Subject: The ONE big, stupid reason why you've stopped losing fat...(and how to fix it)
The reason is simple...
You're too efficient...and you keep doing the things you're GOOD at.
I see this all the time in people who have hit a fat-loss plateau.
When you're training to lose fat, though, efficient is the LAST thing you want to be.
Look, we all like to do stuff we're good at because it feels good and you look more awesome while you're doing it. I'm right there with you.
However, let me set the stage for you...you began your fat-loss training and all the weight training exercises were new and tough. All the cardio was challenging. The diet was rough. And you started losing fat FAST.
Then you started getting into the groove...you learned the exercises and training techniques, you got good at the cardio and could really power through it. Even the diet part was getting easier.
Now, you would think with things going better and better like this that your fat loss would actually be accelerated.
Then things started to slow down.
You're training just as hard...getting stronger. Your exercise technique is smooth. The cardio is tough but you've found your stride with it. The diet part is going well.
Is your metabolism slowing down? You take a few days off and eat more to try and reset your metabolism and then jump back in but things still aren't moving.
What now?
It's time to go back to the drawing board and literally go back to when you were BAD at things!
Because when you were BAD at things, everything you did seemed to take more energy. It was inefficient. And in that inefficiency, you burned a LOT more calories...getting the idea now?
Let's take running as an example as this is a very visual thing. Look at two people...one is a first-time jogger, trying to get into shape. The other is an experienced runner.
Let's also assume these two people weigh exactly the same so they SHOULD be burning the same number of calories when they cover the same distance, right?
But when you see the poor guy slogging his way down the side of the road, barely lifting his feet off the ground and you see the OTHER guy practically floating past him, who do you think is burning more calories and challenging their body to a greater degree?
The guy who is completely inefficient is driving his metabolism to a whole other level than the experienced runner, even though the runner is probably going 3 or 4 times faster!
So here's the take-home lesson. When fat loss starts to slow down, you don't necessarily need to work harder at the same things you're already doing...you may just need to do something you stink at.
Let's say you're used to doing barbell bench press for chest and rarely ever do dips. Even if you push yourself on the bench press, what do you think will get you cranked up more...bench press or dips? You'll be so unused to doing dips that your body will have to work a lot harder just to perform the exercise.
Then when you get too good at dips, switch to dumbbell bench press. Keep doing stuff you're NOT good at!
You want to really lose fat? Put together a program based on exercises you STINK at or rarely do (maybe because you stink at them).
You may have to use a lot less weight but I can promise, you'll kick your metabolism into gear more than when you cruise through even tough sets of exercises you ARE good at.
Try a workout based on weighted dips, front squats, wide-grip barbell rows, hang clean and press, and stiff-legged deadlifts.
Or if you're good at those, go with exercises you're NOT good at. Force yourself to do them until you GET good at them, then move on to something else.
When it comes to cardio training, do you do interval training on the treadmill? Get out to an athletic field and do sprints there instead. Kick butt on the stair machine? Try some real stairs and see what happens. Or, even better, do something TOTALLY different like swimming.
I think you're getting the idea...when the body gets good at something, it gets lazy and efficient. It uses as little energy as possible and CAN use very little energy because it IS so efficient.
It might be tough on the ego, but by working with exercises you're not good at, you'll actually be speeding up your fat loss significantly.
And, as a bonus, you might just get good at exercises you used to stink at!
---
Got Trouble Spots That Still Aren't Responding?
For example, lower abs, backfat, legs)...you need some more specialized strategies.
That's where THIS program comes into play...called the "Trouble Spot Solution"
This was put together by my friend and collegaue, Bruce Krahn, specifically to address these hard-to-reach areas.
It's extremely effective stuff, using hormonal-based training and eating strategies to address and "unlock" these stubborn bodyfat stores.
Because here's the thing...your bodyfat is NOT deposited randomly....it's put down based on the hormonal patterns your body is experiencing at the time.
And by addressing and correcting these hormonal situations, you can help your body release that fat from your fat cells so it can be burned.
Nick Nilsson
The "Mad Scientist of Muscle"
------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.fitstep.com/goto/12/trouble-spot-solution.htm
------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm known as the "Mad Scientist of Muscle" for a reason. I
enter my
training lab every day with one singular obsession...to experiment
with and deliver science-based, unconventional new training
programs, techniques and exercises that get you results FAST,
where other programs fail.
Be sure to visit (and like!) my Facebook
fan page and subscribe to my
YouTube channel for more free exercises and training techniques.
You might be missing emails from me! Click
here to learn how to
whitelist my emails, to ensure you receive everything I send to you.
------------------------------------------------------------------
More insane Mad Scientist training to help you burn fat, build
muscle and develop YOUR best physique.
http://www.28daymuscleexplosion.com
http://www.madscientistmuscle.com
http://www.metabolicsurgerapidfatloss.com
http://www.buildabigbutt.com
http://www.thebestbodyweightexercises.com
http://www.thebestabdominalexercises.com
------------------------------------------------------------------