Saturday, December 14, 2013
How to Burn a Pound of Pure Fat in 1 Day
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Bodyweight Exercises for Fat Loss and Bootcamps
It's Monday..
So yesterday I had a Full day of fitness, from the minute I woke up till the 2 hours of Salsa I ended the night with..
Details of the workout and video of some of the dancefloor move are on the facebook page:
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Now I quick post from Craig B here:
Couple of years ago, in response to reader demands, I put together
a little workout called Bodyweight Cardio.
It was a hit, and last spring I created an even better version
called "Bodyweight Cardio 3".
And within that program, the most popular was Workout B, where you
do 5 circuits of 5 exercises, spending 1 minute on each exercise.
I want to give you the first 3 rounds today. Here we go:
Round #1
- Jumping Jacks
- Bodyweight Squats
- T-Pushups (alternate sides)
- Repeated Vertical Jumps
- Prisoner Lunges
Round #2
- Pushup
- Prisoner Squat
- Squat Thrust
- Duck Under
- Burpee
Round #3
- Seal Jump
- Spiderman Climb
- Get Up
- Side-Step
- Run in Place
Again, this was one of my most popular programs of 2010, and if you
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Pre and Post workout nutrition
Dear Friend,
If you've been struggling to break through the barrier that's been holding you back, whether it's to gain a competitive edge, build muscle, shed fat, or simply have more energy...
And you're trying to do it through your nutrition program...
You could be making a HUGE mistake...
Many people know that nutrition is the key to achieve the results they want. You need to consume balanced meals and spread them throughout the day. That's a no-brainer. But what many people don't know, or tend to forget, is that the absolute Most Important meal of the day is the recovery (or post- competition) meal.
Within the first 60 minutes of finishing your workout, you should consume a meal consisting of a precisely formulated mixture of fast-absorbing carbohydrates combined with high-concentration proteins. Get this wrong and ...
Suffer the Consequences
Deprive your body of the nutrients it needs immediately after your workout, and you may as well flush your training efforts down the toilet. Your performance will suffer the next time you train, you'll likely lose muscle along the way, plus you risk destroying your fat-burning metabolism, losing 20% of the gains you otherwise would have made. The simple fix is to consume a precisely calculated meal immediately after your workout to support your goals - whether it's burning fat, building muscle, or dramatically improving your athletic performance.
... and most people fail to consume the most important meal of the day because of one or more of the following reasons:
1. They don’t have time to prepare a workout recovery meal. Let’s face it: in today’s fast paced world, who does? It’s downright difficult to remember to pre-cook and pre-package a meal the day before, then remember to carry it with you to the gym every single day. Those that tried to “cook as you go,” found it extremely difficult to rush home to prepare food within the time frame needed to reap the rewards of a post-workout meal. So at best, their post workout meals were really late (providing no real benefit) or were skipped altogether.
2. They hate eating cold cooked meals. There’s nothing worse than finishing up your workout or training session then sitting down to a cold, nasty chicken breast. Frankly, it’s dry and disgusting - might as well be eating mud. And for those who “could” force down cold meals, they could only do it for a short amount of time. The unappetizing taste usually made them begin to dread even looking at the food anymore.
3. They can't stand the taste of 99% of all meal replacement shakes. Pick up 10 different meal replacement shakes off the shelves, and 9 out of 10 will be downright disgusting. Many taste like watered down chalk water disguised as a protein supplement - or worse. The very thought of drinking this stuff has most people cringing.
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Friday, December 3, 2010
3 hormones that burn fat
By John Romaniello, New York’s Premier Fat Loss Expert and the creator of the Final Phase Fat Loss program
It seems like most fat loss programs focus on one main thing: to burn fat, you have to expend more energy than you take in.
Such a focus makes sense of course, because if there is a universal truth to fat loss, that’s it.
This is what we call “energy balance.” In order to lose fat, you have to create what we call “energy debt” or “energy deficit” – that is, eliminate the balance and instead be on the negative side of the balance scales.
Of course, that works very well for “beginning” fat. However, success doesn’t last forever.
As anyone who’s ever been on a diet and exercise program of any kind can tell you, at first it’s pretty smooth sailing. Eat less, do more, lose fat.
And then it stops! And as those same people can also tell you, it usually stops suddenly.
Of course, the first instinct people have is a very natural one…to simply do more of what was bringing them success in the first place.
So they eat even less and do even more.
And…have no results.
You see, what these people fail to realize (and what most fat loss programs fail to address) is…
After a certain point, simple energy deficit no longer covers the tab.
It becomes more about what type of deficit.
Speaking generally, you actually have to eat closer to maintenance calorie levels (instead of far below) and expend more calories through exercise.
Even then, things don’t always happen as quickly as you want.
You see, once you’ve hit a fat loss plateau or when you’re trying to lose the last few pounds (like I was when I was dieting for the beach house), fat loss becomes less about energy balance and more about hormones.
You see, some hormones, such as Leptin, actually control the majority of your general fat loss efforts and all of the factors thereof: appetite, satiety, “starvation mode.” However, assuming you’re eating enough and trying to create an energy deficit through training, Leptin isn’t the issue.
In Final Phase Fat Loss though, you’re never on a severe diet, so you don’t have to worry about Leptin.
There are other hormones however, which are a bit more insidious in their effects on your physique. They don’t just determine IF you gain fat – they determine where you gain it, and whether you’re able to lose it from those areas.
Those “problem” areas on your body are there for a reason.
