Losing fat is simple; eat less and do more. When you take in fewer total calories and lay off processed carbohydrates, you can expect your body to shed unwanted fat. But, what do you do when you've lost most of the weight and only have a lingering, pesky layer of pudge across your mid-section or on your thighs?

That is where intermittent fasting and a combination of resistance training, followed by aerobic exercise come into play. Intermittent fasting will boost growth hormone, specifically when performed in the morning. Conditioning Research compiled a great piece explaining the tried and true theory excellerated fat loss when cardio performed post resistance training.

It appears that in training that combines both aerobic and resistance exercises, performing a comparatively higher intensity resistance exercise first would augment fat utilization and energy expenditure during subsequent aerobic exercise.

Here is a simple primer on how food choice can alter growth hormone release during and after exercise.



Now, get up, get out and hit the iron with a vengence. For that is how you will finally expose those six-pack abs and a fit, healthy physique.