How Do You Burn Fat?
Here’s a summary of how your body burns fat…
and how you can make it burn fat faster!
One of the most common questions asked in the fitness industry is, how do you burn fat?
In this article we will cover the mechanism by which our bodies mobilise and utilise fat as a fuel source as well as how we can speed up the process so we can lose fat (and weight) faster!
The human body is a dynamic structure. It is constantly building up and breaking down tissues all day long. In addition to this, it is constantly burning energy and this energy comes from the food we eat and from the stores of fuel in our body.
The human body uses a combination of carbohydrate, protein and fat for energy. However, the primary sources are carbohydrate and fat.
How do you burn fat step 1:
Reduce insulin secretion
For our purposes we want to emphasise a grater proportion of fat to be used as a fuel source and less carbohydrate and protein. The best way to do this is by reducing
insulin
secretion by the pancreas.
You can easily reduce insulin secretion by controlling your source of
carbohydrate.
There is no need to completely cut out carbs from your diet because that approach is not a ‘sustainable lifestyle’.
However, by simply being aware of your
source of carbohydrates,
you will be able to keep insulin low, which will then make your body a more efficient fat burner.
Another simple way to keep insulin low is to use
glucose disposal agents.
These compounds may mimic the action of insulin or act as insulin co-factors, which improves insulin’s functioning in the body and best of all, keeps insulin’s production low.
GI Factor
contains a range of glucose disposal agents, making it one of the most powerful supplements available. It can keep insulin low and help put your body in a more favourable fat-burning state.
How do you burn fat step 2:
Increase the activity of Hormone Sensitive Lipase (HSL)
There are a number of hormones that can assist the body in mobilising fat from the fat stores by stimulating Hormone Sensitive Lipase (HSL). They are:
•Epinephrine and norepinephrine
•Growth hormone
•Glucagon
•Thyroid hormones
•Cortisol
(however our goal is to not stimulate this hormone if at all possible because of negative impact it has on the lean tissues sources of the body, i.e. muscle tissue.)
Each of these hormones stimulates a compound in fat cells called cyclic AMP, which in tun, activates an enzyme in fat cells called, Hormone Sensitive Lipase (HSL).
HSL stimulates the release of triglycerides (stored fat) into the blood stream in the form of fatty acids and glycerol. The fatty acids are bound to albumin because they are not water soluble and are then sent around the body to the active tissues like muscles and liver, where they may be used as a fuel source.
The glycerol component (which makes up the ‘backbone’ of the triglyceride) may enter the process of glycolysis, where it is essentially used as a fuel source like glucose.
How do you burn fat step 3:
Increase the production of the catecholamines
There are a number of ways you can increase the body’s production of these fat-burning hormones. We will examine each hormone individually and then finally tie all the activities together to show you how to dramatically boost your fat-burning capabilities by at least 3 times!
The Catecholamines (Epinepherine and Norepinepherine)
These hormones are produced in the adrenal medulla (the middle part of the adrenal glands), which sit on top of the kidneys.
They are stimulated by exercise, particularly intense exercise. This of course, makes resistance training an important part of the fat-burning process.
Interestingly, the production of the catecholamines decreases over time, which means it is important to keep exercise sessions relatively brief (an hour or less) in order to gain maximum benefit from the catecholamine production.
Thermogenics
also stimulate catecholamine production in the body.
XLR8 Thermogenic
is one of the
best thermogenic
products on the market today!
Not only does it stimulate catecholamine production but even better still, it has the unique effect of nourishing and replenishing the adrenal glands. This effect is due to one of the herbs it contains, Rhodiola. This means that
Adrenal Exhaustion
will not occur and potentially, it may even boost catecholamine production above normal levels!
No other thermogenic product
on the market contains this powerful compound!
How do you burn fat step 4:
Increase the production of growth hormone
Growth hormone
is produced from the anterior (front) pituitary. It is one of the body’s most powerful lipolytic (fat-burning) and anabolic (tissue-building) hormones.
Not only does growth hormone affect the fat cells directly but it may also promote greater fat-burning indirectly by its ability to blunt insulin release.
Exercise
stimulates growth hormone production by the body with greater production being directly proportional to the intensity of effort, i.e. the greater the intensity of effort, the greater the growth hormone production.
Nutritional factors also play a role in growth hormone production whereby protein may induce its production. Furthermore,
glutamine
(an amino acid) has also been shown to stimulate growth hormone release.
How do you burn fat step 5:
Increase the production of glucagon
Glucagon
is insulin’s antagonist hormone. It is produced in the pancreas, as is insulin, however, it is produced by the alpha cells rather than the beta cells, which produce insulin.
Glucagon stimulates liver breakdown of glycogen to glucose and also stimulates the gluconeogenic (production of glucose from amino acids) process in the liver by increasing the uptake of amino acids into the liver.
Glucagon also has fat-burning effects by activating an enzyme, which stimulates cyclic AMP, which of course then activates HSL.
Glucagon release is directly related to the level of glucose in the blood stream. As exercise continues, blood glucose levels fall and more glucagon is released into the blood stream.
Also, protein induces glucagon release from the pancreas.
How do you burn fat step 6:
Increase the production of thyroid hormones
The
thyroid gland
produces two hormones,
thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).
In addition to their fat-mobilising effects, they also increase the metabolism of all body cells. This means they increase the rate at which the body burns fuel.
Exercises stimulates greater production of the thyroid hormones as does supplementation with specific nutrients, iodine and selenium, which are contained in BCN’s
MultiBoost.
It is particularly important to perform exercise and to supplement the diet with these nutrients because if you reduce your food intake as you should if you want to lose weight, your body automatically decreases the output of the thyroid hormones.
By exercising and supplementing your diet with MultiBoost, you can help stop this from occurring.
How do you burn fat step 7:
Combine all the strategies
in a simple, easy-to-use process
• 30-60 minutes before exercise have a
protein shake
in water with 1-2 teaspoons of added
glutamine
and 1
XLR8 Thermogenic
capsule
• Perform 20-30 minutes of resistance exercise
• Perform 20-30 minutes of aerobic exercise
• Wait 20-30 minutes
• Have a small meal, which contains a portion of all
3 macronutrients
but make sure the carbohydrate source is
low or medium-density carbohydrates
only and have 1
GI Factor
capsule and 1
MultiBoost
tablet with the meal.
Well I hope this answers the question, how do you burn fat?
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