Baked oatmeal is different because it's not like a creamy porridge, and it's not like oatmeal bread or a solid oatmeal bar either - it's more like the middle ground between the two. You can cut it with a knife, serve it with a spatula, and eat it with a fork. It takes longer to bake oatmeal, but try it just once, and you'll agree it's worth the time... especially this super-sweet, super-healthy, macro-friendly double berry baked oatmeal!
Weight training systems that save you time without compromising your gains are the most valuable kind for busy people. When the same training method helps you easily achieve progressive overload as well, that takes it to a whole other level. The rest pause training method is one of the few that achieves both. It's not a new technique - it's been used by pro bodybuilders for at least 60 years, but outside of physique sports, most people don't even know what rest pause is. Now, decades later, scientists have confirmed how effective and efficient it is so if you're not using it, you're missing out... |image1|
In previous Burn the Fat Blog posts, I've discussed the most crucial muscle-building program design principles like the ideal number of sets (volume), the perfect number of reps and the magic of progressive overload. Today I'll briefly share another key principle of muscle growth - it's the ultimate #1 key to gaining muscle. Or if we flipped it in reverse... NOT applying this muscle-building principle is THE biggest mistake that stops your muscle gains. This ultimate principle for building muscle is...
Have you ever been on a fat loss diet? Are you into fitness or bodybuilding? If so, then I have little doubt that the question of egg whites vs whole eggs has been on your radar at one time or another. Will eating whole eggs raise your cholesterol and risk of heart disease? Should you throw out the egg yolk and eat only the egg whites? Is a small number of whole eggs and the rest whites the best way to go? If so, how many whole eggs are safe to eat? Read on for all the answers...
An Italian pasta bake recipe that has more protein than carbs? And it's super low in calories? How is that possible? If you've been following Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle recipes, then you should be catching on to the calorie-reducing tricks by now: 1. Use less of the starchy carb. 2. Use more vegetables (fibrous carbs) 3. Use the leanest meat available. 4. Use reduced fat cheese. 5. Minimize oil. To bump the protein, in addition to using lean meat, you can also use a high-protein pasta...
This pumpkin spice protein bread recipe makes a moist, dense, rich bread with just enough sweetness, that tastes so good, you won't believe how nutritious it is. It’s all-natural, uses no oil or unhealthy fats, and no refined sugar. Best part: You get almost 12 grams of protein per slice!
For several years now, there has been a theory that when you exercise more, some of the increased calorie burn is "cancelled" because your basal metabolic rate decreases. An internationally publicized study now appears to confirm this, showing 27.7% "energy compensation." This has caused a number of fitness influencers to start claiming exercise doesn't work for weight loss and that "Weight loss is all diet." But what does a closer look at this research really say? Tom Venuto digs deeper and clears up the controversy...
Some people say baked oatmeal is like a breakfast "casserole." I'd go as far as describing my protein apple cinnamon baked oatmeal as being like "breakfast apple pie!" I do admit it, I'm an oatmeal [...]
The last 10 years have been an exciting time in the muscle building science world. There have been so many discoveries – even major breakthroughs – that there has never been more certainty about how to train to build muscle than today. That is, if you’ve been following the science. If you pay no attention to science, you might still be using training ideas that were outdated decades ago.
While pop diet culture tells us we just need self-discipline and (insert latest diet fad) for fat loss, there are easier, more effective and more long-term-friendly ways to get this done. One of the most effective umbrella strategies of better health and fat loss is shaping your environment: setting your life up in a way that nudges you in a particular direction. In short, we want to automate as much of our daily lives as possible. Here are 5 of the best tips for autopilot fat loss...
