Maximum Fat Loss! Sounds great. However achieving that goal ends up being really hard for most of us. And it’s not because there isn’t enough information out there on how to lose fat and get into shape. It’s actually the opposite — there’s TOO MUCH information out there! The result is information overload, which then leads to frustration, confusion and ultimately to failure.
What you need is a fat loss program that you can trust and is easy to follow. One that you can feel confident about and lets you concentrate all your efforts on following it single-mindedly until you achieve your goal.
I’ve recently checked out Geoff Neupert’s Kettlebell Burn 2.0 and asked myself three questions:
- What’s the background of the author?
- What’s the author’s training philosophy?
- Is the book clearly written and well structured?
Read on and find out what I found out.
First: Who is Geoff Neupert?
The first thing I do whenever I’m interested in a new fitness program is to check out the “credentials” of the author. After all, you wouldn’t just hire a building contractor without finding out more about him. So, why shouldn’t the same logic apply to a trainer who’s program you’re going to follow. In the case of Geoff, the creator of Kettlebell Burn 2.0, we don’t have anything to worry about.
He’s one of only 7 master Russian Kettlebell Challenge(RKC) Instructors — the original and best kettlebell certification in the US. In addition he’s been an exercise professional for over 17 years and has logged more than 20,000 hours of one-on-one client sessions. I think he probably knows what he’s talking about when it comes to kettlebell training for fat loss.
What’s the Philosophy Behind Kettlebell Burn 2.0?
Geoff believes that any real overall fitness and fat loss goals can only be achieved if we follow three critical components:
- Resistance Training,
- Metabolic Conditioning
- Supportive Nutrition
Let’s talk about the actual workout first and then come back to the nutritional part of Kettelbell Burn 2.0.
The kettlebell workout routines that Geoff has developed are deliberately designed to be simple and focused. They consist of 4 phases, each lasting 4 weeks, for a total of 16 weeks. Each phase is based on the previous phase and becomes more challenging as your overall fitness level increases.
You’ll be working out 3 times per week for about 45 minutes, which means you’ll be dedicating less than 2 ½ hours per week to your workouts. Not bad … and what’s even better, once you’ve gone through all 4 phases you get to reward yourself by taking a week off 
.
Now, the part that I particularly like about this fat loss training is that it incorporates both resistance training and metabolic conditioning into every workout session. In contrast, traditional workouts usually require different workout routines for working the heart and muscles. That means you end up having to go to the gym more often. I don’t know about you, but I like to go to the gym, work hard for as little time as possible and get out.
The result?
If you stick with the program you’ll:
- Increase your core strength
- Boost your endurance
- Lose that unwanted fat
There’s plenty of evidence that this kind of high-intensity exercise raises metabolism, which in turn enables the body to burn more calories (and hence more fat) both during exercise and for long periods following your workout.
To top it off, the focus on “core strength” develops a holistic fitness that none of these modern Nautilus type machines can match. These gains are from using the body as a whole, instead of only focusing on one muscle group at a time.
I don’t know about you, but over the years I’ve become increasingly interested in fitness programs that include both cardiovascular and strength training that relies on compound exercises. Why? Because these all-body workouts train your body to function closer to the way it was designed to operate.
Makes sense to me!
What is Supportive Nutrition?
The focus in this program is on losing body fat and not just on “losing weight”. After all your goal here is to look good by changing the composition of your body. You want to look athletic and not just be a thinner, unfit version of your current self.
To accomplish that goal you can’t just starve your body. You need to fuel your body with the right kinds of high quality nutrients. Let’s face it — without proper nutrition even the best workout routines won’t be able to bring about the changes that you desire. In Module 3: The Kettlebell Burn 2.0 Fat Burning Nutrition Plan, Geoff tells you exactly:
- how many calories to eat on workout and non-workout days,
- what proportions of Proteins, Carbs, and Fats each meal should have,
- how often you should eat for ideal fat loss and
- even shows you a way to “cheat” on a couple of meals a week.
Everything is carefully laid out in a few well organized pages without unnecessarily complicating it. The key here is to keep it simple. After all, the more complicated the diet becomes, the less likely it is that people will actually follow it.
What does all this mean to you?
Kettlebell Burn 2.0 provides you with a clear road map for your workouts and nutrition. Geoff doesn’t leave any room for guesswork. He tells you exactly what exercises to do, in what order to do the exercises, how to do them, and how long to do specific exercises in every phase of the program. What I particularly like about Module 1: The Kettlebell Burn 2.0 Training Plan, is that he doesn’t fluff up the pdf book with unnecessary information — he simply and clearly writes what the training plan is about. By keeping it simple, I believe he greatly increases the chances for people to succeed.