“Problem areas” are created by your hormonal environment, and it’s your hormones that force your body to have particular fat storage patterns.
In this article, we’re going to talk about the three most common types of regional fat storage, and the hormones that cause them.
Back Got Back: Low Body Fat Storage
One of the most common types of fat storage that we see in women is the “pear shape” – fairly thin on top but heavy on the bottom (and IN the bottom, if you know what I mean).
This is so common that we often refer to a “pear shape” as a body type. This is true to an extent, but this type of fat storage is also heavily dependent on the female sex hormone estrogen. This is one reason why you see this type of fat storage primarily in women.
High levels of estrogen are awesome for enjoying Grey’s Anatomy and makin’ babies, but terrible for fat loss – which is why women usually have more trouble losing fat than men.
However, anyone—male or female—with high estrogen levels will have trouble losing fat, especially from the lower body. In essence, the higher your estrogen levels, the greater the likelihood you’ll store fat in your lower body; mainly in the hips and thighs.
And yes, it IS possible for men to have high estrogen levels. Unfortunately, outside of having to deal with a declined rate of fat loss and lower body fat, these guys ALSO have to deal with the ignominy of man-boobs.
On the whole, estrogen related fat storage is a pain in the butt (get it!?) but it is not completely unmanageable. You see, you can offset this phenomenon with certain types of training.
No worries, ladies (and gents!), I’m here to help.
In addition to helping you lose fat stored in the lower body, these specifically designed workouts will also be great for fat loss in general. Essentially, they’re great for burning calories and for shedding lower body fat through estrogen management. Combine the two and the result is rapid fat loss, with a heavy concentration on lower body fat stores.
Muffin Tops: No Love for the Love Handles
NOT This One:
THIS ONE>>
Probably my least favorite incarnation of regional fat storage is love handles and lower back fat. This is, of course, because I personally suffer from such.
Even when I am in lean condition – I’m talking shredded pretty much everywhere else – I store some fat in my love handles and lower back. It used to take me an extra 3 weeks to get rid of it!
The reason I tend to store fat this way is because of how my body reacts to certain hormones, and because of the effect those hormones have on fat storage.
When I was a fat kid and ate lots and lots of goodies, I screwed by my endocrine system a wee bit. Nothing too serious, but a decade of eating rapidly digesting carbs followed by, well, more rapidly digesting carbs, made my insulin spike and crash and spike and crash all over the place.
On top of making me fat in that immediacy, it also completely had a pretty negative effect on the way my body processes and handles insulin period.
The degree to which you are able to process and respond to glucose (sugar) in your body is called insulin sensitivity. The higher this is, the easier and more efficiently your body utilizes carbohydrates for energy, and the less like you are to store carbs as fat.
On the other hand, insulin resistance is the opposite; you don’t deal well with carbs. And anything other than a low carb diet pretty much means you’re gonna hang on to some fat.
And, to make matters worse, as I mentioned previously, there are regional effects. It’s been shown that people who store fat in the love handles are generally very insulin resistant – and therefore it can be reasoned that insulin resistance leads to love handles and lower back fat storage (which of course, means that insulin resistance makes it very hard to lose fat from that area as well).
I’m sure many of you out there who have been heavy before are experiencing much the same problems that I used to have.
The good news is that insulin resistance (and the resulting regional fatness) can be mitigated with certain types of training. For example, with careful planning and selection of exercises, you can start to whittle away at your love handles and lower back fat while you increase insulin sensitivity.
The better news is that I’ve figured out a specific series of training sessions that will do just that.
The One, the Only: Belly Fat
Without question, the most common type of regional fat storage is belly fat. If this isn’t you, it’s someone you know.
Abdominal fat storage obviously has a lot to do with your diet and overall body fat level; that should be obvious but it never hurts to touch on it.
Outside of that, it’s hormones baby, hormones.
The one we’re talking about here is cortisol. This hormone has been in the media a lot in the past few years, and I’ve talked about it a bit, so by now you know that cortisol is sometimes called a “stress” hormone.
That moniker is more appropriate than you know.
Basically, that means your body will produce cortisol (and encourage belly fat storage) under conditions of nearly any type of stress – both emotional and physical. So to combat cortisol, it’s not enough to just get more sleep or stop drunk dialing your ex-girlfriend (although that helps, I’ve heard).
Instead, it is of far greater effect to combat cortisol through resistance training.
Now, if you’re observant, you may have noticed what seems to be a contradiction.
As I said, cortisol is also produced through physical stress. In fact, training is actually one of the primary means through which your body will produce this sneaky little hormone.
Additionally, because cortisol has been linked to overtraining and has a catabolic (muscle wasting) effect, producing too much of it through training is certainly counterproductive.
It’s important to note, however, that long duration cardio and extended lifting sessions are what produces the most cortisol, and I always recommend against those.
Instead, short, intense training sessions using a particular type of training modality will help to counteract the effects of cortisol; both the muscle-wasting effect and the cortisol related belly fat storage.
Are you ready to fight these hormones?!
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Do these 10 fitness trends work?
"A goal is a dream with a deadline."
Napoleon Hill
Check these out:
1.Biotape
Building on our last example of health fads gone wrong is Biotape, the pain-relieving tape disseminated by Smart Inventions Inc. Made of a space-age conductive Mylar that connects broken circuits that cause pain, Biotape and its makers fell flat when confronted by the Federal Trade Commission, having to settle for $2.5 million in consumer refunds. The product’s website is still functional, but can now only claim that the tape connects the broken chi in all of us. Who knew that our chi was broken?
