body fat

The weight loss diet. It’s a simple proposition: eat less and you’ll lose weight. What very few people understand, however, is how a diet works. They don’t understand exactly why you lose weight when you eat less, nor do they understand the role of exercise. Let’s say that your body burns 2,000 calories a day [...]

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If you are unclear about how or why the body stores or uses fat, this can help explain it. When the body senses an increase in fatty acids (from dietary fat) in the bloodstream that would cause an imbalance, it will signal the fat cells to open up and capture those fatty acids. That is [...]

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This is what happens when you don’t lift heavy weights and eat enough protein. You gain body fat and lose muscle! Due to my Italy trip and then getting sick, my training and eating has been……eh……not great. My workouts were less frequent and I certainly wasn’t eating enough, and I definitely wasn’t eating enough protein. [...]

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Burning Body Fat

November 30, 2009

in Fat Loss

Every exercise program under the sun claims to burn body fat, and for good reason. In terms of aesthetics, there are only two things that can occur that truly improve your appearance. One of them is gaining muscle, and the other obviously, is burning fat. Do both and you’re a winner. Does anyone actually have [...]

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