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- [UPWOD Nº1] Get Your Daily Dose Of Sweat — Introducing The Lean It UP Workout Of The Day (UPWOD)
  
  Welcome to your daily dose of sweat. Today marks the official launch of UPWODS — Lean It UP's Workout of the Day. We're dropping 1 new KILLER workout every morning. Workout Nº1 is a chest and...
- Oh The Mistakes You’re Making — 14 Fitness Tips To Workout SMARTER And Maximize Your Results
  
  There's nothing more frustrating than dropping hours on hours at the gym or banging out 1000's of crunches and getting absolutely NOTHING to show for it. We've pulled together 14 must-use fitness...
- The Lean It UP Clean Eating Manifesto — 17 Nutrition Tactics To Eat Cleaner, Live Leaner, And Build The Ultimate Body
  
  It's time to overhaul your backwards, incredibly ineffective, fat-as-hell American diet. Use our 17-rule clean eating blueprint to build a lean, muscular physique.
- Avocado Rose 101: How To Make An Avocado Rose
  
  If you're anyone who's anyone on Instagram, you've undoubtedly seen the majestic, floral AVOCADO ROSE. Here's a step-by-step guide to make THE perfect avocado rose every time.
- Fitness 101: The Ultimate Five-Step Guide To Build Your Own Workout Plan
  
  Turn your workout routine into a DIY activity. Use our dead simple, dummy-proof, 5-step guide to build your own WORKOUT PLAN from scratch.
- [UPWOD Nº50] The Blowout Back & Biceps Workout
  
  We made it. FIFTY DEEP. Our final UPWOD—The Blowout Back & Biceps Workout—is your quintessential Lean It UP workout. It blasts the back and biceps with supersets, heavy compound lifts, and a HIIT...
- 3-Ingredient Spiralized Sweet Potato Bagels [Recipes]
  
  Rethink bagels with this lean, guilt-free 3-ingredient recipe for spiralized SWEET POTATO BAGELS.
- [UPWOD Nº49] The LABS Incineration Workout — Legs, Abs, & HIIT
  
  SUPERSETS ON SUPERSETS! UPWOD Nº49—The LABS Incineration Workout—takes your traditional leg day, infuses it with a double shot of abs, and amps it up with two major upgrades: quick-hitting GIANT...
- Introducing Metamucil Free — All Of The Fiber, None Of The Artificial Junk (Plus A Bonus Pitaya Bowl Recipe)
  
  Got digestion issues? Read this. And then make my dangerously delicious PITAYA bowl recipe.
- [UPWOD Nº48] The Upper Body Sledgehammer Workout
  
  Pound your chest, shoulders and triceps with UPWOD Nº48 — The Upper Body Sledgehammer Workout. It's an old-school slobberknocker that'll pummel your muscles and drag out new growth.
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- 3-Ingredient Spiralized Sweet Potato Bagels [Recipes]
  
  Rethink bagels with this lean, guilt-free 3-ingredient recipe for spiralized SWEET POTATO BAGELS.
- Introducing Metamucil Free — All Of The Fiber, None Of The Artificial Junk (Plus A Bonus Pitaya Bowl Recipe)
  
  Got digestion issues? Read this. And then make my dangerously delicious PITAYA bowl recipe.
- Butternut Squash Bucatini With Walnut Pesto & Sage Brown Butter [Recipes]
  
  If you love pasta, but hate the empty calories, carbs, and—*gasp*—gluten, this recipe for Butternut Squash Bucatini with Walnut Pesto is about to change your life.
- Chug A Little Autumn With The Meta Pumpkin Pie Protein Smoothie [Recipes]
  
  Get seasonally lean and chug a little autumn with the Meta Pumpkin Pie Protein Smoothie. The frothy, mouthgasmic concoction is bursting with warm fall spices, laced with savory pumpkin flavor, and...
- Asian Sriracha Chicken Burgers [Recipes]
  
