by gregg@urbanpump.com | Dec 12, 2017 | high fat diet, low carb eating, nutrition, obesity, set point theory
Starvation mode. I used to tell my clients that whenever they would hit a weight loss plateau that lasted for a month or longer. At that point, the client I was working with would have cut back her calories to roughly 1,300 a day, and even though I am not a fan of...
by gregg@urbanpump.com | May 28, 2016 | health and fitness, muscle, muscle mass, nutrition, obesity, set point theory, The Alternative Hypothesis, The Biggest Loser
It finally happened. A researcher was curious enough to see what happened metabolically to the people who went through the rigorous diet and exercise routines that must be followed on the show “The Biggest Loser” several years later. The results were...
by gregg@urbanpump.com | Sep 30, 2015 | cellulite loss, health and fitness, low carb eating, nutrition, set point theory, weight loss
In my last post, “40 Minutes a Week to Buff” Part 1, I made the claim that through proper signalling one can lose fat and gain muscle at a steady pace with only two twenty-minute workouts a week coupled with a restricted carbohydrate diet. I also go into...
by gregg@urbanpump.com | Apr 1, 2015 | exercise, low carb eating, nutrition, obesity, set point theory
The rise of obesity in all of the industrialized countries have reached an alarming number. Nearly 2/3 of the population in the United States is considered overweight, and about 1/3 of Americans over 20 are obese(1). Health practitioners and researchers are very...
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