For some people, packing on muscle and size or just toning up can be a hard slow slog. However, by following my guidelines below, along with your chosen training routine - you will be well on your way to achieving excellent gains in muscle, size and strength fast. Read more »
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The theory of negative calories is not a new one. Some very fibrous vegetables, like celery and lettuce, are very low calorie and it is claimed by some that the energy cost of actually chewing, digesting and then absorbing these foods, is higher than the actual amount of energy they provide. So, following this theory, the net result would actually be negative calories thus helping to lose weight. Read more »
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Mostly people in the world have no idea how much of water they should drink in a day. So they live from day to day in a dehydrated state. They don’t drink enough water. Next to air, water is the element most necessary for survival. Proper water intake is a key to weight loss. By not drinking enough water, many people incur excess body fat, poor muscle tone and size, decreased digestive efficiency and organ function, increased toxicity in the body, joint and muscle soreness and water retention. Read more »
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By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
Most fitness conscious people have heard that there are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat, so if you create a deficit of 3500 calories in a week, you lose a pound of weight. If you create a deficit of 7000 calories in a week, you lose two pounds, and so on. Right? Well, not so fast… Read more »
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Alcohol is a potent antidepressant which affects the central nervous system. Drink it in moderation and you feel euphoric, little bit of lethargy and possibly confusion. As you continue you will spiral into stupor a coma and with excessiveness, death. You choose the state of mind you want to be in and let’s all hope it does not end up in the A & E. Of course not everyone is capable of making sound decisions after a few let alone abstain after your quota.
Alcohol is metabolized extremely quickly by the body. Unlike foods, which require time for digestion, alcohol needs no digestion and is quickly absorbed. Alcohol gets “VIP” treatment in the body – absorbing and metabolizing before most other nutrients. About 20 percent is absorbed directly across the walls of an empty stomach and can reach the brain within one minute. Read more »
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It is important to understand the difference between weight loss and fat loss. Weight loss typically involves the loss of fat, water and muscle. A dieter can lose weight without losing much fat. Read more »
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Many people find themselves battling their weight over and over again. Some try diet after diet, only to have the weight come back, and in some cases they become heavier than ever before. Read more »
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First of all, let’s start by talking about how exactly that thing that we dread, fat, enters our bodies. The process goes as follows; we put the food in our mouths, from there it makes its way down to our stomachs, and from our stomachs it goes into our intestines. It is in the intestines that some action finally starts taking place. It is here that the pancreas is given the signal to go ahead and release certain enzymes that attack the fat molecules, and break them down into what we call glycerol and fatty acids. Read more »
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Several years ago, certain individuals in the fitness industry seized upon the fact that low to moderate intensity exercise is fuelled predominantly by fat, and that an optimum fat burning rate had previously been identified at 65% V02 max. Since that time further research has shed a little light on the claims.
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