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Burning Fat While Gaining Strength

14. Jul, 2009 46 Comments Fat Loss, Strength & Conditioning



Burning Fat While Gaining Strength

Question: Jay, I just lost 25lbs of bodyfat and now my main focus is on getting strong and lifting heavy weights. I still want to continue getting leaner but the main focus is on strength right now. What kind of adjustments do I need to make in my training and diet?
Mike Flynn

Answer: Mike, if you want to keep burning fat the diet needs to remain tight. The majority of your carbs (50% or more) should come from veggies, about 25% from fruit and the remainder from brown rice, sweet potatoes [...]

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Yams, Squats, Sleep & Freebies

08. Jul, 2009 25 Comments Fat Loss, How to Build Muscle, Nutrition



Yams, Squats, Sleep & Freebies

Question: Coach,
If you had to pick one best carb for lean bulking what would it be?
Jonathan

Answer: Jonathan, this one’s too easy; yams (essentially the exact same as sweet potatoes) win hands down. It’s been argued that the human body hasn’t adapted to eating grains like oats and brown rice. This is debatable and may or may not be true. Some people may have issues with grains, others may not. But I have never known anyone to have a problem with a root vegetable like sweet potatoes or yams. This is [...]

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Warp Speed Fat Loss

01. Jul, 2009 11 Comments Fat Loss



Warp Speed Fat Loss

Today I have a short Q&A I did with my good friend and world renowned fat loss expert, Alwyn Cosgrove.

JF:  What are some of the biggest time wasters when it comes to training and dieting for fat loss?

AC: The biggest ones are very low calorie diets (they just slow metabolism down too much) and low intensity steady state aerobics. You need to keep the “furnace” (your metabolism) cranking. The goal as I call it is “metabolic disturbance” – burn as many calories through training as possible but use a system [...]

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Eliminate The Useless Crap

25. Jun, 2009 69 Comments Fat Loss, How to Build Muscle



Eliminate The Useless Crap

Let’s face it.

You’re busy.

And you have very little time to spend debating what you should do in the gym or what you should be eating.

So I’m going to make it easy for you.

First, let’s cover your workouts. You’re going to train 3-4 days per week and you’re going to get in and out of the gym in 45-60 minutes. This helps to keep your testosterone levels high and allows you to maintain maximum focus throughout.

You’re always going to choose big, compound exercises for each body part. Starting from the top [...]

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Top 5 Muscle Building & Fat Loss Tips

23. Jun, 2009 12 Comments Fat Loss, How to Build Muscle



Top 5 Muscle Building & Fat Loss Tips

I was interviewed for a big name fitness magazine recently and they asked for my top five muscle building and fat loss tips. This is, of course, very hard to narrow down and come up with just five. But I did my best and here’s what I told them…

Train Like an Athlete

Just about everyone I know wants to look like Reggie Bush, Nate Marquardt or even Dwight Howard. So why train like Ronnie Coleman or Flex Wheeler? Train like the guys you want to emulate.

When you train like an athlete [...]

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