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Saturday, 14 April 2012
Ians 14 day fat blast formula - Day 1
Hey guys,
I've recently tweaked my fat blast formula and after an ACL reconstruction in december this is the perfect time to test it on myself...
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Here's the first episode...
DAY 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umKk8oM0X8w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Heres my starting measurements
Weight - 207lbs
Fat % - 28.7%
Water % - 49%
Chest - 1035mm
Upper waist - 990mm
Waist - 1010mm
Hips - 990mm
I've recently tweaked my fat blast formula and after an ACL reconstruction in december this is the perfect time to test it on myself...
Follow my progress via...
Subscribe to my YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9bwuZ5CU5wnNCzA5MfCX8A?feature=guide
My blog - http://www.ianforan.blogspot.co.uk/
Friend me on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/#!/ian.tlf.foran
Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/Ian_TLF_foran
Using #14dayfbf
Here's the first episode...
DAY 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umKk8oM0X8w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Heres my starting measurements
Weight - 207lbs
Fat % - 28.7%
Water % - 49%
Chest - 1035mm
Upper waist - 990mm
Waist - 1010mm
Hips - 990mm
Friday, 13 April 2012
I was privileged and really excited this week to be asked to do an interview by the UK’s leading fat loss expert- Paul Mort of thefitnesscamp.co.uk .
Paul tours the UK and Europe teaching Personal Trainers and fitness instructors how to get great results and he’s personally mentored me.
Here’s some of the interview we did:
PM: So Ian, can you tell us a little bit about how you got into the business of weight loss and a little about your journey. I know you haven’t always been in shape.
IF: Ever since school I've always enjoyed exercising and finding out new cool ways of training. In 2005 I put on 3-4 stone and became severely depressed about my weight, I knew there was only me who could do anything about it. I started devising my own workout programmes and nutrition plans for myself . If I knew then what I know now It would have been a quicker journey for sure! Anyway I dropped my weight and my friends started to notice and wanted to know what I did. I would bring them along to my workouts and give them advice. Three years later and I decided to become a qualified Personal Trainer because I loved the feeling of helping people get in shape.
PM: Wow, you really have ‘been there, done that’. Now lets get into the meat of the interview. What would you say are the 3 MOST IMPORTANT things when it comes to losing body fat
IF: The three most important things...
I would say Commitment is key, You can drop weight by just dropping calorie intake and exercising more slimming clubs make a killing on this mentality but to drop actual body fat and to create a hot body is a whole new ball game, taking certain things out of your diet, training smart instead of I'll just run on this treadmill for 2 hours and being able to say no takes commitment.
Mindset is another, you need to be focused and driven towards your target, eating a little bit of what your mind fancies doesn't work, eating what your body needs does!
And finally nutrition taking rice, pasta, potatoes, high sugared fruit, processed food, coffee, tea, to name a few out of your diet and live off the lands food meat, fish, veg, nuts, water etc. will torch body fat like you've never seen before. People think that clean eating is depriving yourself of foods, I say them foods your 'depriving' yourself from have contributed to why your not happy with how your body looks now.
PM: Great stuff. So what would you say are the 3 BIGGEST MISTAKES you’re seeing people make
IF: Giving in to easily to cravings, look I know it's hard but it a case of fighting through and getting to the other side. I've had clients give up their 8-9 cups a coffee a day by fighting through you know what within 2 weeks they're thanking me for feeling fresher than ever.
Joining a slimming club, I kinda get it because yes them guys do drop weight but after they drop the weight within a couple of months they put it back on you see the facebook status 'Back to slimming club on Monday'. Them dudes are the biggest Yo-Yo dieters going.
I do think listening to their first circle of influence e.g. friends, family, partners. I watched a Brian Grasso video talking about these circles of influence on your life and you know it made perfect sense. They always say things like 'you don't need to lose weight, you look fab as you are' & 'This little treat won't harm, you deserve it'. In reality thats not supporting you, that shits destroying you.
PM: you know, I see those all the time too and it makes me a little sad. So what would you say to motivate someone to finally get into great shape, even if they’ve tried everything?
IF: You may have tried everything, but you've not tried me!..I pride myself on social proof, my formula works time & time again and guess what I even guarantee my work.
PM: I’ve heard A LOT about your Fat Blast Academy, can you tell me a little bit more about it and the training and nutrition plan that seems to be getting superb results?
IF: It's all down to the individuals, I give them the tools and those guys smash every week. We train hard every day and they have specific food plans to follow to detoxify the body and zap the fat hence the reason not everyone gets accepted. You need a certain mentality to have my time and if I think your wasting it then your out.
PM: There’s a boatload of other bootcamps in your area- what makes your Academy so different?