2.Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet
You’ve probably seen the infomercials on the Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet, a breakthrough in science that was first marketed as a pain-relief product, but then went on to promise those who wear it enhanced performance, balance and vitality. How did it achieve its magical effects? Ionization, of course. Not surprisingly, when tested, the Q-Ray was not ionized at all and its makers were court-ordered to turn over $16 million in profits as refunds to consumers due to false advertising.
3.Cow Urine
For our next bizarre health fad, we turn our attention to a South Asian nation of one billion -- India. The cow is a sacred creature in India, to such an extent that India's biggest and oldest Hindu nationalist group, the Cow Protection Department of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), hopes to turn cow urine into the next soft-drink craze. The RSS has been steadily building hype for cow urine over the past few years, promoting the liquid as a cure for a range of ailments including liver disease and, of course, cancer. By the end of this year, RSS hopes to release its "cow cola" to the masses, assuring the public that it will taste great. The taste, however, may be of little concern, considering that imposters have already begun selling knock-off buffalo urine as the real thing.
4.Bee Venom
What better way to find out if you are fatally allergic to bee venom than by deliberately letting yourself get stung in the name of health? Welcome to the practice of bee venom therapy, whereby therapists apply bee venom to specific points on the surface of the body to cure or reduce symptoms of arthritis, bursitis, tendinitis, herpes, and even breast cancer. Although the practice is rare in the Western world, bee venom therapy is still abuzz in China, being offered as one of an exhaustive list of folk remedies at any of the 3,000 or so traditional folk medicine clinics across the country. While apitherapy (the medicinal use of bee products, such as honey) has some medicinal usefulness, the claims for bee venom therapy are just too far-fetched to believe
5. Hula-Hooping With Weights
This is one of the latest fitness fads and entails hula-hooping, a craze of the 1950s, with weighted hoops to trim the stomach muscles. While this fad may seem a bit crazy, popular singer Beyonce says that she does it to stay slim. Doctors have weighed in on this fad and say that it is an effective form of cardiovascular exercise and can help with weight loss, but that there is no need to use weighted hula hoops as they can cause back injuries. You can get the same results from a regular hula-hoop.
6. Strippercize
This form of exercise is touted by movie star Kate Hudson, who states that not only is it useful in the bedroom but it can help women stay thin. Doctors disagree and suggest that anything that involves wearing 7-inch spike heels is not good for any woman, especially when exercising. They add that doing so can actually cause harm to your ankles and feet. However, if you wear proper attire this type of exercise can strengthen your core and provide cardiovascular benefits. Just make sure you go for sneakers instead of stilettos!
7. Bodyblade
The Bodyblade approach involves lifting a bar over your head and shaking to exercise your trunk muscles. Doctors say that this exercise can be helpful for physical therapy, but it appears to be another fad that does not have clear fitness benefits. However, they also say that there is no harm in performing this exercise.
8. Bikram yoga
Please note that this does not refer to yoga in general - but specifically Bikram yoga. I think yoga in general has many benefits when used in the right way and in the right context.
Bikram yoga was 'invented' by a guy in the 1970's, he had the bright idea of performing yoga in a room that is heated to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. It doesn't bother me that the founder of it lives in Beverly Hills and has 40 Rolls Royces (according to this article in The Times). And even the spurious health and fitness claims don't bother me that much (several Bikram yoga websites claim that it makes your body burn fat more effectively and redistributes fat in the muscle structure - hmm, so if I sit in a sauna I'll burn more fat). What mainly bothers me is a bunch of guys wearing Speedo's. Sorry, but I don't want some dude in a pair of swimming trunks doing a down dog in my face and spraying sweat all over me!
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| The only time you should be wearing speedo's is if you are in a swimming pool in an actual swimming competition |
Okay, I lied the spurious health claims do bother me. As does standing on someones back while they are in full spinal flexion, McGill is somewhere in Canada, probably in his spinal lab shedding a tear. Bottom line, I don't think overstretching ligaments and tendons in a hot environment is a good idea.
9.Functional training that is not functional
Somewhere along the line functional training jumped the shark. It metamorphosed into people standing on various objects filled with air while doing a rotational lunge matrix. I was hoping this stuff was dead, but only a couple of weeks ago I saw a guy trying to stand on a swiss ball
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| Functional Clown Training |
If something is functional, what is it functional for. Unless you spend your life standing on bags filled with air then there is very little functional carry over.
Functional should relate to the task at hand. For example, with some elderly GP referral clients, things like squats from a bench (getting out of a chair), step ups (for walking up stairs) and suitcase deadlifts (for picking up shopping) are all functional to their needs.
Funtional Training is Not Doing Circus evercise with no real world Purpose.
10. The Power Plate
According to the Power Plate website, this piece of equipment is backed by 40 years of research that shows “vibration training enables users to achieve a higher level of fitness.” We’re also told, “Far better results are achieved than with conventional training methods in just 10 minutes, 3 times a week.”
Plain and simple, don’t buy the hype. Don’t buy the celebrity endorsements or the testimonials that come from the people who stood on this vibrating platform once for ten minutes and said they felt sore or felt better.
Have you ever felt sore after sleeping on an uncomfortable bed? Well, this kind of soreness isn’t indicative of any muscle building properties offered by uncomfortable cots, and is the same kind of soreness you’d feel after standing on a vibrating platform for ten or fifteen minutes.
I could waste hours discussing this fallacious nonsense. But I’ll keep it as short as possible.
