Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle

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1. Minor49erDec 2022
   Read the book "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle" by Tom Venuto. Also get the app Lose It! for your mobile device and start using it.

   The book explains that you want to eat well and burn off calories with exercise since a caloric deficit will lead to weight loss, but reaching it through exercise rather than pure diet is much healthier. The app simply gamifies your diet and exercise and will help you track your journey towards your target weight (and you can do this on the free version)

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2. NicoJuicyJun 2022
   Yes, Leptin is the reason why cheat meals every 4 days are a win.

   Note : i absolutely loved the book of "Tom Venuto - Burn the fat, feed the muscle".

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3. NicoJuicyMar 2022
   A cheat meal has to do with a hormone that is produced when you're body is starving ( i thought it was Leptine ). Eat more than what you need ( not much) every 4 days.

   Muscle grows 0,03% / training. Daily muscle training will accumulate over time.

   Protein diet destroys your metabolism, you can't just hop on and off. It will make things worse. People that have success with protein diets AFTER the protein diet have a "migration path" for getting off of it.

   The goal is to improve your metabolism. Not to lose weight, losing weight is a side effect.

   Note: lost 25 kg ( 1/4th) thanks to the book of Tom Venuto - Burn the fat, feed the muscle. It gives a lot of knowledge of why, instead of only how.

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4. jwallyMar 2022
   If you're into data and metrics and what not, I can't recommend "Burn the fat, feed the muscle" enough:

   https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Fat-Feed-Muscle-Turbo-Charged/dp...

   Basically this:

   1.) You can't lose weight by netting fewer calories than you use; you can't gain muscle by using more calories than you net

   2.) A good macrobiotic (carbs|protein|fat) calorie ratio to go by is 50%|30%|20%. (if you're calculating percentages by grams instead of calories its 56%|33%|10%)

   3.) It takes more energy to eat some foods than others (thermic effect of food). You see this in TV shows like "ALONE" where the contestants starve despite a surplus of lean protein since protein is hard to digest. Ditto salads.

   4.) Do cardio

   5.) Do resistance training

   6.) Bonus: So your body doesn't adapt, go 3 days of lower calories, 1 day of higher calories

   7.) Bonus: To lose weight faster, go 3 days of lower carbs, 1 day of higher carbs

   8.) Bonus: Eat smaller meals as the day goes on

   The first 5 are critical; the last 3 are if you want to dork out over it.

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5. jwallyMar 2022
   If you're into data and metrics and what not, I can't recommend "Burn the fat, feed the muscle" enough:

   https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Fat-Feed-Muscle-Turbo-Charged/dp...

   Basically this:

   0.) Weight loss isn't binary. Doing something good is always better than doing nothing. Little things add up.

   1.) You can't lose weight by netting fewer calories than you use; you can't gain muscle by using more calories than you net

   2.) A good macrobiotic (carbs|protein|fat) calorie ratio to go by is 50%|30%|20%. (if you're calculating percentages by grams instead of calories its 56%|33%|10%)

   3.) It takes more energy to eat some foods than others (thermic effect of food). You see this in TV shows like "ALONE" where the contestants starve despite a surplus of lean protein since protein is hard to digest. Ditto salads.

   4.) Do cardio

   5.) Do resistance training

   6.) Bonus: So your body doesn't adapt, go 3 days of lower calories, 1 day of higher calories

   7.) Bonus: To lose weight faster, go 3 days of lower carbs, 1 day of higher carbs

   8.) Bonus: Eat smaller meals as the day goes on

   The first 5 are critical; the last 3 are if you want to dork out over it.

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6. Minor49erDec 2020
   The article admits its own clickbait:

   "But although the exercise community has long known that it’s impossible to “spot train” to reduce inches anywhere on your body, some trainers have been touting high-intensity interval training (HIIT) as the best way to target stomach fat."

   I'd suggest Tom Venuto's book "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" for anyone looking for a good approach to HIIT and workouts in general.

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