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Descriptions and reviews of weight loss supplements, training programmes and diet tips that aid in weight loss, whilst retaining muscle mass, tone and definition

Top 10 Tips for Shredding Body Fat for the Summer (Tip 4 of 10)

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Only Consume Simple Carbohydrates on a Morning and Before and After Training Complex carbohydrates can be found in foods such as wholegrain breads, wholegrain pastas, oats, muesli and brown rice. Complex carbohydrates are broken down into glucose more slowly than simple carbohydrates and therefore provide a sustained stream of energy, which helps maintain steady insulin [...]

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Top 10 Tips for Shredding Body Fat for the Summer (Tip 3 of 10)

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Eat Carbohydrates With A Low Glycemic Index! The Glycemic Index (GI) ranks carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels. So, the higher the GI of a carbohydrate, the faster it enters the bloodstream and the lower the GI of a carbohydrate, the slower it enters the bloodstream. Low GI carbohydrates produce small [...]

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Top 10 Tips for Shredding Body Fat for the Summer (Tip 2 of 10)

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Consume Protein-Rich Food Sources At Each Meal To Boost Your Metabolism! Make sure you include foods that contain high quality proteins, such as lean meats, poultry, eggs, protein powders and fish with every one of your 6 meals per day to help increase your metabolism! Calories come from Carbohydrates (4 calories per gram), Proteins (4 [...]

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Top 10 Tips for Shredding Body Fat for the Summer (Tip 1 of 10)

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Top Tip Number 1 – Consume 6 Meals Per Day Consumption of food involves the digestion of foods and the absorption of the nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates and fats). Increasing the frequency of food intake throughout the day will increase your body’s metabolism because: Eating frequently is perceived by the body as a sign of food [...]

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Top 10 Tips for Shredding Body Fat for the Summer

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Everywhere you look these days, you see people trying to lose weight, whether it be on TV, at the gym, at work, or just in general conversation. Well, in my opinion, the supposed experts on the TV programmes, who deal with extreme cases, are sending the wrong messages out to the general public. The average [...]

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Why do I need to eat six times per day and what is a positive nitrogen balance?

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Protein Is The Building Blocks Of Muscle Most people are aware that if you want to build muscle, you need to eat lost of high protein foods. This is because protein, which represents 15-20% of bodyweight, forms the building blocks of muscle and without sufficient protein intake, it is impossible to build more muscle. How [...]

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If Whey Protein and Micellar Casein Powders are both made from milk, then why not just drink milk?

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Milk is an excellent source of protein and calcium and has many other benefits, as described in great detail on Wikipedia. The most popular bodybuilding supplements Whey Protein powders and Micellar Casein powders are produced from milk. So, if you are into bodybuilding or a related sport like rugby, you might be thinking… ‘if the [...]

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