As Madonna performs in London, the word is the aging pop star has kept her fabulous figure fabulous by using a faddish gadget known as the Power Plate. The Power Plate is a vibrating platform you stand on while assuming various positions, which – according to testimonials and marketing materials – can strengthen and tone and all that good stuff in just ten minutes a day, three days per week.
By the way, Madonna is in phenomenal shape because she's spent the past 20+ years working at it, not because she uses the Power Plate
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Till Then
Rafael
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Watch this belly dancer get in shape
A Real World in YOUR Face Test..
My Girlfriend Nathalie:

in 2 weeks she will be hosting the Miami Bellydance Convention... ( http://miamibellydanceconvention.net ) Over Labor day weekend Belly dancers from All over the world will be here in Miami for a weekend of workshops, competitions and shows...and she is the host...so she needs to look her best!!
Now not even for a minute do I think she doesn't look her best now...but she wants to polish up...and lucky for her I specialize in quick results.
So I will be recording all of her workouts and posting them and she will be using my simple meal plan..
Right now I have 20 spots left here: http://results4sure.com/simple-plan-for-47.html
It's only $47...but guess what in 2 weeks when she is done with it and I re-release it to her almost 2 million youtube viewers and thousands of face books fans...the cost for guaranteed results will go up...
My tip grab one of the last 20 spots and use the same meal plan one of the BEST belly dancers on the planet uses.
I will be osting everything on this blog
BE FIT!
Rafael
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Is you excuse better than mine?
Wow the last few days..well out of control is all I will say
I've been talking to some people about how they take a day off and then 2 and 3 and before you know it...it's been 3 weeks..
Listen things will always come up...life is always changing...But I tell you what, don;t bail on your workouts when you dont really need to..Sure things happen, but if you skip Monday because you were tired, and then something happens on Wed..I'm sure by Friday you are thinking you will start on Monday...
DON"T Do that..specially you Bootcampers...45 minutes is all we need. and I can guarantee 1 FULL BODY workout at camp with us is better than Not doing anything..
So just a quick weekend recap..
I put out a Portion Control guide, on how you can measure food portions when you are not sure what they look like.
Here is the link for it (click it and it will open up + there is a cool offer on the bottom of it)
http://results4sure.com/files/portioncontrol1.pdf
Ok...Bootcamps..well it seems Doral is still on hold...I am looking at other locations and times so any Ideas or suggestions are welcomed.
I am TESTING out New Workout Plans this month as I start planning for the fall...Things you might see:
3 station circuits will multiple reps..
FULL BODY Blow out stations
Finally the 1,000 rep workout
and more.
The reason I try so many things is because I try and help alot of different people...like the meal plans.
We have the 14 Day Fat Blast
the 10 day detox
The 28 Day Extreme Fat Loss
Regular Calorie Based Meal Plans...
and Coming up...Simple Solutions Fat Loss...The Last Meal Plan you will ever Need.
I won't go in to details on this...but based on ALLLLLLLLLL the feed back I get, this will SOLVE alot of the problems with sticking to your diet.
Last before today Fit Tip:
The muddy buddy race!! We are training for this starting tomorrow..it's a 6 Mile run and cycle with obstacles in November..more details will come.
Ok..Here is my tip..Don't argue with Science and Facts just because you think you tried something 1 day or for 1 week and you dint think it worked for you...(sorry if tht hurts your feelings)
1. Metabolic Resistance Training
Basically we’re using resistance training as the cornerstone of our fat loss programming. Our goal is to work every muscle group hard, frequently, and with an intensity that creates a massive “metabolic disturbance” or “afterburn” that leaves the metabolism elevated for several hours post-workout.
A couple of studies to support this:
Schuenke MD, Mikat RP, McBride JM.
Effect of an acute period of resistance exercise on excess post-exercise oxygen consumption: implications for body mass management.
Eur J Appl Physiol. 2002 Mar;86(5):411-7. Epub 2002 Jan 29.
This study used a circuit training protocol of 12 sets in 31 minutes. EPOC was elevated significantly for 38 hours post-workout.
Thirty-eight hours is a pretty significant timeframe for metabolism to be elevated. If you trained at 9AM until 10AM on Monday morning, you’re still burning more calories (without training) at midnight on Tuesday.
Can we compound this with additional training within that 38 hours? No research has been done, but I have enough case studies to believe that you can.
Another:
Kramer, Volek et al.
Influence of exercise training on physiological and performance changes with weight loss in men.
Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 31, No. 9, pp. 1320-1329, 1999.
Overweight subjects were assigned to three groups: diet-only, diet plus aerobics, diet plus aerobics plus weights. The diet group lost 14.6 pounds of fat in 12 weeks. The aerobic group lost only one more pound (15.6 pounds) than the diet group (training was three times a week starting at 30 minutes and progressing to 50 minutes over the 12 weeks).
The weight training group lost 21.1 pounds of fat (44% and 35% more than diet and aerobic only groups respectively). Basically, the addition of aerobic training didn’t result in any real world significant fat loss over dieting alone.
High Intensity Anaerobic Interval Training
The second key “ingredient” in fat loss programming is high intensity interval training (HIIT). I think readers of T-Nation will be well aware of the benefits of interval work. It burns more calories than steady state and elevates metabolism significantly more than other forms of cardio. The downside is that it flat-out sucks to do it!
The landmark study in interval training was from Tremblay:
Tremblay A, Simoneau JA, Bouchard C.
Impact of exercise intensity on body fatness and skeletal muscle metabolism.