  Our recipe for Sriracha Asian Chicken Burgers is the perfect balance of sweet, tangy, and spicy. They're easy to make, uber-lean, and jacked with HQ protein.
- Crush Hunger With The Meta Berry Blast Protein Smoothie [Recipes]
  
  Blast hunger and light up your taste buds with our Meta Berry Blaster Protein Smoothie. It's loaded with protein, a trifecta of berries, and fiber to nourish your body, boost recovery, and keep your...
- [Recipes] Refresh Your Body With The Watermelon Wave Protein Smoothie
  
  It's getting HOT. Extinguish the heat with our Watermelon Wave Protein Smoothie. Using 5 simple ingredients it quickly whips up into a svelte, light and fluffy cocktail that’s GUSHING with 40g...
- How To: Blend Up A Little Summer With The Island Pitaya Bowl [Recipes]
  
  HIYA PITAYA. Blend up a little summer with our quick and delicious Island Pitaya Bowl recipe. It takes 5 minutes to make and it's jacked with protein, antioxidants, fiber, and nutrients.
- Sesame Crusted Sriracha Tuna Sushi Bowl With Coconut Rice [Recipes]
  
  Love spicy tuna or fresh, sushi-grade fish? You'll go BANANAS for our Sesame Crusted Sriracha Tuna Sushi Bowl. It's uber-lean, jacked with protein, and gushing with flavor.
- Post Workout: Refuel & Recover Faster With These 4 Protein-Packed Post Workout Meals
  
  Your POST WORKOUT meal is a major key to muscle growth. Use these 4 power post workout meals to refuel effectively and jack your body up with protein.
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Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Jan 24, 2018

[UPWOD Nº1] Get Your Daily Dose Of Sweat — Introducing The Lean It UP Workout Of The Day (UPWOD)

Welcome to your daily dose of sweat. Today marks the official launch of UPWODS — Lean It UP’s Workout of the Day. We’re dropping 1 new KILLER workout every morning. Workout Nº1 is a chest and tricep MONSTER. Hop on board.

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Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Jan 20, 2018

Oh The Mistakes You’re Making — 14 Fitness Tips To Workout SMARTER And Maximize Your Results

There’s nothing more frustrating than dropping hours on hours at the gym or banging out 1000’s of crunches and getting absolutely NOTHING to show for it. We’ve pulled together 14 must-use fitness tips to guide your workouts and maximize your results.

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Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Jan 15, 2018

The Lean It UP Clean Eating Manifesto — 17 Nutrition Tactics To Eat Cleaner, Live Leaner, And Build The Ultimate Body

It’s time to overhaul your backwards, incredibly ineffective, fat-as-hell American diet. Use our 17-rule clean eating blueprint to build a lean, muscular physique.

Read More
Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Jul 18, 2017

Fitness 101: The Ultimate Five-Step Guide To Build Your Own Workout Plan

Turn your workout routine into a DIY activity. Use our dead simple, dummy-proof, 5-step guide to build your own WORKOUT PLAN from scratch.

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Posted by Bryan DiSanto on May 23, 2017

The Pursuit Of Happiness — My 7-Step Magical Formula For Personal Happiness

We’re all on the pursuit of happiness, but it’s on YOU to create it for yourself. Here’s my 7-step secret formula for personal happiness.

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Posted by Bryan DiSanto on May 16, 2017

Butternut Squash Bucatini With Walnut Pesto & Sage Brown Butter [Recipes]

If you love pasta, but hate the empty calories, carbs, and—*gasp*—gluten, this recipe for Butternut Squash Bucatini with Walnut Pesto is about to change your life.

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Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Mar 21, 2017

Addicted To HIIT? Use These Tactics To Optimize Performance, Recover Smarter, And Avoid Workout Burnout

We’re all-in on HIIT — it’s an uber-effective way to upgrade your body. But if you approach it the wrong way, it WILL wreck you. Use our 6-pack of HIIT tactics to keep your body fresh and performance at peak levels.

