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Fat loss & Diet Articles
Carbohydrates And Carb Cycling For Fat Loss When dieting for a bodybuilding contest, I use an arsenal of weapons to lose
unsightly excess body fat. One of the dietary procedures I institute, is to cycle my carbs. Carbohydrates are used as energy by the body, they fuel our
workouts, as well as providing ample fuel to be used throughout the course of the day
Carbohydrates Facts "All carbs make you fat!" That’s the slander. I’m sure you’ve also heard
"There’s no such thing as an essential carbohydrate." More half-truths and according to many – myself included – such statements are akin to dietary treason. Make no mistake, the anti-carb crusade remains in full swing and I’m here to re-assure you that carbohydrates are indeed essential in both building
mass and losing body fat. Let’s take a closer look at the evidence and clarify what you really need to know about carbohydrates
Lean Eating - Part I With summer fast approaching, "beach-think" has set in and the current most-popular question is, "Oh wise and mighty JB who knoweth and loveth the alimentary arts while abhorring all that is adipose, how might I battle my corpulence?" Okay, okay, it's more like, "Hey jackass, how do I get rid of my gut?" but a guy can dream of eloquent questions from glib readers, can't he?
Lean Eating - Part II A Carbohydrate Is
Not A Carbohydrate
In this section, I'd like to demonstrate that not all carbohydrates were created
equal. Specifically, I'll briefly discuss:
1. The insulin index vs. the glycemic index
2. The superiority of low-GI and II diets
3. The difference between liquid carbohydrates
Ephedrine Science Ephedrine is one of the most effective and controversial substances used for
weight loss. It is a potent fat loss agent and CNS stimulant (especially when
combined with caffeine) and also effective in the treatment of asthma. However,
there are also many reports of adverse events that are possibly associated with
ephedrine use that have prompted many people to call for further regulation of
the compound.
TOP PROTEIN PICKS Flip through this magazine and you’ll see plenty of advertisements for protein
powders. Bodybuilding novices may dismiss these as they jump from article to
article. Experienced bodybuilders, however, know better.
Bulking for dummies
There are many reasons that bulking diets fail but here are a few of the most
common reasons:
1) Calories are not high enough and putting on muscle mass fails
2) Calories are too high and macros percentages are not in check. This in turn
leads to putting on sloppy weight (fat) as well as muscle.
3) You are BULKING, not CHEATING. Cheat days will be factored in, but your food
choices should still be healthy. All diets, whether cutting or bulking, need to
be monitored. This means that watching your insulin spikes and TYPE of carb
intake is still important.
4) You are what you eat. It’s just that simple. To simplify, you eat crap and
you will look like crap.
Dieting and getting ready for Competition Competition dieting is rather an individual matter as far as success goes.
Generally, if one is in a calorie deficit, while maintaining a very high protein
content and taking anabolics, that person will lose minimal muscle if any at all
while losing a great deal of bodyfat.
Add to that combo fat burning aids, and
one can achieve stage shape very quickly.
Below is a standard formula
that I used successfully on many people. It is designed to make one in
competition shape in extreme time. The biggest change so far has been one person
that went from 21% to 4% bodyfat in the 9 weeks of the preparation
More reasons to use Whey Lactoferrin: The Bioactive Peptide that Fights Disease
As regular
readers of the Life Extension magazine are aware, whey protein appears to
function as a natural food against cancer, HIV, overtraining syndrome in
athletes and a host of pathologies. In particular, whey's effects on glutathione
levels and
All About Diuretics Diuretics are
used to treat the buildup of excess fluid in the body that occurs with some
medical conditions such as congestive heart failure, liver disease, and kidney
disease. Some diuretics are also prescribed to treat high blood pressure. These
drugs act on the kidneys to increase urine output. This reduces the amount of
fluid in the bloodstream, which in turn lowers blood pressure.
Chemically Assisted Fat loss
In the quest to get ones body to a physical zenith, two factors must be
considered. The first is maintaining as much lean body mass (LBM) as possible
while trying to drop to single digit body fat levels. To accomplish this the
bodybuilder will drop his calories to low levels while at the same time
employing adequate amounts of aerobics.
