To lose body fat, you need a calorie deficit, which means you
must eat less than you burn or burn more than you eat, whichever
way you want to look at it.
In a recent newsletter, we looked at a controversial study which suggested
that it makes no difference which way you get your calorie deficit - whether
you cut calories or increase exercise, the end result is the same.
This research obviously struck a nerve because it brought in more email and
more comments than any other newsletter or blog I have ever posted. Now with
Dr. John Berardi, we take yet another look at the diet versus exercise debate.
For years I have suggested that it DOES make a difference where your deficit
comes from. Although you can lose body fat with any calorie deficit, I maintain
that it is far superior to "burn the fat" and create a deficit by increasing
activity than it is to "starve the fat" by decreasing calories drastically
with very low calorie diets.
However, "burning more" by increasing activity has never been a very popular
idea. Most people are ok with the "eating more" part, but they shy away from
the hard work and time commitment necessary to increase their level of
exercise.
This is clearly reflected in diet and fitness industry marketing today which
often makes claims of "losing weight without exercise" or getting in top shape
in "just minutes a day."
However, a growing body of evidence supports the conclusion that more food +
more exercise is a superior approach for performance and body composition
improvement. Dr. John Berardi, one of the industry's most respected nutrition
experts and performance enhancement coaches says.
"The best bodies are always built on higher levels of physical activity."
Dr. Berardi has developed a methodology called "G-flux" which is short for
"energy flux" and simply refers to the amount of energy flowing into and
out of a system. in this case, the human body.
I found the similarities to my own Burn The Fat approach (www.burnthefat.com)
and G-flux approach to be striking, so I contacted Dr. Berardi to learn more
and was pleased to be granted one of the most in depth interviews on G-flux
that has been published to date.
The entire full length interview was featured at the
Burn The Fat Inner Circle, which is available to members only.
However, I believe this concept is so important and fundamental for anyone who
is serious about their body and who truly wants the maximum results possible,
that I decided to edit the interview and share the highlights for freee for
all of my newsletter subscribers and blog visitors. You can read part one of
the highlights by visiting the blog website below:
Train hard and expect success,
Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
