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admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:44:02 +0000

Is Muscle Gain or Fat Loss The Gateway To Enhancing Body Building Vascularity?

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:42:05 +0000

Body building is a hobby that promotes a wide range of goals, and vascularity for many weight lifters ranks very high on the priority list, as those who have a prominent appearance of veins in the arms convey a message of strength and power. With this in mind, body builders attempt to unlock the key to producing a vascular appearance, wondering whether veins are a function of building significant muscle mass, or if there is a certain diet structure that must be followed for veins to become visible. Although many weight lifters aim for maximum muscle gain in an effort to enhance vascularity, this is only one of two factors in producing such a goal.A far more important factor in enhancing vein prominence is body fat percentage, which is a function of proper diet techniques. When a body builder is gaining muscle mass, often times body fat increases, and although muscles are growing at a constant pace, definition declines, and vein appearance does not improve (and often worsens), which prompts certain body builders to seek a solution (such as bogus supplements promising to enhance vein appearance), yet when fat loss is focused upon, vascularity will naturally improve. Often when pursing muscle gain, body builders consume more food than is necessary, or improperly construct their macronutrient profile, which leads to quicker and more substantial body fat gain than is necessary, and this adversely impacts both definition and vascularity. As you’ll notice, I group definition and vein appearance together, as the less body fat is present between muscle tissue and the skin, the larger and more impressive muscles will appear (definition), which will consequently allow veins to display far more prominently (since they are no longer obstructed with excess body fat).Sometimes body builders will reduce carbohydrates drastically in an effort to burn fat, but because muscle is lost using such a radical approach, vascularity does not improve to anywhere near the extent that is possible when following a proper carbohydrate, protein and fat ratio, as muscle is also part of the equation in producing both definition and vein prominence. Larger muscles require a greater amount of nutrients, which increases blood flow, and enhances vascularity, but only when body fat levels are sufficiently low (the most vital concept), which is why building muscle mass alone is not sufficient. Body builders who pursue muscle building periods alone without a properly structured body fat controlling diet plan will find that vascularity declines, as does overall muscle definition, and this works against the body building goal of having a balance of sufficient muscle mass with low body fat for ideal aesthetics.One additional factor controlling vascularity is genetics, as all body builders do not have the potential to display the same amount of vascularity, yet in most cases, genetic factors are not preventing vein appearance, but rather simply require a body builder to become more diligent in finding an effective fat loss diet plan to improve definition and bring vascularity to maximum levels. Aerobic activity is also helpful in increasing the rate of fat loss, but no amount of cardiovascular effort will bring about enhanced vascularity without a potent fat reduction diet routine, so although body builders frequently will either procrastinate regarding fat loss or never pursue a properly structured fat reduction eating strategy specifically because they fear this will lead to muscle loss, this stubborn thought process is detrimental, as low body fat, when compared with muscle gain, is equally important in developing a body building caliber physique, and if vascularity is a concern, the only method of bringing veins to the skin’s surface is to begin eating and weight training in such a way that not only is conducive towards significant muscle gain, but also brings body fat to the lowest level that genetics will allow. You’ll find that once diet is designed correctly, focusing on body fat reduction using a properly structured fat loss eating routine will allow vascularity to reach new heights, while greatly enhancing overall muscle definition, and this is when body building begins to become a truly rewarding experience! Just make sure to avoid the dreaded low carb diet philosophy, as the muscle loss and metabolism slowdown that accompanies such an eating plan will risk significant muscle loss, and in the long run makes achieving low body fat, and a high level of vascularity, quite difficult.

To Gym or not to Gym for Muscle Gain and Fat Loss?

