Friday, April 11, 2008

Fat burning tips to get you started!

Eating foods to burn fat

- carb science (carbs spike the fat-storage hormone INSULIN)

- Carb intake rules: no more than 30g/sitting and 100g/day max

- Body for Life (reduced carbs and shakes)

- Water: 1 gallon/day (4 liters), 30% increase in metabolism, DRINK UP.

Start Reducing workout time and burning more fat at the same time!

-Strength training w/ intensity - Yes, this means weights. If you're unsure of what to do, let me know, I'll send ya some pointers.

-minimize rest, up the resistance: Go hard, minimal breaks between sets.

-Interval cardio: peak intensity every 3rd minute - If you get ANYTHING at all from this entire message please learn this.
Working out for 45-60minutes on the treadmill is doing more harm than good. Workout for 15-20 minutes on a cardio machine. Every 3rd minute you go as hard as you can, the 2 minutes between make sure you are going at a good steady pace. This will leave you burning fat all day. Google "interval cardio" and read up.

Timing food around your workouts to feed muscle and burn fat

-Morning Routine: 1st thing in the am is the best time to work out. If this absolutely can not be done, than make sure that you keep your carb intake to a minimun 1 hour before and 1 hour after your workout. If you feed carbs before or after your workout than your body will burn them and not the spare tire around your belly for fuel.

-Afternoon: enter in fat-burn mode (Protein @ 3pm, Spark Energy @ 4:15)

Cycling your fitness and nutrition to keep your metabolism fresh and your body guessing

- Switch up your carb intake some weeks - 50g/day or 100g/day weeks

-Resetting on weekends

- Take a day of pure rest

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