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 almost [...]
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 Body [...]
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 suggest [...]
I have written, on numerous occasions, about reducing your carbohydrate intake and increasing your protein intake to lose fat and maintain muscle mass when dieting. I have suggested how many carbs to eat in a day, how much protein to eat in a day, and how much fat to eat in a day. I have [...]
Everyone knows the keys to losing weight – eat less and exercise more. Sounds simple enough, but in the context of real life and its demands, it can be anything but simple. So how do successful losers do it? To find out, Top Diet Secrets asked experts across the country for their best diet tips. [...]
There has been a few questions regarding low carbohydrate, high protein or ketogenic diets, so I thought I’d voice my views through an article. I am referring to them in the non-bodybuilding sense here, and more for body weight loss. Ketogenesis may be useful if used appropriately in the last part of bodybuilding contest preparation, [...]
For the definition of ‘cutting’ and detailed information please see the article Cutting V Bulking: Losing Body Fat Whilst Gaining Quality Muscle You’ll find two sample meal plans there, both of which are designed to encourage fat loss and muscle maintenance. This article provides an alternative cutting meal plan, based very much around good quality [...]
Very Low Calorie Diets (VLCDs) have been around for years. Probably the most well known was the Cambridge Diet which became popular in the 1970s. They are, by definition, dietary regimens which are extremely low calorie, below 800kcal (3350kJ) per day, formulated to be nutritionally balanced for protein, fats and all micro-nutrients. Commonly they are [...]
Sample of what the diet looks like in the off and early in pre season:
Recommend Supplements For This Diet:
1. Whey Protein (Taken at the times shown below.)
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