- 3 Reasons Why Proper Protein Intake Aids Fat Loss
If you want to maximize your body’s ability to burn fat, build muscle and take on the lean, athletic shape you desire, then consuming a high quality source of protein with every single meal is a must.
- 5 More Fat Burning Tips
At any time of year, we can use every last tip to help avoid weight gain. So here are 5 more fat loss tips for beginner & advanced readers.
- Accelerate Your Fat Loss
How would you like to know an astonishingly simple and incredibly easy way for virtually anyone to instantly accelerate their fat burning metabolism and improve their appearance over night? No, this isn’t some gimmicky weight loss supplement, fancy workout gizmo or “top secret” dieting strategy…It’s actually very straightforward and seemingly obvious, yet it works like a charm.
- Any Fat Burning Supplements That Really Work
If there were one industry out there that could be used to encapsulate the very definition of the word “marketing hype”, weight loss supplementation would be it. I honestly don’t know of any other market out there filled with more fairy tale logic, exaggerations and flat-out lies than this one.
- Carbohydrates Part 1
No other nutrient out there is surrounded by more confusion, hype and contradiction than the all-too-famous carbohydrate. Over the last decade a virtually endless amount of advice, fad diets and hard-fast rules have been put into place regarding proper carbohydrate consumption. As a result, most average beginners have been left clueless and without any rational guidance on the topic.
- Carbohydrates Part 2
In Part 1, we established that the ultimate goal of effective fat burning carbohydrate consumption is to keep blood sugar levels consistent and balanced. In doing so, insulin levels will remain under control, the fat burning metabolism will be maximized and the body's energy levels and mood will remain elevated.
- Characteristics of a Good Nutrition Program
Nutrition is what gives us the raw materials for recuperation, energy, and growth. Without a good diet, your dreams of achieving your ideal body will never be reached.
- Healthiest Foods On The Planet
In most of my Lean-Body Secrets Newsletters, I like to provide a healthy snack or meal recipe that not only is delicious, but also helps to get you closer to that hard-body appearance that everyone is looking for, while also more importantly, improving your health for life. In this article, I'd like to give you healthy food ideas in a different way. This time, I figured I'd just give you some ideas of what I stock my fridge and cabinets with.
- How Liquid Calories May Be Making You Fat
At least 7 scientific studies have provided strong evidence that energy containing beverages (i.e., “liquid calories”) do not properly activate the satiety mechanisms in the body and brain and do not satisfy the appetite as well as food in solid form.
- Ignite Your Fat Burning
When most people begin a weight loss program in order to burn body fat and get into shape, the notion of eating more often throughout the day would probably be the last thing on their minds. For the majority of individuals, the prospect of eating a greater number of daily meals in order to lose body fat would seem counter-intuitive. However, what may seem logical on the surface isn’t always the correct way to go…
- Losing Body Fat
So much focus and attention is placed on the idea of “weight loss” and “losing weight” that most typical beginners seem to lose sight of the actual concrete goal of achieving a lean, defined and healthy body…
Here's a hint...It's NOT a simple matter of "losing weight".
- Maximize Your Fat Loss
One of the biggest mistakes people make when trying to lose body fat and get into shape is failing to properly track their progress. They simply carry on with their program each week without taking any concrete measurements in the hopes that they’re on the right track. If it’s serious results that you’re after, this is an obvious and costly error.
- Potatoes Friend or Foe
I'd like to start a little discussion today about carbohydrates... and in particular, "white foods" as well as potatoes. One reason I wanted to mention this is because so many health and fitness professionals trash talk potatoes about being a bad carbohydrate choice because of the high glycemic index. Some even say such ridiculous things as "avoid any and all white carbohydrates".
- Prescription for Fat Loss
One thing that I notice in all the e-mails that I get from trainees is that people are really confused about the way to get rid of their body fat. Many factors contribute to this confusion but the main one, in my opinion, are the infomercials that appear on T.V. as well as articles written in magazines with less than up to date information. In an effort to eliminate this confusion, this month I will share the 7 rules of fat loss.
- The Low Body Fat Secret of Bodybuilders And Fitness Models
The secret to getting super lean - I’m talking about being RIPPED, not just “average body fat” - is all about mastering the art of "peaking." Most people do not have a clue about what it takes to reach the type of low body fat levels that reveal ripped six-pack abs, muscle striations, vascularity and extreme muscular definition, so they go about it completely the wrong way.
- Why Low Fat Diets Make You Fatter
As an individual who desires a lean, attractive and “fat-free” appearance, you most likely have the idea that your ultimate dietary goal is to limit your consumption of fat as much as possible. And who could blame you for thinking that? For years we’ve been told that low-fat diets are the only healthy solution and that dietary fat is somehow an evil, harmful substance that should be steered clear of at all costs. Just walk into any grocery store and you’ll be bombarded with package after package of “low fat” and “fat free” products lining the shelves.
