Men's Fitness Guide Issue 15

There are many reasons for wanting to lose weight. Maybe you have a beach holiday coming up and want to look better with your top off. Or perhaps you’re getting married and want to make sure your morning suit fits in all the right places. Or maybe you just want to become fitter and healthier to get more out of your life. Whatever your reason for wanting to getting rid of any excess body fat, you’ve come to the right place. This book is your definitive guide to getting into better shape, and the beauty of it is that you can transform your body in just six weeks. Everything you need to know is clearly explained over the following pages. The first chapter details the fundamental principles behind burning body fat, both…

For many years, most people have believed the key to losing fat is to burn more calories than they consume. But while calorie consumption should be monitored, losing weight isn’t quite as simple as that. Different macronutrients – protein, carbohydrates and fat – have different effects on your body. A high-carb diet means your body always has enough energy to burn without needing to tap into fat stores. On the other hand, restricting your carb intake forces your body to use fat for fuel. So while ensuring you don’t eat too many calories is important, lowering your daily amount of carbs is critical to getting your body into the right environment to burn fat. FAT BURNING MADE SIMPLE Here’s how this training and diet plan will burn body fat to get you into…

Building a leaner, fitter and healthier body is simple as long as you exercise correctly and eat the right foods at the right times. That’s why this book is different from many other fat-loss guides. In it you’ll find detailed guides to the workouts you need to complete and what you need to eat and why. The six-week programme has been broken into weekly chapters that not only tell you when and how to train, but also contain a meal plan so you know what to eat to give you the best possible chance of building a better body. CHAPTER BREAKDOWN Each of the six weekly chapters in this book follows the same pattern. It starts with an introduction to that week’s training and nutrition plan, followed by a two-page meal plan telling…

• In the ain a solid understanding of how to train and eat to burn fat. Start with our in-depth look at the best training techniques for fat loss and which foods are best when it comes to reducing body fat. • You’ll also find an explanation of how your body builds muscle and how to mobilise your stores of body fat to be burned as energy in the intro section too. • It’s important you follow the weekly training plans. We explain how each workout is put together and how you should perform it, plus a list of all the workout sessions you’ll complete over the six weeks. • Turn to p18 to see how the nutrition plans work so you can follow the eating plan perfectly for the best results. • Still…

Your body wants you to be fat. Not obese or overweight, but not so lean that your six-pack is on show either. It isn’t that it’s incredibly modest, but from an evolutionary perspective excess body fat is what kept your ancestors alive. When food was scarce their fat stores gave them the energy to survive and, more importantly, breed. It’s how you’re here today, reading this book. But just because your body wants to maintain a decent level of body fat to ensure your survival should times turn tough, it doesn’t mean you can’t significantly reduce the amount you carry by following the right training and nutrition plan. DO IT RIGHT However, if you thought the best way to burn away your excess body fat was to go for regular long-distance runs at…

For years it has been widely accepted that the best way to lose weight is to perform long, steady cardio sessions that keep your body in the so-called ‘fatburning zone’. The only problem is, such a zone doesn’t exist. Think of it this way. A car burns fuel most efficiently when travelling at a steady speed on a motorway. It uses more fuel when driving in town – when you’re forced to constantly slow down, stop and speed up. The same is true when it comes to your body and exercise. QUICK HIT To burn fat as efficiently as possible, you need to work in short, sharp bursts, whether this is when lifting weights, or doing traditional forms of cardio such as running, cycling or rowing. This stopstart method pushes your body out…