IF: Whats different?.. Show me the results the other bootcamps are getting, they're all come down and workout- it's basically a circuit class for everyone and anyone! We ease people into it with a beginner levels so there's no 'im unfit' excuses, we are constantly monitoring our members fitness levels, water, fat, muscle inches, moods. We are a family who supports each other and motivates. I like to educate on the whys, hows and what’s to what we're doing. We probably have members down their who know more than most personal trainers.
PM: Sounds amazing, in fact a lot of the principles make complete sense. So where can people find out more about you?
IF: Email info@tlffitness.com ,our website www.tlffitness.com
:)
Paul tours the UK and Europe teaching Personal Trainers and fitness instructors how to get great results and he’s personally mentored me.
Here’s some of the interview we did:
PM: So Ian, can you tell us a little bit about how you got into the business of weight loss and a little about your journey. I know you haven’t always been in shape.
IF: Ever since school I've always enjoyed exercising and finding out new cool ways of training. In 2005 I put on 3-4 stone and became severely depressed about my weight, I knew there was only me who could do anything about it. I started devising my own workout programmes and nutrition plans for myself . If I knew then what I know now It would have been a quicker journey for sure! Anyway I dropped my weight and my friends started to notice and wanted to know what I did. I would bring them along to my workouts and give them advice. Three years later and I decided to become a qualified Personal Trainer because I loved the feeling of helping people get in shape.
PM: Wow, you really have ‘been there, done that’. Now lets get into the meat of the interview. What would you say are the 3 MOST IMPORTANT things when it comes to losing body fat
IF: The three most important things...
I would say Commitment is key, You can drop weight by just dropping calorie intake and exercising more slimming clubs make a killing on this mentality but to drop actual body fat and to create a hot body is a whole new ball game, taking certain things out of your diet, training smart instead of I'll just run on this treadmill for 2 hours and being able to say no takes commitment.
Mindset is another, you need to be focused and driven towards your target, eating a little bit of what your mind fancies doesn't work, eating what your body needs does!
And finally nutrition taking rice, pasta, potatoes, high sugared fruit, processed food, coffee, tea, to name a few out of your diet and live off the lands food meat, fish, veg, nuts, water etc. will torch body fat like you've never seen before. People think that clean eating is depriving yourself of foods, I say them foods your 'depriving' yourself from have contributed to why your not happy with how your body looks now.
PM: Great stuff. So what would you say are the 3 BIGGEST MISTAKES you’re seeing people make
IF: Giving in to easily to cravings, look I know it's hard but it a case of fighting through and getting to the other side. I've had clients give up their 8-9 cups a coffee a day by fighting through you know what within 2 weeks they're thanking me for feeling fresher than ever.
Joining a slimming club, I kinda get it because yes them guys do drop weight but after they drop the weight within a couple of months they put it back on you see the facebook status 'Back to slimming club on Monday'. Them dudes are the biggest Yo-Yo dieters going.
I do think listening to their first circle of influence e.g. friends, family, partners. I watched a Brian Grasso video talking about these circles of influence on your life and you know it made perfect sense. They always say things like 'you don't need to lose weight, you look fab as you are' & 'This little treat won't harm, you deserve it'. In reality thats not supporting you, that shits destroying you.
PM: you know, I see those all the time too and it makes me a little sad. So what would you say to motivate someone to finally get into great shape, even if they’ve tried everything?
IF: You may have tried everything, but you've not tried me!..I pride myself on social proof, my formula works time & time again and guess what I even guarantee my work.
PM: I’ve heard A LOT about your Fat Blast Academy, can you tell me a little bit more about it and the training and nutrition plan that seems to be getting superb results?
IF: It's all down to the individuals, I give them the tools and those guys smash every week. We train hard every day and they have specific food plans to follow to detoxify the body and zap the fat hence the reason not everyone gets accepted. You need a certain mentality to have my time and if I think your wasting it then your out.
PM: There’s a boatload of other bootcamps in your area- what makes your Academy so different?
IF: Whats different?.. Show me the results the other bootcamps are getting, they're all come down and workout- it's basically a circuit class for everyone and anyone! We ease people into it with a beginner levels so there's no 'im unfit' excuses, we are constantly monitoring our members fitness levels, water, fat, muscle inches, moods. We are a family who supports each other and motivates. I like to educate on the whys, hows and what’s to what we're doing. We probably have members down their who know more than most personal trainers.
PM: Sounds amazing, in fact a lot of the principles make complete sense. So where can people find out more about you?
IF: Email info@tlffitness.com ,our website www.tlffitness.com
:)
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Your poisoning your body...and you don't even know it!!
