Posts Tagged ‘weight-loss’
February 1, 2010 | 
Author Breakfast and dinner are, in my book, tied for second place as the most crucial meals of the day. The first, of course, is the post-workout meal, which sets the stage for muscle recovery and growth. Breakfast and dinner are a close second because they can make or break a diet. So, let’s compare the two meals and find out what you should be doing to maximize your ability to burn fat and build & protect muscle mass.
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Cutting fat is a common goal no matter what time of year it is, but as a new years resolution, it probably can’t be topped. Many people would just assume hit the treadmill a little harder, but that isn’t the best way to go about it.
Sure, burning more calories will help, especially if you’re inactive, but modern training techniques are way beyond that, and I wouldn’t waste your time with sustained cardio and a recommendation of more salads (though salads have their place).
What You Really Should Be Doing
Metabolic circuit/complex training. Ever heard of it? Unless you’re a pretty advanced and knowledgeable trainee, then probably not. Yet, it’s far and away the best method to burn fat, add muscle definition, and increase conditioning all at once. Sounds great, right? Well, there’s a catch…
It can and will bring you to your knees. Sorry, but all good things in this world take sacrifice. If you’re willing to really work hard and actually want to meet your goals, training this way will be the best decision you’ve ever made. Stay tuned because I’ll be posting more about this type of training complete with sample videos.
What You Really Should Be Eating
More veggies, more protein, less processed foods, and fish oil! If that sounds simple, it’s because it kinda is. When you eat lean protein and veggies at each meal, your body will start reshaping itself almost immediately. There are lots of complex reasons to eat veggies, omega-3s, and lean protein in each meal, all the while omitting the processed crap, but don’t worry about it – just do it.
Processed food is garbage, even when tightly sealed in the “healthy” veneer of a Weight-Watchers or Kashi package.
Want a highly nutritious, effective and thoughtless nutrition plan?
Buy and prepare only one-ingredient foods that come directly from the earth to your shopping cart – produce, meat, nuts, whole grains. (Sweet potato is the only ingredient in a sweet potato) Read the rest of this entry »
To supplement is to make stronger, or reinforce, by addition.
I think the modern athlete, bodybuilder and dieter forget this. Often supplements are misused as “replacements.” These come in the form of shakes to replace whole meals, powdered “superfoods” and “greens” to replace vegetables, multivitamins to replace vitamins and minerals, etc., etc.
The supplement industry is founded on nutritionism, which is the reduction of the value of food to its nutrient parts. Michael Pollan, in his book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto