I just wanted to let you know that I was a client of a highly regarded canadian BB “coach” who tried to get me lean (in fact he was successful in leaning out my wallet, $1500.00 up front then $100/month). This is a guy who put Lenda Murray on stage at the olympia. I got suspect when he said it will take me 3 years to drop, and keep off, the 50 lbs I needed to lose. Well, at 250 #, he had me on rice cakes, chicken and potatoes and a caloric intake of 1800 – 2000 calories. The workout was very intense, and I dropped 13 lbs in about 6 weeks. Then the strange thing happened, the weight stopped coming off. His solution? DROP THE CALORIES BY ANOTHER 200! Are you kidding me? Even the fat loss layman knows this is probably a bad move. On to the future, CKD diet started at 3500 calories, 7 month later, A solid 195#. We all live and learn. Moral of the story people, those coaches who put people on the stage, may not understand what it takes to get you into looking and feeling good shape. Anybody can get you on stage with access to cytomel, winny, anavar. Buyer beware.

P.S. Should of just bought a concept 2 with the money.

All generic disclaimers notwithstanding, I think this is a legit weight-loss strategy for the obese that should be advocated. Mind you, my metabolism didn’t begin to really slow until I had lost something like 60 pounds. I’m sure I could’ve done it better, but when you’re twice the person you should be, getting the weight off is really job one. In my experience, tip-toeing around one’s metabolism is necessary for people with low levels of BF, not for the obese.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html

And fat cells most certainly do burn calories, in fact they only burn about half as much as skeletal muscle (roughly 2.5 cal/lb for fat vs. ~6 cal/lb for muscle at rest). The idea that they are physiologically inert is outdated and incorrect.

When you speak of multyplying for example 14-16 cal/lb of bodyweight do you mean lean body mass or total body weight? Because wouldn’t someones bf % affect the calculations different if they are say 25% bf versus someone of the same weight who is 12% bf. Because I thought fat doesn’t burn energy.

Please elaborate.

Thanks.

I came here from your recent dieting breaks article and am still working through some of the implications and applications, especially relating to “chronically underfed” athletes. Will keep poking around…. thanks again.

Andrea