I first stumbled across Aspartame when my Mum was diagnosed with Fybromylgia. For people who aren't sure about fybromylgia, it's a chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) which over time eats away at the bodies immune system to leave it ineffective. The side effects of Fybro are depression, muscle fatigue, lack of get up and go, aching muscle & joints to name a few, Aspartame acts as fybro's devil child.
After taking aspartame out of her diet she reaped the benefits within 2 weeks, feeling fresher, not as down in the dumps and being able to squat down and bend her joints (anyone who knows or has fybro can relate to this achievement).
To put the power of aspartame in perspective, it was once used in rat poison and is banned in certain countries. Aspartame was actually never been tested on humans before being approved.
Aspartame is a food companies dream, it taste as sweet as sugar, it has little to no calories in it. The companies can serve you low sugared alternatives with the same great taste of full sugar....errrrr no! What they can actually do is put a form of poison into your food to encourage headaches, migraines, dizziness, tumour's and even cancer.
Aspartame decreases weight loss efforts by stimulating the release of insulin and leptins making the body less resistance to them therefore increasing fat levels in the longer term. Also as a side note did you know that choosing a diet alternative e.g diet cola (containing aspartame) over full fat cola can actually make you eat an approx 140 extra calories, so ultimately making the diet decision backfire.
11 products that contain Aspartame:
P.S
Did you know I've recently launched The Fat Blast Academy in Heywood, We drop, on average, a dress size every 2 week. Email info@tlffitness.com with the subject line 'GET ME BEACH BODY READY' for a special introductory offer.
P.P.S
We don't accept anyone & everyone. So if your not ready to commit 100% to both exercise & nutrition to create your dream body Fat Blast Academy isn't for you.
After taking aspartame out of her diet she reaped the benefits within 2 weeks, feeling fresher, not as down in the dumps and being able to squat down and bend her joints (anyone who knows or has fybro can relate to this achievement).
To put the power of aspartame in perspective, it was once used in rat poison and is banned in certain countries. Aspartame was actually never been tested on humans before being approved.
Aspartame is a food companies dream, it taste as sweet as sugar, it has little to no calories in it. The companies can serve you low sugared alternatives with the same great taste of full sugar....errrrr no! What they can actually do is put a form of poison into your food to encourage headaches, migraines, dizziness, tumour's and even cancer.
Aspartame decreases weight loss efforts by stimulating the release of insulin and leptins making the body less resistance to them therefore increasing fat levels in the longer term. Also as a side note did you know that choosing a diet alternative e.g diet cola (containing aspartame) over full fat cola can actually make you eat an approx 140 extra calories, so ultimately making the diet decision backfire.
11 products that contain Aspartame:
- Diet Drinks
- Yogurts
- Chewing Gum
- Cooking Sauces
- Crisps
- Tabletop Sweeteners
- Drink Powders
- Flavoured Water
- Sugar-Free Products
- Cereals
- Children's Medicine (Scary!!)
P.S
Did you know I've recently launched The Fat Blast Academy in Heywood, We drop, on average, a dress size every 2 week. Email info@tlffitness.com with the subject line 'GET ME BEACH BODY READY' for a special introductory offer.
P.P.S
We don't accept anyone & everyone. So if your not ready to commit 100% to both exercise & nutrition to create your dream body Fat Blast Academy isn't for you.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Is Sleep important to creating a slimmer body
Sleep contributes to your mood, stress levels, memory, eating habits, muscle recovery & immune system, can you see why its so important?
So how can it be related to you losing weight?
Whilst your body sleeps it creates growth hormones (GH), GH stimulates your fat cells & fat cells are used as energy. With the 8-7 hour fast you unconsciously participate in every night that also creates GH - your actually burning two times more fat!
So I here you ask - I sleep every night, why am I not losing weight!?
Well, are you sleeping enough? - I recommend 8 hours sleep a night, a good nights sleep will leave you feeling more alert & energised, a lack of sleep results in the need for sugary snacks like chocolate,energy drinks,etc during the day to maintain energy and sugar levels. So a sleep can help with your diet.
Do you watch TV before bed? - Having a TV on or your phone in the room sends out the wrong signals to the body about your 'room of relaxation'. you'll end up staying up to watch the end of something or a late night text message could disturb a blissful sleep. Switch everything off and fully relax in a darkened room.
Is your mind switched off? - you can spend your time in bed thinking over events from the day, what ifs, I should have saids. Open up a verbal sick bucket either by yourself or with your partner, make a circle with your arms and 'throw up' all your thoughts into the 'bin' until your mind is empty. Blank your mind out so you can fully relax.
Can sleep create you a slimmer body?
For eight hours a day your burning fat, but this alone won't drop you weight - look at what you put into your mouth the other 16 hours, thats your stumbling block!
