Myths you need to ignore to build a healthier lifestyle.
There are many myths about fat loss out there. Recognizing what they are can go a long way toward helping you reach your own fat loss goals. Here are 5 myths about losing fat you need to ignore.
1. Diets Don’t Work
Sure they do!
Practically all diets work, at least in the short term. Diets should only be for the short term.
You can take off the excess weight pretty quickly with an effective diet.
But you KEEP the weight off with a LIFESTYLE change!
People go on a diet, lose weight, and go back to what they were doing before. This is how they added all that extra fat in the first place.
Then they blame the diet for not working. It’s not the diet, it’s the lifestyle!
2. Going Extremely Low-Calorie is Bad
Going very low calorie, and even outright fasting, can be an extremely effective way to lose weight quickly. As you get a bigger calorie deficit, and force the body to burn fat for energy.
It has to be done the right way. You can’t go extremely low-calorie for a long stretch at a time. Maybe just a few days here and there to kickstart the metabolism. It is best to check with your doctor if you choose this method of dieting.
3. I Just Want To Tone Up
There is no such thing as getting toned. You can build muscle and you can burn fat. That’s it.
What most people call toning up is burning away fat while preserving lean muscle. You don’t want to lose muscle along with the fat or you’ll just be a smaller version of your fat self, or what we call skinny fat.
It is alway recommended to get a Fitness Assessment prior to starting any fitness regime. The goal of a Fitness Assessment is to evaluate your goals, set a benchmark of where you are, and provide a plan on how to get the results you want.
4. Light-Weight High-Rep Training Is The Best Way To Burn Fat
It can be effective, if done correctly. But if you don’t work hard, you won’t see results.
The BEST training style for fat-loss is a mix of heavier training to preserve mass, and high-rep training that focuses on Lactic Acid accumulation.
When Lactic Acid accumulates in the body, this changes the acidity (the pH) in the bloodstream. Your body reacts to this by secreting Growth Hormone, which is a potent fat-burning and muscle-preserving hormone.
If this sounds like a lot to figure out, but don’t worry we have done it for you. Because this style of training can be hard to design on your own we have designed a special training session around it for you. This is what we do during our Level 10 Sessions. Best of all, all you have to do is show up, and our Level 10 Trainer will coach you through the whole workout. Further more, the Level 10 Sessions change every two days, so you get a new work out three times a week!
5. You Can Never Eat Your Favorite Foods Again
Just not true. Of course you can. Can you eat whatever you want, whenever you want. No, but that doesn’t mean you can never have ice cream, or pizza, or potato chips again.
For the best results when it comes to eating healthy for fat loss you need to check out Lindsey Black. She is 10 Fitness’ certified nutritionist and an expert on teaching people how to eat real foods to meet their goals.
Keep these five fat loss myths in mind and you can get better results from your training and nutrition programs.