How I Build Muscle and Burn Fat...
And You Can Too!

Welcome to Middle Management®

"How can I build muscle and burn fat?"

I stared at myself deep into the mirror. What went wrong?

Just a few years earlier, I was playing college baseball. As you might expect, I had an athlete's body with a single digit body fat percentage.

But now?

Now what stared back at me wasn't an athlete. It was a mess... A big, fat mess.

In the four years since graduating, so much changed. I married my college girlfriend, I focused intensely on my career, and we welcomed our first dog into the house. And now? We were talking about having kids.

Everything around me was changing at warp speed, and, along with it, so did my weight... and clearly not for the better.

Earlier that day I stepped on a scale for the first time in years. I knew I was gaining weight. After all, my pants were now a size 44. However, the number on the scale blew me away. Over 304 pounds. That was in 2003.

Fast forward to today. I still focus intensely on my career and I'm still happily married. We've also added another dog and 2 beautiful little boys. That makes the days (and nights) as hectic as ever.

Even with those life changes, when I stepped on the scale today, I weighed in at 213 pounds. For the record, I usually weigh around 210 depending on whether I am in a muscle building or fat burning cycle.

Either way, my weight isn't anywhere near the 304 pounds of mush that stared back at me from the mirror.

I learned to build muscle and burn fat. I've earned my athletic body back. And just the other day, I completed an 11.5 mile Tough Mudder obstacle course. I'm in the best shape of my life. I am healthier, stronger, and I have tons of energy. Do you want to know how did it?

I came to this conclusion...

Your Body IS Your Business!

What does that mean? Great question.

Think about this for a minute...

If you ran a business, you'd focus on the bottom line. Your profits. You'd try to increase revenues and decrease costs. You'd likely look for ways to increase efficiency. And you'd want to work smart.

The best companies in the world do all of these things and they do them well. They do it by focusing on facts supported by data. They don't have time for spin and fluff. They need to make fact- and data-based decisions to stay financially fit.

I used these basic principles to my advantage to get my healthy body back.

You can do the same things I did to change the way you look and feel.

• Do you want to build muscle?
• Would you like to burn fat?
• Do you want to be healthier, stronger, and have more energy?

You can build muscle and burn fat by using that concepts that thousands now refer to as "Middle Management®".

Listen. You and I don't know each other, but I bet we have a lot in common.

You have a family. You spend 8 hours a day working, and quite possibly an extra hour driving in heavy traffic to and from "the office." You have less and less time every day to focus on you and your health. You've tried quick fixes that made things worse, and you find yourself staring in the mirror just like I did, wondering what went wrong.

Does any of that sound familiar?

They Don't Understand Us

Look. The fact is that most of fitness "gurus" don't understand people like you and me.

Most of them work in the gym, and quite a few of them have never looked in the mirror and wondered what went wrong.

They don't have to wonder when they are going to find time to workout, since that's pretty much their job.

They are not your average person, like you or me, doing the best we can with the time we have. They never have to worrier about being stronger, healthier or having more energy, or what they might look like when they sit on the beach.

Build Muscle and Burn Fat with Middle Management®

Just like you, I know if you focus and work on the right things, you can achieve just about anything, including having the body you deserve.

I created Build Muscle and Burn Fat with Middle Management® to help you sort through the online garbage and give you just the facts.

I am a big believer in facts and data. HUGE. It's how I make my living every single day. And that's how you know you can trust the info you find here. I've done the hard work so you don't have to.

On this site, you'll find the facts from my research and experience. You see many of the methods I use to build muscle and burn fat every single day.

I've sorted those facts into some easy categories. I call these the three E's for easy fitness...

1. Eating - Clearly, eating right is important. Not only does it fuel your workouts (exercising), but it sends nutritents throughout your body to help it build muscle and burn fat faster once you leave the gym (energizing).
2. Exercising - A good workout plan is key to looking and feeling better. I've put dozens of free workout plans (all of which I've tried myself) to help you to lose fat and gain muscle.
3. Energizing - In our busy lives, we often overlook this one. You must get enough rest for your workouts and nutrition to work properly. I don't know how many times I hear "I'm eating right and exercizing my butt off but my body isn't changing." How much sleep are you getting? But energizing is more than sleep... it's also your goal setting, visioning and motivation. It's your mindset. My site will help you with that too.

Yes, you will build muscle and burn fat.

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