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7Jun/070

The ABsolute Truth – Ripped Abs

If you want to start to have the stomach and the abs that you deserve, then this free DVD is for you.  The ABsolute truth show you what you need to have those ABs that you have been looking for.  So click on the pic below and start today.

 

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4May/070

The Incredible Shrinking Fat Cell!

Today I would like to talk about where the fat goes when you are trying to loose weight.  Does it leave your body?  You are going to be surprised to find out the answer....  Please take a moment to learn more, so you can have the body that you always wanted...  Here goes....

Here is the question?

I've been enjoying your fat burning tips newsletters
and am fascinated by the whole fat burning process, but would
actually like to know the science of it all. Would you please
try to explain in laymen's terms exactly how fat cells work and
what happens when you start to burn body fat. I heard a statement
that the fat cell has to get moved into the muscle cell for it
to be released or burned. Thought you could explain a little better.

Sincerely,

Kevin

ANSWER:

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 it's burned, so this is a really
good question.

When you "lose" body fat, the fat cell (also called an adipocyte)
does not go anywhere or "move into the muscle cell to be burned",
as it was suggested to you (although that's not too far off).

The fat cell itself, (unfortunately) stays right where it was -
under the skin in your thighs, stomach, hips, arms, etc., and on
top of the muscles - which is why you can't see muscle "definition"
when your body fat is high.

Fat is stored inside the fat cell in the form of triaglycerol. The fat
is not burned right there in the fat cell, it must be liberated from
the fat cell through somewhat complex hormonal/biochemical pathways.

When stimulated to do so, the fat cell simply releases its contents
(triaglycerol) into the bloodstream as free fatty acids (FFA's), and
they are transported through the blood to the tissues where the energy
is needed.

A typical young male stores about 60,000 to 100,000 calories of
energy in body fat cells. What triggers the release of all these stored
fatty acids from the fat cell? Ahhh, that's what we all want to know, right?

Well, it's simple: When your body needs energy because you're consuming
fewer calories than you are burning (an energy deficit), then your body
releases hormones and enzymes that signal your fat cells to release your
fat reserves instead of keeping them in storage.

For stored fat to be liberated from the fat cell, hydrolysis (lipolysis
or fat breakdown), splits the molecule of triaglycerol into glycerol and
three fatty acids. An important enzyme called hormone sensitive lipase
(HSL) is the catalyst for this reaction.

The stored fat (energy) gets released into the bloodstream as FFA's and
they are shuttled off to the muscles where the energy is needed. As blood
flow increases to the active muscles, more FFA's are delivered to the
muscles that need them.

An important enzyme called lipoprotein lipase (LPL), then helps the
FFA's get inside the mitochondria of the muscle cell, where the FFA's
can be burned for energy. If you've ever taken a biology class, then
you've probably heard of the mitochondria. This is the "cellular
powerhouse" where energy production takes place and this is where the
FFA's go to be burned for energy.

When the FFA's are released from the fat cell, the fat cell shrinks
and that's why you look leaner - because the fat cell is now smaller.
A small or "empty" fat cell is what you're after if you want the
lean, defined look.

It was once believed that the number of fat cells could not increase
after maturity, only the size of the fat cells could increase (or
decrease). We now know that fat cells can indeed increase both in size
(hypertrophy) and in number (hyperplasia) and that they are more likely
to increase in number at certain times and under certain circumstances,
 such as 1) during late childhood and early puberty, 2) During pregnancy,
and 3) During adulthood when extreme amounts of weight are gained

Some people are genetically predisposed to have more fat cells than
others and women have more fat cells than men. An infant usually has
about 5 - 6 billion fat cells. This number increases during early
childhood and puberty, and a healthy adult with normal body composition
has about 25 to 30 billion fat cells. A typical overweight adult has
around 75 billion fat cells. But in the case of severe obesity, this
number can be as high as 250 to 300 billion!

The average size (weight) of a mature fat cell is about 0.6 micrograms,
but they can vary in size from 0.2 micograms to 0.9 micrograms. An
overweight person's fat cells can be up to three times larger than a
person with ideal body composition.

