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Consistency is an integral part of the body sculpting equation. Many times Ive heard people give their opinions on what factors are key in the process of achieving your body-image goals. Some people say that the initial hurdle of motivating one self to actually workout can be the toughest battle theyll face. Others complain that theyre too busy and dont have enough time. However, I consider the consistency to be the single most vital aspect of ones training regime.

Once you decide that a new and improved body is your objective, its time to prepare a formula for success. A synergistic blend of exercise, rest and recuperation, diet and supplementation is a solid foundation on which to build you routine.

A. EXERCISE. Depending upon what your goals are, your exercises will vary. If you wish to lose weight, it would be beneficial to engage in higher repetition, low weight movements. This helps to raise the bodys metabolism acting almost like an internal furnace. By performing such exercises as jogging, brisk walking, raquetball and weightlifting with light weights - for at least thirty minutes, a bodys metabolism is raised for several hours. In this metabolic state, the human body is much more capable of burning fat storages than in a rested state. Consistency comes into play because in order to accomplish the desired intent fat loss, workouts must be executed five or six days a week. Failure to maintain a five day schedule may decrease the desired effects, though results will be seen.

For mass-building, the routine tends to favor higher weight, low repetition and less frequent workouts. rather than doing weightlifting exercises with lots of reps and light weight, which will burn fat and prevent lean muscle mass building. Since this type of activity requires you to do much more strenuous workouts it is essential to make rest and recuperation almost as important as the workout itself. For beginners, a one day on, one day off routine seems to work best. A full day off after a mass building workout will insure that the body has had an opportunity to recharge and prepare itself for the next workout you have planned. As far as sleep goes, seven to nine hours is a must. Dont get concerned about missing a couple of hours of sleep from time to time though. More importantly, try to make sure that on the nights that you do workout, you get as much sleep as possible. Your body will thank you by feeling rested and stronger in the morning. Once again, consistency plays a major role because only by maintaining regular intervals of rest and recuperation, will you insure that your exercise efforts are not being wasted.

B. DIET. Just as you have to perform exercises differently depending on whether your looking to lose body fat or gain lean muscle, you must also take on different dietary habits. For weight loss, specifically fat-loss, one main mind set to maintain is, to ignore all the previous fad diets you might have tried. These diets almost always are intended to make money rather that new and improved bodies. Im sure any of these diets will work for some people, some of the time, however in the long run, the only weight loss that youll achieve is in your wallet. The only time tested diet Ive ever witnessed long-term fat loss results with is one which costs no money. By carefully reading the nutrition information on the foods that you purchase, take notice of the fat calories and fat grams. These will ultimately be the decisive factor for the majority of dieters. Initially, try to simply cut down in these areas gradually. If you attempt to cut out your fat calories at once, you may find yourself craving all the wrong foods. By slowly changing your dietary habits you stand a much better chance at permanent fat loss as well as a healthier lifestyle. Focus on consistently reading the nutrition information on the products that you intend to consume.

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Helpful Articles

by Danny Demichele

While the United States continues to get fatter as a nation there
is no sign that Americans are gaining control over their eating
habits. Shaman and other pseudoscientific promoters of miracle,
singular-faceted diet programs proclaim to have the answer to your
overeating problems. In most cases the only reduction that occurs is
that of the wallet and not the midsection.

Why do we eat and what factors are responsible for triggering the
food-seeking impulse As you will see there are a number of signals
which trigger the human animal to gather food. Genetics, gender, age,
occupation, function of the nervous system and endocrine glands all
play a role in when we eat, what foods we eat and how much we consume.

GENETICS

Obesity is most accurately described as an increase of nutrient
stores resulting from a failure to balance the intake of nutrients to
the metabolic needs. Genetic susceptibility plays an important role in
maintaining nutrient balance and in the development of obesity.
Susceptibility genes, of which there are at least six known in
animals, can account for approximately one-third of the risk of
becoming obese. Although genetics is indeed an important determinant
of potential obesity, the 30increase in the prevalence of obesity in
the USA in the past decade must reflect primarily environmental
factors. Obesity develops when the susceptible individual interacts
with appropriate environmental factors.

