The Fitness Truth

PHIL KAPLAN

I once believed “taking people through workouts” was enough, but in the 21st Century, people fail to find fitness for one reason. They have bad information in their heads, and the wild array of ads and product offerings only makes matters worse. Through my website, seminars, and media appearances I share “The Fitness Truth.” Below you’ll find an ever-growing list of topics that people typically ask about. Keep me posted on products and topics you’d like to see discussed. Find an additional listing of articles at the Update Menu. For products visit my on-line Superstore. Also tune into my Mind & Muscle Fitness Hour radio show Saturdays at 9 AM (WIOD in South Florida) and in select cities from 7 AM to 9 AM (EST) Sundays.

	Ab developers (the new breed of Electronic Muscle Stimulators)
	Ab exercises (for a flat tummy)
	Ab exercises (the common mistakes)
	Ab Lounge
	Advice – Who can you trust?
	Aerobic Exercise and Fat Loss
	Aerobic Exercise and Weight Training
	Anabolic Steroids
	Androstene and Related Products
	Alcohol (and your fitness program)
	Alpha Lipoic Acid
	ANSWER – Get Fit in 17 Days!
	Artificial Sweeteners
	The Atkins Diet
	The Atkins Diet – the latest “pro Atkins” research
	Bars (Nutritional and Sports Supplement Bars)
	Bariatric Surgery (gastric bypass)
	Blood Sugar (Diabetes) and The Program
	Body Flex
	Body Solutions (Collagen Protein)
	Body Types
	Caffeine
	Calorie Deprivation
	Candida
	Cardio Routines
	CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid)
	Calcium and Fat Loss
	Candida
	Carb Blockers
	Carnitine (L-carnitine)
	Cellulite
	Chitosan and the Fat Blockers
	Chromium as a Fat Burner
	Citrimax
	Clenbuterol
	Collagen Protein
	Components of Fitness and Physical Excellence
	Coral Calcium
	Core Training (Functional Training)
	Core Training (vs. the Health Club Machines)
	Cortislim
	Cortisol (the Stress Hormone)
	Creatine
	Creatine (just the facts)
	Creatine Serum
	Curves for Women
	DHEA and the Testosterone Boosters
	Diets
	Diet Patch
	Doctors and Fitness
	Drug Use in Bodybuilding
	EAT! Formula
	EAT! Recipe Book!
	Eat Right and Exercise
	Electrical Impedance Fat Reducers
	Endorphins
	Enjoy Recipe Book! Gourmet Supportive Meals!
	Ephedra Free Formulas
	Ephedrine
	Ephedrine (April 2005 court decision)
	Enzyte
	FTC Fraudulent Weight Loss Claims
	Fasting for Athletes
	Fat Burners
	Fat-Free Foods
	Fat Loss
	Fit For Life
	Fitness Careers
	Flavor Point Diet
	Flaxseed Oil and Bodybuilding
	Food Labels
	Frequently (and not-so frequently) asked Questions
	Fruit and Fat Loss
	Golfer’s Elbow
	Green Tea
	Growth Hormone
	High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
	HIT (High Intensity Training)
	Healthy Foods
	Herbal Viag . . . The Herbal Male Sex Enhancers
	Hunza Weight Loss Bread
	Immune Egg
	Infomercial Products
	Kynoselen (Kyno)
	L-Carnitine
	Leptin
	Meal Replacement Formulas and Protein Language
	Meal Replacement Formulas (and EAT! special)
	Medial epicondylitis
	Melatonin
	Metabolic Syndrome
	Metabolism
	Metabolism Boosters
	Minerals
	Mitochondria
	Muscle Growth
	Net Carbs
	NO2
	Nutritional Products for Fitness, Weight Loss, and Bodybuilding from Phil Kaplan
	On-Line Programs
	Orlistat
	Pasta
	Personal Fitness Trainers
	Phase 2 (carb blocker)
	Phen-Fen
	Phentermine
	Phosphatidylserine
	Pizza (on a fitness program)
	Post-Workout Recovery Drinks
	Power Blocks (adjustable dumbbells)
	Products – Fitness Superstore
	Programs – Which of Phil’s Programs is Best?
	Protein Products – What the Big Words Mean
	Protein Study – Investigating Protein Supplements
	Pyruvate
	Quick Weight Loss
	Radio Infomercials
	Research
	Resistance Exercise (the Basic Moves)
	Ripped Fuel
	Sagging Skin (after weight loss)
	Seminars
	Serostim
	Sex and Fitness
	Slim-Fast
	South Beach Diet
	Soy Protein
	Splenda
	Static Contraction
	Steroids
	Steroid Realities
	Steroids on the Internet
	Strength & Growth
	Stress and Exercise
	Sucralose
	Sugar
	Sugar – How Much is Too Much?
	Sugar-Free Foods
	Superslow Training
	Supplements
	Supportive Eating
	Synephrine
	Thermogenics
	Thyroid and Weight Gain Questions and Answers
	Thyroid Concerns and Fitness – a Basic Explanation
	Torso Track
	TRANSFORM! – 17-Week Body Transformation
	Trim Spa
	Vegetarians and Supportive Eating
	Vitamins
	Weight Loss
	Weight Loss Drugs (history)
	Weight Loss Drugs on the Internet
	Weight Loss Surgery
	Weight Training (the Basic Moves)
	Weight Watchers
	Women and Weights
	Yoga
	Xenadrine
	Xenical
	Zone Diet

