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How to Lose Fat Fast-how Fat Loss 4 Idiots Helps You Lose Weight Asap

Friday, September 17th, 2010

There exist many Fat Loss 4 Idiots Reviews on the internet. This short article addresses the myths regarding this diet and explains what it actually is.

What is Fat loss for idiots?

It is a diet whose foundation rests on the calorie shifting weight loss Strategy. It’s solely based on nutrition to lose weight with very little, if any, exercise involved. This is good and not so good.The good; don’t have to buy any special foods to implement this diet. The bad; don’t expect to develop any muscles or stamina with this diet. You are welcome to do resistance and cardio training if you like but are essentially not a requirement for this diet plan

So what is calorie shifting? Calorie shifting is getting your metabolism high by switching the order you eat your designated four meals, thanks to the meal generator offered by fat loss 4 idiots. You see, what happens when a person goes on a diet that cuts calorie intake is that his/her metabolism gradually slows down stopping weight loss after a while due to increased fat storage. By shifting your calories, keeping your calorie intake the same, you basically solve this problem. This cranks up your metabolism there fore allowing rapid weight loss.

Surprisingly not everyone does as well on the Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet.Different people have different results. Some people lose 6 lbs in the first 11 days; others even lose 8 or more. There are also some people who don’t lose any weight at all. I want you to know, though, that for many, the diet has proved successful. For those who don’t lose any weight at all some brisk walking accompanying this diet can almost guarantee results. I believe that for most people, it’s a great way to shed some pounds fast.

Vincent Mwangi
http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/how-to-lose-fat-fasthow-fat-loss-4-idiots-helps-you-lose-weight-asap-498279.html

Skinny Fat – When Being Thin Does not Always Mean Being Lean

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Everyone admires the person who “never works out” and “eats everything” yet still manages to look fabulous. Some of us even strive for a similar look by following a diet of lattes and lettuce. What is surprising is that these slim men and women may actually have high body fat and the foundation for chronic disease. It is important not to get caught up in appearances as there is a big difference between being thin and being healthy, and it lies in body composition.

There is a new condition that causes these dieters to become victims of the “skinny fat” syndrome because, dieting off lots of “weight” can consist of losing more muscle than fat. They end up with almost no muscle left but a high percentage of body fat. Instead of the skin and bones diet we have a “bones and fat” diet.

The ideal body composition ? the ratio of lean muscle to fatty tissue in our bodies ? is low in fat and high in lean muscle tissue. We become unhealthy when our percentage of body fat is too high because of excess fat and because of muscle tissue loss. Although muscle tissue can be lost when one lives a sedentary lifestyle it can also be lost when restrictive diets are followed and if excess cardio type exercise (jogging, cycling etc) is performed without muscle maintaining exercise.

Someone that has lost muscle tissue becomes very unhealthy and sets themselves up for future chronic disease. The metabolism (the rate the body burns fuel) drops and the life energy is siphoned from the victim. This loss of muscle is linked to serious health conditions including increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, joint problems and obesity.

Although these almost “dieted to death” people can look great in a tight pair of jeans they can look very saggy in a pair of shorts. Being thin does not equal being lean and they have to cover up upper arms and legs rather than expose their flabbiness. This is what happens when you become “skinny fat” instead of genuinely lean and fit.

The way around all of this is to never get into the dangerous dieting routine. Losing weight without obtaining strength and fitness means you are not doing it right. It is far better to burn calories with a proper exercise program that contains a large percentage of strength training and some cardio interval training than it is to cut calories. There is absolutely no other substitute for strength training exercise for keeping your muscle, stoking your metabolism, getting you lean, making you biologically young and keeping you healthy.

When you are active and burning calories, you can eat much more, providing you with more protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, essential fatty acids and essential amino acids.
Proper nutrition equals optimum health. Starving yourself equals inadequate nutrition which equals poor health and increases disease risk.

The key to permanent sustainable fat loss is your lean body mass. The more lean body mass you have, the faster your metabolic rate and the more calories you burn at rest.

So the key is to build and maintain muscle tissue through strength training exercise. Seek the help of a fitness professional to set up your program and teach you correct exercise technique so you can get the best results in the shortest time. They will also be able to do a body composition test so that you know exactly what your body fat percentage really is.

Being skinny fat isn’t cool – so if you feel you are exempt from eating properly and exercising just because you may be happy with the number on the bathroom scale think again. Incorporate both strength training and good nutrition into your wellness routine so you can be truly fit and healthy.

