The premise of the diet is high protein (about 1- 1 1/2 gram per pound), moderate fat (about 1/2 g per lb) and low low carbs (no direct sources of carbs). During this diet, the brain goes into ketosis (it uses ketone bodies for energy, fats) and thus the energy requirements by the body can [...]
In theory, a low-carb diet is pretty easy: just cut carbs and bodyfat will melt away. In reality, as almost every professional bodybuilder will attest, low-carb diets can be pretty hard. They require not only cutting down on carbs (and calories), but also maintaining enough energy to train while shedding bodyfat. In addition, low-carb diets [...]
The trick to getting lean is to rip off fat while saving muscle. Lucky for you, there are quite a few strategies bodybuilders can utilize to maintain muscle mass while stripping bodyfat. Keeping muscle mass is important not only for the sake of appearance, but also to help prevent your metabolic rate from slowing. These [...]
Since ephedra was taken off the shelves, you’ve probably been looking for a worthy fat-burning replacement and were disappointed by products that didn’t live up to the hype. But due to recent leaps and bounds in supplement science, most new fat-burning products contain a selection of several ingredients designed to work together to maximize the [...]
Life, they say, is full of contradictions, so why shouldn’t that also apply to working out? You train regularly with both weights and cardio and carefully watch what you eat, which together are supposed to produce a ripped, muscular physique. There’s the catch: supposed to. But what if you do practically everything you can–truly giving [...]
Are there really any secrets left in the world? With the advent of the Internet and the explosion of information across the globe, “secrets” are now few and far between. That’s especially true when it comes to dieting tips. That’s not to say all the tricks for getting lean are widely known. In a few [...]
Sorry to burst the bubble: the idea that burning 3,500 calories will burn a pound of fat may be true on paper, but it’s not always true in reality. In the best of all possible worlds, when you cut 3,500 calories from your diet, you should lose a pound of bodyfat, but that’s not always [...]
Fact or fiction? When you decide to lose weight, friends, family and the media will be happy to give you the benefit of their advice, but is it fact or fiction, and will any of this help you to shake off the surplus? Myth: Crash dieting or fasting makes you lose weight. This may be [...]
Get lean with Lee Although he no longer competes, two-time (1989 and ’90) Mr. Olympia runner-up Lee Labrada continues to make a name for himself in the sport. In addition to running a successful supplement company, Labrada Nutrition, he recently penned the bestseller The Lean Body Promise: Burn Away Fat and Release the Leaner, Stronger [...]
Remember the grapefruit diet that was launched some years ago? While it was originally cast as just another fad diet similar to the cabbage diet, it has managed to stay around, though far under the media’s radar. But that may soon change, thanks to new research showing that grapefruits can influence fat loss. The data [...]
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