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Originally Posted by Beantownboy01
Hmm..so let's see. You're going to go on a "crash" diet, starve yourself and lose 40 pounds. Here's the deal..you will lose 40 pounds. But it wont be 40 pounds of fat, it will be 25 pounds of fat and 15 pounds of muscle (just a guess but it's most likely something along those lines).
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First:
I speak as someone who did Fat Loss I, II, III, Strength I, and Hyp I.
A protein sparing modified fast, which is what Nacho is talking about, is called protein sparing for a reason.
I've used Rapid Fat Loss myself and it works. I didn't lose an ounce of strength.
Can anyone give me a single good reason that someone should spend months or years dieting down the traditional way losing a pound per week?
The fat loss routines are a poor choice for anyone wishing to lose fat AND preserve muscle. The intensity (percentage of one rep max) for the lifts is simply too low. Now, there is a caveat, and that is that if you have NEVER lifted before, or have not lifted in a VERY long time, then the NROL fat loss routines are fine. However, if you are someone who has been lifting for a while and you've built up some strength, what do you expect your body to do when you are suddenly sending it the message "Hey, you only need to lift these light weights for higher reps". Your body is going to say "Oh, okay then I will get rid of this metabolically expensive tissue called muscle since we don't need it." That was my experience. I lost muscle on the NROL fat loss routines. I can guarantee you that you will not find any body builder who would look at the NROL fat loss routines and agree that they are appropriate for anyone who isn't brand spanking new to lifting.
The very idea that your exercise should be the tool to lose fat is retarded from the start. Create a calorie deficit with food restriction. Eat enough protein, EFAs, drink lots of water and use your weight lifting to preserve the muscle. Lifting HEAVY weight is how you accomplish that.
The bottom line is that I was able to get much leaner using Rapid Fat Loss, followed by Ultimate Diet 2.0. See my sig for a link to pictures.