With spring here and summer approaching fast, the LAST thing you want to do is wait till the last minute to get in shape for the warm weather! Here are 5 Fat Loss Tips to help you Get Ready For Summer NOW.
1. Eliminate Junk Food (Most Of The Time)
1. Eliminate Junk Food (Most Of The Time)
You may think this is a no-brainer, but you’ll be surprised at how those few chips, sodas and cookies on a regular basis add up (we just saw a cookie package, and each cookie, about two bites, were packed with 125 calories! Eat 8 and that’s about half your daily calorie intake, 1,000 calories).
Notice that we said to eliminate junk “most of the time.” That’s because allowing it once or twice a week will prevent over-the-top binges. And besides, a loose-eating day, with a higher-calorie jolt, prevents your metabolism from slowing down, so it’s a good thing.
2. Tone Down Alcohol Consumption:
A few beers or stiff drinks every so often won’t hurt, but if you do it regularly, you turn off fat burning. The reason is that your body burns off alcohol first, it becomes your primary energy substrate.
3. Slow Down The Negative Part Of Your Reps:
On at least one set of your big compound exercises, use a 1 1/2-seconds-up, 4-to-6-seconds-down tempo. In other words, slow down the negative on every rep. For example, on bench presses, fire it up, then lower it slowly on every rep. Emphasizing the negative creates more muscle trauma, and that’s a good thing for fat burning.
4. Workout 1st Thing In The Morning On An Empty Stomach
Studies show that you will burn A LOT more fat when you workout during a fasted state, but I don’t suggest starving yourself to get into that fasted state. Thats whay its best to do your workout as soon as you wake up! Plus you get it out of the way before your day gets started!
I wake up at 5 or 6 am six days a week and workout befor I do anything else! This is great for everyone that “claims” to not have enuff time to work out
5. Do A Short Cardio Session After Each Weight Workout:
You burn off all the sugar in your bloodstream with 30 minutes to an hour of weight training. That means any activity right after immediately taps into body fat. We STRONGLY suggest you do H.I.I.T. cardio because its by far the most effective for burning fat!
In other words, right after your weight training is prime fat-burning time. All it takes is 15 minutes of HIIT Cardio to make a serious dent in your fat stores. It’s the most efficient fat-burning cardio you can do.