I’ve been coaching for over a decade now, and in that time, I’ve seen weight loss trends come and go, but they still seem to leave some damage – the misinformation still sweeps the industry and creates confusion. In this article, I aim to provide clarity with five things you want to focus on when looking to lose weight.
This is a great question! We know that fat loss ultimately comes down to the calories and ensuring they are low enough to induce weight loss. We also know that we need to consume an adequate amount of protein to maintain muscle mass when cutting, recover from sessions and optimise muscle protein synthesis.
Does our metabolic rate really slow down as we hit 30, 40 or even 50 years old? Let's ask science – let's check out a 2021 study on 'Daily energy expenditure through the human life course' containing 6,421 subjects. When reviewing the data, it's pretty evident that from age 20 to 60, our metabolic rate and total energy expenditure stays super steady.
When investing time and effort into building your dream physique, you need to have confidence in what you're doing. You need to know that what you're doing will elicit the body composition changes you are looking for, not think, but know! You want to have unflinching confidence in the process – without this – you won't put in the effort and time required to produce the outcome you seek.
