Raven433ME’s BodyBlog

I know what you are thinking. Mike has finally taken in one protein drink too many and lost his mind!

Here is why guys:

1.) Muscle is the MOST anabolic substance in the human body (Anabolic processes tend toward “building up” organs and tissues. These processes produce growth and differentiation of cells and increase in body size)

2.) Muscle chews up body fat. If you add 1 pound of muscle, and your body burns an additional 50 calories per day just to sustain that muscle. (Add 10 pounds of muscle and your body burns an extra 500 calories to maintain it!)

Most people in an effort to burn body fat greatly increase their number and length of cardiovascular workout sessions.

THIS IS A MISTAKE!!!!!

This hamstrings your efforts to burn body fat believe it or not. While you do burn allot of calories during extended cardio sessions you are also chewing up hard earned muscle. That is why you don’t see any competitive bodybuilders who also run marathons!

You burn allot of calories during extended or extra cardio but that stops when you stop the cardio.

Here is the secret:

Your metabolism continues to burn body fat and calories for HOURS after hard resistance training. The muscle repairing itself has allot to do with this.

In effect, building muscle through INTENSE weight training is the key to the lean, muscular body we all strive for.
(A prime example of extended cardio not being the key is people that only do aerobics and no weight training. They NEVER change the shape of their body. They stay the same year after year….what is the sense of that?)

What does this mean for us P90Xers?

DO THE PROGRAM AS DESIGNED AND WORK HARD ON GETTING STRONGER DURING YOUR RESISTANCE TRAINING

NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT

1.) EMPHASIZE PROTEIN - Eating more protein intensifies the thermogenic effect of the digestive process by 1/3rd and protein is the nutrient that builds metabolism enhancing muscle.

We need carbohydrates to fuel our workouts and repair muscle but don’t get carried away. Too much WILL be stored as fat.

Remember guys and gals:

MORE STRENGTH = MORE MUSCLE = LESS BODYFAT (Does anyone think that its a coincidence that my beautiful wife, who carries the most muscle of any woman in the Beach Body world, is also the strongest and most lean? Think about it… 

Live Stronger EVERY day!

Best,

Mike

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