{"id":561,"date":"2014-04-01T12:20:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T17:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/?p=561"},"modified":"2014-04-02T10:12:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T15:12:51","slug":"melt-away-fat-build-gladiator-muscle-7-days-hard-work-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/melt-away-fat-build-gladiator-muscle-7-days-hard-work-required\/","title":{"rendered":"APRIL FOOLS! Melt away fat and build gladiator muscle in 7 days &#8211; no hard work required!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it&#8217;s true! You can <strong>incinerate body fat, build six-pack abs and run a marathon<\/strong> all without changing your diet or hitting the gym. \u00a0We&#8217;ve all seen the TV commercials, magazine covers, and Facebook ads promising dramatic results &#8211; there must be a way! \u00a0<strong>So what&#8217;s the secret?<\/strong> Paleo diet? Tae Bo DVDs? The latest &#8220;scientifically proven&#8221; supplement?<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t caught on yet, it&#8217;s April 1st. \u00a0<strong>The secret is that there is no secret.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You do need to change. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You do need to work hard. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You don&#8217;t need to believe the hype.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fool.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/melt-away-fat-build-gladiator-muscle-7-days-hard-work-required\/fool\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fool.png\" data-orig-size=\"805,874\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fool\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fool-276x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fool.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-563 aligncenter\" alt=\"Fool\" src=\"http:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fool-276x300.png\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fool-276x300.png 276w, https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fool.png 805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patience<\/strong> is a virtue, right? 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