Fat Burning Supplements
๐ET THE BASICS RIGHT FIRST!
Okay, so before we begin I need to explain what pre-workout meals are and why they are so important.
A pre-workout meal is the meal you consume 30 minutes โ 2 hours before a physically demanding workout and the reason for this meal is to provide you with long lasting sustainable energy for you to utilise during the workout. Without pre-workout meal your training intensity will drop from lack of energy and you will not be using the training time to the fullest potential.
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Now we know what a pre-workout meal is and why we need it, what do we eat for it? Depending on what your goals are for the workout the weight and Calories of this meal will change. So, if you wanted to build muscle this meal would usually be higher in Calories than if you wanted to burn fat. Either way youโre looking for a good source of protein and some Lower GI (Glycaemic index) carbohydrates.
1. Calorie deficit
A calorie deficit means you are burning more calories than you are consuming. This means that you have a negative energy balance and that more energy is used in your body than is replenished by food.
2. Strength training
Strength training is a great way to burn energy and build muscle tissue which aids in a daily higher energy burn. During the strength training your body will burn energy to lift the loads from A to B, this will cause muscle damage and require recovery. Recovering over the next 72 Hours will cause more energy to be burned over that 72-hour period whilst damaged muscles repair.
3. High protein diet
A High protein diet will help keep you fuller for longer meaning you can feel full by eating less calories each day. Not only that but a high protein diet will have a bigger thermogenic effect on the body which will cause more calories to be burned at minimal effort.
4. Sufficient sleep
Sleep is very important, from recovery to having enough energy in the day to craving sugary treats. Sleep is important and if you donโt get enough you will find yourself missing workouts, making poor choices when it comes to eating and worst of all your mental state of well being will be at an all-time low. In a nut shell everyone is different but its recommended to be getting 7-9 hours of sleep on average each night and if youโre not getting that it wonโt take long before you start noticing the negative sides.
5. Consistency
Everything has to be done at your best effort, you canโt beast a walk one week and then stroll the next week and expect the same results. It just doesnโt work! You have to set yourself a minimum standard and everything must be held accountable to that standard otherwise youโll just not get the same results on the bad weeks as you do the good weeks.
6. Patience
Super important! Patience, everything thatโs worth while takes time! It takes weeks, months and years to achieve anything worthwhile. So, if you dint lose 1lb for 1 week donโt give up, Get back on track and work harder the next week. Keep doing this until you hit your goal. Do not stop!