Metabolism. 1994 Jul;43(7):814-8
This study pitted 20 weeks of endurance training against 15 weeks of interval training:
Energy cost of endurance training = 28661 calories.
Energy cost of interval training = 13614 calories (less than half)
The interval training group showed a nine times greater loss in subcutaneous fat than the endurance group (when corrected for energy cost).
Read that again. Calorie for calorie, the interval training group lost nine times more fat overall. Why? Maybe it’s EPOC, an upregulation of fat burning enzyme activity, or straight up G-Flux. I don’t care. I’m a real world guy. If the interval training group had lost the same fat as the endurance group, we’d get the same results in less time. That means interval training is a better tool in your fat loss arsenal.
Now...if your training like this (yes this is what we do at Bootcamp) then you need to take a really good look at what you are eating if you are not seeing results..now Notice how I said results...not results you want...why because sometimes we for get how long it took you to get to that point and then you want it to change like yesterday...
Workout hard, eat right and enjoy the way it feels!
--
Rafael Moret,CSCS, NASM-Cpt
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Friday, August 6, 2010
9 fat loss myths and a bribe
Well like I said yesterday...I was going to talk about eating today...so I figure I adress some MYTHS and then over the weekend more specific things...
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Need to lose weight? Before you give up the late night munching and go on a no-fat detox frenzy to kick your sluggish metabolism into shape, read what the experts have to say about these popular dieting myths.
Myth 1
Myth
Low-fat or no-fat diets are good for you.
A low-fat diet can help weight loss, but don't cut out fat altogether.
Fact
Leading dietician Lyndel Costain says: 'People tend to think they need a low-fat diet to lose weight, but you should still have a third of your calories coming from fat.'
The body needs fat for energy, tissue repair and to transport vitamins A, D, E and K around the body.
Lyndel Costain adds: 'As a guideline, women need 70g of fat a day (95g for men) with 30g as the minimum (40g for men).
'There's no need to follow a fat-free diet. Cutting down on saturated fats and eating unsaturated fats, found in things like olive oil and avocados, will help.'
Myth 2
Myth
Crash dieting or fasting makes you lose weight.
Fact
This may be true in the short term, but ultimately it can hinder weight loss.
Claire MacEvilly, a nutritionist at the MRC Human Nutrition Research Centre in Cambridge, explains: 'Losing weight over the long term burns off fat. Crash dieting or fasting not only removes fat but also lean muscle and tissue.'
The loss of lean muscle causes a fall in your basal metabolic rate - the amount of calories your body needs on a daily basis.
This means your body will need fewer calories than it did previously, making weight gain more likely once you stop dieting.
It's also why exercise is recommended in any weight-loss plan to build muscle and maintain your metabolic rate.
Claire MacEvilly adds: 'Fasting can also make you feel dizzy or weak so it's much better to try long-term weight loss.'
Myth 3
Myth
Food eaten late at night is more fattening.
Fact
Many diets tell you not to eat after a certain time in the evening. They say the body will store more fat because it is not burned off with any activity.
A study at the Dunn Nutrition Centre in Cambridge suggests otherwise.
Volunteers were placed in a whole body calorimeter, which measures calories burned and stored.
They were fed with a large lunch and small evening meal for one test period, then a small lunch and large evening meal during a second test period.
The results revealed the large meal eaten late at night did not make the body store more fat.
It's not when you eat that's important, but the total amount you consume in a 24-hour period.
Lyndel Costain adds: 'It is true that people who skip meals during the day, then eat loads in the evening are more likely to be overweight than those who eat regularly throughout the day.
'This may be because eating regular meals helps people regulate their appetite and overall food intake.'
Myth 4
Myth
A slow metabolism prevents weight loss.
Fact
This is a common myth among dieters who are struggling to lose weight.
Studies have shown that resting metabolism - the number of calories used by the body at rest - increases as people become fatter.
In other words, the larger you are, the more calories you need to keep your body going and the higher your metabolism.
Clare Grace, research dietitian at the Queen Mary University of London, says: 'Weight gain occurs when the number of calories eaten is greater than the number used up by the body.
'Unfortunately, people are becoming increasingly sedentary, burning off less and less calories, and it seems likely this is a crucial factor in the increasing numbers struggling to control their weight.'
Myth 5
Myth
Fattening foods equal rapid weight gain.
Fact
Believe it or not, true weight gain is a slow process. You need to eat an extra 3500 calories to gain one pound of body fat (and vice versa for losing it).
Lyndel Costain explains: 'If the scales say you've gained a few pounds after a meal out, it's largely due to fluid, which will resolve itself - as long as you don't get fed up, and keep overeating!
'A lot of people feel guilty and think they've blown their diet if they eat rich foods. But, how can a 50g chocolate bar make you instantly put on pounds?
'For long-term weight control, balance high-fat foods with healthy food and activity.'
Myth 6
Myth
Low-fat milk has less calcium than full-fat milk.
Fact
Skimmed and semi-skimmed milk actually have more calcium, says dietician Alison Sullivan, because the calcium is in the watery part, not the creamy part.
She says: 'If you're trying to lose weight and cut fat from your diet, skimmed milk is your best bet because it is lower in fat and has 10mg more calcium per 200ml milk than full fat.
'Semi-skimmed is best for maintaining a healthy lifestyle if you're not dieting.
'Full-fat milk is best for children and adults who are underweight.'
Myth 7
Myth
Low-fat foods help you lose weight.
Fact
'Low-fat' or 'fat-free' doesn't necessarily mean low calorie or calorie-free, warns Lyndel Costain.
Check the calorie content of foods, especially cakes, biscuits, crisps, ice creams and ready meals.
Extra sugars and thickeners are often added to boost flavour and texture, so calorie content may be only a bit less, or similar to standard products.
Foods labelled low-fat should contain no more than 3g fat per 100g.
'Watching the quantity is important,' adds nutritionist Alison Sullivan. 'People tend to have half-fat spread but then use twice as much.
'And things like fruit pastilles may be low in fat, but are high in sugar which turns to fat.
'With low fat foods, look to see where else the calories might come from.'
Myth 8
Myth
Cholesterol is bad for you.
Fact
Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is made mostly by the liver.
It can be bad for us, because it forms deposits that line and clog our arteries. Clogged arteries contribute to heart disease.
But we all need some blood cholesterol because it's used to build cells and make vital hormones - and there's good and bad cholesterol.
Lyndel Costain explains: 'Saturated fats found in food like meat, cheese, cream, butter and processed pastries tend to raise low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as 'bad' cholesterol, which delivers cholesterol to the arteries.
'High density lipoprotein (HDL), or 'good' cholesterol, transports cholesterol away from the arteries, back to the liver.'
So choose unsaturated fats such as vegetable oils, nuts and seeds.
Myth 9
Banana myth
Many people believe bananas are fattening.
Bananas are low in fat and are packed with potassium.
There is only 0.5g fat and 95 calories in a banana.
Myth
Vegetarians can't build muscle.
Fact
Vegetarians can be as muscular as meat eaters by getting their protein from vegetable sources such as cheese, nuts, pulses and grains.
Claire MacEvilly says: 'You need protein to build muscle, but too much can lead to long-term side effects.
'The body can only store a certain amount of protein, so too much can damage the kidney.
'The Department of Health recommends that 50 per cent of energy should come from carbohydrates, 35 per cent from fat and the remaining 15 per cent from protein.'
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!
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Rafael Moret,CSCS, NASM-Cpt
http://www.i-bootcamp.com
http://www.Results4Sure.com
Saturday, June 12, 2010
300 FREE Gifts
Hi
I have more than 300 fr.ee gifts for you today.
These are brought to you courtesy of a pair of my
favorite marketers who are running a massive "mind
and body" self improvement giveaway right now:
http://selfhelpgiftsgiveaway.com/giveawayevent/go/53
The Self Help Gifts Giveaway event is definitely
one of the better giveaways that I have seen
recently, and I think you will really enjoy
what they have to offer.
I have checked the site for quality and it is
a thumbs up from me. Self esteem expert Dr. Joe
Rubino and fitness professional Carolyn Hansen
have teamed up to produce a smorgasbord of
self help gifts for you to choose from.
So what will you find once you get across to
the event?
I saw downloadable ebooks, memberships, videos
and audios, software, and e-courses.
These were on topics as diverse as parenting,
relationships, health and fitness, stress management
(always a good one!), working from home, business
management, confidence building, and quite
a few other self help categories.
The gifts cost nothing simply because events of
this type are run with the aim of introducing
you to a host of vendors of self improvement
products who you would otherwise probably
never get to come in contact with.
Here are some of my favorites, glanced while
checking out the site (some perhaps tongue
in cheek, I don't know yet, but they had me
intrigued):
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SPOTLIGHT #1
Dr. Pat Allen and Don Schmincke's:
THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN
What the good doctors say: "The Truth about Men
will set you free... But first it'll p*** you off!
Discover how a man's mind works during intimacy.
Is dating often frustrating or painful? He's not
doing it to you deliberately. Get the upper hand
by knowing what men really think about on a date."
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SPOTLIGHT #2
Ty Bennett's: BOB BURG INTERVIEW
Says Ty: "Listen as I interview New York Times
bestselling author Bob Burg about how Go-Givers
Sell More. If you want to increase your influence,
your income and your impact with people - these
60 minutes will change your life!"
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SPOTLIGHT #3
Lourdes Elardo-Gant's:
HOW TO MANIFEST THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS
WITH EASE, GRACE & JOY
Says Lourdes: "Follow my lead to magically manifest
a million dollar husband - I did it and you can too!"
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SPOTLIGHT #4
Meridith Alspektor's:
CHIEF EXECUTIVE MOMMY
Says Meridth: "You can master the balance between
motherhood and being a moneymaker. This is a book
for moms or women who would like to achieve a certain
level of financial success, but are looking for the
know-how, the mindset, and the right tools to find
balance in their lives."
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Really, this event has something for everyone.
So create a new folder on your hard drive and
get ready to start filling it with gifts that
speak to you as you move through the pages
of the giveaway.
Remember, there are hundreds of gifts to check
out, and they are all 100 percent f.ree. But
the event will only be running for a few days
so you will want to visit it before they close
their doors.
Here's the URL to the giveaway event again:
http://selfhelpgiftsgiveaway.com/giveawayevent/go/53
Have fun!
Rafael Moret
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The World's Hardest Diet...for me?
It's Sunday
and TODAY I will be having some PIZZA, PASTA, Rice and Beans..Cake...yesterday I had some coldstone..Friday I was at Five Guys Burgers...
What????
Oh yeah...I loaded up on Bad calories...
Why...just to get it out of my system because tomorrow...I will start the World's Hardest Diet for 14 days...
14 days? That's nothing...not on this!
It's part of the NEW MEAL PLAN EVOLUTION...
It's a new program I will be launching where we will provide you with a NEW meal plan every 14 days...
