Everything in the body are regulated by hormones.
If we can manipulate our hormones to do what we want it to do, whether it'd be for fat loss, muscle gain, appetite, mood, energy level...etc, we can easily and naturally achieve our health and fitness goals instead of fighting against it (using every fad diet out there).
By understanding the science behind these hormones and how they operate, you'll make wiser choices when encountering situations where it may play a role at influencing your body fat and appetite. Understanding these hormonal operations is literally the real shortcut to body recomposition.
It is true that any miserable diets you find online that sets calories in the deficit can get a person lean but they usually come with a lot of unnecessary B.S. rituals that you must do, which aren't substantiated by research. The industry will have you believe that you MUST eat 18x/day, do 3hr cardio/day like in the Biggest Losers, BCAA before/post workout, and eat everything organic to get results.
However, if you actually understand how the body works, it doesn't have to be that miserable (and stupid). You should hear some of the stories my clients tell their friends how extremely non-restrictive their diets are while losing weight or preparing for a contest/photoshoot.
If we can manipulate our hormones to do what we want it to do, whether it'd be for fat loss, muscle gain, appetite, mood, energy level...etc, we can easily and naturally achieve our health and fitness goals instead of fighting against it (using every fad diet out there).
By understanding the science behind these hormones and how they operate, you'll make wiser choices when encountering situations where it may play a role at influencing your body fat and appetite. Understanding these hormonal operations is literally the real shortcut to body recomposition.
It is true that any miserable diets you find online that sets calories in the deficit can get a person lean but they usually come with a lot of unnecessary B.S. rituals that you must do, which aren't substantiated by research. The industry will have you believe that you MUST eat 18x/day, do 3hr cardio/day like in the Biggest Losers, BCAA before/post workout, and eat everything organic to get results.
However, if you actually understand how the body works, it doesn't have to be that miserable (and stupid). You should hear some of the stories my clients tell their friends how extremely non-restrictive their diets are while losing weight or preparing for a contest/photoshoot.
Here are my champions.
http://www.jyfitness.blogspot.com/p/2012-transformations.htmlHaving willpower and taking on personal responsibility certainly helps but this sense of self-ownership usually don't last very long though, especially since we live in a world of fast foods, office jobs, and everything at the click of a button.
Once your willpower runs out and it will from time to time, I guarantee, you better have some science to back up your diet and training methods or you will fail miserably!
This post is about not letting hunger controls you, making your diet as flexible as possible, and how to re-engineer your environment to work for your body instead of resisting its natural responses... all the while, still doing the good ol' "eat less and move more" with ease.
If your body doesn't have to fight against hunger, wouldn't you like to not eat (or not eat as much) until you see your washboard abs? You would save so much time, sweat, and money. Sounds too good to be true? That's exactly how my clients feel when they drop fat without going through hunger pangs or sacrifice their favorite foods.
http://www.jyfitness.blogspot.com/p/2011-transformations.html
You can work with me or you can be a geek like me and read the below articles, then do it yourself.
Seriously, read them and make your hormones your bitch.
The Fat/Hunger Hormones
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/insulin-leptin-ghrelin-the-3-fat-hormones-933564.html
Bodyweight Regulation
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-hormones-of-bodyweight-regulation-leptin-part-1.html
if you read the whole serie above, you are already smarter than 90% of the trainers and nutritionists in the fitness industry.
Intermittent Fasting and Leptin (body fat regulation)
http://www.leangains.com/2010/03/intermittent-fasting-set-point-and.html
Refeeds and Cheat Meals
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/carb-refeeding-and-weight-loss/#axzz2N6nm1t3Y
http://www.jyfitness.blogspot.com/2011/02/refeeds-vs-cheat-meals.html
Hunger
http://www.csun.edu/~vcpsy00h/students/hunger.html
Ghrelin - Hunger Drives Creativity and Metabolism
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/15/content_8550278.htm
Cortisol and Hunger
http://www.leangains.com/2012/06/why-does-breakfast-make-me-hungry.html
To make your diet as flexible and non-guilt-tripping as possible, listen to these 3 podcasts and the last article.
Lyle McDonald: Flexibility of Dieting Podcast
http://realitybasedfitness.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/podcast-4-lyle-mcdonald/
Alan Aragon on Nutrition Podcast
http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/blog/ep-09-in-the-trenches-with-alan-aragon/
Lyle McDonald On Jimmy's Low Carbs Podcast
http://www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com/shownotes/423/lyle-mcdonald-ep-238/
and read this as a bonus
http://www.jcdfitness.com/2010/09/clean-eating-is-a-scam-and-why-you-should-abandon-it/
If you're ready to do it yourself, here's how you set it up:
Simple Diet Setup: Putting Protein, Fat, Carbs into your menu
http://www.examiner.com/article/are-you-beach-body-ready-for-zilker-park
How to Estimate your daily energy expenditure, rate of fat loss, and daily target caloric intake
http://www.examiner.com/article/estimate-your-bmr-set-realistic-goals-and-structure-your-fat-loss-diet
If you're still lost by this point or simply too lazy to read every article, you can pay me to interpret and set it up for you
http://jyfitness.blogspot.com/p/here-are-services-i-provide-for.html
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