NUTRIENT BALANCE

The normal adult human has over 150,000 calories of stored energy
just in body fat. This figure is six fold above the energy stored as
protein 24,000 calories. By comparison, the quantity of
carbohydrate is minute approximately 1,000 calories. A typical
good diet as recommended by most mainstream nutritionist is a food
composition of 60carbohydrates, 20protein and 20fat. It is easy
to see how typical energy stores within the body contrast sharply with
the typical recommended food intake. Protein and fats are consumed in
far less quantities, as a percentage of stored energy, than
carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates are the most efficient fuel source we can consume.
It should not be surprising then, that we as animals will typically
seek foods which contain plentiful carbohydrates. Changes in
carbohydrate balance from day to day reciprocally affect carbohydrate
intake on the subsequent day. In animals, including humans, if
carbohydrate balance is positive-ie, if on a given day more
carbohydrate is eaten than burned for fuel-less carbohydrate will be
eaten the next day. Conversely, when carbohydrate balance is negative
on a given day, the animal will eat more carbohydrate the next day.
Most have experienced more or less desire for carbohydrates on various
days. You now know that the reason may be directly linked to what you
ate the day before. This relationship of carbohydrate balancing does
not hold true for fats or proteins.

ENERGY EXPENDITURE

Weve discussed typical body stores of energy as well as what is
recommended by nutritionists as a healthy ratio of the major
macronutrients carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Now we move onto
factors which influence the amount of energy our body burns.

Energy expenditure can be divided into three components. The first
is the resting metabolic rate RMR, which in human beings is directly
related to the amount of fat-free lean body mass. The RMR accounts
for approximately 70of all energy utilized in a given day. Contrary
to popular belief, exercise doesnt hold a candle to the number of
calories burned when were simply going about our everyday business,
including sleep. The RMR also helps explain why men, who typically
have more lean body mass than women, have a higher need for calories
than women. Bodybuilders, defined as anyone training with weights and
adding lean mass, will also see a metabolic advantage because of an
increase in lean mass.

The second component of energy expenditure is physical work, which
accounts for approximately 15of the energy expended. The most
intense training or an extremely laborsome job still burns a small
percentage of calories per day when compared to the RMR. It should
now be clearer than ever that the RMR is far more important for
determining the total calories burned in a day than physical activity,
however, the importance of physical activity and exercise is not
minimized. Physical activity, weight lifting and other exercise can
directly influence the RMR and therefore should be considered an
integral part of any leanness program.

The third component of energy expenditure is the thermic effect of
food TEF, which reflects the rise in heat production, ie, increased
oxygen consumption, following ingestion of food. The TEF accounts for
approximately 15of energy expended. An interesting scientific fact
is that the TEF is inversely related to fatness-ie, as the percentage
of fat rises, the TEF decreases. As fat people get fatter it becomes
more and more difficult to crank up the metabolism through normal
metabolic activities.

DOES FOOD COMPOSITION MATTER

Some types of obesity in humans and animals are dependent on the
composition of the diet and others are not. At one extreme are the
types of obesity due simply to hyperphagia excess food intake
regardless of its composition. In these cases, obesity may develop
whether the diet consists chiefly of carbohydrates vegetables and
fruits, protein meat or vegetable protein, or fats. Obesity due to
hypothalamic injury controller in the brain which signals a human to
eat or disease of endocrine glands responsible for hormone
production and/or release develops regardless of the composition of
the diet. At the other extreme are those types of obesity due mainly
to the composition of the diet. These include high-fat diets when
combined with moderate to high carbohydrates, access to beverages or
solutions containing sucrose, or other soluble carbohydrates and diets
with an abundance of highly palatable foods.

Ok, so youre over fifty, youve got a slow metabolism and a fast-paced career schedule long hours, travel, inconsistent meals and exercise. Are you destined to be fat and tired, or can you have a successful career and vitality too The latter is possible as long as you apply sound nutrition and exercise principles to the reality of your life style.

Avoiding body fat deposition or losing it is primarily a matter of ingesting fewer calories than you use. As you grow older, your metabolism slows down and, for most of us, your activity level declines as well. Thus, we typically are burning fewer calories at rest at a time in our lives when we are at rest more of the time. The challenge for a Fifty and Fit diet and supplement plan, then, is to not only provide the right level of calories, but also the nutrients that will stimulate the older metabolism to operate at an optimum level, promoting energy and vigor along with a slim appearance.