Why every 14 days...2 reasons..One so you don't get bored...2 so we keep the Body guessing...and changing!
So Guess what even though I haven't launched it yet...there is a VERY VERY special offer at the end of the ebook I gave away last week...
WHAT! You didn't get the free ebook I gave?
Well go to: http://results4sure.com/FREEGIFT.htm
and download it for FREEEE...plus look for the special offer at the end!
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Rafael Moret,CSCS, NASM-Cpt
http://i-BOOTcamp.com
PS...don't for get you can still join Bootcamp for the SUMMER and save $250 go to:
http://www.results4sure.com/summer-boot-camp-blast.html
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Oooops My Mistake
Last week we had the Memorial weekend sale...
and yesterday someone emailed me asking me if they could still get it because they left town for the week.
They were surprised that I had the 28 day program on Sale...
What 28 day Program?
The one where you get Bootcamp for FREE...
Yes, you get a custom 28 Day FAT BLASTING MEAL PLAN just for you...and along with that..Free Bootcamp for 4 weeks.
Anyhow...Normally it's $328 for this Option...and good timing for you the Memorial day page was never taken down... >>> http://results4sure.com/memorial-day-savings.html
I already called the web guy to take it down, but if I was you I would run up and get it...
It's all the way on the Bottom of the page on Sale for $277
Again, http://results4sure.com/memorial-day-savings.html
Now for those who want to Save $250 on Bootcamp...join for the Summer...
3 months $497 >>> http://www.results4sure.com/summer-boot-camp-blast.html
It's a savings weeknd at Bootcamp
Rafael
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Rafael Moret,CSCS, NASM-Cpt
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
How should you measure your workout progress?
I was just reading this: "To get something you've never had, you have to do something you've
never done"
You MUST step outside of your comfort zone to get results in EVERY
aspect of your life....
Very Timely!
Today is the first day to enroll in the Summer Boot Camp Blast! (http://results4sure.com/summer-boot-camp-blast.html )
and I was just thinking..why do people do the same stuff over and over expecting results to vary...
I won't even get in to my mental laziness theory..but however..
Tonight at Boot Camp I will be running the 2nd Test of My Iron Man 2 workout... I put this together last week and It requires No weights or special equipment..
But I use it as a measuring tool...
You see at my class we use kettlebells, dumbbells, bands, stability balls...all the cool things we need to keep the workout challenging and getting results...
But how to we track your progress?
It's workouts like the one we are doing tonight..
We have a set number of reps and stations...maybe you take all 45 minutes to finish the first time...maybe you don't finish..maybe you go through it quickly...
Either way, the next time we do it...you can beyond any doubt see how you are getting stronger, have more endurance, and more energy...
And that is REAL time proof that your body is getting better!
Save $84 a month on Bootcamp by joining for the summer: http://results4sure.com/summer-boot-camp-blast.html
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Rafael Moret,CSCS, NASM-Cpt
http://www.SouthFloridaFitnessBootCamp.com
http://www.Results4Sure.com
http://www.Metabolism-Makeover.net
Monday, May 10, 2010
Workouts for Busy Men and Women
What you do today sets the tone for the rest
of your week.
Let's take a quick poll and find out if this
is you:
1. Do you look to Monday with dread?
"If only the weekend could last forever!"
2. Is the impending responsibility of the work-week
weighing down on you?
3. Do you wish you could just run away?
If you answered yes to any of those questions,
What makes you think that spending 2 hours in the gym 4-5 days a weeks is going to happen...
Wait don;t get me wrong, for a lot of us 2 hours in the gym lets us disconnect from all the stresses of life...
BUTTTTTTTT
Who has 2 hours...and side note, I see people in the gym all the time wasting time...2 hours..yeah but most of that time is moving around, talking, or just trying to figure out what to do...
But back to Who has time...
Our bootcamp workouts are 45 minutes, they are FULL body workouts, we train in a circuit so we get your heart going..
So, Getting a six pack, fitting into a bikini and just losing weight might NOT be your goal..
But an EFFECTIVE workout, is and Effective workout..
(How effective will your summer workout be: http://results4sure.com/summer-bootcamp-savings.html )
Want your blood sugar under control, want more energy, want to sleep better,...WANT TO GET OFF THOSE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE meds???
Then..listen to this:
Yes we use Kettle bells
Yes We Flip Tires
Yes we slam Sledgehammers
Why? Cause their fun and Effective
On the other hand we use Body weight exercises...and Band resistance..
To make sure that we don't injure you and create strength training thats effective for everyone:

So look at that... 45 minutes is All, work ALL your muscle together..tone and shape and build..Kettlebells one week, bands another week, bodyweight...TRX and more...
It's NEVER the same...your body has no choice but to change..
Now..SUMMER is here!!! It's weeks away..
Lock in your Summer Fitness Program and SAVE $84 Per month...WOW:
Find out how here: http://results4sure.com/summer-bootcamp-savings.html
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Rafael Moret,CSCS, NASM-Cpt
http://www.SouthFloridaFitnessBootCamp.com
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Summer Boot Camp Blast
What About Last Year were you READY?
Would you like to?
Well you will be!! because I am Ready to UNLEASH SUMMER BOOTCAMP... A chance Guarantee your Fitness For the SUMMER and Save some $$$
this time the emphasis is ALL ON THE STOMACH. We need to have flat bellies for the beach right?
That’s why it’s now called the SUMMER BOOTCAMP BLAST (catchy right?)
