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BEST TRAINING METHODS
FOR FAT LOSS
Are you training three or more times per week but aren’t getting the results you want? We often
have clients and gym members coming to us with this problem. Of course, the first thing we look at
is food and lifestyle. If these are good, then we look to their training program.
We always say that ‘doing something is better than doing nothing’ and doing exercise that you
enjoy is great for adherence and sticking to your program. But there comes a time when your
body starts to adapt to what you are doing, so you have to look at making some changes. One
example is increasing your training from three times a week to five, or decreasing your training
from five times a week to three. The other approach is to change your training altogether.
In 2006, we attended a fitness convention in Sydney (Australia), which covered the best training methods for fat
loss. Not much has changed today, in fact a number of popular group training programs have emerged from these
concepts e.g. Tabata classes, Crossfit, HIT classes, Boot camps etc. If you aren’t happy with your results, you can
modify your training style to include the following methods:
Jamie & Alana Karehana
Jamie and Alana can be found at
the Al Corniche Club and offer
Biosignature Assessments (body
fat assessment identifying possible
hormonal imbalances) as well as
their KarehanaKitchen 21 Day
Meal Plan. Go to their website
www.karehanafitness.com to learn
more about them or email them at
[email protected] for
more information.
KAREHANA
KITCHEN
High-Intensity Training (HIT)
HIT is a concept of strength training that emerged
in the 1970s. Its core principle advocates for highintensity, high-volume weight training exercises until
the point of momentary muscle failure. By allowing the
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muscle to reach this point of fatigue, two major things
happen. First, there is significant lactic acid buildup,
a metabolic byproduct of anaerobic metabolism,
which is also responsible for that ‘burning’ feeling
right before the muscle reaches failure. This build up
ultimately stimulates the release of Growth Hormone,