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Losing fat is not an easy goal. However, if you get advice from a professional or follow some tried-and-tested methods, the goal can be a bit easier to achieve. If you have been looking for an expert, we suggest that you follow the tips given below. The tips may help you shed the extra fat. Read on to know more. Heavy Weights As far as workouts are concerned, you may not want to ditch heavy weights. For most people who want to burn the extra fat, lifting heavy weights for 5 to 8 reps is a good idea. Moreover, focusing on big lifts, such as bench press, deadlift, and squat works for most people. We suggest that you go as heavy as you can. Use Supersets According to experts, resistance training does help with fat loss; however, you may not want to follow the straight-sets method. Aside from this, you may want to rearrange your workouts. For instance, you can add supersts, dropsets and circuits for better results. Moreover, you may want to keep your heart beating fast and take sho...

Carb cycling is a technique competitive body builders use to shed maximum fat prior to a competition. Most of their training is to build muscle. Even if this includes gaining a bit of fat they do so to build as much muscle as possible. But as the competition approaches, they start to "lean out." They use this technique to do this. This is a technique to speed up your metabolism that is so easy to apply to the everyday person like you and me. This is how carb cycling works. You go for a period of days on a low-carb diet. Then you cycle to a high-carb day. Then you cycle back to a period of low carbs. That's about the simplicity of it. A lot of people are quite familiar with the Atkins diet. It is the diet that popularized the "low-carb" craze. So what you do is you eat like this for 3 - 4 days and then you switch for one day to eating carbs. You don't have to overdo it on this day. On this day I look to the diet called the, "Zone" diet. This i...

According to studies, people who eat breakfast usually weigh less – and those who skip the first meal of the day tend to choose high-calorie foods later for lunch and dinner. Nevertheless, breakfast is not always breakfast! A bowl of store-bought chocolate granola is loaded with sugar and anything but healthy. It all comes down to a balanced meal. Now, it’s time for a reality check: are you guilty of these five breakfast mistakes? Mistake #1: You have breakfast on the go Instead of making breakfast, you hit the snooze button. Then you pick up something quick at the bakery and scoff it down in the car or the train. And you think, “What’s the harm in this?” After all, our body doesn’t care if we eat at a table, on the go or in a rush. But what does matter is how much we concentrate on our meal: people who focus on their breakfast tend to eat more mindfully. The results of a study suggest that walking distracts our brain and therefore we consume more calories when we eat on the go. Pl...

Say Goodbye to Takeaway: Homemade Broccoli and Shrimp Stir-Fry Do you love Chinese food? Then this is the perfect recipe for you. This Asian broccoli and shrimp stir-fry is ready in only 10 minutes. Ingredients (serves 2): 1 Tbsp vegetable oil (canola or coconut oil) 350 g shrimps 350 g broccoli 1 tsp sesame seeds 1 spring onion (chopped) Ingredients for the sauce: 1 Tbsp ginger 1 garlic clove 2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp oyster sauce 1 Tbsp rice vinegar 1 tsp cane sugar 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp cornstarch Instructions: Grate the ginger and press the garlic clove. Combine both with the rest of the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the shrimps and stir-fry for a couple of minutes. Then add the broccoli. When the vegetables are tender (about 5 minutes), pour the sauce over the top. Mix everything well. Sprinkle the broccoli and shrimp stir-fry with sesame seeds and chopped spring onions. Serve with rice. One serving (without rice) has 330 ca...