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Use These 5 Tips To Cut Fat

Cut fat and look good in 2018 with these awesome tips.

Tip 1: Clear Out Your Kitchen

It all begins with getting your kitchen cleared out.  Let's be clear: If there is still food you should not be eating lurking in your freezer, refrigerator or cupboards, sooner or later you will end up giving in. 

You might think you have the strongest willpower around, but just wait until every waking thought, along with some of your dreams, are clouded by hunger and you leptin levels start to drop. Not as many people are willing to leave their homes in order to satisfy their hunger pangs; it is a lot more likely that they will hit the refrigerator. 

Tip 2: Combine Different Cardio Variations

There is raging debate over whether interval training or steady-state cardio training is better for losing fat. 

Steady-state exercise allows you to have longer fat-burning sessions.  On the other hand, interval training increases your metabolic rate and ramps up fat oxidation rate for many hours after you have completed your work out. 

So which one should you choose?  Why not try using both of them.

You may want to first do around five intervals and then switch over to steady-state training.  That will enable you to reap all of the benefits from both forms of exercise in one workout.  In addition, your steady-state exercising will burn even more fat than it normally does since the interval training will lead to glycogen depletion.

Like weight training, the cardio that you do should always continue to be progressively more challenging.  According to the world record holder and world champion bodybuilder and powerlifter Matt Kroczaleski, in order to be successful, today's training needs to exceed yesterday's in some way.

Tip 3: Do A Minimum Of One Full-Body Workout Every Week

Just as there is plenty of debate on which type of cardio training is the best, there are also different opinions on whether you can best achieve fat loss through body-part split training or full-body workouts. 

Your metabolism is increased more per workout by full-body workouts due to the large amounts of muscle mass that you work.  In addition, they allow for more downtime for you to rest in the week.

With split systems, you work out more often and still hit every muscle group using a higher volume that results in muscle glycogen depletion.

Once again, you should think about combining these two forms of exercise.  Every week, do one lower-body workout, along with one upper-body workout, and one full-body workout.

Another regimen that works well is to use a four-day cycle combination of lower-body, pull, push and full-body workouts.  That enables you to do more volume for every muscle group on a weekly basis and still have your full-body workout to maximize your metabolic rate.

Whatever you end up doing, to burn major amounts of fat you do need to lift weights.  According to Marc Megna, a fitness motivational speaker, performance coach, and former NFL player, when done properly lifting weights is the most effective way to reduce body fat.  If you’re looking for quality, quick results than coolsculpting can be a good idea - Dore Aesthetics offer it and it’s very successful according to them.

Tip 4: Drink Green Tea Every Day

When you are on a fat-cutting regimen, your top beverage pick should be green tea.  This healthy drink will help to increase your metabolism, which will you allow you burn extra calories every day.  In addition, green tea is full of free-radical-fighting antioxidants and healthy plant chemicals.

All of these healthy components help to reduce the amount of tissue damage that may occur when you are dieting and doing intense workouts at the same time. This will help you feel better while your fat-burning process is occurring.

Also, the slight amount of caffeine that you consume will provide you with an energy boost and promote extra fat burning, for even more benefits.  This hot liquid can also help to soothe hunger pangs you might be experiencing.

In summary, for individuals wanting to get learning, green tea is an overall winning formula.

Tip 5: Every Week Have Two Days Of Higher Carbs

One thing that most people don't take advantage of is the power that higher carb days can provide.  It is definitely true for many people that low-carb dieting speeds up their progress.  However, if your carb intake drops too long and for too long, it will achieve the opposite effect. 

This is what happens: The leptin levels drop faster and harder for low-carb dieters compared to individuals consuming more carbs.  That results in slowing metabolism down, increasing hunger, and in the process making your life really miserable.

So what is the solution?  Staggering your carbohydrates. 

Have low carb days if you want, but make sure to have two high days also.  That tricks your body into thinking there are carbs present all of the time, which helps you avoid having metabolic drops that cause your weight loss efforts to plateau.