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:41:03 +0000

Many who pursue muscle building or weight loss feel that joining a gym is a prerequisite, and so, following a rather calorie friendly December, thousands crowd the lobbies of local gyms, signing up for a 3+ year membership, believing that they’ve just taken the first step towards a bodybuilding or weight loss transformation. But if we analyze the number of people who actually continue attending the gym following their contractual commitment, we find that the excited patrons who were fueled with desire for physical fitness suddenly fail to walk through the gym’s front door as February approaches.Most assume that sloth is the natural enemy that prevents most from pursuing a pattern of consistency, and never analyze whether in fact the gym environment itself may be offering an insurmountable obstacle for many, eventually causing most to quit the pursuit of muscle building or fat loss completely.But why? How could the gym actually reduce motivation to train, when in fact the environment should be conducive towards achieving results? The answer will be found within the first few workouts, and clearly becomes one of the main reasons why most lose their fondness for gym attendance before they produce any noticeable changes.Imagine you are prepared for an intense workout, and you encounter one or more friends who decide to train at the same time as you. What will likely happen next? Will the group experience the best weight training and aerobic workout of the year, or will the next hour focus upon discussing last night’s episode of the Biggest Loser? Let’s say you visit the gym and happen not to find any acquaintances, but as you scan the territory, immediately sense that every machine you are planning to use is occupied, with a 10+ minute wait for each. Do you think this will contribute towards a productive workout session, or encourage a trip to the local fast food drive thru to try and munch the mounting frustration away? Oh, and let’s not forget the most convenient excuses to skip the gym for a day, such as weather (two feet of snow might make navigating the highway difficult), car breakdown (a flat tire always interferes with melting a spare tire!), and traffic (wouldn’t want to be late for dinner!). Some may say that these inconveniences cannot occur on a regular basis, but once momentum is ruined, and a workout is missed, the mind becomes far more accepting of another skipped session, and this attitude will eventually lead to a new habit, one which is much more enjoyable – couch warming, without the distraction of a daily gym visit.So, what is the alternative? I not only perform my bodybuilding training at home, but built over 60 pounds of muscle mass and lost 50 pounds of fat in the process, proving that neither muscle building nor fat loss requires waiting in line for machines or paying expensive bodybuilding gym dues. In fact, my bodybuilding success was achieved in my basement, with basic weight training equipment, and I was able to produce far more consistency with my workout regimen than most who must contend with the inconvenient gym environment, specifically because I am in control of my environment, and can remove distractions that interfere with my ability to train.This is not to say that achieving a bodybuilding physique or producing consistent weight loss is impossible through gym training, as many with such memberships produce excellent results, but for those who have the option to purchase some basic equipment and train at home, I believe doing so is far more convenient, offers no distractions, and is significantly less expensive over a several year period than joining a local gym. Achieving success in muscle building or fat loss is in great part due to mental focus, a factor which suffers greatly when subjected to an unpredictable set of circumstances, and this is why I have always opted for training at home, and produced very impressive muscle building and fat loss results specifically because I have always been able to proceed with my workouts in a methodical, controlled fashion.Don’t frown upon training at home until you’ve experienced the frustrations of attending a gym, and do yourself a favor; if you join a local gym facility, make sure not to sign a long term deal until you have consistently trained for three months and have proven to yourself that the distractions and obstacles will not interfere with remaining faithful to your routine.

Cardio Training for Fat Loss – Should I Do it Before or After My Weight Training for Best Results?

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:44:42 +0000

1. When you do weight training first, you have more energy and strength for that weight training.

I know cardio junkies won’t want to hear this, but intense, QUALITY weight training is actually MORE effective for fat loss than cardio training. Why the emphasis on quality? Well, if you go to the gym and just flail around with light weights for 30 minutes, it’s not really going to be very effective for fat loss.

However, if you really put some effort into it and train hard, the metabolic boost you get from weight training (in terms of not only calories burned while doing it but the increase in metabolism after AND the increase in muscle mass you get from weight training) is greater than the boost you get from cardio training. And, when compared to slow, long-duration cardio training, that boost is MUCH greater.

So by performing your weight training FIRST, while you’re fresh, you’re going to have more energy to put into it and you’re going to be stronger. This will increase metabolic and muscle mass stimulation and therefore overall fat loss. It’s a win-win situation!

That’s not to say you can’t do a couple of minutes of cardio as a general warm-up before starting into the weights…just don’t do an entire cardio session before weight training. Always keep in mind that the weight training is the REAL engine behind your fat loss efforts.

And if THAT isn’t enough to convince you to do cardio after weights, I’ve got another reason for you…

2. Performing weight training first decreases available blood sugar and puts the body in “fat burning” mode.

When you train with weights, you’re performing short, intense muscle contractions. Glucose (blood sugar) is the preferred fuel for driving these intense contractions. As you go through your workout, your body gradually uses up its readily-available supply of sugars and starts mobilizing fat for energy.