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Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Jan 30, 2017

The 50 Best Workout Songs To Fuel Your Workouts & Get Your Heart Thumping In 2017

From gangsta rap to upbeat EDM, we’ve whipped up a 50-pack of the best workout songs for 2017. Use our playlist to energize your workouts & amp up your focus.

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What is the Paleo Diet!? [Infographic]

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP

Over the past year or so there’s been a ton of activity in the nutrition blogosphere, mainstream news, and variety of other publications hyping up the benefits of what’s known as the Paleolithic a.k.a. “Paleo” diet. Honestly, it feels like some sort of nutrition cult…the amount of people who adamantly promote and swear by “paleo” is mind-blowing. Essentially the “Paleo” diet aims to replicate the diet of ancient hunters & gatherers, (i.e. cavemen and everyone else who lived in the...

A Picture of HFCS and Obesity…or Two [Infographics]

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP, Health It UP, Nutrition Science

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is nasty…cut it out. Although the rise in obesity can’t solely be attributed to increased high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) consumption, there’s no doubt that HFCS has been one of the major factors. You can find the full story explaining how insulin, carbs, and HFCS impact weight loss here, but I’ll quickly recap why HFCS is so bad for the body. The HFCS Story: There are many different types of sugar, a few include: lactose, which is...

Calories, Carbs, and Alcohol Percentage in Popular Beers

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP

Nutrition facts, including calories, carbs, and alcohol percentage, for all of your favorite beer brands.

What’s Hot: Neuro Drinks

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP, Product Reviews

If you’ve never had a Neuro Drink, or don’t know what Neuro is, keep listening. This stuff is going to blow up, and it’s going to blow up in a big, big way.

The Fast Food and Chain Restaurant Epidemic

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP, Health It UP

It’s incredible how ignorant America is when it comes to fast food and chain restaurant nutrition. The majority of food/drinks at Starbucks, PF Changs, Outback, Olive Garden, etc. are atrociously unhealthy, yet we continue to send money their way. We’ve got a fast food and chain restaurant epidemic…

News: Stadium Food is Extremely Unsafe, Shocker!

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 12, 2012 in Health It UP, News

Do you have any idea what’s really in the food you’re eating at a baseball stadium?
ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” exposed the extremely unhealthy conditions at many popular stadium concessions and restaurants. The full access look isn’t pretty, and makes you realize just how disgusting, gross, and unhealthy stadium food really is.

Misleading Trans Fat Labeling

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 12, 2012 in Diet It UP, Health It UP

Have you ever noticed that the majority of foods list “0 g of trans fat” on their nutrition labels? The majority of these foods do actually have trans fat, manufacturers simply aren’t required to list it.

Days 4-12 — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 11, 2012 in Fitness Product Reviews, Gear It UP

Today I’m bringing you an uncharacteristically early Christmas gift (well, it’s my way of making up for my slackage)…a 9-for-1 holiday fitness gift guide extravaganza. As Emeril once said…BAM!! # 4 – The FitBit Ultra The FitBit Ultra provides an original—and quite frankly refreshing—new way to track activity levels. Forget watches and chest straps…the nifty little device discreetly clips to your waistband, belt, pocket, etc. and is capable of accurately tracking # of steps, calories burned, stairs...

Day 3: MOTOACTV — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 11, 2012 in Fitness Product Reviews, Gear It UP

If you’re looking for something truly unique, cutting-edge, and straight up awesome this holiday season, the MOTOACTV by Motorola might be exactly what you’re looking for. At first glance the MOTOACTV looks like a sleeker, sexier version of the iPod Nano, but let me be the first to tell you…it’s not just a dumb blonde—there are tangible brains and technology behind this beauty. Imagine the perfect fitness device…a super device if you will…that combines the mp3 capabilities of an iPod Nano;...

Day 2: Iron Gym Xtreme — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 11, 2012 in Fitness Product Reviews, Gear It UP

I’m normally 100% skeptical of all “as seen on TV” fitness gadgets, as the majority are honestly complete crap and a total waste of money. The Uroclub…really…? The one exception I’ve found? The Iron Gym Xtreme. This contraption is an unassuming beast. For sub $30 you get a beyond easy-to-install, full body powerhouse. It’s literally the only fitness gadget that’ll actually get ripped like the stud muffin on the front of the box. I have one and I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE it. Unlike...

