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Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire!
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Body Rx ~ The Basics
This is an overview of the Body Rx program by Dr. Scott Connelly. BRx is a 6-month program consisting of 4 6-week cycles. Each cycle has a different goal, with a nutrition & exercise plan geared toward those goals. According to Connelly, nutrition is really the essential part. He claims that the only way you can NOT get good results is by NOT following the nutrition plan. For most people nutrition accounts for 70% of the results with exercise and recovery accounting for the rest. This is why there are so many people out there toiling away in gyms without getting results...the nutrition part is extremely important.
[COLOR=red].....................................Body Rx Nutrition.....................................[/COLOR] Foods are divided into groups, like a traffic light... [COLOR=339900]GREEN:[/COLOR] GO! You may eat as many of these as you like. [COLOR=FFCC00]YELLOW: [/COLOR] Caution! These are restricted but allowed. [COLOR=FF0000 ]RED:[/COLOR] Stop! Special occasions only. These are comparable to BFL free day foods. [COLOR=3300FF]...............................Cycle 1: Getting Stronger...............................[/COLOR] Protein ~ 1g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle. [COLOR=339900]GREEN:[/COLOR] Make the vast majority of your protein choices from these foods. [COLOR=FFCC00]YELLOW: [/COLOR] 2 servings per week. [COLOR=FF0000 ]RED:[/COLOR] Special occasions. Carbs ~ 2g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle. [COLOR=339900]GREEN:[/COLOR] Unlimited, does not count towards your total. [COLOR=FFCC00]YELLOW: [/COLOR] Stick within your limits. [COLOR=FF0000 ]RED:[/COLOR] Special occasions, count towards your limits. Fiber ~ 30g [COLOR=3300FF]...............................Cycle 2: Getting Sculpted...............................[/COLOR] Protein ~ 1.25g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle. [COLOR=339900]GREEN:[/COLOR] Make the vast majority of your protein choices from these foods. [COLOR=FFCC00]YELLOW:[/COLOR] 1 serving per week. [COLOR=FF0000 ]RED:[/COLOR] Special occasions. Carbs ~ 1g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle. [COLOR=339900]GREEN:[/COLOR] Unlimited, does not count towards your total. [COLOR=FFCC00]YELLOW:[/COLOR] Stick within your limits. [COLOR=FF0000 ]RED:[/COLOR] Special occasions, count towards your limits. Fiber ~ 45g [COLOR=3300FF]...................................Cycle 3: Burning Fat...................................[/COLOR] Protein ~ 1.5g per pound of body weight at the beginning of cycle. [COLOR=339900]GREEN:[/COLOR] Make the vast majority of your protein choices from these foods. [COLOR=FFCC00]YELLOW:[/COLOR] NONE [COLOR=FF0000 ]RED:[/COLOR] NONE Carbs ~ .5g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle. [COLOR=339900]GREEN:[/COLOR] Unlimited, does not count towards your total. [COLOR=FFCC00]YELLOW: [/COLOR] Stick within your limits. [COLOR=FF0000 ]RED:[/COLOR] NONE Fiber ~ 60g [COLOR=3300FF].......................Cycle 4: Maintenance and Endurance.......................[/COLOR] Protein ~ 1.25g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle. [COLOR=339900]GREEN:[/COLOR] Make the vast majority of your protein choices from these foods. [COLOR=FFCC00]YELLOW:[/COLOR] 4 servings per week. [COLOR=FF0000 ]RED:[/COLOR] Special occasions. Carbs ~ 1.5g per pound of body weight measured at the beginning of cycle. [COLOR=339900]GREEN:[/COLOR] Unlimited, does not count towards your total. [COLOR=FFCC00]YELLOW: [/COLOR] Stick within your limits. [COLOR=FF0000 ]RED:[/COLOR] Special occasions, count towards your limits. Fiber ~ 50g [COLOR=red]........................................THE WORKOUT......................................[/COLOR] BRx has a 4 day split. There are 5 exercises for each day. Connelly suggests mostly machines in the book because they are better for beginners, who may have bad form using free weights. You can do free weights instead. The 4-day weight training split is as follows: 1. Chest/Biceps [list=1]1. Basic Machine Chest Press (or Alternate Chest Press) 2. Incline Press (or Alternate Incline Press) 3. Fly Maneuver (or Alternate Fly Maneuver) 4. Dumbell Curl 5. Preacher Curl[/list=1] 2. Back/Triceps[list=1]1. Lat Pull-Down 2. Seated Row 3. Seated Wide-Grip Row 4. Triceps Push-Down 5. Triceps extension[/list=1] 3. Legs/Hamstrings/Calves[list=1]1. Angled Leg Press 2. Leg Extension 3. Lying Leg Curl 4. Standing Calf Raise 5. Donkey Calf Raise[/list=1] 4. Shoulders/Abs[list=1]1. Machine Shoulder Press 2. Seated Lateral Raise 3. Rear Deltoids (Chest Fly machine) 4. Forward Crunch 5. Reverse Crunch[/list=1] The sets/reps/rests are different for each 6 week cycle: [COLOR=3300FF]...............................Cycle 1: Getting Stronger...............................[/COLOR]
...............6 weeks, divided into 2-week blocks, 4 days a week............... Weeks 1-2
Last edited by DiamondDeb; 09-01-2003 at 08:03 PM.. |
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Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire!
