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Why your belly won't budge

So you know the one thing the next four lessons fix

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MániLesson 1 of 5 · about 4 minutesSame guy, 6 months apart. And it's only the beginning.

Welcome to lesson 1. Over five short lessons, I'll show you exactly what I did. Today is the big picture. The next four are one step each.

If you're like most men over 40, this isn't the first fitness advice you've seen. Most of it is pills, crunch challenges and 6-day programs built for 25-year-olds. There's none of that here. Nothing in this course is new. What's new is doing both halves, to the T, every week.

What you're getting today

Why it matters

You've probably done one of these. You went to the gym for months, maybe years, with nothing to show for it. Or you cut back: skipped breakfast, smaller dinners, less and less. You got tired and hungry, and the belly stayed. That's not a willpower problem. It's a missing-half problem.

How this helps you

Once you see which box you're in, you stop wasting months on the half that doesn't work alone. Every week you train and eat from here on actually moves the belly.

Part 1: the four boxes

Every man trying to lose the belly lands in one of four boxes. It depends on two questions: do you have a workout plan, and do you have a nutrition plan?

WHERE DOES YOUR PLANLEAVE YOUR BELLY?TRAINING →NoYesNUTRITION PLAN →YesNoSKINNY FAT“Lighter... still soft.”diet, no liftingBELLY GONEfat off, muscle onboth plans, every weekSTUCKsame belly every year“It's my age.”STRONGER,BELLY STAYSgym, no food plan“Belly's still there.”Most guys over 40 live in one of the other three boxes.

Most men live in one of the first three. The belly lives there too.

Part 2: both, or don't bother

Here's the tough part, and it's fair: if you're not willing to commit to both a workout plan and a nutrition plan, don't bother with the other four lessons.

I spent six months in the gym on my own. Stronger, but the belly barely moved. The gym builds the muscle. Your food burns the belly.

Part 3: the right macros

The nutrition plan has to have the right macros. Not just "eat less."

Your daily calories: your weight × 10. 200 lbs = 2,000 calories. Then split them 40 / 35 / 25. When I started eating this way, I lost 9 pounds in the first month, almost all fat, and kept my muscle. And I'm not done. This is only the beginning for me.

YOUR 5 MINUTESWhich box are you in right now? Be honest. Hit reply to any of my emails and tell me. I read every one. Then get your numbers: type your weight here and it does the math.

Next: tomorrow, why the belly that showed up after 40 never leaves on its own, and the one change that finally moved mine.

If you're serious about losing the belly, you're going to like the whole plan behind this course: the Fitness Control Starter Bundle. The Your Fat Loss Plan ebook, the Fitness Control App, and the private community with its 6 courses. There's a student price for people taking this course, and I'll tell you about it properly after lesson 5.

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If you're not there yet, fine. The next lesson will still help you.

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Not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before you start a new exercise program or change your diet. The photos and numbers are my own results; yours will vary.