There is no substitute for a balanced diet. Powders, liquids or pills cannot substitute for solid food and yield permanent, healthful results if God had meant us to live on supplements, we would have been born with a blender in our mouths instead of teeth. A balanced diet should consist of 2500 to 3000 calories a day more depending on athletic activities split up into proper proportions of protein 23 to 30pct., fat 20 to 25pct. and carbohydrates 45 to 55pct.. Note, that while the zone diet, recommending 30protein, 30fat and 40carbohydrate, is currently getting a lot of publicity, that level of fat is probably not appropriate for the over 50 metabolism. These nutrients should come from a variety of foods spread throughout the day. In fact, it is important to eat often to spur your metabolism. If possible, five small meals a day compared with two or three would result in both decreased transit time going to the bathroom more often and increased metabolism burning calories more quickly since your body knows it will be fed again soon. By eating often, we process food faster and more efficiently. When you eat once or twice a day, the body slows down and stores as many calories as possible in fat.

Too busy to eat three meals a day, let alone four or five This is where recognizing the logistics of your life style comes in and planning to compensate for it. Cut up carrot sticks, celery sticks and apple slices and bring them with you in Tupperware containers for between meal snacking. Similarly, carry the 3 1/2 ounce, easy opening cans of Albacore tuna with you, available at most grocery stores. or keep a blender at work and utilize a good quality protein powder between meals. If it is difficult for you to find the time for breakfast in the morning easily the most important meal of the day, since it is preceded by an eight hour fast, cook up a large batch of oatmeal not instant once a week and heat up a small portion in the microwave every morning add yogurt or a protein shake if you dont have time for eggs as a protein source.

In addition to eating often, it is even more important to drink water often to keep your metabolism up. In fact, this is the single most important and least expensive diet aid available. Frequent hydration promotes elimination, allows optimum absorption of nutrients and maintains a feeling of fullness thus suppressing appetite. Here again, a busy lifestyle may make it difficult to take in enough water. You need at least half a gallon a day more if exposed to heat and exercise - professional bodybuilders typically down three gallons a day. Dont count on yourself to visit the drinking fountain for your 8 glasses a day. Instead, carry those 1 1/2 liter bottles of water, found in all grocery stores, with you wherever you go in the car, at work, on the plane. make sure you down at least two of them a day you can always refill them if you are concerned about expense.

The attached sample menu includes choices for each food group based on how different types of proteins, fats and carbohydrates impact our metabolism.

Proteins build muscle and provide the necessary amino acids for metabolic functions. They are harder to digest than fats or carbs, so we use calories in metabolizing them. Most vegetable sources of protein arent complete dont contain all the necessary amino acids we require, especially the branched chain aminos, and many animal sources are also high in fat. The best sources for a Fifty and Fit diet are egg whites, fish and white meat of poultry turkey or chicken breast without the skin. You can estimate protein by figuring six grams of protein per ounce of meat or fish, nine grams per ounce of chicken or turkey breast and four ounces per large egg white. Try to get about 25 to 30 grams of protein per meal, not to exceed one gram per pound body weight in the course of a day. Your body will probably not be able to utilize much more protein than this at one time, and any excess will be stored as fat in addition to being hard on the liver and kidneys.

Fats provide a secondary source of energy after carbohydrates, are easily absorbed and stored usually in places and quantities not to our liking, but are important in brain and hormone functions and as transport intermediaries in a variety of metabolic processes. Since a gram of fat weighs 9 calories versus 4 for a grain of protein or carbohydrate, a goal of any diet is to limit fat consumption. Just as important, though, is picking the right fats to consume. Recent research indicates that small amounts of good fats lower both insulin resistance and the glycemic index of carbohydrates, avoiding insulin surges and allowing us to burn fat as fuel while encouraging storage of carbohydrates as glycogen instead of fat kind of like stoking a furnace to get the fuel to burn properly. Fats in the good category include mono - unsaturated fats such as olive oil use in cooking and salad dressings. poly-unsaturated fats such as canola or safflower oil also good for cooking. and fish oils which provide Omega 3 essential fatty acids, notably linolenic acid, EPA and DHA, necessary for good health found in salmon, herring and Ahi tuna. and flax seed oil which provides Omega 6 essential fatty acids, most notably linolcic acid best talcen as a supplement liquid or capsule. One other good fat related to linoleic acid is CLA conjugated linoleic acid which has been found in animal studies to enhance immune function, support lean body growth and have anticarcinogenic properties available as a supplement. Fats to avoid as much as possible are animal fats, dairy fats, tropical oils palm and coconut and any hydrogenated solid oils margarine, shortenings, etc - if it is solid on your table, chances are it will be solid in your veins.

