Do not be afraid of FAT!

"Refrain from eating fat if you want to lose weight!" is by default, the advice "fitness gurus" would give to those who are seeking the secrets of fat loss. This may seem logical but once again, science have won in terms of results.

I say: Eat fat in order to lose fat and gain strength!

But how on earth is this possible? How could you lose fat if you're encouraged to eat fat?! Enter the three types of fat: Monounsaturated, Polyunsaturated, Saturated and the man-made Trans Fat.

Trans Fat: If the devil would morph into food to screw up the health of mankind, then Trans Fat is the devil in flesh. Through the process of hydrogenation, hydrogen atoms are added to (typically) polyunsaturated vegetable oils with the help of a nickel catalyst. Contrary to popular belief, high temperature frying and reusing oil does not produce Trans fats. These fats can only be produced when nickel is added and hydrogen is forced through an oil at high pressure. The most popular Trans Fats are French Fries and Margarine. AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS!

Saturated: Animal products (such as meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy products, lard and butter), and coconut, palm and other tropical oils. Basically safe for daily consumption. Consume them moderately.

Polyunsaturated: Vegetable oils (such as safflower, corn, sunflower, soy and cottonseed oils), nuts and seeds. A healthy heart loves to draw in on saturated fats such as coconut oil, and stearic acid found in cocoa and beef when in times of effectively handling stress.

Monounsaturated: My favorite fat. Besides protecting your heart, decreasing your risk for certain cancer AND helping you maintain a healthy weight, sources of monounsaturated fat taste great! It increases our testosterone levels naturally and burns belly fat in the process! Now this fat is a win-win wonder. Great sources of this are: Olive oil, avocadoes, almond nuts and butter, cashew nuts and macadamia nuts.

*Olive oil can be mixed with your protein shake and it gives a nutty-yummy flavor and texture*

So to wrap up this long and boring article...

- Try to eat foods that are rich in Monounsaturated Fats everyday to maximize its benefits.

- Avoid Trans Fats at all costs! This fat makes you fat! Never use Margarine for cooking! If you can't let go of French Fries (like me), I suggest you eat them once a week only just to satisfy your cravings.

So that's about it for now. Stay tuned.

Natural Body Building

So how is it different from the typical body building? Well, being natural means getting great results without the use of Anabolic Steroids and Human Growth Hormones (HGH). Most body builders that are featured on body building magazines announce about how they got huge through training, hard work and supplements. Tssss... BS! So they hand out exercise routines that would result to over training and they give a list on which supplements to use - they recommend the supplements they endorse!

Now this is the part that pisses me off every time I think about it. Obviously why I made this blog.

You see, those people are huge because they're on the "juice". They didn't get big by using the supplements they endorse. If that would be the case, then everyone should be getting results without working hard, yes? But that ain't it. So deal with it.

Apart from that, they also feature day-long exercise routines that promotes over training. Yes, you will feel pumped at first. But don't get fooled, it's only good for a few weeks then you'll hit plateau and end up getting frustrated. Trust me, I've been there. Those routines only work for people on 'roids because they have faster recovery rates than normal people like us. One of the "benefits" of using Steroids.

I will not go in-depth about Steroids. You can research about its harmful effects and what not. But I will go in-depth about natural body building as I progress through this blog.

For this week, I will teach you guys how to increase your Testosterone levels naturally. That's right. Without the use of Steroids which mutates balls into raisins.

I'm no pro but I'm 100% natural. Or my left nut is all yours. Stay tuned.