Tip The Only Real Fat Loss Workout Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Diet & Fat LossEating Tip The Only Real Fat Loss Workout What' s the best training plan for getting shredded Okay you asked for it by Paul Carter February 7, 2018February 15, 2022 Tags Diet Strategy, Fat Loss Training, Losing Fat, Nutrition & Supplements, Tips What s a Good Fat Loss Training Routine Train yourself to push your fork away from your mouth. Neither weight training nor cardio do a whole lot to create an energy deficit compared to not eating that piece of salted caramel cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory: Salted Caramel Cheesecake: 990 calories Amount of time it takes to eat it: 10 minutes Calories a 235-pound ass burns on a treadmill at a 3.5 MPH pace for one hour: 468 calories Your neighbor lady who lost 57 pound using Weight Watchers never hit the gym, never stepped on a treadmill, and never did a squat. How's that possible? She created an energy deficit by eating fewer total calories each day than she had been. She had a point system. Salted caramel cheesecake from cheesecake factory is 25 points. Three ounces of chicken breast is 3 points. I hope you get the idea here. When it comes to fat loss, your nutritional habits have a bigger impact than training. In fact, weight training or metabolic conditioning routines that create massive energy deficits often stimulate the appetite so much that they cause you believe that you somehow "earned" the salted caramel cheesecake. Stop looking for fat loss routines. Eat adequate protein. Manipulate your fat and/or carb intake downwards to achieve an energy deficit. Weight train to get thick, solid, and tight. Do cardio for heart health and use it as a supplement for your energy deficit. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Diet & Fat Loss The Glycemic Index Revisited The glycemic index has been around for decades. Is it legit? Somewhat. Here's a practical approach to using this tricky bastard. Carbohydrate Control, Diet Strategy, Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements Mike Roussell, PhD December 3 Eating Chill Out With This Non-Prescription Drug De-stress and take the edge off without feeling drugged. Here's something that will do just that. Calm Down & Sleep, Nutrition & Supplements TC Luoma November 27 Eating Tip Flip the Protein Synthesis Switch Control mTOR and you control the switch that turns on muscle protein synthesis in response to lifting. Here's a supplement that does it. Nutrition & Supplements, Performance Proteins, Phosphatidic Acid, Tips TC Luoma December 6 Diet & Fat Loss 5 Ways to Improve Insulin Sensitivity The most important part of getting lean and building muscle is getting your body to use the hormone insulin more efficiently. Here’s how to do it. Diet Strategy, Feeding the Ideal Body, Nutrition & Supplements Nate Miyaki April 15