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Olivia Munn Is An Absolute BEAST In Combat Training Video For X-Men: Apocalypse [Video]A video posted by Olivia Munn (@oliviamunn) on Aug 1, 2015 at 11:15am PDT [Y]ou should be VERY, very scared of Olivia Munn. At least while she's training for her role as Psylocke—a... -
The Coke Effect: What Happens In Your Body After Chugging A Can Of Coke [Infographic][P]ssssssssh, how bad can an itty, bitty 140 calories really be? Not that it's mind-blowing whatsoever—we've been hating on soda hardcore for years—but if that 140 comes straight from a... -
The Workout Music Friday Five-Pack, V29 — Kaskade, Meek Mill, Major Lazer, & Martin Garrix[G]et amped. Every Friday we're dropping a five-pack of heart-thumping, blood-pumping workout songs to build out your playlist, hardwire a little energy into your workouts, and kickstart the... -
Upgrade Your Lettuce Game — Boost Your Nutrient Intake 3000% With This Two Second Salad HackImage: Epicurious [W]hat if we told you one mindless—and laughably easy—nutrition hack could boost your vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C intake by over 3000%, and your potassium, calcium,... -
The Degree #GetMoving Challenge Week 4 — Push Yourself To Exhaustion With Crunch-Jump Rope Uber Supersets*This article originally appeared in Men's Health and was adapted for Lean It UP. [D]IPSET, DIPSET, DIPSET. We're halfway there. If you've been moving vigorously and maxing out over the... -
10 Naked World Class Athletes Dish On Body Image & Feeling Awesome In Your Own Skin [PHOTOS][O]ne size doesn't fit all. Want a little explosive inspiration to light up your week? Look no further than the lineup of world class athletes gracing the pages—completely au naturel—of... -
The Degree #GetMoving Challenge Week 2 — MAX OUT Your Body With Explosive Lunges, Push Ups, & Squats*This article originally appeared in Men's Health and was adapted for Lean It UP. [A]aaaaaaaaaaaand we're off. After a relatively simple week one—walk 12,500 steps/day—the Degree... -
[WOTM, 07/2015] SHRED UP Your Body Outdoors With The Bodyweight Hyperburner Workout Circuit[G]ET OUTSIDE. We adore the gym and love crushing weights just as much as anyone. It's basically a second home. But let's get serious for a second — it's July and it's GORGEOUS outside.... -
Washington Nationals' OF Bryce Harper Is Straight SHREDDED In ESPN's 2015 Body IssueImage: ESPN “You’re growing up and you go, ‘I want to be on the front of a Wheaties box, I want to be on the front of a Topps card, you want to be on the Body Issue” —... -
The Workout Music Friday Five-Pack, V28 — Flo Rida, Drake, Afrojack, & Dillon Francis[G]et amped. Every Friday we're dropping a five-pack of heart-thumping, blood-pumping workout songs to build out your playlist, hardwire a little energy into your workouts, and kickstart the... -
Shape Up This Summer With Chris Powell & The 6-Week Degree #GetMoving Challenge[G]et moving. We're PUMPED to announce that we've partnered with Degree, Men's Health, and Women's Health on a summer rendezvous to CRUSH a series of fitness challenges hosted by all-world... -
How Can I Get A Six Pack? 5 BIG Reasons Why Your Abs Aren't Growing[A]fter 1000's of crunches and seven brutally intense ab workouts per week, you'd think that it would all add up to that one coveted, magic number — 6. It's sad and discouraging when someone...
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About Lean It UP
According to the wonderful Merriam-Webster, “lean” is defined as:
lean [leen]
adj. lean·er, lean·est
1. Containing little or no fat.
2. (of persons or animals) having no surplus flesh or bulk; not fat or plump; thin
And that’s exactly what we’re all about — INCINERATING FAT while developing toned-up, fresh new slabs of muscle.
Lean It UP is a community that provides information pertaining to fitness, nutrition, weight-loss, supplements, and health that aims to streamline the journey to a LEAN, fat-free, rock solid physique. Beyond that, it’s all about promoting superior health and well-being in the long run.
Lean It UP is run by Owner and Chief Editor, Bryan DiSanto — an NYU alum, certified personal trainer, and sports nutritionist with more than 6 years of fitness experience. You can find his full bio here.
Here at Lean It UP we’d like to help YOU cut out 90% of the unnecessary, extremely frustrating failure that most people experience, and instead adapt tried-and-tested principles to quickly sculpt the perfect, leaned up body in the most efficient way possible.
We currently break down into 7 different sections, all of which play integral roles in the body transformation process:
Diet It UP
Diet and nutritional tactics designed to improve health and maximize muscle synthesis/fat incineration. It may get science-y….FOR SCIENCE!
Muscle It UP
Workout routines and exercises hand-picked to spark rapid muscle growth and increase strength.
Burn It UP
Cardio and weight-lifting regimens engineered to pump fat-burning up to its highest level.
Supp It UP
Expert reviews and recommendations—all 100% grounded in science, research, and experience—for supplements that can turbocharge your results. Reviews are never sponsored and are solely based on my own, unbiased opinion.
Health It UP
Health and wellness tips to promote strength and longevity. When it’s all said and done, fitness and nutrition are ultimately all about developing superior health.
Gear It UP
The latest workout equipment, apparel, and technology to increase performance, enhance comfort, and complement your intense workout routines.
Pump It UP
Music to motivate, fuel, and pump up your fat-blasting workouts.
Lean It UP is a web community that touches all ends of the fitness spectrum. We regularly publish workout plans, nutritional analysis, product reviews, supplement advice, recipes, and other related content that can help inform and educate on the most effective, practical ways to improve fitness levels, aesthetics, and overall health. We want to help YOU build your own perfect body -- hop on for the ride. 