Here’s the key…mobilizing bodyfat for energy is a process that takes time. If you do your cardio first, your body will be initially working on that blood sugar before getting started on the bodyfat. By the time you’re done with cardio and move to weights, THAT is when you’re in the optimal fat-burning mode.

But the problem is, fat is NOT an efficient fuel for weight training. By doing cardio first, you use up all the “good” stuff for weight training and force your body to make do with a less powerful fuel source. Your weight training workouts will decrease in quality and your cardio efforts won’t be as effective for achieving fat-burning, which is your primary goal!

So basically, you’re shooting yourself in the foot TWICE!

Think of your body as a hybrid gas-electric car. This car uses gas to provide more power for acceleration and electricity to provide long-term power for maintaining speed.

Now think of blood sugar as gas and weight training as powerful acceleration. When you press the pedal (performing weight training), you’re going to get much better acceleration when you’re using the proper fuel (i.e. gas).

If you try and power the acceleration with electricity, you’ll go forward but not nearly as quickly as if you were using gas.

The bottom line is this…perform your weight training first so you use up the “fast” energy first. Then, by the time you hit the cardio, you’re ALREADY in fat-burning mode and every single second you’re doing that cardio is going to be burning more fat than if you did it first.

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These two reasons apply no matter if you’re doing slower, long-duration cardio or high-intensity interval training (which I recommend). The key thing to keep in mind is that WEIGHT TRAINING is what’s going to help you change your body FAST…cardio is a useful tool for improving your results but it’s NOT what drives your fat-loss results.

And that being said, if you absolutely feel you MUST do your cardio first, I’m NOT going to tell you it’s the worst thing in the world…the fact that you’re doing SOMETHING trumps doing nothing ANY day of the week!

But if you’re looking for maximum impact for the time and effort you’re putting your training, DEFINITELY hit the weights first and cardio after.

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Is Calorie-counting Truly Necessary for Fat Loss?

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:50:26 +0000

And without further ado, the answer is yes…and no!

Allow me to explain…

Calorie-counting is one of those things that you either love or hate. You either feel like you HAVE to do it in order to get results or you feel like there’s NO WAY you’ll ever be caught dead doing it. It’s rare you find somebody who sits on the middle ground in this one.

As most people know, in order to lose fat, you’ve got to have a caloric deficit, taking in fewer calories than you burn on a daily basis. No surprises there.

Now here’s the thing…in order to consistently achieve that caloric deficit and lose fat, you must be AWARE of your calorie intake.

I believe the REAL question we should be asking here should not be “Is calorie-COUNTING necessary?” but “Is calorie-AWARENESS necessary?”

So if, in order to be aware of how many calories you’re taking in, you need to specifically COUNT them (by weighing food and referencing food charts), then THAT will be what you have to do to get results.

And that is totally fine!

But if you’ve already GOT a good awareness of how many calories you’re eating in a day and you know what you need to eat (or not eat) in order to achieve that caloric deficit, then calorie counting is NOT necessary for you.

The key here, again, is awareness.

You see, the big problem with not counting calories arises when a person THINKS they’re aware of their caloric intake but they really are NOT.

It’s a fact that most people dramatically under-report their caloric intake when they are asked to estimate how much they eat in a day. When they keep a food diary and have to write down every little thing that goes in their mouth, in some cases their TRUE caloric intake nearly DOUBLES.

So even if you don’t want to count calories, it may be time for a quick compromise. It’s a temporary calorie count/reality check!

If you’re not losing fat right now and you feel like you’re not really eating much, here’s something you can try in order to test your “caloric awareness”:

First, write down how many calories you THINK you’re eating every day.

Now for the next full week, write down everything you eat. And I do mean EVERYTHING. Every little taste and every little snack. EVERYTHING. Just write down foods and portion sizes – don’t try and look up how many calories each thing has and don’t suddenly change your diet because you want to make yourself look good – just keep doing what you’ve been doing.

At the end of the week, go to a food chart and research everything you ate. Add it up and divide by 7. This will give you your average daily caloric intake.

If you’re within a few hundred calories of your original estimation, congratulations! You’ve got good “calorie awareness!”

But if you’re off by a significant margin, this will give you some VERY useful feedback on what you need to do to get fat loss rolling again.

So there’s a vote FOR calorie counting…let’s look at the other side of the coin.

And I’ll be blunt here…calorie counting, no matter how careful you are, is simply NOT all that accurate.

