Saturated Fats:Villain, Hero, Or No Big Deal?
For anyone who hasn’t been keeping up with all the posts here at Burn the Fat Blog, the team at Examine.com wrote our “most liked’ post ever a few months [...]
Top 10 Ways For Regular People To Get Motivated
“How do I get more motivated?” Outside of “What should I eat?” that’s the number one question I’m asked about getting more results on a diet or exercise program. Almost everyone has up and down [...]
The Secret To Living To 120 With Strength And Health
The average lifespan in the U.S. is now up to 78.7 years (81.2 for women vs 76.2 for men) according to the latest data. We are already living longer, and [...]
The Shaming of Food
Are We Fighting The Wrong Battle? And are we losing in the war? It is a war. We face that war daily in our facebook feeds, during our talks with friends over coffee, and while [...]
Starve Mode By Leigh Peele Book Review
“Have I messed up my metabolism?” “Am I in starvation mode?” “I know I should eat more, but won’t I gain weight if I increase calories?” “How long does it take to restore a “damaged” [...]
How To Choose a Fat Loss Plan (And Free Yourself From Pills, Powders and Potions)
Most Burn the Fat blog readers have already come to the same conclusion: Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat program is a great fat loss plan! But imagine that you hadn't already found a good fat loss plan. How would you choose one. It's so confusing. There are thousands of them. Some work great, some work for awhile, some only seem to work, and some don't work at all. By asking just 3 simple questions, I think we can single out the good plans from the bad ones...
Ron and the Zen of Strength
Half a lifetime ago, Ron had raged against the iron with the sort of fury only a 20 year-old saturated in testosterone, on a quest for muscle, can know. Today, as Ron swung open the [...]
The How Many Calories Should I Eat Cheat Sheet
I realized a while back when I posted an article referring to your “optimal daily calorie intake” that I didn’t explain how to figure that number out. I got tons of email and comments from readers letting me know. I guess I thought it was common knowledge, but surprisingly, it seems most people don’t know how many calories to eat, and to make matters worse, they get conflicting advice about how much to eat. Well, I’m here today to fix my oversight and bring us back to nutrition 101: How many calories should you eat?
1 Reason For Slow Female Fat Loss And 5 Tips To Fix It
Differences in male and female hormones are certainly involved - both in the fat loss process as well as in the patterns of fat storage on the body. But the biggest reason for slow female fat loss is not hormones - it’s one little fat loss relativity factor that almost all women overlook
The 19 Most Important Fat Loss, Fitness And Health Tips, Ever
If an exercise physiologist, award-winning fitness bootcamp trainer and registered dietician to the pro athletes and stars were asked by his clients, “what are your MOST IMPORTANT tips, EVER, for burning fat and getting in [...]