Day 1: P90X2 — The 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 11, 2012 in Fitness Product Reviews, Gear It UP

As unbelievably surprised as I am, it’s impossibly difficult to ignore that we’re fully immersed in the middle of holiday shopping season. Seriously…already!? What better way to embrace the holly jolly, red & green shopping season than with dFL’s very own spin on the 12 Days of Christmas…the 12 Days of Holiday Fitness Gifts. Over the course the next month I’ll feature 12 cutting edge, en vogue, incredibly cool fitness/health/exercise products that’ll be guaranteed to elate your favorite fitness...

Where Do YOU Take a Sheet!?

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 11, 2012 in Supp It UP, Supplement Reviews

It’s no secret that the energy drink industry is a behemoth…and I’m talking about a behemoth worth nearly $42 BILLION in global annual revenue. A ton of companies are entering the extremely lucrative “energy” space and developing innovative new ways to deliver powerful jolts of energy to sleep deprived, party-hardy, excitement-seeking consumers. Recently I’ve seen these little energy strips—highly reminiscent of Listerine Pocket Pack Breath Strips—called “Sheets” pop up all over the internet, in NYC, and in Vitamin Shoppe’s/GNC’s everywhere....

Soda Makes You Fat…[VIDEO]

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 11, 2012 in Diet It UP, Videos

WOW this is so horribly disgusting I almost just puked…but I freaking LOVE IT! Soda sucks, it makes you fat plain and simple. Watch the vid and maybe you’ll agree with me 🙂

Soda Sucks… [Infographic]

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 10, 2012 in Diet It UP, Infographics

Soda sucks…horribly. It causes obesity, tooth decay, and a ton of other negative health effects. Check out this infographic from FitSugar to see the whole story.

MMA Fighter B.J. Penn Jumps Out of a 3-Foot Pool…With No Hands (Waka Flaka!)

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 10, 2012 in Muscle It UP, Videos

Today I have an absolutely INSANE video of MMA fighter B.J. Penn jumping out of a 3-foot pool…with no hands. The amount of lower body strength, power, and explosiveness to jump clean out of that much water is pretty much unreal. I’ve really never seen anything like it before…enjoy. And if you want any shot of doing what BJ does in the vid below, start doing my Vertical Leap Workout Routine. Tweet Follow Lean It UP! on Twitter for real-time...

The 11 Best Gym Idiot Videos…Ever

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 10, 2012 in Misc., Videos

Lean It UP’s collection of the 10 funniest gym idiot videos ever created.

Protein…EpicMealTime Style

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 10, 2012 in Muscle It UP, Videos

Protein, protein, and some more protein. 2,530 grams worth…this concoction from EpicMealTime might just be the most epic post-workout meal ever created.

Yum…Taco Bell Meat Contains Only 35% Beef, 57% Fat

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 10, 2012 in Diet It UP, Eating Out, News

Honestly, it was pretty obvious that Taco Bell wasn’t serving high quality beef in it’s products. Lets be serious…it’s Taco Bell. What’s actually surprising though is that Taco Bell’s “seasoned beef” is not only fatty as hell, but it’s barely beef at all.

The Turkey Tryptophan Myth

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 10, 2012 in Diet It UP

Turkey doesn’t have nearly as much tryptophan as America thinks it does…

Practice Safe Sex with The Situation! [VIDEO]

Posted by Bryan DiSanto on Apr 10, 2012 in Misc., Videos

The golden rule (or one of them): Practice safe sex! Maybe The Situation can help nail that concept home haha. What do you think of this recent commercial for Vitamin Water. Quite ridiculous. If You require medical help, order Cialis pills for erection dysfunction treatment. =”” =”” =”” Tweet=”” Follow Lean It UP on Twitter for real-time fitness/nutrition tips, advice, info, and...

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