, all of which help you fight inflammation.
Naturally.

The only thing is, though, that for these foods to be really effective
you have to take large amounts. Some people may not mind that, but
others don't want to. In that case, you will need to take them in a
concentrated form like capsules
http://www.baranboost.com/lyprinol.html

Good food in concentrated capsules are the easiest way to way to fight
inflammation and to give you the best health.

Wishing you the best,

Eddie Baran

P.S. Do yourself a favor and read about inflammation now. Go here
http://www.baranboost.com/lyprinol.html and here
http://www.baranboost.com/berry_boost.html

Posted by Eddie Baran at 09:09 AM | Permalink

Ron Watson is almost 60 and has had his share of health problems in his
life, like being on oxygen, among other things.

But he's an example of a man who didn't give up. He decided to fight
back and take charge of his health. He wanted to firm his abs and reduce
its size but never could do it before. But now he finally is.

What does he do? He trains his body like a gymnast because this is the
fastest, most effective and easiest way to get toned and strong. He
doesn't care that he's had health problems. He only sees what can be, not
what was.

This is what he wrote me:

---

I am so glad I decided to get your Gymnastic Abs course
http://www.eddiebaran.com/gymnastic_abs.html . Physically I am very
limited. I am almost 60, am on oxygen, had triple bypass surgery, a pacemaker,
emphysema, a paralyzed left diaphragm, diabetes, kidney stones, had
abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery six months ago, colon cancer survivor,
that might be it.

I love the course. It has been about 10 days but I am already getting
firmer around the middle, even though I am only doing the easiest
versions of the three most basic exercises. My overhang belly is not hanging
as much, as it is shrinking.

I enjoy doing these exercises and look forward to doing then each day.
I would hate to be doing many situps, crunches, etc. They are boring
and you can never do enough. They have worked well for me. I am not
worried about how many reps or all the other things I usually think about
when exercising, as I am doing just as you have told me in the program.
Thank you for all your help.

---

Ron is very inspiring. When 99% of people in average health won't do a
thing to help themselves, and will come up with every possible excuse
under the sun NOT to improve, Ron is that much more incredible. He
doesn't just throw in the towel and give up. Where others see a dead end, he
sees opportunity.

What's his secret? Simple. Ron started at the level he was at and did
only what he could handle, nothing more. This was a few reps. From this
point he's building a solid foundation, one brick at a time. He's
patient and persistent. And he's doing something now and not letting his
past affect his future.

Wishing you the best,

Eddie Baran

P.S. Whether you're a hardcore fitness fanatic or someone who's just
getting started, Gymnastic Abs will work for you. Go here now
http://www.eddiebaran.com/gymnastic_abs.html

Posted by Eddie Baran at 05:53 AM | Permalink

This is the story of my friend Jeremiah Perez, aka Lord Jeremiah Moses
Perez.

Jeremiah grew up in the mean streets of East San Jose. He was very
small, Latino but didn't speak Spanish and, as he put it, "looked like a
wetback." All of this made him a huge target for the Chicano gangs in his
hood. So he got more than his share of beatings. And this was when he
was only in the 4th grade. He had a whole life of this to look forward
to.

Welcome to East San Jose.

So what does Jeremiah do? He learns to fight, and over the years he
learns to fight so well that he starts beating up the gang members
themselves and everyone in their path. He had to prove that he could fight and
stand his own. And he did.

In fact, he fought so well that he decides to run with the Samoan
gangs, who are even bigger and meaner than the Chicanos.

Of course, the Samoans don't just let him into their gang. No. He first
has to go through the initiation process. A Sweet 16 it's not. 10 of
the biggest and meanest Samoan gangsters jump him and begin beating him.
Funny thing, though, was that Jeremiah was such a good fighter that he
fought back and HE was the one giving the beatdown, not the other way
around. He didn't lose that one.

That's how well he can fight.

Once again, Jeremiah had shown he could fight in the real world and
never come out on the losing end. This expert ability to fight earned him
a fierce reputation with his gang. They named him "Little Nasty."
Nobody messed with him.

