From Fat to Fit!

Many people have problems with nutrition. They read a meal plan in a magazine or on a website. They try the plan and they wonder why it doesn’t work for them. Below is a test, while it’s not 100% accurate, it will definitely put you in the right direction. It’s look but well worth it. OXIDIZER TEST For each of these questions, circle the response that best applies to you. You may not know the answer right off the bat—it may take a couple of days if you have to see a pattern, but really think about these questions and analyze how different foods affect your body and your moods. The better you know yourself, the greater your odds of achieving exactly the results you want. In the morning, you A. Don’t eat breakfast. B. Have something light like fruit, toast, or cereal. C. Have something heavy like eggs, bacon or steak, and hash browns. At a buffet, the foods you choose are A. Light meats like fish and chicken, vegetables and salad, a sampling of different desserts...

As the name implies, the third day was a shake day. What this means is that all five meals were protein shakes. The first three shakes (spread three hours apart) were protein + carb shakes, the other two were protein + fats shakes. I had a strong workout and finished off with 30 minutes of cardio. I tried to keep my heart rate up around 80% of my max but it was very hard.

Fasting after a day of eating a massive amount of calories provides a few benefits. You’re placing the body in a calorie deficit. With the help of the cheat day, the leptin in your body is primed to burn fat. That’s a two-punch combo. All day I consumed water and Branch Chained Amino Acids or BCAA’s for short. The BCAA’s are used to prevent any catabolism of muscle. The amount of BCAA’s required to take depends on your body weight and amount of body fat. My calculation put me around 60 grams of BCAA’s for the day. To make things easier I broke the 60 grams up into 5 dosages spread throughout the day. Just in case you’re wondering, I choose the Optimum Nutrition BCAA Mega Size pills. I worked out in the morning and a little later in the day, I went outside and ran around the block. Following that, I preformed a series of sprints.

It's been a very long time since I have updated this blog. I told myself that I was going to regularly start doing it. Over the last few months, I have leaned out at an alright pace. Over the weekend I had a photoshoot that turned out pretty well. The shots showed my strong and weak points. I know what I need to work on and that was the whole point of this shoot. Prior to the shoot, I was carb depleted for two weeks. I went through the whole process as if I was preparing for a show. I must admit it wasn't that bad. However, by the day of the shoot I was starving for carbs. Well, that's it for now. I will keep you all updated. :)