Think of it this way…no two pieces of food are alike. When you buy a steak at the grocery store, they don’t charge you per steak, they charge by the pound. And even when they charge by the pound, two steaks of the same cut can have DRAMATICALLY different composition – one could be lean and one could be fatty!

But if you look at a calorie chart, you’ll see “3 oz sirloin steak – 100 calories”…or something to that effect.

So even if you weigh and chart every single piece of food you put in your mouth, you’re STILL going to be off by a fair margin. That’s just a fact.

And while how MUCH you eat has an impact on fat loss, WHEN you eat it and what foods you eat together makes a HUGE impact on your results. “Calories are calories” is true only up to a point.

For example, if you eat a big meal after a workout, most of that will get used for recovery purposes. But if you eat that same big meal late at night, nowhere near a workout, a good portion of that will just be stored as fat.

Another example is eating sugary carbs with fatty foods – the insulin response you get from sugary foods will jam that fat right into your fat cells with very little trouble!

So now that you have absolutely no idea WHAT the heck to do now, here’s my step-by-step solution…

1. If you like to count calories and it gets you results…keep it up!

2. If you like to count calories but you’re NOT getting results, either eat less or make sure you’re writing down EVERYTHING you’re eating AND are being as accurate as possible with your charting.

3. If you DON’T like to count calories and you ARE getting results…keep it up! Calorie counting is NOT necessary if you’re aware of how many you’re taking in AND you’re getting results.

4. If you DON’T like to count calories and you’re NOT getting results, it’s time to take one week to count your calories and improve your caloric awareness. It’s only a week and it’ll give you a MUCH better idea of what you’re actually taking in. This will pay off BIG in the long run because once you get a feel for your TRUE intake, you can very easily keep yourself honest and ADJUST on the fly.

To my mind, the bottom line is results. If you’re NOT losing fat, then you’re not getting the results you want…simple as that. Your approach should be focused on doing what you need to do to get those results.

Developing your caloric awareness is the key to long-term success with fat loss. And if you have to count calories to do it, then that’s what you’ve gotta do!

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Do Bodybuilding Genetics Limit Muscle Gain and Fat Loss?

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:10:49 +0000

Unrealistic expectations have proven to be the downfall of many who pursue muscle building or fat loss, as bodybuilding far too often becomes a pursuit of transforming into someone else, as opposed to maximizing the individual genetic potential that each of us has been granted. We may frequently see individuals on the Internet, TV or in magazines who have the bodybuilding physique we aspire towards, so we somehow feel that by weight training and eating a certain way, we can develop an identical appearance, when in fact our physical makeup is unique and specific to each of us, meaning that results others produce do not in any way indicate we are capable of the same, or conversely, we may even be able to greatly exceed the bodybuilding success of those we admire. Yet there is no way of knowing our own individual potential without first following an effective diet and weight training routine to determine how our body responds.The unfortunate downside of basing our own level of bodybuilding satisfaction upon achieving the physique of another is that, although we may produce muscle building or fat loss progress that impresses nearly every person we meet, in our own mind, we remain inferior, since our standard is not based upon how much we’ve achieved, but rather whether we’ve become the person we choose to emulate, and therefore, regardless of how our progress appears to others, we continually seek for the impossible dream, and eventually either quit bodybuilding altogether, or decide to experiment with dangerous drugs or bodybuilding supplements instead of modifying our expectations to match our own potential.Genetics offer us a barrier which we all must obey, no different from one who wishes to become a basketball superstar but lacks sufficient height, yet, in bodybuilding, very few ever achieve their own genetic potential, not necessarily due to lack of effort, but rather resulting from diet and weight training errors which plague muscle building or fat loss efforts. Certainly, if one were training and eating perfectly, genetics will then eventually limit future gains, and will also impact the overall speed of results, but most who feel genetics is curtailing any positive change actually are eating and weight training without any sense of direction, which is the true culprit behind disappointing progress.Muscle building or fat loss is as unique as our personalities, and we should never try to emulate or become another in our pursuit of physical fitness, rather forging our own road by maximizing the individual bodybuilding potential each of us has, and doing so through an effective bodybuilding diet and weight training routine. When we begin to view bodybuilding as an experiment in personal achievement, we then begin to finally relish in the improvements we make, as opposed to feeling constantly deprived by focusing on the achievements of another.

