Bulletproof coffee is a next best thing after a regular black coffee. It’s a cutting-edge beverage that came into existence somewhere in 2013 by Dave Asprey. It is also a cut above the regular black coffee as it keeps your body in Ketosis longer than the regular coffee, which means it keeps you satiated and energized for a longer period due to its high fat (Healthy fat) contents.
Here are some steps to make this healthy beverage.
1.First thing you need is a blender because without this the preparation is highly impossible as the blender is indispensable. If you do not have a blender, buy an inexpensive one. You don’t need such an expensive blender to make this
2.After the blender, you need four key ingredients namely water, coffee powder, unsalted butter (salted is optional) and coconut oil.
3.Heat a cup of water in any vessel or in microwave.
4.After heating, let the water cool down to lukewarm level as hot water will push open the lid of a blender during blending. Please use caution.
5.Once the water cools down to lukewarm level, pour it in a blender and add 1 tablespoon of coffee powder, unsalted butter and coconut oil along with water.
6.Blend all the ingredients for 20 sec and serve the beverage in a cup of your choice.
7.Enjoy your bulletproof coffee and avail its benefits.
Note: If you are a vegan, then use coconut butter instead of a regular one. You can also add a tablespoon of non-dairy milk to make your coffee frothy.
Intermittent fasting is fasting at various intervals. In other words, out of 24 hours, going without food for 12 hours followed by 12 hours of feeding window(hours within which you can eat). You can also fast for 16 hours followed by 8 hours of feeding window or 20 hours of fast followed by 4 hours of feeding window. This type of fasting helps your body keep its metabolism fast at all times and it also helps in oxidizing adipose (fat cells) for energy after 12 hours of fast. How to begin this diet program? Here are some few steps you need to follow:
Before you begin, you must keep in mind that you do not want to jump right into intermittent fasting.
If you are currently following 3 meals a day diet, then you reduce your intake to 2 meals a day for a week to acclimate your body to this change in intake.
Once your body adjusts to 2 meals a day diet, then this is where you start implementing 1 meal a day plan which is intermittent fasting.
Initially, fast only for 12 hours followed by another 12 hours of feeding window and from there progress to 16 hours of fast followed by 8 hours of feeding window.
During your fasted state, drink plenty of water to keep your body hydrated at all times because dehydration will cause fatigue and headaches.
If you are a beginner, then you can have a fruit or nuts if you get hunger pangs during your fasted state. You can also have a cup of black coffee with honey (not sugar as this will hinder fat oxidization and cause food craving) as it is a healthy beverage and also a natural appetite suppressant.
Note: Although this method is scientifically proven to be the best method to burn fat at much faster rate and also to provide various other health benefits, do keep in mind that diabetic patients, pregnant ladies, lactating mothers and people with other ailments should not try this fasting program as this will wreak havoc to their health. Please consult your physician, before you begin this program.
What comes to mind when we talk about fitness? 20-inches biceps? Washboard abs? Buffed dudes lifting weights? Jogging for miles? Eating high protein diet? Well, all those things are just part of fitness and that’s not entirely fitness.
Well, a lot of people think cardio, aerobics and jogging for miles will help them to lose weight and achieve fitness. But is that so? My simple answer is No cuz if that is what you think, then you all made the right choice by being here.
Let me give you some briefing on what cardio is good for and why it’s also a waste of time. I start off by saying that cardio is beneficial only for your heart and other cardiovascular functions such as blood circulation. It’s good but don’t depend on it exclusively cuz it won’t assist you in fat loss. It’s a waste of time for people looking for fat loss and for guys looking for washboard abs.
Cardio is for the relaxation of your muscles after they are contracted from anaerobic workout as it increases the blood circulation and reduces the effect of lactic acid, the one that gives you cramps. And cardio must not exceed 15 minutes, max 30 minutes. Prolong cardio reduces your muscle mass as it expends your glycogen stores from your muscles.
At first, it uses your glucose from your bloodstream and once that is depleted, it starts using glycogen from your muscles. Glycogen is really important for your muscles and also for fat loss. More glycogen means more muscles and more muscles means more fat loss. Jogging for hours takes a lot of pounding on your knee joint which takes a toll on your body down the line.
So stops wasting your time cardio and start concentrating more on anaerobic workouts like weight training, callisthenics, which is bodyweight workout and various other strength training. Anaerobic workout is anything that works your muscles really hard and allows you to use least amount of oxygen.
It strengthens your muscle tissues, your tendons, your bones and most importantly which everybody desires, it burns copious amount of fat by increasing metabolism. It also increases your testosterone level and your glycogen stores which are extremely essential for muscle building and fat loss.
So start anaerobic workout and do cardio only once a week for 15 minutes for the relaxation of your muscles.
Anaerobic workout is beneficial even for women. And please erase this misconception out of your mind that if women did weight training, they would get muscular and look manly. No, this will never happen even if you want it to happen.
Biologically speaking, females produce estrogen and males produce testosterone. Testosterone is superior to estrogen and it is testosterone that helps in muscle building. Males produce copious amount of testosterone and that is the reason why they are muscular and physically stronger than females.
So now that is explained scientifically, it is clear that women would need testosterone which is biologically impossible, to build muscles. So don’t be afraid and start lifting weights and engage in strength training cuz anaerobic workout will burn your fat and give you that shape which all the females covet.
It will also strengthen your bones and thus decreasing the chances of osteoporosis.
So let me conclude by saying:
Do more anaerobic workout and less cardio, just once a week for 15-30 minutes.
Eat clean but have a cheat meal once a day to speed up your metabolism.
Don’t depend entirely on Protein and supplements. Your body needs other essential vitamins and minerals too.
Always increase the intensity of your workout gradually, to develop your body continuously.
You can’t crunch your way to abs as the body doesn’t spot reduce the fat. Your overall body fat should reduce before you start noticing abs.
Most importantly, sleep well cuz without proper rest your body will never develop in a way you want to.
A wise man once said “eat like a monster, train like a beast and sleep like a baby.”
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