pimg class=”alignright” title=”Sugar-Burner, Fat-Burning Beast” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/fat-adapted.jpg” alt=”fat adapted” width=”320″ height=”268″ /When describing someone that has successfully made the transition to the Primal way of eating I often refer to them as #8220;fat-adapted#8221; or as #8220;fat-burning beasts#8221;. But what exactly does it mean to be #8220;fat-adapted#8221;? How can you tell if you#8217;re fat-adapted or still a #8220;sugar-burner#8221;? I get these and related questions fairly often, so I thought I#8217;d take the time today to attempt to provide some definitions and bring some clarification to all of this. I#8217;ll try to keep today#8217;s post short and sweet, and not too complicated. Hopefully, med students and well-meaning but inquisitive lay family members alike will be able to take something from it./p
pAs I#8217;ve mentioned before, a title=”A Metabolic Paradigm Shift, or Why Fat is the Preferred Fuel for Human Metabolism Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/a-metabolic-paradigm-shift-fat-carbs-human-body-metabolism/#ixzz1zcMTGVL2″ href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/a-metabolic-paradigm-shift-fat-carbs-human-body-metabolism/#axzz1za02xNxp”fat-adaptation is the normal, preferred metabolic state of the […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

 
My plan is to only really train forearms, calves and shoulders for all of July.
Well, I will do a full body maintenance day once a week — It’ll be mostly squats and back stuff…maybe a little chest.
But the other 4 workouts? They’re going to be nothing but a ton of forearms, calf raises and a little bit of shoulders.
Now, before you start asking “Is this some crazy new workout that Brad is suggesting?” the answer is “NO”
It’s an experiment.
Remember — I’ve been training for over two dozen years now, and I’m happy with how my body looks, so I have the luxury of messing around in the gym and testing things out.  This does not mean I’m advocating this style of training… I’m just sharing my thoughts and results.
My goal is to see if you can cause significant targeted growth in the smaller muscle groups without subjecting them to the […]

Original post by Brad Pilon

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pIf you missed last week#8217;s announcement or have been on the fence about picking up a copy, here are […]

Original post by Mark Sisson