Last week I wrote about the importance of these next several weeks -The time between Halloween and New Year’s. These weeks can make or break any physique.
I also asked you to throw out your Halloween candy. If you haven’t done it yet, go do it now! (They’re two weeks old now, it’s time for them to GO)
Now its time to cover the next key to making these ultra-important weeks your best ever, so you can hit the ground running come new years eve.
It drives me crazy to hear about people working really hard in the gym but getting no results.
But I see people in the gym everyday that are doing the same workout and getting no where. You can see the look of frustration and the dread of even doing the workout in their eyes. I hope this doesn’t describe you and your fat loss situation. If it does, let’s take a look at some of the best fat loss tips and workout solutions to get you back on the fat loss track.
I checked in with my friend over at turbulencetraining.blogspot.com, Craig Ballantyne and had him list his Top 3 Training Tips for Fat Loss…
CB’s Top 3 Training Tips for Fat Loss
i) Train with intensity. Yes it takes a lot of effort to do 45 minutes of cardio, but that is low-intensity exercise (since you can do it for 45 minutes straight). Instead, you have to increase the intensity of your efforts. That means the following…
ii) Don’t rely on slow, steady, long workouts of cardio. Use intervals instead.
iii) Don’t use high reps for fat loss. Use low reps instead. You want to increase the intensity of your training to put “metabolic turbulence” on your muscles. So you need to use moderately heavy weights or advanced bodyweight exercises and interval training to apply this metabolic disturbance and elicit a significant increase in post-exercise energy expenditure.
Bottom line: While long cardio work is focused on breaking down the body, strength training, intervals and bodyweight exercises like yoga and Pilates all focus on building the body. Stick with body-builders.
Sincerely,
BP
To Get your very own copy of Turbulence Training, Craig’s fat loss program that incorporates intense weight training and intervals & to get his Nutrition Guide click here: Turbulence Training
Fasting Diet, Circuit Training
