Fat Loss Basics: Fat Loss 101 Special Report

Fat Loss Basics. At Herbal Nutrition News when we find something important we like to pass it along to our faithful readers. Then the other day I came across this article on how to burn fat.

So I contacted the author and asked for his permission to re-publish it. He said sure thing as long as you leave in the links and byline.

Fat Loss Basics

by: Alwyn Cosgrove Warp Speed Fat Loss

How do we actually lose fat? What do we mean by fat burning? Here is a very simple explanation of what actually goes on inside us to burn fat.

The key concept that trainers and nutritionists have been shoving down our throat, is that it is all about calories in vs. calories burned. This may be true for weight loss - but it is not the whole truth for fat loss. There are a number of protective mechanisms the body has in place, called rate limiting steps that prevent fat from being burned.

On a very basic level - Fat Burning is a two step process.

The first step is metabolization of fat cells. How do we actually get the fat out of our cells so that we can subsequently use it as a fuel source, and lose weight?

Fat metabolization is governed essentially by levels of a hormone known as hormone sensitive lipase or HSL. It is an oversimplification but basically the higher the HSL levels, the higher the fat metabolization.

How do we get higher HSL? Increase catecholamine levels (specifically adrenaline). How do we do that? Exercise. Particularly high intensity exercise. But HSL is also limited by insulin. High insulin levels = low HSL levels = low fat metabolization. So a great strategy for part one is low insulin levels, from diet and exercise, plus high catecholamines (through intense exercise).

Part two of the process is transport and oxidation. If HSL levels are high, fat cells break down into free fatty acids (FFA) which then circulate in the blood stream and end up in a muscle, where they can be burned off through exercise.

But there is another rate limiting step here. Transporting the FFA into the mitochondria where it can be burned off. That transport is controlled by carnitine levels. If carnitine levels are high - fat transport is high. Think of carnitine like passport control officials. If you get off a plane with 500 other passengers and there is one official at passport control - it'll take a long time to get through. If there are 500 officials - then you get through quickly and can leave the airport faster. Leaving the airport is the equivalent of fat being burned off. The more officials (carnitine) the easier the process and the faster you lose weight.

So how do we ramp up carnitine levels?

Well - again we have a rate limiting step. If muscle glycogen is high then carnitine levels are low. So if we reduce muscle glycogen through metabolic work we have the optimal fat oxidation state. Therefore high intensity glycogen depleting exercise is a the tool of choice here.

High levels of fat metabolization + High levels of fat oxidation = Accelerated fat burning

So if you figure out how to integrate all those steps, and circumvent each rate limiting step - you'll find that you can burn fat and lose weight fast.

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About the Author/More Info:

Warp Speed Fat Loss is a complete 28 day diet and training system crafted to help you lose 10,15, or 20lbs of body fat in just 28 day.

Alwyn Cosgrove, M.S., C.S.C.S. is a nationally renown fat loss expert whose work has appeared in magazines such as Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Men's Journal, Self, Oxygen, and Muscle & Fitness HERS.

Warp Speed Fat Loss System is a complete Done for You A-Z Fat Loss Blueprint that gives you exactly everything you need to eat and exactly what to do for exercise to lose weight in record time.

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