Fat-Burning Diet and Nutrition Guide

CHAPTER 9 X - t reme Lean Q & A ...

Q: I weigh around 215 right now. I’m pretty active, and I have ro c k - h a rd legs, but I need a better upper b o d y. If I wan ...

Q: I’ve tried higher-protein, low-carb diets, and they tend to constipate me. Is there anything I can do to alleviate that probl ...

you train is an ideal use for it. You can also use it between meals or with meals, if the meal needs more protein. And, yes, wom ...

get extremely big muscles, so you don’t have to worry one iota. Q: I’d like to lose about 60 pounds. I have a few questions: For ...

m o re “health insurance.” High-protein diets are known to be acidic to the body and the alkalinity of the fruit and vegetable p ...

you do to 45 minutes; just don’t make it very intense. If you c a n ’t carry on a conversation during your cardio, you’re p roba ...

same systemic effect when you hit the weights, no matter what b o d y p a rt you’re working. Too much intensity training will ov ...

A:On the contrary. New research finds that milk and other d a i ry products can reduce your fat cells’ tendency to store calorie ...

signals your body that it’s had enough food. The leptin levels of many of the subjects, who were all well-nourished, were simila ...

increase our strength as we gradually increase our calories. We make an effort to stick with quality foods and avoid junk, but w ...

seconds. We’re not relaying those incidents to brag. We just want to remind you that those types of pats on the back help fuel m ...

APPENDIX A E x e rc i s e s ...

Keep a slight bend in your elbows at all times. Lower the dumbbells till they are on the same plane as your torso. When you rea ...

Pull the cables down till your hands touch at a point about a foot in front of your abdomen. Pause at the bottom for a count ...

Use a grip that’s slightly wider than shoulder width. Press the bar from the base of your neck to overhead. Don’t pause at the ...

Lateral Raises, Contracted: Medial Deltoid Start with the dumbbells touching in front of your thighs. Keep a slight bend at you ...

Pulldowns, Midrange: Lats Use an overhand grip slightly wider than shoulder width. Pull the bar down to your upper chest, keepi ...

One-arm Dumbbell Rows, Stretch: Midback Bend at your waist with a dumbbell in one hand and brace yourself on a bench with your ...

Keep a slight bend at your elbows. Raise your hands till your arms are parallel to the floor. Keep your back flat. Pause at the ...