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Myth #1

SPECIFIC FOOD THAT HELPS

TO BURN “BELLY” FAT
The belly is probably one of the most name a few. Now you will think that food
unwanted spots for most people for fat to can influence hormones, and you’re right
take place. I mean, it’s visible, it’s in front about it. Different vitamins, minerals, and
of you. So not only can others see it, but amino acids will affect hormone levels, but
you can also see it all day long. What I it is still a subtle change in how your body
see, too often, is an emotional search to will release fat. The whole fat burning
get rid of it, and that’s when people are mechanics is a complex process, and the
willing to believe almost any fancy trends main driver to lose fat will be the calorie
or tips&tricks found on the web. deficit.

The worst is that the web is full of articles Don’t get me wrong; food can play a lot in
like, “eat this to burn belly fat,” or “the balancing out different body processes
top five best food to burn belly fat fast.” such as hormones, neurotransmitters,
There’s no single food that can increase or etc.
encourage a specific area of fat burning.
However, no single food can burn belly
You need to know that fat building and fat if you are not into a calorie deficit and
fat burning are mainly governed by a allow your body to use its body fat to be
series of hormones like cortisol, insulin, used as energy.
leptin, Ghrelin, and growth hormones, to

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Myth #2

EATING A FREQUENT SMALL MEAL

WILL BOOST YOUR METABOLISM
Is that far from the truth? Yes and no. I The other arguments to support the
mean, from a scientific point of view, some frequent small meal is that it would help
research has shown metabolic elevation balance blood sugar and reduce cravings.
following a meal due to the digestive Now this one is false. Studies have shown
process. This leads us to believe that less frequent meals lead to better insulin
several small meals a day will be beneficial levels. While it’s true that if you eat a bigger
in that sense. The reality is that whether meal, you will get a more significant spike
you eat three meals of 800 calories or six in insulin, but the longer the time between
meals of 400 calories, your metabolic rate meals allows for lower average blood
will be the same at the end of the day. sugar.

The phenomenon that leads this metabolic Less frequent eating has also been shown
elevation is called, “thermic effect of to improve satiety and reduce hunger
food.” So yes, if you eat much small meal, compared to more frequent consumption.
you will have frequent slight elevation
in metabolic activity. If you eat three
bigger meals, you will have three bigger
metabolic elevations, and at the end of the
day, there is no difference between both
eating patterns.

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Myth #3

IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU

CUT CARBS TO LOSE FAT
Like it or not, bodybuilders are among the help you lose fat? Of course, yes. Cutting
most conditioned athlete on the planet. fat can also help you. Here, I mean that
You can say they use PEDs, but I don’t every time you reduce a macro from your
buy it. While they can certainly help grow diet, you also reduce total calories, which
muscle and recover faster, such a level of will turn into less energy consumed and
condition is achieved by dedication and possible fat loss if you get in a calorie
months of strict dieting. deficit.

Do they cut carbs? Hell no! And they eat Another thing happening is that, as soon
plenty of them to fuel and recover from all as people cut carbs in their diet, they
the volume they do in the gym. Of course, usually see a decrease in intracellular
they will cycle and vary the consumption water and intramuscular glycogen. This
depending on what they want to achieve. leads to a drop in weight relatively fast. So,
To get that level of fullness and leanest, you get the idea that you burn fat fast, but
they never cut them out entirely. you are flattening out your physique in the
end.
Bodybuilders are just an example, among
others. Many athletes of all sports are Carbs are not the enemy. It would help if
using carbs to fuel their workout and are you saw how much, when, and which one
losing fat and staying lean year out. you can consume daily to get the most out
Now does reducing carbs in your diet can of them.

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Christian Thibaudeau

ABOUT CHRIS
Christian Thibaudeau: has been Book of Training Secrets, Theory
involved in the business of training and Application of Modern Strength
for over the last 20 years. During and Power Methods, High Threshold
this period, he worked with athletes Muscle Building). He also co-wrote
from 28 different sports. He has the book Maximum Muscle Bible
been “Head Strength Coach” for (2017) with Paul Carter. Christian is
the Central Institute for Human also a senior author and head writer
Performance (official center of for the E-Magazine T-Nation. His
the St. Louis Blues). His work articles are read by over 200,000
method enabled him to lead several people every week. As a lecturer, he
successful athletes in a multitude has given conferences and seminars
of different disciplines. Christian around the world, to audiences
is a prolific writer with three books ranging from amateur athletes to
published, each of which translated health professionals and coaches of
into three languages (The Black all types.

Christian
Popularized the behind Christian Thibaudeau’s
Neurotyping System. The bottom line
Neurotyping System is simple: you are more likely to train
hard, be focused, and stay motivated
Neural optimization supersedes if you like the type of training you
hormonal optimization because the are doing. The training that goes
neural response affects the hormonal against your nature causes a higher
response. This is essentially the stress response that hinders optimal
founding principle and inspiration progression.