Gen Wright
http://www.articlesbase.com/alternative-medicine-articles/skinny-fat-when-being-thin-does-not-always-mean-being-lean-750228.html

i was training body building i was takein nutrition and after that i stert loosing hiar so any slution?

Monday, August 30th, 2010

i was training body building and i strat use nutrtion after that i try use streroids for 5 week and than i stop it for 5 and i use agein anether 5 weeks after 2 month i see my hiar stard loosing and get vary thinning so do u think is not too late i can do some thing about it please ?

Stop using drugs. Go get some help.

MLM Training: The Formula to Easily Contact and Close More Prospects

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

There are two main ways to get appointments and contacts for your MLM business. I have personally found one to be more profitable than the other. Get this key strategy, as well as other training points in the words that follow.

I really hope you will thoroughly study the process of learning how to invite, because this is where you get good at network marketing.

I’ve said it for 10 years: you can be terrible at everything else and still earn good money in network marketing if you’re good at inviting. If you can invite well, you can always put prospects in front of good presenters and good trainers.

The word invite in the context that I’m using it is the act of asking someone to do something. Go to a movie, meet for breakfast, watch a video, etc.

In this business you’re inviting people to look at either the business or the product or both.

1. Business: This is where you show and educate your prospects about the MLM industry. Have them really understand and believe in its ability to provide adequate income and time freedom. Then show your product or service. This style is sometimes called “top down” or “business first.”

2. Product: Show your prospects only the product (skin care, nutrition, telephone services, Internet services). After your prospect falls in love with the product they’ll know the business is viable. This style is called “bottom up” or “product first.”

The lack of understanding of these two methods causes much frustration in MLM.

Why are People Confused? Perhaps the best way for me to explain why the confusion takes place is with an example of a stockbroker. What does the stockbroker sell? You may reply, stocks. Well, not really. What the stockbroker actually sells is that you can make money with a stock.

So the money you’ll make is the product. You may have heard this referred to as “marketing intangibles.” This is very much like network marketing because often the presenter prefers to “market the intangible,” i.e., that you can make money. This isn’t necessarily a bad method, unless you’re talking to someone who doesn’t understand this conversation.

Suppose we’re talking to a person who comes from a retail sales background. Let’s say she owns a wax candle shop. If she hears a presenter talking about all the money she can make in the business, she’ll constantly be struggling to understand where the money is coming from. Many times these people are walking around after the typical presentation saying, “I don’t get it.” The reason she doesn’t get it is because she’s used to holding in her hands the tangible product that makes her the money.

This also works in reverse. If you approach a stockbroker and rub hand lotion on his hands and say, “You can make a lot of money doing this,” he won’t get it either. He’ll see it as a little “pretty party thing.” Certainly not something that could create a lot of money.

What’s My Point? How you invite, whether it’s the MLM business plan first or product first will have much to do with “knowing” your prospect. This is the reason networking with people you know is so effective. This is also why you should master both MLM business and product invitations.

In your business, take the approach that you’re starting your own company. You need a board of directors. In MLM we call them leaders.

The most important thing for you to understand at this point is you don’t necessarily have to know these people. You probably won’t. You may personally find these leaders or someone in your organization could lead you to them.

What character traits do you want in your network marketing leaders? What character traits do your leaders want in you? Why is this important for inviting?

Your greatest asset will become your eagle eye at picking leaders that will contribute to the success of your organization. I’ve not found a better way to teach how to spot a great MLM leader than just plain experience. However, you can look for certain traits.

Here is a list of character traits you do want in your board of directors…

  • high self esteem
  • goal driven
  • entrepreneurial
  • business minded
  • owner mentality
  • ready to act now
  • decisive
  • mentally tough

Conversely, here’s a list of traits you don’t want in your board of directors…

  • passive
  • wishy-washy
  • employee mentality
  • not ready to act
  • low self-esteem
  • easily influenced by others
  • worries about what others think

How well you do at inviting will greatly depend on the growth of your communication skills. Most people have difficulty with communication. I did! However, the more I study it, the more I realize that communication is what makes or breaks us in life.

It’s your ability to woo your significant other. It’s your ability to get a job, get a raise, get a promotion, get along with others in the office. The signs on the road are the City communicating with us, giving us driving instructions. Whether written or verbal, communication is life. Don’t most conflicts stem from miscommunications? Ever hear “You don’t understand me?” It’s definitely a skill worthy of much research and study.

Ever heard your MLM prospects say “I don’t like sales?” Often when your network marketing prospects don’t think they’re good at communication they’ll use the phrase, “I don’t like sales” or “I’m not a sales person.”

