Entries from May 2008
By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
www.BurnTheFat.com
The controversies over cardio for fat loss are endless: steady state versus intervals, fed versus fasted, long and easy versus short and intense, and so on. Obviously there is a lot of interest in cardio training and how to do it right. Sadly, most people are still [...]
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By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
www.BurnTheFat.com
High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT for short, has been promoted as one of the most effective training methods ever to come down the pike, both for fat loss and for cardiovascular fitness. One of the most popular claims for HIIT is that it burns “9 times more fat” than [...]
Tags: aerobics · BFFM · Burn The Fat Lose The Spare Tire · burn-the-fat-feed-the-muscle · calories · conventional cardio · fat-loss · high intensity interval training · HIIT · HIT · interval training · loose fat · loose weight · lose-fat · lose-weight · steady state cardio · tom-venuto · weight-loss
By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
www.BurnTheFat.com
At least 7 scientific studies have provided strong evidence that energy containing beverages (i.e., “liquid calories”) do not properly activate the satiety mechanisms in the body and brain and do not satisfy the appetite as well as food in solid form.
Epidemiological research also supports a positive association between calorie-containing beverage [...]
Tags: appetite · Appetite-suppressant · BFFM · Burn The Fat Lose The Spare Tire · burn-the-fat-feed-the-muscle · calories · energy drinks · fat-loss · fitness · hunger · liquid calories · loose weight · lose the spare tire · lose-weight · protein and satiety · protein drink · satiety · shake · smoothie · suppress-appetite · tom-venuto · weight-loss