Opting for a low-fat diet while on a training program might sound like the right thing to do to get lean, but the opposite may be true, particularly when it comes to hormone production. From marksdailyapple.com: Eat plenty of saturated and monounsaturated fat. Fat blunts insulin secretion while increasing testosterone production. Insulin may be useful for stuffing your muscles … [Read more...]
Holiday Indulgences Without the Fat
A message to those of you trying to become leaner: beware, the holidays are coming. This time of year, most people overindulge, add fat and plan to lose the weight later. It doesn't usually happen that way, however. From authoritynutrition.com: Most people don’t gain weight overnight… it happens slowly, over years and decades.But the rate is uneven throughout the year and … [Read more...]
Open Thread - Week 7
Welcome back to our open thread. Let’s get straight to the action.M. squared writes: Kap-How often are you eating meat per week?Any cardiovascular concerns..?Have you ever flushed this out with a heart doc?Today you spoke of a planned indulgence… Were you referring to the bun and beer? All of the other stuff seemed within scope (grass fed ground beef, sweet … [Read more...]
Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity
If you think that substituting Sweet ‘n Low for sugar in your iced tea will help you consume fewer calories, you’re right. If you think it will assist you with your problematic sweet tooth and help you trim down, you may be dead wrong. From Forbes.com: Artificial sweeteners may also have effects on other body parts besides the gut – like the brain. Katz points out that the new … [Read more...]
Body Fat - Hydrostatic Testing
Accurately determining your body fat percentage isn’t an easy task.We spoke a while back about abs. You want them. Everybody wants them. They look cool. We established some absolutes. Most healthy folks have abdominal muscles, but in order for you to see your illustrious six, that layer of fat has to go. In fact, you’ll need to be pretty damn lean. From … [Read more...]