Carbohydrates are our primary source of energy and provide glucose blood sugar for immediate energy and glycogen stored in muscle cells and the liver for a stand-by energy source. Simple carbohydrates sugars from candy, processed foods, fruits and some vegetables, give a boom and bust, yo-yo sugar curve, while complex carbohydrates offer long- term energy because they are broken down more slowly for a longer blood sugar curve. More importantly, large amounts of simple carbohydrates cause sugars in insulin, a condition in which you cant burn fat as fuel. Plus, as we get older, our cells become insulin resistant insulin normally signals our muscle cells to store carbohydrates as glycogen, resulting in ever larger proportions of carbohydrates to be stored as fat. Clearly, as we get older, we must limit carbohydrate intake and be choosy about which forms we ingest, especially in this fat-free processed food era we live in the Snackwell age - the fat has been taken out of foods and replaced with sugar. Just remember that the insulin resistance syndrome we experience as we age, if not influenced and controlled by diet and exercise, can lead to Diabetes and an early grave. Sugar Kills.

Strive to use complex carbohydrates in their high fiber forms. oatmeal thick flakes, not instant, brown rice not white rice, baked potato with the skin not mashed potatoes, and no butter on either, barley, corn, celery, figs, prunes, etc. The more fiber, the harder it is to digest and the more calories you will burn in the process. A high fiber diet imparts a feeling of fullness appetite suppression, provides bulk for decreased transit time and better elimination, while increasing our metabolism to burn more calories. Finally, soluble fiber yields phytochemicals that act as antioxidants and protect against heart disease, such as Betaglucan. Many vegetables contain phytochemicals as well, such as broccoli sufurafane and tomatoes lupein. If youre on the road and cannot get enough fiber, then consider a fiber supplement such as Metamucil, but try to make sure you have some combination of grains, vegetables and fruits at every meal no, french fries dont count.

For an older, career-oriented individual short on the time for a perfect nutrition program, supplementation with vitamins and minerals makes good sense. Far from being expensive, consider it cheap health insurance. Since vitamins and minerals are catalysts working in conjunction with proteins, fats and carbohydrates, it makes sense to take them with food. For the sake of convenience, I suggest taking supplements with your morning and evening meal if your first full meal isnt until lunch, take your morning supplements with lunch.

In addition to a good quality multivitamin / mineral pill, I suggest taking additional antioxidants including COQ 10 and grapeseed extract, along with increased amounts of vitamin E 800 to 1000 I.U per day and vitamin C 1500 to 2000 Mg per day.

Supplemental herbs should include saw-palmetto prostate protection, ginkgo biloba mental acuity and garcinia cambogia taken first thing in the morning with Chromium picolinate and L-Carnitine to stimulate fat metabolism. While MaHuang is an effective thermogenic agent, it may be too strong in nervous side effects to be included for inclusion in this diet plan.

To help utilize the effects of MAXTERON, it is recommended that you use it as directed, keep a healthy diet, and maintain a consistent workout regimen. Also stacking it with another IMPACT Nutrition product like DermaGAIN will help enhance its effects.

1. Use as directed. Doses should be spread evenly throughout the day to ensure an evenly elevated level of MAXTERON in your system.

2. Keep a healthy diet. Adjust your diet according to your personal goals. If you are trying to lose overall weight, keep a diet that is low in fat and useless calories. If you are trying to gain muscle and loose weight, keep a diet high in protein and complex carbohydrates. No matter what your goals are, to maintain your optimum metabolism, it is recommended that you drink a sufficient amount of water, get plenty of sleep 8 hours, and eat six meals daily.

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Hello, I wanted to ask you if it is a good idea to take creatine while trying to lose fat Im taking thermogenic pills to lose fat, should I still take the creatine even though the pills have caffeine

Theres no problem with taking creatine during a dieting phase. In fact, I recommend it. I know some guys that take creatine all the way up to the day of their contest. As for taking creatine along side your fat burner no problem there either. But there is one thing you should be aware of when taking either one of these individually and especially when combining the two. Drink Lots Of Water. Not because it will be life threatening if you dont, but because creatine draws water into your muscles away from the rest of your body and caffeine is a natural diuretic. The combination of the two will leave you high and dry if you arent getting enough H2O. If you already have your diet and fluid intake in-check, then getting enough shouldnt be a problem. If you dont, however, an increase in water intake is imperative to maximizing your gains or losses in your case.