The idea of maintaining a lean body isn’t to be perfect every single day of the year and have your ideal bodyfat % every single day. It’s really about having smaller swings in weight and bodyfat. Instead of going up and down 30-40lbs (or more) the idea is to pull that range down to maybe.. Read more →
Restricting specific foods and food categories makes it become very easy to cross your diet boundary and thus massively overeat. The tighter your diet boundaries are, the worse the binge will be once you cross that boundary. You need to get rid of the good food vs bad food mindset, the carbs are ‘bad’ way.. Read more →
Posted on a very popular fitness page: “Focus on lifting over cardio. Lifting at an intense high tempo burns way more calories than cardio. Adding lean muscle increases your BMR. Just adding 5 pounds of muscle will increase the amount of calories you burn each day by over 300!!” What’s wrong here? The author is.. Read more →
Remember, fat loss should not be about “as fast as you can”. It SHOULD be about sustainable and maintainable. It doesn’t matter if you get into your desired shape fast if one, the methodology used to get there is not sustainable and two, it results in negative metabolic adaptations that make those results unmaintainable.
“If you are the kind of person that retains water on a regular basis, your fat loss may be slower (or at least seem slower). Water retention can mask results, so be patient. This tends to be a big problem for females. It can take a while for the body to flush the excess water.. Read more →
Here’s one BIG tip for metabolic health. YOU CAN’T ALWAYS BE DIETING! You NEED to have extended periods of time, and I mean extended, throughout the year where you’re NOT dieting, NOT eating in a big caloric deficit, NOT doing a lot of cardio; phases where you relax, eat more, eat well yes, but more… Read more →