Body fat is distributed all over your body but it's not an even distribution. For example there is a at least a little bit of fat stored in places like your forehead and the back of your hands, but obviously this isn't a major fat storage site. For men the main site of fat storage is the gut/belly, and for women it is a mix of hips/thigh/butt and belly. Each person will … [Read more...] about Bodyfat Distribution Patterns
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Using Growth Hormone For Fat Loss
Growth Hormone is a commonly abused drug in the bodybuilding culture. Although it's name might make you think it is primarily responsible for muscle growth, it is actually used to help with recovery and above all, fat burning. In order to burn fat your body needs to have high growth hormone levels and low insulin levels. BOTH of these criteria have to be fulfilled...it … [Read more...] about Using Growth Hormone For Fat Loss
Lose Weight or Change Shape
When someone says they want to lose weight what they're really saying is that they want to change the look and shape of their body. Weight loss itself isn't much of a goal without a specific look that you think it's going to produce. In reality everyone that wants to lose weight is really after a specific look. This simple thought experiment will prove my … [Read more...] about Lose Weight or Change Shape
Bodyweight changes = body water changes
Weight loss and fat loss are almost always assumed to be the same thing. Bodybuilders assume muscle gaining will translate in to weight gaining. And we all assume that weight gain in general means fat gain. To be clear your body is mostly water (see picture above), and most of your day to day fluctuations in body weight are due to changes in water and have little or … [Read more...] about Bodyweight changes = body water changes
