Posted on October 14, 2014 by Jenny Cromack
So Christmas is fast approaching, lots of social events, parties, gatherings, family ‘do’s’. The last thing anyone wants to hear is you’ve put on some weight since last year, or even worse people don’t recognise you because you’ve become so heavy! You’ve got about 70 days depending on when you read this to make some healthy changes to your nutrition and the personal training team at motive8 North want to help you get sexy and svelte for Santa!
For the next 4 weeks we will publish our top 10 tips to drop body fat for Christmas – follow this advice and you’ll be a right Christmas Cracker (not a Christmas Pudding!) on Christmas Day morning!
TIPS
- Opt for a high protein/ fat breakfast- lower insulin means greater fat burning.
- Consume breakfast as soon as you wake up, ideally within the first 30 minutes, this will get the furnace burning and make you a lean, mean fat burning machine throughout the day.
- Don’t train on an empty stomach, greater fat burning occurs post workout if you have consumed food.
- Include 3-4 strength training sessions per week (30-40 sets must be completed in 1 hour).
- When resistance training, use a 12-15 rep weight to stimulate more testosterone.
- Keep rest periods during workouts below 70s as short rest periods elevate growth hormone.
- Use compound movements during sessions, by this we mean push, pulls, squats, lunges, etc – you get more bank for your buck with these exercises and a greater post workout burn.
- Opt for barbells and free weights over fixed machines.
- Superset/ tri set or giant set exercises together, more lactic acid means more fat burning
- Reduce steady state cardio, HIIT protocols utilze fat post workout more efficiently.
Look out for our next top ten tips for dropping body fat for Christmas next week.
Let us know which changes you make this week!