Anabolic Aerobics - Part 1
Over the years, there are certain laws and rules of bodybuilding that have
accumulated over the years. And they have amassed an un-written bible of
bodybuilding. Bulking 3:16 says, "Lift big, Eat big, and Get big". Certain
things like, eat more and grow; if you want to gain muscle, you are going to
have to gain some fat; and of course, never do cardio. Well, things change. We
get smarter and consequently we get bigger
Anabolic Aerobics - Part II
The first is cortisol. Cortisol is a hormone secreted in response to stress (in
our case exercise). Cortisol's main objective is to liberate energy from tissues
for use during these periods of stress . It doesn't have a preference on what
tissue it gets it from, but it does seem to favor muscle tissue rather heavily .
The amount of cortisol released is directly related to the intensity or degree
of the stress. It seems that after about 20 minutes of high intensity work,
cortisol levels shoot through the roof. With that said, for high intensity
(85-90% VO2 max) cardio to have the most benefit in its muscle building/fat
burning properties, sessions should be kept under 20 min.
Hardcore Bulking Part I - Diet
Off-season; a bodybuilder’s favorite time of year and the favorite words
whispered after a recent contest. So the time is here, what are you going to do
about it? First step is to determine what you want to do and set some goals. You
cannot achieve anything without a plan. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. So
let’s set some clear cut goals. You are going to need all the tools at your
disposal before you begin. You are going to work on written goals, nutrition,
training, and finally the hardcore cycle.
Hardcore Bulking Part II – Training
In the first article of the series we attacked hardcore dieting and how to gain
maximum mass without maximum fat gains. There are two more pieces to this
puzzle, training and cycles. This article is going to focus on the aspects of
hardcore training, the type of training that goes along with all those calories
you have been eating. Off-season is the time we hit the heavy weights, a return
to the basics, meaning no cable-curls, no chrome weights, and no listening to
Backstreet Boys while training
Hardcore Bulking Part III – Cycles
Off season cycling is very simple, in fact this is going to be a very short
conclusion to my series…take test, lots of it and grow. Done. Well, alright
there is more to it than that, but that really is the gist of it. Steroids are
passé, old news, something I rarely write about anymore simply because they are
a means to an end, nothing new to be written, and nothing exciting about them.
My attention and focus lately is on the plethora of peptides on the market, at
least there is real science to still be explored in there. Anyway, I digress,
back to this article
6 Bodybuilding Fat Loss Diet Tips
Many people are surprised when they find out how small changes in their diet can
lead to big results in fat loss... I know I was, but I learned it was true! I
have listed a few common things in the diet that can be manipulated, added, or
dropped, to attain desired results.
1. Eat less simple sugars. This was the biggest result getter for me. One easy
way to do this is to drop sodas. They have a lot of empty calories up to
120...although diet sodas aren't necessarily healthy, they are minus sugar. I
haven't been a soda drinker myself for about 4 years...but this isn't where I
dropped sugar. I used to subscribe to the idea that products labeled as "fat
free" and "low fat" were the way to go. What I didn't know was that those same
products often times had added simple sugars. Many items labeled "lite" usually
have less sugars. Don't be afraid to learn how to read nutritional information
on the labels. Once I dropped extra sugar in my diet, I dropped about 6 pounds,
with no extra cardio at all...just the sugar alone. It happened gradually, but
has stayed off permanently.
6 Bodybuilding Fat Loss Diet Tips
R-Alpha Lipoic Acid (R-ALA for short).
T3 and the Modern Athlete
Chemically Assisted Fatloss
A Review of Fat Loss Aids
metabolic Diet
7 days to ultimate leanness
Calorie Calculator
Everything about Ketosis
5 ways of burning fat
BODY FAT: HARD FACTS ABOUT SOFT TISSUE
Losing BodyFat
Anabolic Catabolic Diet
Baseline diet
Baseline diet part 2
Carbing up on a keto diet
Fitness Results Food List
Adding Eggs to your Diet
Carbohydrate Timing
How to measure Liquidthy - T3
Eat Well. Stay Lean. Feel Great.
Ketotifen
CLENBUTEROL By Andy13
CLENBUTEROL FAQ 1.0 by Nick Bockwinkle
T-3 by BigAndy69 Part 1 and 2
Contest Prep by Skip
Hidden Carbohydrates
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