I get it – fat loss can be frustrating.

I go through the same struggles with it that you probably do.

For one, I like to eat and drink!

And I DO like to lift weights, but I don’t really love to do cardio.

So what I did for years when I was trying to lean up looked something like this:

– Exercise more, do more cardio and a little less weight training
– Increase protein to “save muscle”, decrease carbs to lose fat
– Eat as “clean” foods as possible
– Eat 6 or 7 meals per day
– Take fat burning supplements to speed up my results

And I would swing back and forth between these “bulking” and “cutting” kind of phases.

Don’t get me wrong – this approach DID, and still does work!

(I got an angry email yesterday from a reader because he thought I was saying to never ever do these things – and so today’s email is also partially to clarify)

Here is the thing. For me PERSONALLY, especially as I get a little older and my body responds differently to diet and exercise, I now take a different approach that seems to work even better, and that I believe is much more sustainable for the long term.

Here’s the outline, and the important basics of what I do (basically the approach taken and detailed HERE in the 21 Day Belly Fat Burn):

1 – Focus on maintaining strength. Keep lifting hard and heavy, keep the long-slow-distance cardio minimal, and focus on HIIT.

2 – To maximize performance, consume as many carbs as your calorie intake will allow, after meeting protein and fat needs, while remaining in a calorie deficit.

3 – Bump the volume and frequency of training DOWN a tad – when calories are restricted, recovery is impaired, so this is important!

4 – Keep the intensity UP – so we’re still training HEAVY like we did to gain the muscle, but the actual AMOUNT of training is less.

5 – “90% rule” – if I am dialed in 90% of the time, I make sure to eat what I really want 10% of the time – this is livable and doable for me and it helps me stick with the plan.

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This is a little different approach to fat loss, but if you are a guy who is over 35, I think it is MUCH more effective that what you may have tried in the past.

You will feel better, feel stronger, lose fat faster, be able to actually stick with the plan, not to mention have more energy and keep your T levels up.

Also, this is a very general outline. If you want a complete program that walks you through the process, shows you exactly what and how to eat and when, gives you the exact workouts to do and more, I recommend you check out:

21 Day Belly Fat Burn

To your success! –

– Forest Vance
Master of Science, Human Movement
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach
ForestVance.com