No-rest Lactic Acid Supersetting – Supercharge Your Metabolism for Fat Loss!

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:22:06 +0000

To really fire up your fat-burning furnace, you need a workout that addresses not only calories burned DURING the workout itself, but also calories burned AFTER the workout. But it doesn’t end there…to REALLY maximize your results, you need to also address your body’s HORMONAL response to training.

When you put all these factors together, you can SERIOUSLY increase the fat-burning drive you generate with each and every workout.

Let’s look at the factors one at a time:

1. Calories burned DURING the workout

Every time you exercise, you burn calories. Makes sense! The amount of calories you burn depends on the specific exercise you’re doing, how intense it is and how long you do it for. I won’t spend much time on this one as pretty much everybody knows instinctively that the harder and longer you work, the more calories you burn.

2. Calories burned AFTER the workout

Here’s where it gets interesting…the more intense the exercise you perform, the more your overall metabolism is boosted and the more calories your body will burn AFTER the workout as it strives to recover from the training.

The practical result is this…if you do long, slow cardio training for your fat loss, you will burn calories during the workout, but your metabolism will go back to its normal rate very soon after. If you increase the pace (e.g. through interval training), you create a MUCH greater demand on your body and your metabolism is jacked up long after your workout is done – this can be for up to 24 hours after!

When it comes to fat loss, intensity is the key, not your resistance to boredom during repetitive movement.

3. Your HORMONAL response to training

Here’s the one most people don’t know about. When you exercise, whether it be for fat loss or any other purpose, your body secretes hormones in response to the training. The big one that we want to key in on for fat loss is Growth Hormone.

Without delving too much into the science of Growth Hormone (GH for short), it’s enough to know that one of the primary functions of GH is to send a signal to your body to burn fat for fuel (it’s also involved in many other functions, including muscle building, immune system function and connective tissue repair).

So how do we maximize the release of natural GH in the body from training? Lactic Acid.

Lactic Acid is one of the key “ingredients” that we want the body to produce in order to maximize the release of GH. When the body detects large amounts of Lactic Acid in the blood stream (it determines this by tracking the acidity of your blood), GH is secreted in response.

In a nutshell, the greater the burn, the greater the GH release.

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So how do we maximize ALL THREE aspects of fat loss that I mentioned above? We will do it through a training technique I call “No-Rest Lactic Acid Supersetting.”

We are going to combine several techniques that are extremely effective for maximizing the production of Lactic Acid in the body. I’ll tell you up front, this training WON’T be easy (if you find it easy, you’re not working hard enough!) but it’s VERY effective.

The first part of the equation is high-rep training. There is NO doubt that high reps will produce Lactic Acid. The bonus with high-rep training is that it also helps improve the capillirization of the muscles. In English, this means it helps improve the blood supply to the muscles by increasing the amount of tiny blood vessels (capillaries) in the muscles. One of the reaons muscles don’t grow? Poor blood supply. So high-reps can not only produce Lactic Acid, they can even improve the growth potential of a muscle!

The next part of the equation is Supersetting. Supersets involve moving from one exercise directly into another exercise, with no rest inbetween the two exercises. This is a great way to increase the burn from Lactic Acid. The specific type of Supersets we’ll be using with this training technique are “Antagonistic Supersets.” This means we’ll be working two opposing bodyparts at a time, e.g. back and chest or biceps and triceps.

The final part of the equation is that we’re not only NOT going to take any rest between the two Superset exercises, we’re actually not going to take ANY REST AT ALL (except when we move to a different Superset combination).

The body clears out Lactic Acid when it gets a chance to rest. By removing complete rest from the equation, we’re going to dramatically ramp up the production of Lactic Acid in your body and, as a result, ideally dramatically ramp up the production of Growth Hormone in response.

All this, in turn, will lead to increased fat loss by increasing Growth Hormone and burning LOTS of calories during the workout AND after the workout, because of the high intensity level.

A quick note about Growth Hormone: there are plenty of websites and magazines that will try to sell you HGH pills to increase your GH levels. While some nutritional supplements can be moderately effective at boosting GH levels (glutamine is one), the vast majority of these HGH ads are scams and should be avoided. Your body, with proper training, can produce ample amounts on its own.

