Much of the battle of fat loss is hormonal, not simply about our calories in vs calories out.
This article we’ll talk about little tips you can use to fight fat simply by making adjustments in your training or your diet that’ll help you take advantage of these hormones – in turn, helping you burn a ton more fat.
Leptin is a hormone that is highly important in our fat loss. It regulates our metabolism. We also experience lower levels as we lower our carbohydrate intake when we’re dieting.
A cheat day is a great way to increase leptin levels once again. Follow your cheat day with a fast day, your leptin levels will be elevated, forcing your body to use fat as fuel on the fast day because you’re giving it no other source of fuel – food.
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Insulin is one of the most important factors in our fight against fat. Raising our insulin sensitivity – that is, our bodies likelihood of using carbs as fuel rather than storing them as fat – helps us maintain muscle while burning much more fat at the same time.
Insulin and insulin sensitivity is a HUGE topic, one that I’m going to cover next week, so for now just keep these things in mind:
1. Weight training increases insulin sensitivity, as does gaining lean muscle mass.
By focusing on building muscle in the gym, you’re going to make sure you’re using your carbs as fuel for your muscles, rather than storing them as fat, which is what happens if you have bad insulin sensitivity.
One of the ways we measure testosterone is in relation to cortisol levels. We’ve talked about how to naturally raised testosterone levels, and we’ll cover that again next week. But lowering cortisol levels is another way we can elevate our “free testosterone” in our body.
Cortisol is a stress hormone, so by simply relaxing and not worrying about things that aren’t under our control, we can lower our cortisol levels. But we shouldn’t stop there. Here are some helpful tips to help you lower cortisol so you burn more fat.
1. Take 6-10 grams of vitamin C daily.
Take 2 capsules to start your day (1 gram each), and spread them throughout the day to get best results. The most important time to take vitamin C – like any nutrition: post workout.
2. Vitamin B5 has been shown to lower cortisol levels.
Look for a “Super 100” B supplement. It should have vitamin B5 in it (100 grams). Take 1 tablet in the morning, and another post workout.
3. BCAAs during your workout (15 grams), help lower cortisol, helping you burn more fat while dramatically minimizing muscle loss.
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Human growth hormone is one of the most powerful hormones in the fight to burn fat and maintain lean muscle mass. It’s also increased along with raised lactic acid levels.
So, one of the best ways to raise your HGH levels is to shorten your rest periods and increase the intensity of your sets.
The Challenge Workout Sets used in the PowerHowse Challenge have been shown to be some of the best workout methods to increase growth hormone naturally.
If you’re not on the PHC, try using supersets and giant sets focused on the same muscle group. Shorten your rest periods to around 30 seconds to really maximize your lactic acid in your muscles.