Remember, body fat is basically just a reserve source of energy and
fat cells are the like the storage tanks. Unlike a gas tank in your
car which is fixed in size, however, fat cells can expand or shrink
in size depending on how "filled" they are.

Picture a balloon that is not inflated: It's tiny when not filled
with air - maybe the size of your thumb. When you blow it up with
air, it can expand 10 or 12 times it's normal size, because it
simply fills up.

That's what happens to fat cells: They start as nearly empty fat
storage "tanks" (when you are lean), and when energy intake exceeds
your needs, your fat cells "fill up" and "stretch out" like balloons
filled with jelly (not a pretty picture, is it?)

So when you get leaner, you don't actually "lose" fat cells, you
"shrink" or "empty out" fat cells.

Take-home lessons:

1. Calories count!  The signal that triggers your body to release
 adipose from fat cells is an energy deficit... you have to burn more
than you eat.

2. Cut calories conservatively. Starving yourself may cause quick
weightloss at first, but never works long term because it actually
decreases the activity of fat burning enzymes that release fat from
the cells. to avoid this "starvation mode" use exercise to BURN
THE FAT, not very low calorie crash diets.

3. Get control of your weight now. If you are gaining weight, and
especially if your weight is climbing upwards out of control, make
a decision to STOP RIGHT NOW. Your fat cells might be multiplying,
making it more difficult to burn fat in the future. NOW is the time!

4. If you've already lost weight, you must be forever diligent.
Your fat cells are not gone, they have merely "shrunk" or
"emptied out." Fitness is not a 12 week program, its a lifestyle.
To stay lean you have to eat clean and stay active

5. Genetics are only a minor factor.  You may not have control over
how many fat cells you were born with, but you do control the major
factors that determine how much fat you store: lifestyle, exercise,
nutrition, mental attitude.

Genetics are not an excuse. The past is not an excuse. Your present
condition is not an excuse. You can either make excuses or get results,
but you can't do both.

So keep educating yourself about the science, read these newsletters,
take action every day and go out there and make it happen!

If you need more help, Burn The Fat is the eating plan that turned it
all around for thousands of others... why not you? visit:

Click on this link for more information on Burn The Fat

Train hard, and expect success!!!!

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15Mar/070

Lose Weight Fast – Burn Fat Fast

This was a great article that I was reading.  I walk everyday and I was amazed when I started reading this.  This is worth the read.......Enjoy 

Walking for Fat Loss???

by Jesse Cannone CFT, CPRS, CSPN

With obesity and disease increasing dramatically, many fitness experts are recommending walking for weight loss and fitness. Some are even going so far as saying that walking is the best way to burn fat and lose weight. I strongly disagree with this and am going to show you why walking is NOT effective at burning off body fat.

Yes, you read that correctly...

Walking is NOT effective at burning body fat and if your goal is fat loss you might be wasting your time. I am not saying that walking is not beneficial, I am saying that if fat loss is the primary goal, there are far better choices that will deliver far better results.

The primary benefits of walking are increased blood flow and circulation, improved recovery, and a strengthened immune system. There are several reasons why walking in not the best choice when it comes to fat loss. Here are just a few:

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1. Walking does NOT burn a lot of calories

The lower the intensity of the activity or exercise the smaller the number of calorie s burned per unit of time. For example, you can burn more calories in 15 minutes of bicycling at a high intensity level than you can in 45 minutes of easy walking.

2. Walking does NOT result in a large increase in metabolism

Another downside to walking is that because it’s generally low intensity it results in only a small increase in metabolism that will only last approximately 1-2 hours after the walk. On the other hand, metabolism increases are larger and last longer (4-24 hrs or more) when you perform high intensity cardio workouts.

3. Walking does NOT deplete muscle glycogen

Low intensity exercise like walking does not deplete muscle glycogen levels and therefore, later that day if you have excess calories they will likely be stored a s body fat whereas if you deplete the glycogen the excess calories will primarily be stored in the muscles.

