How to Maximize Your Metabolism for Fat Loss Workouts

Fat Loss Workouts & How to Maximize Your Metabolism

You cut calories and you exercise. You do exactly what the experts say - you've made your "calories out" greater than your "calories in". So you should be losing fat, right?. But if you aren't, perhaps you're still not paying attention to an often forgotten factor of fat loss - your metabolism.

Your metabolism is a measure of how many calories you are burning each day. But did you know that the food, exercise, and lifestyle choices you make every day have a significant impact on your metabolism? For example, if you starve yourself (instead of following a sensible fat-loss eating plan) your metabolism will slow down. If your metabolism slows down, it means your calories out will be less. And that means no more fat loss, and possibly even fat gain.

So for every day that you continue to slow your metabolism with unhealthy lifestyle choices, you get further and further away from fat loss. To help, I've put together a list of the top 10 ways to maximize your metabolism, so that you'll burn as many calories as possible each day so that you can finally lose the fat.

1) Don't starve yourself. Cutting calories too much is one of the worst things you can do to your body. Starving yourself actually causes you to lose much more water weight and muscle than fat. Use fitday.com to find out your daily calorie intake.

2) Eat 6-8 small meals per day with an emphasis on lean proteins, fruits, and vegetables. You have to have a nutrition plan, so spend a couple hours on a day off preparing as much food as you can for the upcoming week.

3) Eat breakfast. You have to make this meal part of your daily metabolism-boosting plan. At the very least, eat a lean protein, drink some Green Tea, and consume a fiber-rich fruit to get your fat loss day started right.

4) Eat healthy fats. Sources of healthy fats included nuts, fish, olive oil, and flax oil. I consume 10 grams of fish oil per day. Replace all processed carbohydrates in your diet with almonds. For example, if you currently eat a small bag of pretzels as a mid-afternoon snack, eat almonds instead (eating the same number of total calories).

5) Eat high quality foods that will help you control your blood sugar levels, insulin levels, and energy levels. Insulin management will help you lose fat and prevent you form gaining fat. I'll be writing more on how to eat and exercise to control your hormone levels - the #1 neglected factor in fat loss programs.

6) Eat 1.14g of protein per pound of lean body mass. If you don't know your lean body mass, then simply eat 1g of protein per pound of body weight. But if possible, stick to the lean body mass recommendation, as that eliminates excess fat mass when calculating protein needs.

If you are obese, refer to Dr. Mohr's protein and calorie recommendations in the TT for Fat Loss nutrition guidelines.

7) Don't drink alcohol. Alcohol intake can quickly add hundreds of calories and alcohol prevents fat burning. Alcohol intake can also reduce testosterone levels, a big no-no for men and women looking to get lean.

8) Drink Green Tea and water. While I don't believe that either of these will increase your metabolism, I do believe that they help prevent decreases in metabolism. Not too mention, these are your 2 healthiest beverage options. A little coffee is fine, and other teas are also very healthy. Diet sodas are not recommended.

9) Stick to a consistent sleep schedule. Don't stay up all night, and if possible, avoid working afternoon and overnight shifts. If you must work shiftwork, stick to the rest of these principles as strongly as possible.

10) Use the Turbulence Training workout principles for the most efficient and effective metabolism boosting workout. This means strength training with moderately heavy weights (that allow you to complete 8 perfect reps per set) and interval training. For exact instructions, get the TT for Fat Loss Package.

Bonus Tip:
Recently both my clients and myself have been experimenting with an additional mini-workout added to our TT fat loss program. By doing a bodyweight circuit (10-20 minutes of a circuit from the 6-month Bodyweight TT manual) at the opposite end of the day from our workout, we've found that we boost our metabolism again and increase our fat loss results.

So if you do your TT workout in the morning, add a bodyweight circuit after dinner. On the other hand, if you workout in the afternoon, do a bodyweight circuit first thing in the morning.

If your metabolism has slowed down due to improper dieting or lifestyle, then the Turbulence Training Lifestyle will help you get back on track to lose fat and gain muscle. Once you correct your metabolism, you will be on the road to losing the fat for good. Just in time for summer.

Burn it up,

CB

P.S. The TT Success Stories keep on rolling in from around the world...

"Hey Craig. I just wanted to take this time to thank you for all your help. In the 2 months we have been working together, I've gone from 192 pounds to 177 pounds. I've also increased my 2-mile run time from 16:35 to 13:52. These are the kind of results I was only expecting 4 months down the road. Now that I have them already, I can raise my goals even higher. You can definitely expect me as a client for a lot longer!! Thank you."
Sgt Zachary J. Strope USAR Balad, Iraq


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