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 If you pay no attention to science, you might still be using training ideas that were outdated decades ago.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...
You've heard of pumpkin pancakes. You've heard of protein pancakes. You've heard of pumpkin protein pancakes. You may even have heard of pumpkin protein mug cakes. But here is something maybe you haven't seen before: Pumpkin protein pancake mug cakes! Yes, this is a mug cake made with pancake mix. Protein fortified too. Best part: It's done in 80 seconds in the microwave...
Your eating behaviors get set off by environmental triggers. Those triggers are lurking in your kitchen, in your dining room, in grocery stores, in restaurants, and even in the "behavioral norms of social circles." The good news is, research has uncovered more than a dozen simple, but powerful strategies you can us to create an environment around you conducive to fat loss success
This is the best lean and healthy sweet and sour pork recipe you will ever make at home. It blows away anything you would ever get at a fast food Asian take out joint, and it even matches or beats anything you would find at a high end Asian restaurant. Plus, pork tenderloin is so lean, the protein is as high as chicken breast and there's hardly any fat
"Why isn't my cardio working?" Despite not only doing regular cardio for weeks, but actually increasing the duration of your cardio, you might still see no added weight loss and you're wondering what you're doing wrong. You're starting to wonder if cardio for weight loss doesn't work... Actually cardio does work, and when it doesn't, there are specific reasons why it fails - this is one of them...
For years, bodybuilders have preached about the importance of the mind to muscle connection. Physique athletes believe that improving your ability to concentrate on the muscle you're training, and feel the muscle contract, will increase activation in the target muscle and reduce the involvement of secondary muscles, and that this in turn will increase muscle growth.
“Has Tom Venuto lost it? He’s talking about ‘effortless’ fat loss now? Isn’t Tom Venuto the fat loss coach who has preached for years about hard work, persistence and self-discipline while speaking out against gimmicks, fads and “quick and easy” fixes? What’s going on? Has Venuto crossed over to the dark side?”…
Can you build muscle with resistance bands? Yes. Are resistance bands better than free weights for building muscle? No. Can you build three times as much muscle with resistance bands? Absolutely no! And as you'll learn in this post, both science and observation back up these answers. But if this is true, then why do resistance bands seem so popular these days and why do you hear so many people claiming bands are better?
Sometimes the facts about fat loss are disconcerting. There are truths you may not want to hear, but they’re things you need to hear. As Carl Sagan said, “Better the hard truth than a comforting fantasy.” When you learn and accept the truth about fat loss, it’s only then that real change starts to happen.