Fast forward many years. Bad boy turns good, Jeremiah quits his gang
banging and gets on the straight and narrow. He's now a reformed gang
banger who teaches a select few his secrets: How to fight and defend
yourself against gang bangers and other hoodlums. In other words, how to
fight against mean SOBs like "Little Nasty." He's now a very successful
entrepreneur. He turned his hopeless situation into a benefit.

Jeremiah now has a system of his proven fighting moves that work in the
real world battles of the gangs -
http://eddiebaran.com/self_defense.html - and that's just what they
are. Proven on the real streets, in real fights, in the real world.

Read more on Jeremiah's fascinating story of triumphing over the gangs
and overcoming the odds to make something of himself; and read more
about this superb fighting system. Go here now
http://eddiebaran.com/self_defense.html

Wishing you the best,

Eddie Baran

P.S. Learn to fight against thugs by learning to fight like a thug from
a former thug. Go here now http://eddiebaran.com/self_defense.html

Posted by Eddie Baran at 07:05 AM | Permalink

Steve Austin is almost 60 years young. And he's got abs of steel.

The other day Steve was at his doctor's office for a physical. He was
lying on the table when the doctor felt his midsection. The doc told
Steve that he has "the hardest abs of any of his patients." That's right -
of ANY of his patients, be they 20 or 30 years old. And then he asked
him how he got his tremendous abs.

Steve told him he got them from Gymnastic Abs
http://www.eddiebaran.com/gymnastic_abs.html

Steve's story isn't unusual. Train your abs like a gymnast and you
can't help but get the strongest, hardest abs ever. It's simple.

Read why when you go here http://www.eddiebaran.com/gymnastic_abs.html

Wishing you the best,

Eddie Baran

P.S. If you'd like to get a set of rock-hard abs, then go here now
http://www.eddiebaran.com/gymnastic_abs.html

Posted by Eddie Baran at 09:22 AM | Permalink

Scott Rigsby is a triathlete. But he's no ordinary triathlete. Thing
is, he has no legs.

I read an article about this man today, and he's a truly amazing
person. He's inspired to do things when they're difficult or near impossible.
Well, a triathalon is one of the most grueling competitions in sports
for a person with two legs, let alone some stumps. (Both of his legs
are amputated right below the knee.)

He said he has no sympathy for anyone who has both legs but refuses to
exercise. There's no reason to be letting your natural gift go to
waste.

If you want to exercise, you don't have to do the Ironman Triathlon.
But you should do something to be active and not take your body for
granted.

His advice to someone starting out in exercise is very wise and very
familiar:

"Do what you can, do the best you can, and don't ever quit."

Wishing you the best,

Eddie Baran

P.S. Just to echo Scott's words: No matter what you do, do your best
and don't give up.
http://www.eddiebaran.com/body_sculpting_women.html

http://www.eddiebaran.com/gymnastic_abs.html

Posted by Eddie Baran at 08:54 AM | Permalink

Everyone knows that dancers have phenomenal bodies: strong, limber,
athletic and, of course, beautiful. You'd think it would take years of
hardcore dance instruction and then professional work with a company to
get a body like that.

Well, that's one way to do it. But that's the hard way.

My good friend Vanessa Bader, who appeared in my Body Sculpting for
Women book, has trained all her life as a dancer and has earned her hot
body the old fashioned way. But now she has come out with workout DVDs of
her own called Hot Burning Body
http://www.eddiebaran.com/hot_burning_body.html . These sweet workout DVDs
show you how to get a hot dancer's body without the years of dance
training. She cuts right to the chase and gives you exactly what you need
to get your hot dancer's body as fast and as easy as possible.

Don't think you'll just get a great looking body. You'll also improve
your strength, coordination, flexibility and conditioning with these
fantastic DVDs. This is for both women and men, by the way.

Just put in a DVD and let Vanessa guide you through a workout. Follow
along and listen to her expert instruction. It's like letting her do the
work for you.

Check out her website to see how she can change your body
http://www.eddiebaran.com/hot_burning_body.html

Wishing you the best,

Eddie Baran

P.S. After going through Vanessa's DVDs, you probably won't be dancing
for Alvin Ailey but you'll probably look like it could. Go here
http://www.eddiebaran.com/hot_burning_body.html

Posted by Eddie Baran at 08:11 AM | Permalink