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2004/08/19, 03:56 PM
Hello! I'm just beginning to get back into training after having my son (a year ago! better late than never I guess!) Anyhoo, I was just wondering what supplements (other than the protein shakes that I currently drink) would be good in order to speed along the process. My main goal is to lose body fat and to be lean and toned. Thanks all!
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2004/08/19, 10:01 PM
Just keep your protein shakes and set up a sound diet. There really is nothing on the market that will aid you much. Even though the hype says so, real world shows otherwise. There really is no shortcuts, nothing works like sound diet. You must create a caloric deficit to tap into your fat stores.
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bb1fit@freetrainers.com
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2004/08/20, 09:10 AM
bb1 I know better than to believe that taking xenadrine or metabolife or some sorta fat burner will make you skinny, especially if you eat a horrible diet and don't exercise. However, my brother in law took a fat burning aid in addition to his good diet and exercise program. He thinks that it helped him lose the fat more quickly than if he hadn't taken it. Do you think that there is any truth to that? Either way, I am a firm believer that you shouldn't add man made products to your body if you can help it. I'm starting to eat an organic diet (it's expensive but I am trying) because I truely think I'll have less health complications if I don't put preservatives and unneeded chemicals in my body. I wouldn't want to be blind in 30 years just because I took some enzyme that no one knows squat about to rid myself of cellulite :laugh:
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2004/08/20, 11:38 AM
So then supplements like CLA or L-Glutamine wouldn't help? I don't want to take any fat burners... I don't like the way they make me feel.
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Quoting from bb1fit:
Just keep your protein shakes and set up a sound diet. There really is nothing on the market that will aid you much. Even though the hype says so, real world shows otherwise. There really is no shortcuts, nothing works like sound diet. You must create a caloric deficit to tap into your fat stores.
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2004/08/20, 04:36 PM
Was that the question about whether the body burns fat or muscle?
During short spells of exercise, your body will use energy from glycogen stores and fat. The more intense the exercise the more energy burned (and although the proportion of fat burned is reduced the TOTAL is still higher than with low intensity)
At rest or during endurance exercise there is a risk of burning muscle when stress hormones such as cortisol, are released. This tends to happen when blood sugar levels drop, such as prolonged periods without eating, or during times of illness.
The trick to burning fat is to drop your calories a little, so that you burn more energy than you store, but to make sure your body never thinks it is starving. This is the rationale behind the frequent small meals mantra, and the reason for eating as soon as possible after exercise, and for never exercising on an empty stomach.
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