It does seem that bodybuilders have learned the best secret of developing extreme fat loss. In the bodybuilding books and magazines we often see pictures of hulking men who look as if they’ve been hand sculpted from granite. They look so impressive, it makes you wonder what the secret to staying in such great shape really is?

 

Well, the most important secret is to actually take action on what many of us already know. We all constantly hear what we should be doing to control weight, but many of us don’t put that knowledge into action properly. Losing body fat is achieved with a balance of the correct exercise, for the individual body type, and with sensible, gradual nutrition. As you probably already know sensible nutrition means selecting foods that are healthy, natural and nutritious. Selecting foods that are generally low in calories and refined sugar, and also low in sodium.

Part of the secret to fat loss, is to introduce this sensible nutrition in a gradual process, rather than switch to it overnight. There must be a control of energy intake, so the body continues to receive adequate nutritional supplies so as not to throw out the metabolism but also, calories are still reduced gently enabling the body to burn fat effectively. Remember fat stores cannot be burned within days, yet many people look for a program that causes extreme, fast weight loss. If you lose weight the correct way chances are you’ll always control weight with ease in the future.

To be clear I would estimate that extreme fat loss is achieved with a 75% diet and 25% exercise split. Don’t get me wrong, exercise is crucial to losing weight however, in stripping the fat percentage right down the diet has such an impact, and thus requires expert dietary principles, often used by today’s natural bodybuilders. Many use a peaking process combining every single training and dietary tactic they’ve learned. Every minor dietary trick is used to help switch the body into fat burning mode. As timing is also important, these principles must also be introduced at the right time. In fact to emphasize how crucial diet is remember that bodybuilders cannot stay in the condition of extreme fat loss for very long, Usually only a few weeks at most. Yes, they can and often do stay in great shape all year round however, humans are not designed to have such a low body fat percentage so, extreme fat loss should really not be the goal of the dieter. The goal should be to use similar techniques until you obtain a reasonable and healthy fat loss then simply maintain this level.