Sales has nothing to do with it. In fact when you picture a sales person, what you’re picturing is a poor communicator. When you’ve been sold, you knew it. You felt it. When you’re in the presence of a really good communicator you may have bought something, but you were never sold anything.

A good communicator will never sell what his prospect won’t buy. There’s no way they could get there. A good communicator, whether a nurse or a networker listens and helps people get what they want.

That’s all. A nurse has to learn the appropriate questions to ask so he/she can find exactly what the needs of the patient are. The nurse must also learn the appropriate responses to the standard questions and concerns the patient has.

A networker also must learn the needed questions and the appropriate responses to common objections so they can help their MLM business prospects get what they want.

Now let’s look at this from the perspective of how to qualify an MLM business prospect. Both of the invitations below are the truth. Which one do you think will work?

Invitation 1
An invite call asking a girl on a date:
Boy: I saw you on campus the other day and I’m interested in finding out more about who you are. I grew up in Boston, my parents are from New England. My dad’s in the banking business. I’m studying finance as well. What are your interests? Are you available should I want to marry you? How many kids do you want? I want 3 kids. What’s your religion? Shall we sit down and discuss the possibilities?

Invitation 2
Boy: I’ve seen you on campus and you seem to be a fun person. I’d like to take you to lunch and get to know you better. How does that sound to you?

Both have the same purpose in mind for meeting.

The argument in the industry is which one is better? People who are pro invitation #1 will tell you that they’re pre-qualifying their MLM business prospects. So they’re not wasting their time on people who don’t qualify. The outcome was that this guy had to make 72 calls to get a girl to say “Sure, why not.”

The outcome was 72 calls = 1 date.

People who are pro invitation #2 will say that you sit down for lunch and you put your agenda aside and you just talk and be friendly. You listen to them. Find out what their needs and desires are. Help them get it.

The outcome was, she isn’t interested in going out with you but she thinks you’re a great guy and has 3 roommates and 2 sisters who she wants to set you up with.

The outcome was 1 meeting = 5 dates.

I’m suggesting to you that invitation #1 is “sales” and that invitation #2 is “networking.”

I’ve heard distributors invite people to look at an MLM business opportunity much like invitation #1. I’m not kidding. To show you, pick up a tape recorder and record yourself. Even though you know you’re recording what you say, your conversations will still resemble invitation #1. Example: “My company does this, I’m making x amount of money, my company has this, and I have this, etc…”

Learning how to properly invite prospects to look at your MLM business and truly network with people is not always easy, but can be profitable for you. I commend your willingness to study it. Be a student of this inviting subject forever, but don’t wait more than a week before doing it, even if it’s just tiny steps.

Tim Sales
http://www.articlesbase.com/home-business-articles/mlm-training-the-formula-to-easily-contact-and-close-more-prospects-65258.html

Post Workout Nutrition: Secrets to a Hard, Lean Body

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

 

As you’ve probably heard before, your post-workout meal may very well be your most important meal of the day. The reason is that when you’re finished with an intense workout, you’re entering a catabolic state where your muscle glycogen is depleted and increased cortisol levels are beginning to excessively break down muscle tissue. These conditions are not good and the only way to reverse this catabolic state (and promote an anabolic state) is to consume a quickly digestible post-workout meal as soon as you can after training. The goal is to choose a meal with quickly digestible carbs to replenish muscle glycogen as well as quickly digestible protein to provide the amino acids needed to jump start muscular repair. The surge of carbohydrates and amino acids from this quickly digested meal promotes an insulin spike from the pancreas, which shuttles nutrients into the muscle cells.

The post-workout meal should generally contain between 300-500 calories to get the best response. For example, a 120-lb female may only need a 300-calorie meal, whereas a 200-lb male may need a 500-calorie post-workout meal. Your post-workout meal should also contain anywhere from a 2:1 ratio of carbs:protein to a 4:1 ratio of carbs:protein. While most of your other daily meals should contain a source of healthy fats, keep the fat content of your post-workout meal to a bare minimum, since fat slows the absorption of the meal, which is the opposite of what you want after a workout.

When choosing what to make for your post-workout meal, the first thing to realize is that you DON’T need any of these expensive post-workout supplement formulations that the magazines (who advertise for them) will tell you that you absolutely NEED! As with any nutritional strategies, natural is always better. A good source of quickly digestible natural carbs such as frozen bananas, pineapples, raisins, honey, or organic maple syrup are perfect to elicit an insulin response that will promote muscle glycogen replenishment and a general anabolic (muscle building) effect. The best source of quickly digestible protein is a quality non-denatured whey protein isolate and/or some fat-free or low-fat yogurt. Here are a couple ideas for delicious post-workout smoothies that will kick start your recovery process:

Chocolate Banana – blend together 1 cup water, ½ cup skim milk, one and a half frozen bananas, 2 tbsp organic maple syrup, and 30 grams chocolate whey protein powder – 38 g prot, 72 g carb, 0.5 g fat, 440 calories.

