The key to long term fitness success is to constantly strive to make wise choices. Many do well 5 out of the 7 days per week but sometimes only 80% will not cut it. I do truely believe in the cheat day to reward and super charge your metabolism but ONLY 1 day:) Here are 5 habits that could be holding you back from achieving your fitness results!!
1. Eating the largest meal close to sleeping The average daily intake of calories for a man is 3000-3500. A sumo wrestler consumes 20,000 calories a day, split between two very large meals of 10,000 calories each. By sleeping after a meal of 10,000 calories a sumo wrestlers body is able to process them slowly for storage (as fat).
2.Skipping breakfast I know I know you hear this all the time, however according to Dr. Wayne Callaway, obesity specialist at George Washington University, skipping breakfast can not only trigger overeating later in the day but can also cause a drop in metabolism. It was found in research that people who do have breakfast, like sumo wrestlers have a five-percent lower metabolism than those who don’t skip breakfast.
3. Drinking Beer With Your Meal- With some beers containing over 200 calories per pint. Alcholic drinks are known to be ‘empty calories’, meaning that they have absolutely no nutritional value except for providing energy, which means that it will be stored as fat.
4. Exercise On An Empty Stomach-Although exercise does increase metabolism, exercising on an empty stomach will cause your body to switch in a muscle burning machine.
5. Skipping Post Workout Meal- Post workout and breakfast are the most important meals of your day. To take advantage of the huge metabolic boom you must consume protein/carbohydrate within the big window opportunity to engage in the healing process.
Dedicated To Your Fitness Success!
Steve Auxier
Good Life Fitness/N-10sive Boot Camps
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