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Working Out And Good Nutrition: More Than A Weight Loss Battle
When I started my journey (2003) the only thing on my mind was the desire to lose weight. With time, I learned to STOP obsessing about the number on the scale. There are multiple ways to track your progress: body measurements, loving what you see in the mirror, you need smaller clothing, you can r...
Can Women Lose Weight Without Exercise?
At My Garage Gym I occasionally get these types of question: “Do I need to do all this exercise to lose weight?” and “I am exercising my butt off, why don’t I lose weight?” In layman’s terms, the answers are: No you don’t have to exercise to lose weight. ...and: You are doing all that exercise and...
Fat Loss: Why The Scale Isn’t the Best Measure of Progress
You’re working hard on your diet and hitting the gym regularly. You’re excited about the results you’re about to receive. But when it comes to actually tracking those results, what do you do? If you’re like many, the first thing you do is step on the scale. While there’s nothing wrong with using the...
Why Cardio Doesn't Work For Some People: A NEAT Explanation
I get a question which comes up with alarming frequency: “Why isn’t my cardio working?” Despite not only doing regular cardio for weeks, but actually increasing the duration of her workouts, one member still saw no added fat loss and started wondering what she was doing wrong… or what was wrong with...
What You Should Know About Fasted Cardio
Cardiovascular exercise should be a part of everyone’s fitness regimen, regardless of what their goals are. Many people associate cardio with fat loss alone, but the benefits go far beyond that. In addition to the cardiovascular system benefits, your respiratory system can be enhanced as well. As w...
What Happens to Fat When You Lose Weight?
We all know that adhering to a caloric deficit will result in weight loss. “Eat less, move more,” and your weight will eventually drop. But have you ever wondered what actually happens to fat when you lose weight? Many people think fat leaves the body as energy or heat, while others think it turns t...
What Happens When Fat Is Burned?
Earlier this week someone in our discussion forum wrote, "I haven't "LOST" any fat... I know EXACTLY where it went! I got a chuckle out of that because I "got" the joke, but truth is, most people really don't know how fat cells work, how the fat burning process takes place or where the fat goes when...
Common Weight Loss Myths Busted!
Every regime has its supply of useless folk lore and half-truths that get passed on down the line from person to person. But I'd put weight loss up against any of them for what has to be the most time wasting and even the most dangerous myths out there. There is a ton of free advice seen in the medi...
Fat Loss Guide: Understanding Fat Metabolism & Macronutrients
Fat loss has become important for all of us; whether we’re losing weight for our health, the beach, or a contest, we follow all kinds of diets and workout routines in an attempt to lose fat. Yet when people tell us what to eat, what workouts burn fat, etc; we fail to understand how fat metabolism wo...
Top 10 Fat Burning Foods
Anytime the topic of discussion in my blogs, articles or newsletters has turned to my own personal grocery shopping list, there has always been a spike in interest. It seems that many people are not only curious about what foods a natural bodybuilder eats to maintain single digit body fat, but they...
Tips For Burning The Fat!
If you're an experienced bodybuilder you'll know that building muscle works in 2 basic cycles. First we have the growth cycle. While you're on the growth cycle your goal is to put on as much poundage as possible! This means eating loads of good calories like protein and complex carbohydrates. You sh...
The Truth About Counting Food Calories
Do calories matter or do you simply need to eat certain foods and that will guarantee you'll lose weight? Should you count calories or can you just count portions? Is it necessary to keep a food diary? Is it unrealistic to count calories for the rest of your life or is that just part of the price yo...
The Sadness of Dieting Deprivation
Well the dieting season is upon us again. Now is the time that people who go onto diets automatically think; starvation, cut-down, eat lettuce, bored taste buds, joyless eating, eat more lettuce. Boring diets, deprivation diets, "faddy" diets, food group eliminating diets, most commercial diets send...
The Hormone That Keeps Us Fat!
Ever wondered why when going on diet to cut body fat that you get to a certain level of body fat percentage and then no matter what you do the body just won’t allow you to lose that extra bit of fat. This may be down to a phenomenon that has been identified called the Set Point. Set point, quite sim...
Don't Get Fat This Holiday Season! Here's 25 Holiday Nutrition & Exercise Tips
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, anyone following a fat loss diet is going to have their willpower tested. Between office celebrations, family gatherings, and days where the sun barely seems to come out, it’s far too easy to stay in inside and disregard your fitness regimen and diet. The ti...
Sweating Yourself Slim: The Truth About Perspiration And Fat Loss
Ahh, good ol’ perspiration, is there anything more indicative of a hard workout than a puddle of sweat under your toes? Well, actually yes, there is, so you can stop trying to impress people by leaving your salty excretions all over the gym. Sweating (more properly called “perspiration”) is your bod...
Supplements That Boost Metabolic Rate And Help Burn Fat
Sports supplementation is a vast market with countless numbers of products that claim to help you burn fat, build muscle, and achieve your performance goals. While there are certainly a number of supplements out there that actually do live up to their claims, some of them are as bunk as sugar pills....
Step by Step Guide to Building a Fat Loss Diet
Spring is in full swing, the winter bulk is over. This means two things: We need a spring poem. We need to start thinking about getting down to business on our fat loss program for the beach. Let’s start with our poem. Winter is over, marking the end of my bulk. Those months were great,...
Step By Step Guide To Getting Shredded Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
Have you ever wanted to get shredded like the bodybuilders, fitness models and athletes you see on websites or magazines? The frustrating part is that no matter what you change, fix or implement, it doesn't make a difference. Well today I am here to give you the secrets that have helped me get past...
8 Ways to Stay Lean – All Year Round
During the seasons of chilly and cool days, the desire to hide beneath sweaters and jackets becomes irresistible. But it doesn't have to be all or nothing—you can keep shredded even when the sun goes down during the colder months. Win the war on winter by following these simple tips to help keep the...
Is It OK To Skip Meals, Bank The Calories And Pig Out Later?
Suppose you’re on a diet and you have a banquet or a holiday party coming up. You’re expecting a big meal to be served for dinner, and there will be open bar with lots and lots of “party snacks.” You’re not sure if there will be any healthy food there, but you are sure that you’re going to be in a f...
6 Pack Science: A Guide to Help You Get a 6 Pack
With summer just around the corner that desired six pack quest is likely at the forefront of your mind. While there are lots of different resources and plans online proposing unique methods on how to get a six pack by using some technique, supplement or fad, this article will focus on the core princ...
Every Lifter's Nightmare: How Do I Avoid Being Skinny Fat?
"Skinny fat." You’ve probably heard this term before. And sure, it sounds bad, but what exactly does it mean? Put simply: skinny fat describes the condition when you look skinny with clothes on, but you have no noticeable muscle definition, or even look chubby, with your shirt off. In other words, y...
Six Pack Abs And Diet: What The Heck Do You Eat?
This is part 2 of the Eating Clean series. Listen up! If you want to get lean and have those abs pop, you must reduce or eliminate sugar from your diet. When sugar is in the program, it stops the ability to release stored fat for energy. If you read part one of this series you may recall the body c...