All Posts Tagged With: "losing weight"
how to stay injury-free…
Listen… if you want to get big results, you have to train big.
Muscles grow due to a natural adaptive survival response, and if
you don’t give them a damn good reason to grow, well, they
won’t.
While training hard and heavy may be awesome for your muscles,
it can be trouble for the health of your joints and connective
tissue.
This is simply the reality of intense weight training, and while
there are no guarantees that you will be able to completely avoid
getting injured, you can certainly take specific steps to lessen
the chance.
here’s how to Stop Feeling Hungry.
There is absolutely nothing worse than being hungry (well, being tired, sick, and stressed are all pretty up there), but hunger just takes the cake – no pun intended
Just a short time ago I had my business partner Jeff over for dinner. We had a delicious healthy meal, all cooked by yours truly (with a little help from my husband).
8Sep2009 | lewis | 0 comments | Continuedthe BEST cardio machines…
Set foot in any traditional gym across the country and you’ll find an endless array of different cardio machines… from treadmills to stationary bikes to stairclimbers to ellipticals.
A well structured cardio program obviously plays an important
role in any effective fat burning workout plan… but which
cardio machines are best and what criteria should we use to
determine which machines to focus on?
4 Foods for More Fat Loss
What foods should I eat for maximum fat loss? This is a common question that I get from clients and friends. There is so much new information out there everyday “X food is now good for you but Y food is now bad.” How can you possibly sort through all the junk science and sensational reporting to truly find out which foods will help you lose weight and which foods won’t?
Let me help. Here’s a look at foods that you should eat to maximize fat loss. These foods are listed in no particular order because they are all important.
17May2009 | lewis | 0 comments | ContinuedPlateaus of Weight Loss- Adaptive Thermogenesis + FREE Download.
Weight loss plateaus can be frustrating and detrimental to your fat loss if not dealt with swiftly and properly. Another way to look at weight loss plateaus is that they are actually your body settling in at a new body weight set point.
The set point theory is basically the idea that your body likes to be at a certain body weight and it will work to keep you there. Chances are you have experienced this in your own life. I’m talking about situations where you will gain or lose weight but inevitably after a couple weeks or months of trying to change you end up around the same body weight (I know for me 175lbs was a set point, in my own system for quite some time).
24Apr2009 | lewis | 0 comments | Continued4 Ways To Break A Weight Loss Plateau
Weight loss plateaus are the bain of every dieter existence. There is nothing more frustrating than doing everything that you are ’supposed’ to do but for whatever reason the weight loss just stops. Before we get into how you can smash through your weight loss plateau it is important to determine if you have plateaued OR perhaps you haven’t actually been following your diet and/or training program.
11Mar2009 | lewis | 0 comments | ContinuedThe 2 Pounds Per Week Rule and How to Burn Fat Faster
Why do you always hear that 2 pounds per week is the maximum amount of fat you should safely lose? If you train really hard while watching calories closely shouldn’t you be able to lose more fat without losing muscle or damaging your health? What if you want to lose fat faster? How do you explain the fast weight losses on The Biggest Loser? These are all good questions that I’ve been asked many times. With the diet marketplace being flooded every day with rapid weight loss claims, these questions desperately need and deserve some honest answers. Want to know where that 2 pounds per week rule comes from and what it really takes to burn more than 2 pounds of fat per week? Read on.
24Feb2009 | lewis | 0 comments | ContinuedHe could lose his shirt.
He could lose his shirt.
I’ve never seen anything like this before.
Nutritionist Mike Roussell and Men’s Health Fat Loss Expert Alwyn Cosgrove have put their money where their mouth is…LITERALLY.
You’ve probably heard of the rapid weight loss program – Warp Speed Fat Loss. It is a 28 Day blueprint for people that want to lose up to 20lbs in 28 days. It works like gang busters.
The story goes…Mike was taking to his Dad the other week and his father didn’t think that people would believe that it was possible – being able to lose 20lbs in 28 day. Especially with all the exotic berry and weight loss scams all over the internet.
11Feb2009 | lewis | 0 comments | ContinuedLose Fat Without Changing Your Diet
Strategies on how to lose fat normally centers on specific dietary approaches. However, there are many factors aside from controlling how many grams of fat you consume each day that can help accelerate your fat loss. In this article we will look at two different nutrition research studies that reveal key strategies for effective and permanent weight loss.
Weight Gaining Behavior – A 2004 study published by Dr. David Levitsky examined the eating behaviors of college freshman at Cornell University. He found that the students whom gained the most weight had 3 common characteristics:
6Feb2009 | lewis | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Break a Fat Loss Plateau
What is stopping your from reaching your fat loss goals? Maybe you are on track. If so then you can skip this article and go read something else…however…if your body isn’t where you want it to be then keep reading.
It is not uncommon that I talk with someone about their weight loss and they are completely baffled about why they can’t lose more weight. They are training hard and they are using a solid high protein, reduced carbohydrate, low calorie diet but they just aren’t losing weight fast enough.
26Jan2009 | lewis | 0 comments | Continued






