Eight Lessons In Body Recomposition – Part Two

If you missed Part One, Please Click here to check out the first four lessons in recomposition.

Thus far I’ve covered four lessons for how you can implement the perfect body recomposition. Here I will cover four more, starting with cardio.

There will come a time when cardio becomes appropriate. Remember how I said that you need to create a calorie deficit to lose body fat? Cardio can be used as a tool to create this deficit, or to create a larger deficit, just don’t forget about lesson number three.

The fifth lesson for you is – understand that cardio is an aspect of weight loss, not the only means of weight loss.

If you ask most guys in their gym what they do to get beach-ready, you will find that most, if not ALL of them will discuss adding or increasing their cardio as the first point. This is another old school train of thought that has been muddied over time. Too many people believe that in order to shed fat that you have to exercise more. This is a total fallacy. The fundamental part of losing weight is to ensure that you are eating fewer calories than your body burns each and every day over time. Thus, you can get ripped without ever doing any cardio. But for many people it will help speed the process up somewhat (but again, don’t forget about lesson number three from part one). Many people will take this to extremes, doing hours of cardio each week. This tends to do more bad than good as the body aims to hang onto as much body fat as possible. Extensive aerobic activity like the treadmill, X-trainer or exercise bike also tend to hurt strength levels and chew up muscle mass. These effects can be massively exacerbated if the person decides to perform the cardio in a fasted state.

And so, lesson number six – know when fasted cardio becomes appropriate.

Too many people are all too eager to start morning fasted-cardio at the very beginning of a diet, and it really isn’t necessary. Not only is the addition of cardio to their routine unnecessary at such an early stage, but to do it fasted seems premature. There is a perpetuated myth passed around in gyms and even online that by doing cardio in a fasted state that you will be tapping into stored fat supplies. While there may be a small amount of truth in this, it is likely only appropriate for those who are already very lean and aiming to get a lot leaner for bodybuilding competition. If you are at the start of a multi-week recomp and you are currently at 12-15% body fat, there is simply no need. Work on creating a calorie deficit nutritionally first before aiming to increase it via aerobic exercise. Doing too much too soon will inevitably increase the stress on your body, and stress means cortisol.

This is significant because lesson number seven is – keep cortisol in check with Lean Xtreme™ to ensure the best recomp.

Cortisol can become your biggest obstacle on a recomp. It breaks down muscle and alters the way your body stores and metabolizes fat. This is where Lean Xtreme™ comes into its own. It is built around a trifecta of ingredients that work to control cortisol and reduce the inflammatory cytokines that cortisol provokes. In doing so, it can help preserve muscle and help you continue to shed body fat.

There is one final lesson to be learned, and that is this – be consistent.

Yes, the final lesson is also the most simplistic, and yet is also the one that tends to evade some many. Once you have your calorie deficit, your training program is fool-proof and your supplements are on board, you need to be consistent with it all day-in, day-out for weeks at a time. One great day of dieting will not be enough to get you beach-ready. Nor should one great day of dieting be sufficient for you to “treat yourself” to a snack on the evening – your treat will be looking awesome in trunks or a swimsuit on the beach.

Like I said, summer’s coming. It’s time to get busy.

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