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~ Coconut Oil ~
Body Rx recommends MCT as a supplement for cycle 3. "When given the option, the body will burn MCTs for energy over protein and glucose, which both spares protein (to make more lean mass) and stimulates more fat loss, precisely your goals for Cycle 3." Dr. Connelly suggested I try pure virgin coconut oil as a good-tasting source of MCT. For the biggest bang for your fat-burning buck, Dr. C suggests we save high doses of CO for cycle 3. You may want to use it in lesser amounts the rest of the time, as it has many other benefits and is lower in calories than other fats.
Coconut oil is not an EFA and it does not take the place of flax or fish oil. You should take both. Scott suggested taking pure virgin coconut oil as a good tasting source of MCTs, which he recommends as a supplement for cycle 3. Pure virgin CO also contains high amounts of lauric acid (about 50%), a proven antiviral and antibacterial agent. On one site, it is stated that 3.5T should be taken per day. This is the amount you need for the benefits of the lauric acid, NOT MCTs. The amount of MCT oil in coconut sources varies according to the method of extraction. According to Scott, we need 30-40g of MCTs and that translates into 60-80g, or 4.5-6T, of pure virgin coconut oil. Most coconut oils found in stores are not the kind you should use and has been refined, so I suggest doing some reading about it before purchasing. If you do not use pure virgin coconut oil, I am not sure what the dosage would be. I assume you would need to take more. Some people have to start with just a little oil and slowly increase to let their bodies get used to to it. CO can be used in cooking as you would use other oils. I stopped using olive oil and get most of my oil in when I cook my meals. It has a very mild taste and does not make my food taste like coconut. My favorite way to use it is in stir-fry; it's a great way to get in lots of high fiber veggies! Articles: http://www.mercola.com/2001/mar/24/coconut_oil.htm http://www.alternative-healthzine.com/html/0108_2.html http://www.westonaprice.org/know_yo...oconut_oil.html There are lots of good reasons to try coconut oil! From [COLOR=red]The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil [/COLOR] by Bruce Fife, N.D. [COLOR=blue]What Coconut Oil Does Not Do:
Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coconut-info/ and you will find information on shingles by doing a search of their archives. You have to join the group in order to be able to search, and you can choose the "no email" option if you don't want to get posts from the group. You can learn a bunch! Last edited by DiamondDeb; 05-06-2003 at 10:35 PM.. |
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Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire!
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Body Rx Supplements:
[COLOR=blue]Cycle 1 ~ Creatine:[/COLOR]
I didn't use it. You'll find a lot of people swear by it. I don't have money to waste on supps I don't need. I posted some info from Scott on how to load creatine in the archives at BFLW a while back. Since then, he has done more research & changed his opinion on the supplement and does NOTrecommend it. Unless you are naturally low in creatine production (which is unlikely if you're following BRx) adding more by taking creatine supps might just be throwing money away. The body is only gonna use a certain amount. If it already has it, more doesn't make it use more, it just goes unused. [COLOR=blue]Cycle 2 ~ HMB:[/COLOR] I tried it. It didn't work. Save your money. I had purchased 2 bottles to see me through Cycle 2 but returned the 2nd one unopened. Just about everyone I know has had the same results with this supp. There has been at least one study done that proves it is of no benefit. Here's a link: http://www.low-carb-friends.com/bbs/...threadid=79811 [COLOR=blue]Cycle 3 ~ Green Tea, MCT, DIM:[/COLOR] If you can afford it, I would try them all. I drank green tea the first time and took CLA instead of MCT & DIM. This time around I'm taking green tea extract to be sure I get enough, MCT by way of coconut oil, CLA, and Udo's. I can't afford the DIM right now with everything else or I'd take it too. Scott recommended the CLA & Udo's as fat-burning supps. |
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Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire!
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Fabulous Fat-burning Fiber
From Slim Gym:
FAQ on Dietary Fiber Quote:
Psyllium is partially fermented. Dietary Fiber and Fiber Like Ingredients Quote:
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They are nutritionally dense (sorta like flax seeds, but without the phytoestrogens) and are fully digested by humans, i.e. they do not need to be ground. FYI, 25g = 2T & 1 tsp, the nutritional information may be found http://www.eatchia.crosswinds.net/chianutrients.htm Chia versus Flax comparison http://www.eatchia.crosswinds.net/flax.htm General information may be found http://www.eatchia.crosswinds.net/englishfacts.htm Info From The Magic of Chia
This was mentioned in the Main Lobby recently: Keto High Fiber Sugar Free Quote:
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Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire!