How To Do It:

I will use chest and back as the example bodyparts for this training program. We will be switching between dumbell presses on the ball and standing dumbell rows (using two dumbells in bent-over row position). I find this to be a good combination because you can use the same dumbells for both exercises and perform them in the very same spot.

The key with this training technique is speed, not only during the sets but switching between exercises. At the end of the article, I’ll include a link to a demonstration video of this technique in action.

First, select a pair of dumbells that you know you can get at least 20 reps with on the dumbell press. For this technique, 20 reps is going to be the MINIMUM number of reps we want to hit on the first set of dumbell presses.

Get into position on the ball and begin pressing the dumbells. Keep a fairly quick tempo on the presses using a powerful movement, not worrying about squeezing the muscles or getting any slow negatives (the lowering phase of the movement). It should be a fast, powerful movement to get as many reps as you can.

Big note here…DO NOT sacrifice form for speed. If you’re flailing the dumbells around, you’re going to hurt yourself. While the movement is fast, it should be UNDER CONTROL at all times.

Do as many reps as you can until the Lactic Acid burn forces you to stop. The last reps will see you moving a LOT slower than you started but keep going until the burn stops you.

Now set the dumbells down and IMMEDIATELY get into position for the two dumbell rows. The two dumbell row is performed exactly like a bent-over barbell but using two dumbells instead (the link will also include demo pictures on how to perform both of these exercises).

Begin rowing with the same quick tempo. Be VERY careful that you’re not bobbing up and down excessively as you do this exercise. It’s fine to have a little movement – it’s natural as the weight comes up and down. But you should do your best to keep your lower back arched, your abs tight and your torso as still as possible.

Again, perform as many reps as you can until the burn stops you and you have to set the weights down.

Now IMMEDIATELY put all thoughts of rest aside! Grab those dumbells, get back on the ball and starting cranking out more dumbell presses!

Your reps will most likely drop fairly significantly on this second round through due to muscle fatigue and Lactic Acid accumulation. Get as many reps as you can, though. Personally, I may start my first set with 30 to 40 reps and get 8 to 10 on the second set.

Finish the pressing reps then go right back to the dumbell rows for as many reps as you can. Keep going back and forth between exercises until you’ve done the prescribed number of sets for each bodypart (see below for recommendations).

Be sure to push yourself on those sets! Make sure you stop because of the Lactic Acid burn and not because you’ve counted enough reps and you’ve lost track.

As for number of sets, here are my recommendations…

If you’re going to do your entire body in one workout use the following set guidelines:

Back and chest – 6 sets each Quadriceps and Hamstrings – 6 sets each Shoulders and Calves – 3 sets each Biceps and Triceps – 3 sets each

The reason shoulders and calves are paired together is that neither muscle group really has an antagonist to it.

If you’re going to split up your workouts, I would suggest picking two of the combinations (whichever combos you like to do together) and use the following set guidelines:

Back and chest – 8 sets each Quadriceps and Hamstrings – 10 sets each Shoulders and Calves – 5 sets each Biceps and Triceps – 5 sets each

This means if you want to do back, chest, biceps, triceps, do 8 sets each of back and chest then 5 sets each of biceps and triceps.

Take 1 minute rest in between bodypart combinations or judge it by the time it takes for you to set up the next two exercises.

Perform this training program three times a week, e.g. Monday, Wednesday, Friday if you’re doing total body workouts. If you’re splitting your body up, do Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

Follow this training technique for 3 weeks and then check the mirror!

A small note about Growth Hormone:

DO NOT eat anything before training when you’re doing this program. It’s best to perform this training on an empty stomach. The reason for this is that GH secretion is reduced by both elevated blood sugar levels and/or elevated insulin levels in the body. When you eat something (specifically carbohydrates), your blood sugar will rise and insulin will be secreted as a result. Insulin is a storage hormone and works directly against GH.

AFTER training, it’s a whole different ballgame. You CAN take in carbs and it won’t affect the post-workout fat-burning process. Because of the tremendous demands on the recovery systems from a hard workout, your body will continue to use stored fat to fuel the recovery process even when you take in carbs.

So be sure to take in some good post-workout nutrition in the form of liquid protein and carbs. It’ll help speed recovery and keep your body from eating up its own muscle tissue.

Conclusion:

If you’re looking for a shock to your body to kick-start your fat loss, give this program a try. It’ll place tremendous demands on your body and put your fat loss into high gear!

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