So why then do so many fitness and health experts recommend walking for weight loss? One reason is that people don’t want to hear that they have to work hard so they figure some activity is better than none. Another reason is that the body burns more fat for fuel when exercising at an easy pace, however, the total amount of energy used is so small that you end up burning off little body fat. That’s also why when you choose the “fat burning” program on your treadmill or bike it has you exercise at any easy level. Yes, you’re burning fat, but so little that you’d have to exercise at that easy pace for hours and hours each day.

High intensity cardiovascular/aerobic exercise is much more effective in burning off the excess  body fat. In fact, several studies have been done to prove this. In one study they compared one group who did moderate level aerobics for 45 minutes with another group who performed high intensity workouts for 15 minutes. They did before and after fitness testing including body fat analysis and found that the group who performed the high intensity aerobics lost nine times as much body fat!

Want more proof? Here's something I cover in depth in my book

Compare the bodies of a walker, marathon runner, and sprinter. If you are not familiar with what a sprinter s body looks like, it is very muscular and has little body fat while on the other hand the body of a walker will likely have the opposite, little muscle and more fat. The sprinter does little or no low intensity exercise and does primarily short hard bursts of work while the marathoner overtrains so much they burn off both the body fat and the muscle and that’s why they tend to look almost sickly thin.

So what should you do then if your main objective is to shed those excess pounds of body fat?

Two things:

1. Perform some form of high intensity cardio 2-4 times per week

2. Stabilize blood sugar to minimize the storage of new fat

I know some of you by now are saying “I can’t do high intensity exercise, I have a bad knee” and don’t worry, I have a solution for you. The good news is that high intensity is all relative to you and your current fitness level. For example, fast walking up and down hills may be high intensity for you... it all depends. So don’t think that you have to start running or something like that. Just slowly start to increase the intensity of your cardio workouts while also maybe decreasing the time because you can either work hard or you can work long.

Also, you can make almost any activity or exercise high intensity.... here are a few examples:

increase your speed

use an incline or hills

increase resistance

perform intervals ( the most effective method)

Obviously, some exercises/activities or better suited than other s but the point is if you want to burn more fat and make your workouts as productive as possible you need to increase the intensity.

To learn more about high intensity cardiovascular exercise please check out the following articles:

Forget the Fat Burn Zone

In Search of the Ideal Aerobics Routine

Heart Rate Guidelines

As with any changes to your fitness program be careful and don’t over do it. Just because high intensity workout s b urn more fat don’t think that you’ll get even better result s b y doing it everyday - that will quickly lead to over training and a loss of muscle which will only make it even harder to burn off the fat.

Be sure to also check out my Burn Fat FAST! ebook and audio program here:

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2Mar/070

Fat Loss Revealed

What I am going to be doing in some of the posts is going through the industries top products, and finding out what's good, and what's not, so you can make a better buying decision.

increase metabolismThe first product that I am going to review is "Fat Loss Revealed".  This is one of the top selling systems for loosing weight and keeping the weight off.  Let me tell you a little about what you are going to get.

Fat Loss Revealed is the ultimate fat loss system. A complete online and offline system used by anybody who want's to attain a fantastic lean physique. A 340 page e-book with a complete fat loss diet plan, pre made diets, over 40+ fat loss supplement reviews, resistance workouts, and cardio chapters, along with motivation and goal setting and a huge online private members area and forum with a meal planner, diet planner, nutrition database and 24/7 human personal trainers.

'Fat Loss Revealed' (FLR for short) started out many years back as an e-book that gave independent reviews on the most popular fat loss supplements on the market and was originally called 'Diet Supplements Revealed'

5 years later and with 240 additional pages, 'Fat Loss Revealed' is now an extensive Fat Loss Manual totaling 334 pages crammed with everything somebody needs to know to get in shape along with a considerable online members area and private forums that customers receive access to free of charge.

