I was speaking to one of my clients the other day; she's a Registered Nurse, doing research in the field of obesity and cancer.  She told me, "Peter, did you realize that they've now directly linked cancer to obesity?"

So, of the top leading causes of death in the United States, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Cancer, and Obesity, it seems that Obesity is linked to them all!

It strikes me as funny that the sport of Bodybuilding, a circus side-show as seen by many, where extreme levels of leanness, absence of bodyfat and muscular development are the goal, just happens to hold the key to curing all of the above plagues on the current health condition of mankind! 

Take it to the Experts:

If I drove a Mercedes or a Porsche (which I am dreaming about these days...) or other expensive car, do you think I would take my car to some no-name, generic mechanic to do important work on it, or even general maintenance?  NO!  I would take it to the people who know these vehicles the best - directly to the experts - unless my best friend was a trusted mechanic, of course, who assured me that he was the better choice...  My point is this, when I'm looking for expert service, I take my car to the people who in my estimation would be the best people to provide the service I need.  I would not trust my expensive, valuable piece of machinery to some fast-talking guy at Jiffy Lube or a generic service station that sells there "expert" services to every brand of vehicle.

To the same point about saving or investing the little bit of hard-earned money I accumulate in my savings account (ehem).  When it's time for me to make investments, do I trust my training partner to guide me?  (I guess if he made alot of money, the answer would be yes!  But, the case of my training partner, it's a different story...)  The answer is, NO!  I seek out people with a proven track record for success!

So, if you follow my logic, you gotta ask yourself, if I want to lose fat, preserve lean mass, strip away the cancer-causing, diabetes and heart-disease linked layers of adipose tissue, to reveal lean, hard functional, healthy muscle, who do I trust to advise me?  Common sense would then have you ask yourself,

"who are the experts in getting lean, retaining muscle?"  WHO ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST AT THIS PROJECT?

The freindly neighborhood bodybuilder, that's who.  Now we may not be able to guide you to the best outcomes with your finances, and chances are we are not the best choice to work on your ultra-delicate foreign car (I don't even change my own oil!); but if you're looking for the prevention of cancer, you might just find it in your local hard core gym.  Don't be afraid of the muscle man.  They mean you no harm...and there's alot we could all learn from the discipline, the drive and the knowledge about getting lean, if we only could look beyond those grotesque, veiny lumps and bumps!