Two Tips to Take Off Those Unwanted Pounds

When you're trying to lose body fat (as I am), make sure your gym sessions are of a good quality. This is the most important thing to make sure you're keeping your muscle mass throughout this process. If you're going to sacrifice anything when it comes to your gym sessions, sacrifice volume.

Do not sacrifice intensity. Don't just slog your way through your sets either. Do 1-2 really high quality sets of each exercise. Be sure to maintain good tension on the muscle along with solid protein amounts. That will allow you to keep this muscle while you're losing an insane amount of fat.

Also, be sure to get in your daily steps. I easily walk 15-20,000 steps a day. It's not impossible. 

Today's step count. 

Yes, it's a bit challenging at first, but wow, the results are amazing. Walking is the greatest and most underutilized tool for fat loss. When you walk, your body isn't looking for an immediate source of energy to burn as fuel, so it ends up using your stored energy (aka, fat cells) to burn as fuel. It's truly beautiful how much fat you can lose just by walking. It's easy to do. It's sustainable. You recover quickly from it. And it doesn't hurt your joints. 

So to recap: During your workout, make sure that your intensity and form are on point for every set and every rep. Remember, it's easy to get complacent and just go through the motions, so making sure you have that intensity is very important. Also, a commitment to daily walking will definitely help speed up the results, especially if you're not active in your daily job. All of this combined definitely correlated to me losing a lot more fat.