Fwd: The FAST Fat Loss "Catch 22" (article)
Published: Wed, 05/02/12
I just got an email from Joel to let me know that our
workout tomorrow morning is at 10 am sharp.
Hey also included a really good article on why
your body fights you when you try to lose a lot
of fat too fast.
Give it a read below....
Keep training hard,
Mike Westerdal
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Joel Marion <jmarionfitness@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 2, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Subject: The FAST Fat Loss "Catch 22" (article)
To: Mike <mike@criticalbench.com>
Yo Mike, the workout is at 10am tomorrow and here's the
From: Joel Marion <jmarionfitness@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 2, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Subject: The FAST Fat Loss "Catch 22" (article)
To: Mike <mike@criticalbench.com>
Yo Mike, the workout is at 10am tomorrow and here's the
article you asked me about earlier today.
Later, Joel
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Did you know that truly FAST fat loss is nearly impossible?
Let me explain...
The Problem: The Fast Fat Loss "Catch-22"
In order to lose fat at the most rapid rate, you need to create a
rather large caloric deficit in a relatively short period of time.
A pound of fat is 3,500 calories. Want to lose a pound of fat?
Then you'll need to be 3,500 calories in the hole. Five pounds
of fat? Make that 17,500 calories. There's simply no getting
around the math.
Unfortunately, drastic reductions in calorie intake only cause
the body fight back against your dieting efforts, shutting down
metabolism and holding on to body fat as a starvation protection
mechanism.
Enter the rapid fat loss Catch-22: You can't lose fat fast without
quickly creating a massive calorie deficit, and you simply can't
create a massive calorie deficit quickly without your body
shifting in to starvation mode and rate-limiting your fat loss.
The simple fact is this: Until now, extremely fast fat loss was
impossible. (keep in mind, we're talking 25 pounds in 25 days
here)
And that's not me being "hypey," that's the FACTS.
Sure, you may have known someone who lost a lot of "weight"
in a short period of time, but weight loss and fat loss are two
critically different things. Want to lose a lot of weight in a short
period of time? You certainly can, and here are the inevitable
results:
1. A lot of water loss
2. Substantial muscle loss
3. A bit of fat loss
And oh yeah, a metabolism so beaten and battered that the
moment you decide to return to any sort of normal eating regimen,
bam, all your fast "weight loss" (and then some) piles back on
even faster.
The Truth: Your Body HATES Crash Diets
Long term drastic calorie restriction simply does not WORK for
fast fat loss. It requires a HUGE amount of sacrifice, and
frankly, the results don't even come close to warranting the
effort.
Ever seen an anorexic? Probably not the look you're going for...
So if a massive calorie deficit must be present to achieve rapid
fat loss, and long-term minimal calorie intake can NOT work for
fat loss, how CAN you create the necessary deficit without
having your body turn it's back on you?
The Solution: Strategic Synergy <------- Click here to read the rest of the article
Let me explain...
The Problem: The Fast Fat Loss "Catch-22"
In order to lose fat at the most rapid rate, you need to create a
rather large caloric deficit in a relatively short period of time.
A pound of fat is 3,500 calories. Want to lose a pound of fat?
Then you'll need to be 3,500 calories in the hole. Five pounds
of fat? Make that 17,500 calories. There's simply no getting
around the math.
Unfortunately, drastic reductions in calorie intake only cause
the body fight back against your dieting efforts, shutting down
metabolism and holding on to body fat as a starvation protection
mechanism.
Enter the rapid fat loss Catch-22: You can't lose fat fast without
quickly creating a massive calorie deficit, and you simply can't
create a massive calorie deficit quickly without your body
shifting in to starvation mode and rate-limiting your fat loss.
The simple fact is this: Until now, extremely fast fat loss was
impossible. (keep in mind, we're talking 25 pounds in 25 days
here)
And that's not me being "hypey," that's the FACTS.
Sure, you may have known someone who lost a lot of "weight"
in a short period of time, but weight loss and fat loss are two
critically different things. Want to lose a lot of weight in a short
period of time? You certainly can, and here are the inevitable
results:
1. A lot of water loss
2. Substantial muscle loss
3. A bit of fat loss
And oh yeah, a metabolism so beaten and battered that the
moment you decide to return to any sort of normal eating regimen,
bam, all your fast "weight loss" (and then some) piles back on
even faster.
The Truth: Your Body HATES Crash Diets
Long term drastic calorie restriction simply does not WORK for
fast fat loss. It requires a HUGE amount of sacrifice, and
frankly, the results don't even come close to warranting the
effort.
Ever seen an anorexic? Probably not the look you're going for...
So if a massive calorie deficit must be present to achieve rapid
fat loss, and long-term minimal calorie intake can NOT work for
fat loss, how CAN you create the necessary deficit without
having your body turn it's back on you?
The Solution: Strategic Synergy <------- Click here to read the rest of the article