	Special Audio Tracks (Real Player)
	The Best You’ve Ever Been Audio
	Recent Mind & Muscle Fitness Hour Radio Shows
	Phil Interviews Personal Training Experts
	Phil Interviews Pro Bodybuilders

	Popular Articles by Phil Kaplan at the Site ( for additional articles see the Update Menu )
	Blew What? (fixing the blown resolution)
	What’s New in the World of Weight Reduction?
	Fuel and Stuff: A New Perspective on Synergy (what works)
	The Medical Paradox
	Is There a Weight Loss Pill?
	The Atkins Diet Revisited (a compilation of data written after Dr. Atkins passing)
	Invasion of the Evil Diet Mongers
	The 8 Deadly Pitfalls of Exercising and Eating Right (Why Aren’t You Getting Results?)
	The 5 Fitness and Weight Loss Scams of 2005
	What Do We Really Need?
	The Framework Upon Which Solutions Are Found
	The Supplement Short List
	What Supplements “Work?”
	The Awards Show That Never Was . . . But Should Have Been!
	Supplements That Really Play a Role in Fat Burning
	The Dark Side of Bodybuilding: The Growth of the Black Market
	Bars, Powders, Meal Replacements . . . What’s Best?
	Who Can You Trust? Avoiding Bad Advice
	Fitness Made Simple (Fitness For Duh-mmies??)
	The Bodybuilding Business – Fitness Careers (from Muscle & Fitness)
	Myths and False Beliefs That Sabotage Fitness & Weight Loss Success (site update 8/15/2001)
	When Supportive Eating Gets Boring
	Addressing the New High Protein Diets Head On (published in various forums) (3 part article)
	The 2-Week Strength & Growth Phenomenon
	The Five Obstacles That Prevent The Achievement of the New Years Fitness Resolution
	Another Steroid Question Answered
	The Fat Loss Trick
	The Simplicity of Growth
	The Ultimate Fat Loss Strategy
	The 10 Worst Abdominal Exercises
	Four Hot Cardio Workouts
	Ephedrine: The Other Side of “Fat Burning”
	Tragedy and Love – a much acclaimed essay on the impact of Sept 11, 2001
	Straight Talk About the TRANSFORM! Program
	The 8 Basic Resistance Training Movements
	Why the Health Club Machines are Inefficient
	Supplements: Which Complete The Puzzle (written for Personal Trainers, but valuable to everyone)

	Articles Specifically for Fitness Professionals (for additional listings see the Trainer Article Index)
	The Seven Critical Success Strategies
	Professionalism
	Interview with Phil Kaplan from Personal Fitness Professional – March 2005
	AED’s and Saving Lives
	The Short Menu of Training Options (Consultation vs. Orientation)
	On Competition
	The Secret of Great Leaders
	Acheiving Professional Status and Pay (from Club Industry)
	Creative Marketing Strategies
	Turning Visions Into Reality: Your Own Personal Training Studio
	An Industry on the Brink of Change
	Human Capital (Hiring or Finding Employment in this Field)
	The Value of the Assessment
	A License To Kill (discusses risks of trainers “prescribing” supplements)
	Exceeding Excellence by Phil Kaplan and Juan Carlos Santana
	Body, Motivation, and Influence – The Strategy Behind a Results Guarantee
	Fitness Expert’s Quest for a New Standard
	The AAPT
	Article Reprint Rights / Copyrighted Material

	Dilemmas, Conditions, and Questions that Beg to Be Answered
	I’ve Tried Everything and I Can’t Lose Weight
	Help for the Nutritionally Confused
	Are “Results” Lasting?
	I’m an Advanced Exerciser, but I need help getting Lean & Ripped

	Products Featured at the Site (for a complete listing visit the online Superstore)
	The 21 Day Journey to Excellence “Remote” Program
	The Best You’ve Ever Been (Phil’s newest book)
	TRANSFORM! Program (Phil’s legendary Body Transformation Program)
	The 17-Day Answer Program
	The EAT! Metabolism Booster (Meal Replacement Formula)
	BURN! (Phil’s NEW formula specially designed to aid in Fat Reduction)
	RELOAD! (Phil’s post-workout recovery formula)
	GROW! (Phil’s NEW formula specially designed to aid in Strength & Growth)
	Two New Programs for 2005 – a Special Offer
	A Summary of Phil’s Complete Nutrition Line – EAT, GROW, BURN, and RELOAD

	Products Specifically for Trainers and Fitness Professionals (also see the fitness pro section)
	Personal Training Profits and A Secure Fitness Future (book)
	Phil’s Coaching 6-CD Set for Personal Trainers
	Phil’s E-book, “Fired Up! The Elite Personal Trainer’s Success Mindset!”

	Ways to Meet and Work With Phil
	Mind & Muscle Fitness Hour Radio Show
	ALIVE Protocol
	South Florida Workshops and Seminars
	The New “You Can’t Fail” Workshops
	Visit the Seminar Menu for Upcoming Events
	Private Consultations

He’s been called The Father of Personal Training, The Master of Body Transformation and America’s Most In-Demand Fitness Professional. But what truly defines Phil Kaplan is his undying defense of the Fitness Truth, unwavering support of Personal Trainers, and undeniable passion for helping people improve their lives.