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How do I loss weight? This is a question that is asked of me several times a day. However, most individuals who ask this question are not looking for strictly “weight loss” which would be fairly simple to accomplish. People want a positive metabolic enhancement. They want to reduce fat mass while keeping their lean body mass, glowing health, and vibrant energy. It’s not simply taking numbers off a scale; it’s looking better and feeling better. Unfortunately, the simple answer to this aspect of the question is that there is no simple answer. (Well it is a simple answer but not always the one people want to hear) The secret is Hard Work, Discipline, and Commitment. Reducing body fat and enhancing health requires a cumulative approach addressing various domains of the human condition. In learning and understanding the ways in which the body functions an individual can better conduct themselves towards the desired result. Once we understand the knowledge of education, the wisdom of action becomes second nature.

How to Enhance the Human Body for Performance and Aesthetics:

Biomechanics/Physiology: How the Body moves and functions.

Over time the current state of the human body has been greatly degenerated through the use of technological advancement and ergonomic aids. Disadvantageous postural distortions caused through muscle deficiencies inhibit efficient fat catabolic functions. These fat stores then build in areas of weak energy and fluid irrigation, as sediment would get trapped in the kinks of a garden hose. The human body is a dynamic being meant to move, not hunch over desks for extended periods of time followed by resting on couches after a “long day at work.” Through proper postural correction the body will become more efficient at metabolizing fuel allowing a higher energy output per caloric unit. Correct biomechanical foundations will also allow for higher net gains in athleticism and reduction of injuries. This adds to an increased work rate allowing for optimal fat reduction.

Strength: The weights

Muscle performs metabolic functions requiring energy to create and maintain. The importance of resistance training utilizing free weights, athletic motions, and unconventional implements revolve around the ability to tax the body during both the training session as well as the catabolic and anabolic phases following. Strength training is the primary tool for anyone looking to reduce fat mass or increase health. The caloric expenditure during a strength training bout will often far surpass that of even the most extremely challenging cardiovascular duration session and this is before calculating the elevated basil metabolic rate for the 48-72 hours following a well designed lifting program. Proper taxing of large muscle groups through athletic motions at challenging forces allow for the most dramatic caloric requirements and creating the greatest physical enhancements. When it comes to sculpting an aesthetic and athletic physique, strength training is the dynamite. It carves out the rough edges to reveal the marble underneath and allow the athletic body to start taking shape.



Conditioning: Cardio

If Strength training is the dynamite then conditioning is the chisel. It allows for direct calorie burn for the duration of an activity as well as a desirable change in biochemical structure and biomechanical fluidity. Aerobic, Anaerobic Volume, or fuel mix conditioning allow for desirable regulation of adrenal and hormonal functions driving the body at peak efficiency.


Regeneration: Stretching

The human body will most optimally respond through a series of work and recovery. Regeneration allows for an active recovery through the optimization of biomechanical design and function. Regeneration revolves around biomechanical correction, calisthenic or metabolic flushing, and flexibility enhancement. Post workout recovery is the first step to optimal fat burn and athletic performance.

Psychology:

In my opinion the most predominate tool in making successful body composition changes is a positive mental outlook. Understanding the current predicament of the body and accepting the process of progress is imperative in being successful at making lasting improvement. Healthy body image and mental focusing allow for the physical and nutritional aspects of training to conjunct into a feasible result. Understand the process allows an individual to remain with the program through the ebbs and flows of progress.



Nutrition:

The main component in nutrition is not concentrated in what one intakes but in the effect that the chosen food has on the body. Nutrition that is centered on health and human performance requires 3 attributes:
1) Stable Blood sugar
2) Sufficient caloric intake to perform basil metabolic functions
3) A slightly alkaline PH level.
Nutritional choices focused on these three processes will allow for the result of a lean, healthy, vibrant body.


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