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When most men and women think about losing fat they either think about going on a restricted calorie diet or performing a cardio focused workout like running or biking. Once looking in the mirror and seeing the belly fat hanging over their belts, they say things like, “I need to go on a diet” or “I need to get into shape”. That is their first mistake when looking to eliminate ugly fat.

Just dieting, or just working out is not the answer to fat loss. You must combine both to get the results you want.

Dr. John Berardi (of Precision Nutrition fame), uses a term called “Energy Flux”, or “G Flux” to describe the right way to get rid of those unwanted pounds of fat.

In simple terms…

Energy Flux is the balance between energy intake (the food you eat) and energy cost (the calories you burn)

Let’s look at different Energy Flux examples to learn which one is best for fat loss and building a body you can be proud of…

Energy Flux Example 1: Eat Little – Exercise Little

There are people that eat every little and do every little physical activity. Very little energy is going in and very little energy is being spent. This results in a frail, skinny, weak appearance.

So, if your goal is to lose fat but also to reveal a strong, attractive body underneath… this is not the type of energy flux you want. There is too LITTLE flux in energy to create the body you want.

Energy Flux Example 2: Eat A Lot – Exercise A Little

This is by far the most common example of energy flux! There is a lot of energy going in, and very little energy being used. The result is an energy surplus which is stored as fat.

As you probably know all too well, this is not the kind of energy balance you want if you want a lean, muscular, athletic body. (If it was, almost everyone I know would be the picture of prefect health, fitness and physique). There is a huge imbalance in energy, resulting in a surplus and that surplus being stored in what you want to get rid of… FAT!

Energy Flux Example 3: Eat A Little – Exercise A Lot

Ah, ha. This is where most people think the their energy flux should be. After all, if Example #2 is the worst example, than this “mirror image” should be the best, right? (The answer might surprise you).

Going on a restrictive calorie diet and doing a lot of calorie burning exercise does means there is more energy going out than coming in. This creates an energy deficit, which means the body must burn fat for fuel. And this is great… for the short term.

But what happens over time is:

1) Drastically reducing calories also reduces performance.
2) The body needs nutrients to build muscle, and without them muscle is not built or maintained.
3) Your body burns fat AND muscle in its attempt to balance the energy deficit.

So the real result of this type of Energy Flux over the long term is a body that literally cannibalizes itself to maintain an energy balance, leaving you looking weak, scrawny and tired.

Like I said, over the short term, this works fine. But the body has a way of adjusting itself to the restrictive calorie diet and actually holding on to precious fat for dear life. This is not the situation you want to create if you want to FORCE your body to spend fat as freely as my wife spends money in a mall!

So, what’s left?

Energy Flux Example #4: Eat A Lot – Exercise A Lot

If you eat plenty of healthy, nutritious food and use this energy to perform a high volume of effective exercise… what do you think happens?

Your body adapts to the high level of activity by making the necessary physical changes (more muscle, less fat), AND has the nutrients it needs to make those changes. PLUS, since it is being given the proper amount of energy on a regular basis, fat stops being important to save and is freely used.

The result: an athletically muscular, fit body with extremely low body fat.

So, a lot of good food coming in and a lot of exercise is the right energy balance if you want to burn fat AND expose a muscular, fit body. (This is what you want right?) So HIGH Energy Flux is the winner!

If you want to lose fat (and have the result of the fat loss be a strong, lean, athletic body), than you must create HIGH Energy Flux. You need a lot of (good) energy coming in, and a lot of (good) energy being expended. Don’t just diet. Don’t just exercise. Combine diet and exercise for a high energy flux and get the fat loss results you want!

Coach Lomax Notes: When I look for a fat loss workout, I also look for a sensible eating plan to go with it. And by sensible eating plan, I don’t mean a highly restrictive calorie diet! (This should make most of you very happy).

The point is, you the COMBINATION of a fat loss workout that is effective at burning fat and raising metabolism AND nutritional diet. This was taken into account when choosing Warp Speed Fat Loss as the best fat loss workout.