Even though morning cardio has been embraced by bodybuilders as a "tried and true" fat loss technique, there is definitely not a unanimous agreement about its effectiveness, especially in the scientific community. Most competitive bodybuilders are die-hard advocates of doing cardio first thing in the morning before eating their first meal. They believe it will cause them to mobilize more stored body fat and increase their metabolic rate all day long. There’s quite a bit of scientific literature supporting the a.m. fasted cardio theory, but generally, the exercise physiologists and scientists tend not to buy it. They subscribe to the energy balance hypothesis, which states; as long as you burn more calories than you consume in each 24 hour period, then the time of day you burn them doesn’t matter, nor does whether you burn them from fat or carbohydrate.

4 Sure-Fire Tips For Effective Weight Loss Are you just plain fed up because you haven't lost weight for a long time now on that latest fad diet, well please stop! Don't even think about trying another diet, because it will only produce the same results as you have already seen before. Have a look at the four sure fire tips found below that are based on "Scientific Principles" that have always been around, but are not followed by the majority of weight loss programs you see these days.

Most of us in the upper generation grew up with the Basic Four food groups as a suggested daily food guide. How nice it was to see such an improvement with the Food Guide Pyramid which had horizontal groupings of different foods. This guide did suggest whole grains and legumes, and concentrated more on the fruit and vegetables and was in place for more than ten years.

Walk into any gym today and you’ll see people who are dedicated to working out consistently. While some of these trainees make gains, others who workout faithfully don’t show any consistent improvement. Year after year, they have little to show for their hard work. Ho w can you avoid a similar fate? Building quality muscle takes years of hard and dedicated work using time-proven training and nutrition principles. Yet, some bodybuilding magazines today promulgate the instant gratification of building muscle overnight. That’s a nice thought, but it’s misleading. The worst part of this deception is that it has created an environment in which supplement marketing companies take advantage of uninitiated begin-ning bodybuilders. The beginner is prone to fall for the propaganda that marketing companies use to tout “magic” supplements that will purportedly give the user overnight muscle gains, but are often minimally effective at best.

Bodybuilding is all about the food!!!! by Daniel Rocha Over the past month I have received many emails concerning the same thing... is my nutrition ok for muscle gain and fat loss? Now first off let me set the record straight by saying that you can not change muscle into fat and vice versa. So if anyone tells you that you changed fat into muscle, say Thanks and never consult with that person again. You can gain more muscle and lose more fat at the same time. But again most do not know how to do that. I can admit to all that when I first started bodybuilding I use to listen to the local big guy and he would tell that to get big you have to eat big. So I did. I was the VIP customer at Burger King. Damn those whoppers were good. But the end result was that I gained fat and very little muscle. I won my first open class contest as a lightweight competitor (151lbs). Do the math I had to lose 50lbs of fat to get to the end result 151lbs of lean muscle tissue.

Creating a New Year's Resolution can be a great idea, especially if you are resolving to get healthier (weight loss and exercise are the top resolutions made). But if you don't have an action plan it may be doomed before it ever gets started. Unfortunately, the majority of individuals who make a new year's resolution end up breaking it. By February, nearly half have already failed. The following shows how many of these resolutions are maintained as time goes on: - past the first week: 75% - past 2 weeks: 71% - after one month: 64% - after 6 months: 46% (1) But don't let those stats convince you to plop down on your couch with a bag of chips. People who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don't explicitly make resolutions. (1) So, if you want to lose weight or just get more fit in 2007, then resolving to do so may be beneficial to you. Just make sure you have an action plan that helps ensure your success.

Why Your Kids Should Never Eat French Fries and What You Can Give Them Instead As Americans and as parents are we willing to trade the health of our children for the convenience that fast food offers? Are the lives of our children worth the crayons and color-your-own placemats? Perhaps you believe that reports of fast and fatty foods being unhealthy is an over statement and meant only for those who indulge in such a lifestyle. Are you willing to gamble the health of your children?

ATTENTION ALL WOMEN WHO WANT TO LOOK GREAT IN A SWIMSUIT: THE 7 SURE WAYS YOU WILL NOT LOSE FAT THIS SUMMER! By Heather Picken, ISSA/P.C.P.T, Women’s Body & Metabolic Expert for Women Over 30 Summer is here and I know you want to look good in a swimsuit. I hear your cries and feel your pain but also know that you are the only one that is holding you back from getting what you really want and deserve no matter what age you are! I hear this from many women, and they ask me about what diet they can go on to lose weight really quick. I have seen and heard some of the craziest things women do to try to get into shape for the summer and here are my top 7 that sure ways to NOT lose fat:

Six Tips To Combat Food Cravings! Recently I was asked by a client what she could do about her food cravings. Right away I gave her a few ideas, but as I had a little more time to think about it I realized this would be a great topic for a radio show or perhaps an article. The subject of food cravings has always come up with my clients and I don't know if I have truly addressed the issue straight ahead. Perhaps I have side-stepped the issue a little because for me I have always exercised will power over my body. Will Power Vs. Cravings

Keep Fit While Traveling: 7 Tips for Taking Your Workout on the Road Does this sound like you? You’re stressed. You’re tired. You need a vacation. But every time you decide to go away, you gain an extra 5 to 10 pounds that you have to work twice as hard to get rid of once you get home.

Last week I was talking about nutrition with one of my workout buddies and when I mentioned grass fed beef and "organic food” he asked, "Do you mean like what you get at Whole Foods Market?" I said, "Yes, exactly... that's a natural food and organic supermarket." He said, "Yeah well, that place costs so much, I call it Whole Paycheck!" I was rolling on the floor laughing, but the truth is, organic food really is expensive and so is grass fed beef and free range chicken, so it's a valid question to ask, “Is it worth it?” After researching the subject and doing some personal experiments with my own diet, let me offer you my take on it from a bodybuilder’s viewpoint. This is a perspective on organics you may not have heard before. First, look at it this way - if you put the cheapest fuel in your luxury car, how well is it going to run and how many miles are you going to get out of it?

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Fish Oil May Help You Burn Fat...But Not THAT Much Fat! What The Latest Research Says About Omega-3 Fatty Acids And Weight Loss