Pineapple Vanilla – blend together 1 cup water, ½ cup vanilla yogurt, one cup frozen pineapples, 2 tbsp honey (preferably raw), and 30 grams vanilla whey protein powder – 35 g prot, 71 g carb, 0.5 g fat, 425 calories.

When looking to lose body fat, keep in mind that post-workout meals should have the opposite characteristics of all of your other meals throughout each day. While post-workout meals should have quick high glycemic index carbs, quickly digested proteins, and minimal fat, all of your other meals throughout the day should be comprised of low glycemic index, slowly digested carbs, slow release proteins, and ample healthy fats. These are powerful strategies towards developing a lean muscular body with a low body fat percentage. Another great thing about post-workout meals is that you can satisfy even the worst sweet tooth, since this is the one time of the day where you can get away with eating extra sugars without adding to your gut. Instead, it all goes straight to the muscles! Enjoy!

 

THOMPSON STEPHEN
http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/post-workout-nutrition-secrets-to-a-hard-lean-body-677524.html

Gain Weight With These 5 Nutrition Tips

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

If you want to gain weight, you need to focus on how you’re eating. After all, gaining weight is all based upon your nutrition.

In order to gain weight, you must first create a calorie surplus in which calories are either used for building muscle or they are stored away as fat.

So, if you want to gain weight, you must first look at the way you’re eating, before you look at your training or the supplements you take.

Here are 5 simple, proven things you can do to gain more weight in less time.

1. Eat a large breakfast

Start the day off right by eating a large breakfast. In fact, you want to consume most of your daily calories early on in the day and reduce them as the day goes on.

So the largest meal each day should be breakfast and they should get smaller as you go.

Your breakfast should be high in protein, moderate in carbs, and low in fats. A large breakfast will jumpstart your metabolism and give your body the nutrients it needs, when it needs them.

Never train on an empty stomach, that’s the fastest way to lose muscle possible. If you train in the morning, the bulk of your calories should come after your workout, not before. It’s tough training in the morning if you have a full stomach.

2. Eat often and eat a lot

You need to eat many meals throughout the day, spread apart by about 3 hours. This way, you have a steady, constant stream of nutrients that your body can use for muscle and tissue growth.

Eating often will also help your body use the calories you’re taking in for muscle mass growth and will be less likely to store them as body fat.

3. Take in a lot of protein

Your body requires protein to build muscle mass. I’m sure if you want to gain weight, you’d like most of it to be muscle mass and not fat.

Protein is responsible for building muscle. Try and get 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight. So if you weigh 150 pounds, you want to eat at least 150 grams of protein, preferably more.

For each meal, try and get 30 to 40 grams of protein from quality sources like chicken, tuna, fish, turkey, eggs, lean red meats, dairy, and meal replacements.

4. Consume a pre-workout meal

To gain weight, you need calories. You also want to protect yourself from muscle tissue breakdown.

If your body needs nutrients during a workout, it will break down muscle tissue to get it. But by supplying your body with nutrients before a workout, you give it the raw materials it needs for fuel, so it will not break down muscle tissue.

Take 12 ounces of grape juice or Gatorade and to it add a scoop of whey protein, 5 grams of creatine, and 10 grams of glutamine.

This pre-workout shake is guaranteed to help you gain weight.

5. Get the proper post-workout nutrition

You want to take another one of these shakes right after training, to supply your muscles with the nutrients they need to build new muscle mass.

At this time, you also want to replenish the lost glycogen in your muscles. The best thing to do for post workout is to drink another juice/protein/creatine/glutamine combination. You want to have about 50-75 grams of carbs and 35-50 grams of protein right after your workouts, depending on your size.

About an hour after training, eat a solid, whole food meal that’s high in protein and complex carbs. Like breakfast, this is an important part of your daily nutrition because your workouts really depletes your body of needed nutrients and this is the perfect time to replace them for proper muscle recovery and growth.

These 5 tips will help you gain weight fast and also help you increase your muscle size and strength. If you’re not gaining the weight you want, you’re probably not eating the best way possible.

Shawn Lebrun
http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/gain-weight-with-these-5-nutrition-tips-10377.html