Elliot Hulse of Hulse Strength is someone I admire for his “never say die” attitude and his no bullshit approach to training.   He has a relatively new product out called Lean Hybrid Muscle that claims that you can gain muscle and lose fat quickly and easily even when you’ve tried everything else and failed.  Why is it important to have low levels of body fat? Aside from being unattractive (please spare me the “everyone is beautiful” speech) body fat levels above the minimum range (around 5-10% for men and 8-14% for women) is not only unhealthy, but  also slows you down when it comes to running fast, jumping high, etc. Why is muscle important? I am not a bodybuilder (far from it) and I like nothing more than athletes who exhibit high levels of relative strength (strength compared to bodyweight) since that is what the best movers in sport possess. However some athletes, soccer players and basketball players in particular, think that having too much muscle mass will slow them down and prevent them from being athletic. Now if we are talking about a huge upper body with a small lower body aka top heavy,  then I would have to agree that it is not conductive for sports (and it looks stupid).  But if that muscle mass is developed where it matters (legs, trunk, back, and upper depending on the sport) in an intelligent way, then athleticism will only improve. Muscles equal force which equals movement. Elliot’s program promises to deliver fat loss and muscle gain and the results from people have been outstanding. Click here for more info!