Today I’ve got a killer article to share with you from fat loss guru John Romaniello. In this article, John shares some awesome information, including:
1) The exact hormone most responsible for stubborn bellyfat
2) The “secret” hormone no one talks about that you NEED more of to fight off the hormone from #1
3) A new, unusual training style that has been show to increase the hormone from #2
Eventhough there are some things I agree with, and some things I do not agree with (like he suggests for
lowering weight, I think when you’re younger your joints are a bit more forgiving. So naturally lowering weight ‘quickly’ isn’t going to cause a problem if you’re 26, but when you over 35, myabe, not definitely though).
Anyway John’s article was so insightful in so many areas, which I wanted to share it with you. This article (and fatburning technique) will help you shed those stubborn fatpockets. Especially those around the belly..
Suffering from Bellyfat?
By John RomanielloLike many people, you probably suffer from regional fat storage issues. That is, while you store fat over your entire body, it’s probably most noticeable in certain areas, and it’s from these areas in which we struggle most to lose fat. You know — the problem areas.
These problem areas are influenced heavily by your hormonal environment, and where you store that last bit of fat is determined by which of your hormones are most out of whack (and yes, sometimes it’s quite a few of them).
Today I’m going to talk to you about bellyfat specifically.
One of the things that has been talked about quite a bit in fitness media lately is the relationship between bellyfat and a hormone called “cortisol.” To put it simply, the higher your cortisol levels, the more bellyfat you’re likely to have.
By the same token, if you have a good deal of bellyfat, it’s reasonable to assume that you have high cortisol.
Having high cortisol is detrimental for other reasons, but for our purposes, let’s focus on the fact that cortisol is keeping you not-so-little in the middle.
Rather than just suffer through this, the obvious solution is to try to lower cortisol levels and resultantly lower bellyfat. And I’ll tell you, lowering cortisol is a LOT trickier than you might think.
I’m sure you’ve seen the late night TV ads trying to sell you anti-cortisol pills. Even if they worked (they don’t), it’s a hormone like cortisol can’t be fooled by a little pill.
Besides, wouldn’t it be much more effective to find a solution without taking expensive pills? Something that is also going to help you burn fat overall?
Well, that’s actually possible.
You see, I’m big on using certain hormones to tame other hormones. Essentially, you CAN actually fight hormones WITH hormones. Clever, I know. It’s just a matter of finding which hormones work well against one another. When it comes to cortisol (and bellyfat), you need look no further than gH… or GrowthHormone.
Also known as Human-GrowthHormone or simply gH, GrowthHormone is produced in the pituitary gland and is responsible for growth (obviously) among other things. More specific to this writing, GrowthHormones is actually one of the most effective things in the world to offset cortisol.
Put simply, if you want less cortisol, just make more GrowthHormone.
Just tell you body to do it. Make a few calls.
Okay okay, it’s not that simple…but I have some really good news.
Did you know that there are certain types of training that are actually exceedingly effective at producing GrowthHormone?
It’s true-indirectly.
You see, GrowthHormone is normally produced and released in response to something, and in the case of training, gH is released as a response to the production of something called lactic acid. Lactic acid is a waste byproduct of some of the chemical and metabolic processes that happen during exercise.
So, if you do exercise in a specific way, you can produce MORE lactic acid, which will then produce tremendous amounts of GrowthHormone as a result. That GrowthHormone surge will also help to work against your high cortisol levels. And as we’ve established, that will absolutely assist you in getting rid of your stubborn bellyfat.
Of course, you’re wondering: how to I do it!? It’s easy. While lactic acid is produced in most forms of intense exercise, there is an unusual style of exercise that can actually produce even MORE lactic acid than is generally possible with other types of exercise. Appropriately (and not-so-cleverly) called “lactic acid training,” this type of training uses slow lifting speeds and fast lowering speeds.
The reason for the structure is that lactic acid is primarily produced during the “concentric” or positive/lifting phase of an exercise, and not so much during the “eccentric” or negative/lowering phase. To take advantage of this and produce more lactic acid, we simply — with apologies to Bing Crosby — accentuate the positive and (almost but not quite) eliminate the negative of each rep on all of our exercises.
To quantify it a bit, for each rep, you’d lift it over a period of about 4 seconds, and lower the weight extremely quickly, but safely.
If you were squatting, you’d drop down to the bottom position relatively quickly, and push slowly back to the top. In an overhead press, you’d lower the dumbbells quickly but safely, and press them back over your head over a period of 4–6 seconds.
Performing exercises with these extended concentric movements is going to create a tremendous amount of lactic acid, which in turn is going to prompt your body to produce fantastic amounts of GrowthHormone. And that GrowthHormone is going to help you manage cortisol and fight bellyfat.
And if all THAT wasn’t enough, lactic acid training is also just a great fat loss training methods, so you’ll lose fat overall.
If you want to fight your cortisol issues, you need GrowthHormone. And for that you need lactic acid training. Utilizing this method, you’re one step closer to fighting off your bellyfat for good.
Pretty cool, huh? John is a MASTER at pinning “good” hormones and specific exercise up against the “bad” hormones that cause regional fat storage.
And in his new program (which is available at a full 52% OFF until tomorrow) called Final Phase FatLoss provides you with specific types of exercises and workouts to combat:
1. Estrogen, “man boobs” and lower-bodyfat (combatted with “Density” training and Testosterone)
2. Insulin, and your “love handles (combatted with “Dynamic” training and IGF-1)
3. And of course, Cortisol and bellyfat (combatted with specific “Lactic Acid” training and GrowthHormone)
However, this program is NOT for everybody.
If you’re a total beginner, this is probably not the best workout to start off with. These workouts are HARD (but brutally effective — in fact, FPFL is the exact training regimen that John uses to get his clients down to SINGLE DIGIT bodyfat). So, if you haven’t been exercising for a while, Final Phase Fat Loss probably isn’t for you.
But this program definitely IS for you if you fall into one of these 3 categories:
* You’re struggling to shed the last 5–10 lbs of stubborn bodyfat (if this is you, you simply won’t find a better
program to achieve this goal, period)
* You’ve lost “some” fat-weight, but have hit a plateau (this is THE program to “revive” your fatloss)
* You suffer from regional “problem area” bodyfat storage located on your a) butt/hips/thighs (women) or if you’re a guy, the dreaded “man boobs”, b) love handles, or c) stomach/belly (FPFL includes workouts to specifically target all three of these problem areas through strategic hormonal manipulation).
I hope you enjoyed today’s article, and I hope you choose to invest in John’s system before the Grand Opening Special 52% OFF closes tomorrow — Final Phase FatLoss