The FLR e-book itself is now over 334 pages long, and contains detailed information on :

  • Diet & Nutrition - Including Advanced Dieting Techniques such as Carb loading, Calorie cycling, Refeeds and so forth along with a detailed chapter on fat loss nutrition.
  • Training : Both Cardiovascular and resistance work are included in detail with photographs, and workouts for men and women of all ages and experience.
  • Fat Loss Supplement Reviews - Over 40 fully referenced and most importantly independent fat loss supplement reviews. From Acetyl-L- Carnitine to Yohimbine and everything else in between.
  • Motivation and Goals - Knowing how to achieve fat loss is no good without the relevant motivation. The motivation section explains how to keep on track, techniques to use to ensure you stick to the FLR diet and achieve the results our customers want.

Here is just a taste of what you will get with the system. 

Immediately gain access to our private members forum/discussion area where we have thousands of members and a huge community of like minded men and women of all ages.

metabolism boosterA supplement that works for even non-exercising people. One clinical study showed this supplement caused subjects to lose over 10 lbs. of fat in six weeks, and these people didn't change their diet or do a stitch of exercise!

The #1 most effective way to burn body fat ever! If you could only make one change to your current diet program, this would be it, I fully explain the correct process in the advanced dieting section of the e-book.

Explanations of marketing terms used by supplement companies like 'patented' 'clinically proven' 'doctor recommended' etc. Find out what these misleading and abused terms really mean (page 15-19)

"10 Golden Laws of Fat Loss" Discover, once and for all, about what, when and how often you should eat to lose fat. Once you know this you can boost your metabolism and lose fat easily - even while you sleep. This is not hype, it's a physiological fact.

Why some people always seem to gain back the fat they've lost and how to GUARANTEE that you keep it off for good

Supplement Scoreboard", which provides a quick and easy way for you to compare all 40 supplements reviewed and get definitive answers on which to take, which are worth a try and which you should avoid, including dosages and times.

What the glycemic index (GI) is about and why it's important. You'll learn how to reduce the GI of your meals for best results in fat loss and health.

Reviews of the research studies on supplements. Did you know that some of the most heavily marketed supplements only work for rats and mice, NOT humans - are you using them? Find out which ones have been tested in real human beings in clinical settings as well as real world situations - not just rodents or test-tube experiments.

The psychology of permanent fat loss. Learn proper goal setting and motivation tactics that program your mind and change your paradigm for lifelong success over the battle of the bulge. I'll show you ways to ensure you stay on your fat loss program and don't give up within a few weeks. Most of my members have found the private, FLR forums to be invaluable for sticking to their diet as they talk with the moderators and members following the same plan. It's a support network like no other.

How to avoid being scammed by some amazing 'new' ingredient that has actually been around for decades.

The psychological reason why most people sabotage themselves...just when their diets are beginning to work…and how to make sure it does not happen to you.

The right protein, carbs and fat sources to eat - and the ones you should avoid.

The truth about how much cardio you REALLY need to lose body fat and when and how you should do it for maximum impact.

Cardio and strength exercise routines, complete with photos, videos and explanations along with charts you can download to monitor your progress.

Which "good" fats can actually speed up fat loss, increase your energy levels and improve your health... and how much you need for optimal effects it's a fine line... eating too much fat really IS bad for you and really DOES turn into body fat!)

The real story behind E/C/A products (Hydroxycut, Xenadrine, Ripped Fuel-type products).

Which type of exercise is more effective for long-term fat loss: weight training or aerobics (the answer may surprise you), and detailed training programs which tell you exactly how to exercise for maximum fat loss.

The correct dosages you need for each supplement to achieve fat loss. Some supplements contain the right ingredients - but in the wrong amounts! Many supplements contain just enough of a compound for label decoration" - it's one of the oldest tricks in the book. You don't have to fall for it ever again! Find out how much you really need to take to see the effects.

So What's The Bottom Line ?

How Much Does This System Actually Cost Me ?

We deliver this entire system in the form of an e-book and the Members' Area is online, so there are no hardcover costs for printing or delivery. This means we can not only easily update it and send you out the latest version, but you can get all this information for less than a third of what we would have to sell it for normally.

Before you decide, click on the image and pick up a demo version for FREE.  That way you can check it out before you buy it.

You can get my E-Book & Fat Loss System For Just $49 

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