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Jonathan Wong
My job as a sports performance and fitness professional means that it's my duty to help athletes achieve peak performance and also help regular clients achieve their goals in fitness such as fat loss and weight loss.
It is pretty obvious that what you eat is critical to your health and your performance.
In fact there was a study done on a group of people who were put on an excellent exercise program which consisted of 3 days per week of strength training, and 2 days a week of cardiovascular training. This went on for 12 weeks. That is a long time, and that is a lot of exercise (certainly much more than most people do!).
The results: A total amount of fat loss of... 0.5-1kg!!
Pathetic!
What should be expected, for those who do all the right stuff, they should regularly lose 8-10kg of fat in 3 months. And even more if they started out very overweight.
The reason for the poor results in the university study?... These people were told that they could eat whatever they pleased.
Conclusion: Nutrition is critical to achieve your fitness goals.
However there is another side to the story.
There are diets out there that promise incredible amounts of weight loss/fat loss.
I myself have tried all kinds of diets including very low calorie liquid diets. It was a liquid only but the liquids were high quality protein powders. It also includes healthy fats like fish oils and flax seeds, as well as some supplements to prevent muscle loss.
These diets WORK. You will lose fat, you will look lean, and you will defeat psychological cravings for bad food (this is probably the best effect)
BUT....
Don't forget, these are DIETS. They are not NUTRITION. There are some "side effects" that make diets short term projects, rather than life long plans.
Here are some of the problems...
Metabolic slowdown - Diets that have very low calories cannot be done for long periods of time because the body responds with shock and thinks that it is in a state of starvation.
Stress hormones will go up - low calories is a condition that is stressful to your body!
Fat storage will go up - to stay alive
Non essential systems will slow down (reproductive, immune system, digestive system etc)
Digestive system will weaken (no need to work hard if we are eating all liquids/too little food)<
Muscle Loss - this is bad! Makes you look and feel weak
The body is designed to have whole, natural foods as it's nutrition. Different people do best on different ratios of fat, carbohydrates, and protein. But the food items should be the same. Meat and eggs from animals, vegetables and fruits as well as zero calorie drinks like teas and water should be the foundation of your nutrition no matter who you are.
So unless you have a specific weight class, competition or special event to "diet" for, forget about diets the majority of the time and focus on good nutrition. Article Source: http://www.upublish.info About the Author:
Jonathan Wong
Jonathan Wong is a Singapore Personal Trainer and Sports Conditioning Specialist. Clients from all walks of life come to him for fitness solutions. His passion is to ensure that his clients get the results they desire. Get a free 1500 page e-book as well as constant updates and info from his blog and newsletter at http://www.coachjon.com . Keywords: personal trainer singapore, singapore personal trainer, fat loss diet, weight loss diet, nutrition, lose fat, lose weight, healthy **NOTE** - Jonathan Wong has claimed original rights on the article "Personal Trainer Explains Why You Should NOT Go On A Diet!" ... if there is a dispute on the originality of this article ... please contact us via our Contact Form and supply our staff with the appropriate details of dispute.
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