So how can it be related to you losing weight?
Whilst your body sleeps it creates growth hormones (GH), GH stimulates your fat cells & fat cells are used as energy. With the 8-7 hour fast you unconsciously participate in every night that also creates GH - your actually burning two times more fat!
So I here you ask - I sleep every night, why am I not losing weight!?
Well, are you sleeping enough? - I recommend 8 hours sleep a night, a good nights sleep will leave you feeling more alert & energised, a lack of sleep results in the need for sugary snacks like chocolate,energy drinks,etc during the day to maintain energy and sugar levels. So a sleep can help with your diet.
Do you watch TV before bed? - Having a TV on or your phone in the room sends out the wrong signals to the body about your 'room of relaxation'. you'll end up staying up to watch the end of something or a late night text message could disturb a blissful sleep. Switch everything off and fully relax in a darkened room.
Is your mind switched off? - you can spend your time in bed thinking over events from the day, what ifs, I should have saids. Open up a verbal sick bucket either by yourself or with your partner, make a circle with your arms and 'throw up' all your thoughts into the 'bin' until your mind is empty. Blank your mind out so you can fully relax.
Can sleep create you a slimmer body?
For eight hours a day your burning fat, but this alone won't drop you weight - look at what you put into your mouth the other 16 hours, thats your stumbling block!
Monday, 13 February 2012
Okay Im sorry, I was wrong....
Short & Sweet apology....
For years I've drilled into clients 'eat breakfast it's the most important meal of the day'...well you know what its not!
The whole point of breakfast is to break the fast, everybody fasts throughout the night. While fasting, your growth hormone levels increase, higher growth hormone levels equal greater fat being burned.
Now by putting your breakfast back 4 hours and getting a solid 7/8 hour sleep, Growth hormone can double in levels meaning your body will torch twice as much fat!!
Amazing right?
What I want to get across though is that while I'm endorsing 'skipping breakfast' as such I'm not telling you to skip it every day. Two 16 hour fasts per week will do the suffice, combined with lots of water and one green tea throughout the fast.
This isn't an excuse to eat shit and think you can cancel it out with a fast, thats just pointless and like I've always said you can't out train a bad diet.
For years I've drilled into clients 'eat breakfast it's the most important meal of the day'...well you know what its not!
The whole point of breakfast is to break the fast, everybody fasts throughout the night. While fasting, your growth hormone levels increase, higher growth hormone levels equal greater fat being burned.
Now by putting your breakfast back 4 hours and getting a solid 7/8 hour sleep, Growth hormone can double in levels meaning your body will torch twice as much fat!!
Amazing right?
What I want to get across though is that while I'm endorsing 'skipping breakfast' as such I'm not telling you to skip it every day. Two 16 hour fasts per week will do the suffice, combined with lots of water and one green tea throughout the fast.
This isn't an excuse to eat shit and think you can cancel it out with a fast, thats just pointless and like I've always said you can't out train a bad diet.
If our ancestors could see us now!
Back at the beginning of time, let me introduce you to the caveman. The caveman ate nothing but meat,fish,fruit & veg, they were lean,mean hunting machines surviving on nothing but gut instinct.
The concept of fast food would have blown a caveman's mind! I recently watched a documentary called I,Caveman which took 10 people back to a time where men were men...and so were the women for 10 days.
They hunted for 8 days while only living on scraps of Fish, Rats and Plants. When they finally captured an Elk they ate like kings for days.
Now let's fast forward to 2012....
Imagine waiting eight days for food!?
With all the convenience food around nowadays you don't have to but with this much convenience we have become lazy!
People want things fast, they haven't got time to cook REAL food because it takes to long! WTF...your given 24 hrs a day
People are easily opt to get takeaways, microwave meals, just add water meals.
Yeah we have evolved from the caveman times but I think we should take a lot from where we come from and learn a little something.
Eat fresh, Appreciate food & take a little time to look after yourself.
The concept of fast food would have blown a caveman's mind! I recently watched a documentary called I,Caveman which took 10 people back to a time where men were men...and so were the women for 10 days.
They hunted for 8 days while only living on scraps of Fish, Rats and Plants. When they finally captured an Elk they ate like kings for days.
Now let's fast forward to 2012....
Imagine waiting eight days for food!?
With all the convenience food around nowadays you don't have to but with this much convenience we have become lazy!
People want things fast, they haven't got time to cook REAL food because it takes to long! WTF...your given 24 hrs a day
People are easily opt to get takeaways, microwave meals, just add water meals.
Yeah we have evolved from the caveman times but I think we should take a lot from where we come from and learn a little something.
Eat fresh, Appreciate food & take a little time to look after yourself.
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