Testosterone isn’t the only “T” that’s driving internal health and performance. Meet the thyroid, the main metabolism gland in your body. It’s in charge of influencing food consumption and the amount of energy strength sports athletes have to hit new PRs and doing daily tasks.
In terms of fat loss, we have to take into consideration the efficiency and inefficiency of how our systems work. It may seem odd, but looking at how these cars operate, and why, will help us to understand how our bodies can maximize their fat loss potential.
Your friend who runs seven miles a day is likely not burning any more energy than you are doing chores around the house. How the hell is this possible?
To better understand how exercise intensity dictates fuel use, and what this means in respect to the fat burning zone, we need to review the energy systems your body can rely on during exercise.
If Diet-Induced Thermogenisis is in fact a variable we can control through a choice on whether/how to distribute our calories across the day, it could be the example of magic metabolism claimed in so many fitness tip listicles.
IR sufferers need to replace their carb intake with proteins and fats…or do they?
It may be small, but this endocrine organ controls whether you can eat ice cream and be lean or eat a salad and be overweight. How can you know if yours is operating properly?
It’s not always about who can diet the hardest; it’s about who can diet the smartest.
If you blindly follow and/or abuse any of these four dieting rules, you may be derailing your progress without knowing it.
Could abandoning your diet be the secret to a leaner physique?
Reanalyze these four components of food metabolism to customize your food intake.
Three more reps…yeah, three more. That’s it! Feel the burn. FEEL THAT BURN!
Screech, from Saved By the Bell, is a prime example of someone who has a crazy, fast metabolism.
Are you ready to find out if you can stay in bikini shape year-round and still make progress on your body?
I wrote this article in order to educate women and some men who believe that doing cardio and abs will help them shed pounds on their midsection.
To understand the metabolism, think of your body like a furnace. Your metabolism controls the temperature in your body as well as your metabolic rate.