Q: Whats the best way to lose weight?
A: If weight and or fat loss is your goal focus 80/20 of your effort to nutrition/exercise respectively. Mass Media has caused the majority of people do the opposite and focus way too much on intense exercise when they could simply lose weight by tracking calories and protein intake. People lose weight without hitting the gym at all. So when a fitness pro who’s livelihood is based on people training tells you nutrition is more important then training its important. Some people drink their calories. I of course recommend exercise and pretty much everyone benefits from a structured strength and conditioning program but balanced nutrition and learning consistency and compromises with food and drink choices is the key to success for losing weight. I recommend the myfitnesspal app for tracking.
Q: Should I do Keto to lose weight? If you want but long term health studies of Keto do not exist. Human testing just isn’t where it needs to be folks. Here’s the deal – Anytime you restrict calories you will lose weight. With strength and conditioning training you will start turbo charging this process while getting stronger and even more beautiful. Your turbo boost rate depends on how diligent and consistent you are with balanced eating and consistent effort in the gym and in life. Example – lets say your a female and your functional day uses 2000 calories of energy or more and you consume 1500 for the day you will be in a 500 or more calorie deficit and that is weight loss. This is an ongoing process that continues forever every day even on the weekends. That is homeostasis and why consistent effort and learning to track a bit goes a long way. With Keto you restrict Carbs so many non keto average eaters might have 40-65% carbs but Keto its more like 10-20% carbs with the rest from a bunch of proteins and fats. When you restrict a huge portion of typical diets you will likely loose weight but personally I worry that the increased fat may have negative effects on arteries long term. This is my opinion and my reccomendation is to first start with tracking calories and then get your protein up to .7 – 1 + grams a day and try that for a 2-3 months first to see if you lose weight. It works because its super sustainable.
Q: How do I get a 6 pack?
A: This is one of the holy grails goal for many who want to get fit. It comes down to dedication and nutrition diligence. Getting real visible abs on guys happens usually around 12-13% and below bodyfat for females is around the 20% and less but everyone’s a little different. You could do crunches all day if you have a high bodyfat % you won’t see abs. Its pretty difficult if not impossible to get to such low levels unless you are dialing in nutrition and strength and condition training properly 3-5x a week.
Q: What is Doms and how can I fix it?
