Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Muscle Confusion???

 The Mass Confusion That
Dominates
  In Fat Loss & Fitness Today

By Rob Poulos, Fat Loss & Fitness Expert & Creator of 'Fat Burning Furnace'
People are confused more than ever about how to burn fat.  They are confused about the best way to go about achieving the body they want.  They are confused about what works and what doesn’t, and the reasons why.  There are countless individuals slaving away in gyms and fitness centers around the country right now. 
They are working tirelessly, almost every day, on the treadmill, stair-climber, elliptical, etc. to burn those calories and fat.  They also might be lifting weights several times a week for hours at a time to build some strength and muscle.  They might even join a few aerobics or spinning classes too.
They are probably also trying one of the latest diet strategies that promises miracle fat burning and weight loss.  They could also be spending a lot of money on the latest and greatest dietary supplements that could be that miracle pill that will aid in weight loss.  They are also carefully watching the scale as their main judge of fat loss progress. 
If it goes up a pound or two, they may behave rashly and maybe even change up their entire workout or diet program! And of course there are others are doing variations on that same theme. 
After all, this is the kind of stuff that many of the popular fitness and diet gurus typically recommend to burn fat.  But with so many different strategies and plans being pushed as the be all and end all, what happens is we tend to overboard. 
And when that happens, we lose sight of what really matters in achieving lifelong fat burning, fitness and health…the principles than many people don’t know about, most people have forgotten, and only a select few put to use to achieve lifelong health and fitness.  These are the same principles I used to drop over 40 pounds of unwanted body fat, keep it off, and revitalize my life!
With any exercise or nutrition program, you’ll probably lose some fat initially, but far too often the progress doesn’t continue or doesn’t come as fast as the person would like because they're using a temporary mindset.  They're only focused on the short term and one specific goal.  So they end up switching to something else, and the cycle continues until they’ve become consumed by this cycle of confusion. 
I believe that this is one of the biggest, if not the #1 reason for the lack of fat loss and fitness progress that is being experienced by the masses of exercisers and dieters in the world.  They are jumping from one fad diet or exercise routine to another, while losing sight of what’s really important, and what really works. 
Simply put, they are exercising far too much, not nearly intensely enough, and trying to adhere to unrealistic diet recommendations.
If instead they focused on a long term plan, a lifestyle as it’s often called, and didn’t worry about “losing 10 pounds by summer”, they would find it far easier to do the right things most of the time. 
And those right things include brief, progressive, and intense resistance training, eating a diet full of nutrient rich foods, drinking tons of water, and getting plenty of quality sleep and rest.  The students of my Fat Burning Furnace method understand this and are reaping the life long health and fitness rewards because of it.  Are you? 
Claim your free copy of Rob Poulos's "7 Secrets Of Permanent Fat Loss & Fitness" at his website: http://www.fatburningfurnace.com

3 comments:

  1. Commitment is the key to any diet, or exercise program for either of them to work. All programs will work, but each person needs to find the exact diet and workout schedule that will best suit themself. Another important aspect of a diet is having support from your peers. So, if you have a family it is best to go on the diet with someone else. That way you will not be the only one eating healthy in the household, and this will help out with your dedication to your diet. Also it is important to think of the long term plans regarding your health, beacuse if not, you will fall back into your same old unwanted lifestyle.

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  2. Just to comment on a new diet plan that I just heard of (from Dr. Oz) is the HCG diet. It is based off of 500 calories a day. The patient must inject HCG daily, which is a hunger suppressment and it is said that the person will lose 1-2 lbs daily. On the show they had people against it and hated it, and there were people that tried it, and loved it. It was also discussed that HCG oral drops were available on the internet, but had only trace ammounts of the hormone. To me this seems like it work, but seems kinda extreme.

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  3. I think Brandon is right in that it is always better to diet and exercise with someone as a partner. It can keep you motivated. Also, it is better to think of it as a lifestyle change and not a program that you are doing to just lose the 10-20 pounds before summer. Thinking of it as the 10-20 pounds to lose before summer will just guarantee that the weight is coming right back during or after summer. As far as the HCG diet goes, it is extreme because it should be for the extreme obese person. However, everyone will see it and want to be on it and the people who want it really need to learn to do third grade math with their calories. Calories in and Calories out= your weight!!!! Till later, JB is out!!

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Weekly Recipe

Salmon Salad

DRESSING:
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. plain low-fat yogurt
1/4 c. low-fat milk
1/4 c. snipped fresh dill
1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp. salt, if desired
1/8 tsp. black pepper
SALAD:
1 (15 oz.) can salmon, drained, skin discarded & flaked
1/4 c. finely chopped scallions
12 oz. med. sized macaroni shells, cooked al dente in water to which 1 tbsp. oil has been added
4 hard boiled eggs, sliced or quartered (optional)
1. In a small bowl, combine all the dressing ingredients.

2. In a large bowl, combine the salmon, scallions and cooked shells. Add the dressing and toss the ingredients gently to combine them. Cover the salad and chill it for at least 2 hours before serving it. Before serving, garnish the salad with eggs, if desired.

P.S. Since the ingredients are rather colorless, consider garnishing the salad with parsley and/or sliced radishes. 6 servings.