“How do I lose weight?” Is this not the hot question today? With good reason too. We’re hit on an hourly basis with commercials for various products ranging from diets to pills. Exercise equipment to surgery. The list goes on and on. Frankly, it makes my head spin.

All of these products sell the “easy fix” for obesity. The concept of weight loss is not difficult to grasp. Losing weight could be described as simple, but never easy. The old adage of something seeming to be good to be true applies here. Some wise decisions go a very long way.

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In Part 1 of this series we discussed the first component of getting that lean, muscular look; diet. We covered why diet is arguably the most important component when it comes to being ripped.

As we mentioned in part 1, the idea behind getting that shredded look is to strip off as much fat as possible. While burning fat through diet is job one, stripping the fat through physical cardiovascular work would be next.

You can get a good burn on a stair machine, bike, or elliptical machine. For that matter, don’t count out any aerobics classes, such as kickboxing, that are offered in the gym or local community centers. When it’s all said and done though, the treadmill is the tool of choice.

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There are any number of different reasons for going to the gym. Many women work out to be “toned”. Some men lift just to get big. There is no doubt that even more have a vision to get ripped.

To be ripped is to be muscular with little body fat. In turn this shows the definition of muscle.

The average male model, or natural bodybuilder, has a look that is desirable for many to have. Not to mention that is an attainable look. Notice that I did not say easily attainable.

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Oh boy, had a couple of beers, and ate too much last night, and now I'm really feeling it. I have a weight routine tonight, but may add in some HITT on the treadmill as well.

Working on a couple new blog posts, and an article for examiner.com. Just not enough time in the day...