Dr. Allan Bacon
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So if you're in a calorie deficit and you do medium intensity cardio and you cause a bigger release of hormone sensitive lipase, then you're going to lose more body fat. I can say that because I could show them that this enzyme is released more with cortisol in a calorie deficit, but that's just as disingenuous.
But it's the same way of using information to trick somebody into thinking that there's going to be an outcome that there isn't necessarily going to be. And so we have to be conscious of the fact that information out there is being massaged in a lot of ways to essentially sell you on something because usually the person that's pushing that has a solution.
But it's the same way of using information to trick somebody into thinking that there's going to be an outcome that there isn't necessarily going to be. And so we have to be conscious of the fact that information out there is being massaged in a lot of ways to essentially sell you on something because usually the person that's pushing that has a solution.
But it's the same way of using information to trick somebody into thinking that there's going to be an outcome that there isn't necessarily going to be. And so we have to be conscious of the fact that information out there is being massaged in a lot of ways to essentially sell you on something because usually the person that's pushing that has a solution.
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First, I want to bring up the idea of is 100% weight loss the right way to go, at least initially? And I bring that up because we have an epidemic in society where we are very undermuscled.
First, I want to bring up the idea of is 100% weight loss the right way to go, at least initially? And I bring that up because we have an epidemic in society where we are very undermuscled.
First, I want to bring up the idea of is 100% weight loss the right way to go, at least initially? And I bring that up because we have an epidemic in society where we are very undermuscled.
And so potentially outside of obesity cases, it might make sense for us to start thinking about, well, even if my goal is to get that athletic toned look, which I think is what the majority of people are going for, right? Nobody wants to be a bodybuilder in general. It's that athletic tone look. I want to look good on the beach. And so how do I get there?
And so potentially outside of obesity cases, it might make sense for us to start thinking about, well, even if my goal is to get that athletic toned look, which I think is what the majority of people are going for, right? Nobody wants to be a bodybuilder in general. It's that athletic tone look. I want to look good on the beach. And so how do I get there?
And so potentially outside of obesity cases, it might make sense for us to start thinking about, well, even if my goal is to get that athletic toned look, which I think is what the majority of people are going for, right? Nobody wants to be a bodybuilder in general. It's that athletic tone look. I want to look good on the beach. And so how do I get there?
I think that switching the mentality from the perpetual diet
I think that switching the mentality from the perpetual diet
I think that switching the mentality from the perpetual diet
is going to be a very good thing yes if you have obesity in play losing body fat is probably the right move if you are significantly over 20 body fat for a man if you're significantly over 30 body fat for a female absolutely lose body fat and and you know there's the health benefits from losing excess body fat are going to be beyond anything else
is going to be a very good thing yes if you have obesity in play losing body fat is probably the right move if you are significantly over 20 body fat for a man if you're significantly over 30 body fat for a female absolutely lose body fat and and you know there's the health benefits from losing excess body fat are going to be beyond anything else
is going to be a very good thing yes if you have obesity in play losing body fat is probably the right move if you are significantly over 20 body fat for a man if you're significantly over 30 body fat for a female absolutely lose body fat and and you know there's the health benefits from losing excess body fat are going to be beyond anything else
You can technically build lean muscle and lose body fat at the same time. The rates at which it happens just tend to be very underwhelming, unless you're in one of four categories. If you're brand new to weight training within your first year or so, if you are obese, if you are...