Here’s the deal:
I won’t be officially launching this until next Wednesday or so but I can ONLY offer this program to the first 50 that register. (I need to make sure each person that dedicates themselves to this amazing program gets the full attention they require.)
If you are interested in dropping 5-8 inches off your waist over the Summer (plus a pile of weight) and Stay in Beach Ready Shape go to:
http://www.results4sure.com/summer-bootcamp-savings.html and get on the “action taker” list. These action takers will get email notification of the program launch date BEFORE my normal list.
This is your Chance To Save a Ton of $$$$$ and Make this the Best Summer Ever
Again go here: http://www.results4sure.com/summer-bootcamp-savings.html nothing to buy, just for your to get on the list
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Over the Last 2 or 3 days I have been endorsing, some other Top Fitness Pro's products...
But I have to Stop...not because there Bad..because I'm scarred of what I saw..
101 Million People are overweight...WOW!!!
Last week I was promoting my 10 day detox and one of the people reported 5lbs lost in 3 days..that's Great, but I need to help more people...
I want to help 100 people lose 10lbs...like YESTERDAY...
I have created a page: http://results4sure.com/10lbs-for-100people.html
I want to help 100 people lose at least 10lbs..
So if you have been trying, or no some one...and want to invest in something that is going to really work go here: http://results4sure.com/10lbs-for-100people.html
or Send this email to a friend...wait...send it to ALL your Friends
I am really thowing in a Good amount of bonouses to motivate people to get ON IT and stop waiting
Help me help 100 people
Rafael
Sunday, April 25, 2010
What's Holding you back?
We all have Goals..would you agree?
Life goals, career goals, family goals, and of course health and fitness goals...
Would you say sometimes you feel something is holding you back?
Maybe...lack of time, work gets in the way, the kids, your wife, your husband...what ever the case is..or you.
Maybe you get in the way, have you ever wanted to do something and said "YES! I want to do that, but I can't now, because..."
Simple things...
"I want to go on a vacation, but I'll wait till the kids are older"
"I want to join the gym but I need to lose weight first"
"I want that promotion at work but I cant now cause I don't want to stay at work late"
"I want to start eating better but I can't afford to go on a diet"
or one of my favorites..."I want to join your Bootcamp but I need to get in shape FIRST"
Really?....REALLY?...I want to ...but.,..I want to...but ,I want to...BUT
I was reading this on Christopher Guerriero's site today:
"Every great man or woman in history has become great because they knew how to focus their efforts and reach a few strategic goals in their life.
Most of those people became great by taking small daily actions towards those goals, then leading-by-example.
A mother of 4 learns to eat healthy, and her daily actions instill that greatness into her children, who use that to lead healthy, energetic, successful lives.
A father of 2 young girls decides to cut out television from his life and replaces that time with reading inspirational books and playing with his kids. His daily actions teach his girls to lead enriching, fulfilling lives.
An entrepreneur decides to write a book, and his daily actions leave a lasting legacy and guide his employees to become leaders within his company.
But all of that sounds like a lot of work. Here’s how to make living a life of greatness – easy…
Stop focusing on the big picture, and simply live your life according to your Theme.
Don’t have a Theme for your life? Then it’s time to get one – and make it something that will drive you forward.
Starbucks theme is “Rewarding Everyday Moments”.
Nike = “Authentic Athletic Performance”
Whether you know it or not, you’re living your life according to a theme – and your current theme has you caught in a cycle of results.
Your theme might be “eat until I burst” – so your results are going to be less then healthy :-)
…or your theme might be “leave the office 10 minutes early”. But again, that theme won’t bring you success.
Here’s what I propose – we all create a new Theme for this year. A fun theme that’s going to keep us chugging when all the other little engines are calling it quits.
Want to know what this year’s theme is for me?
"Keep Moving Forward"
When you’re working on a dream, you’re living on the edge. There are going to be long days, probably some sleepless nights, and plenty of times that you’ll doubt yourself and want to give up."
So, you have been planning on starting and exercise program, but haven't...
Go to http://www.i-bootcamp.com/ click on the payment options...I have added NEW options.
You know someone who is putting it off but wants it and needs it... go to my blog: http://floridafitnessbootcamp.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-think-you-will-like-this.html
Here you will find an option that will let you buy as many visits as you want for a friend AND I will match the visits you buy for them...for FREE..
Need help with your eating...we have a 10 Day Detox Meal Plan...A 14 Day Fat Loss Meal Plan...and A 28 Day Extreme Fat loss Meal Plan...
You have options,
So what you tried other stuff and it failed, so what you joined the gym and you don't go..so what you deep down inside are sabotaging yourself and think you can't do it.
Think about this...I have been a fitness coach for 15 years...this is what I do for a living..it's how I earn my income...if I could not deliver results, don't you think I would have gone under a long time ago..
I really enjoy what I do...and it gives me a GREAT sense of satisfaction to hear results people get..
The:
I feel so much better
I fit into my dress
I'm sleeping at night, now
I have more energy
or the occasional I really like coming to camp
This email today is more than just a come join Bootcamp cause you want to get in shape by the summer, this is about putting and end to making excuses.
Stop letting things hold you back.
and if you want to get a start on your fitness goals...yes join Bootcamp now (www.i-bootcamp.com )...you can start tomorrow
But everything else...do now..even if it's just a small step toward it.
Don't let ANYTHING Hold you Back anymore..
HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!
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Rafael Moret,CSCS, NASM-Cpt
http://www.southfloridafitnessbootcamp.com/
http://www.Results4Sure.com
http://www.Metabolism-Makeover.net