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Green Tea
From Body Rx:
Green tea, popular in Asia, is a less processed form of the black tea commonly drunk in the West. Many of you already know that green tea may protect against different forms of cancer and heart disease. What you may not know is that a chemical found in green tea shows signs of being a powerful fat burner. Scientists suspect that an antioxidant found in green tea, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), is the chemical that turns up your body's fat-burning furnaces--not caffeine, as was commonly thought. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported that capsules containing the amount of EGCG in about 2-3 cups of green tea can increase the amount of energy burned over a 24 hour period by about 4%. More important, the study reported that EGCG enhanced fat burning by about 10%. Rather than flood you with green tea, I recommend taking a supplement. It's much easier to do. Green tea extract is available in capsules. Take 3 250-mg capsules daily. Look for green tea extract standardized to 75% catechins, containing 50% epigallocatechin gallate. Things to know about green tea:
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Major LCF Poster!
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 1,762
Gallery: Mack
Stats: (5/23/08) 51 / 33.8 --> / 0
WOE: Healthy lo-carb,seeds,yogurt
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Hi deb...
Could you post the sources for this info ?
don't drink black tea ? as in black pekoe ? Sources please Thank you Mack Quote:
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Senior LCF Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pacoima, Calif.
Posts: 417
Gallery: buttonwillow
WOE: Atkins '72
Start Date: RE-start date Feb. 2, 2008
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Deb, I'm new to Rx, just reading the book now...am I mistaken in thinking the nutritional cyles should be started before the weight lifting/exercise cycles?
That seems counter-productive; surely I missed something in my first reading. I'm not too happy about the huge increase in carbs per day. I'm apprehensive about re-starting my old "addiction" to sweets (which I have now conquered) by eating so many carbs, 'though they be whole grains and other "healthy' kinds. How did this go for you? Thanks for any help you can give me. |
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Way too much time on my hands!
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Alpharetta,Ga.
Posts: 17,805
Gallery: inatic
Stats: 182+/126 5'4 50!yo 16/4 *5* kidlets later!
WOE: Coach:Erik Ledin leanbodies consulting
Start Date: LowER C since 2/02 wt training 10/15/02
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Im adding this food list to the sticky. Thought not exactly Body Rx, It is very similar. Just for some to get an idea what ea of the colors mean.
http://www.umassmed.edu/behavmed/upl...afficlight.doc Willow, when i added in all the carbs, i stayed away from processed foods. If you know that those are going to set you off, go with oats, beans, br rice and swt tators. You dont have to eat bread and sweets. Go for lower glycemic. You have to trust the program and not be affraid to eat. IF your now your body cannot handle that overload of food/s, then perhaps you should chose another plan. The success of BRx is the nutritional plan. The exercise is just a bonus. In fact, notice on this plan, you dont even do cardio.
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Ileen hashi's/hypothyroid Coached: Erik Ledin, Leanbodies Consulting |
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Junior LCF Member
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I notice alot of time now adays when people say "add carbs", many people respond with "I don't want to gain my love of sweets and junk food". Keep in mind that even when you go back to a diet that allows carbs, they do not mean sweets, sugars, and refined breads and pastas. All carbs should be "clean" carbs, whole wheats, oatmeal, and those type. The increase in carbs during weight lifting is to give your muscles the energy they need to complete your workout. Two things to remember, #1 low carb diets don't feed energy to your muscles, that is why they suggest doing a "clean" carb up day on the 6th and 7th day of the week. #2 you can add small amount of LBM (lean body mass) while on a high protein low carb diet, but you can not add any amount of bulk muscle. In order for you body to add muscle you must eat ABOVE your BMR. I feel that this plan is created a bit backwards...Cycle #1 should be reducing your body fat as low as possible, then working into strength and then onto building muscle. This plan isnt exactly broken down the way it should be, but could be used as a plan if tweaked for each person...
If you have any questions on what exactly I mean, feel free to ask. |
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Fat Burning Machine Extraordinaire!
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There are many different ways to get good results. This is one. |
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Junior LCF Member
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Does anyone still use the Body Rx plan?
I can't find any new info anywhere on the web. What's the deal, have people tried the plan and not done well or what? Anyways, if anyone still reads this, how much fish oil should I take during cycle 3 if I take 3 tablespoons of coconut oil a day? |
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Junior LCF Member
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Body Rx is a scam that's why you don't hear about it anymore. I got kidney damage form it. Try body for life or Atkins or something. I'm recovering from this crappy program now. It should come with a warning sign. I am going to look into Jillian Michaels shred and maybe read Body for Life.
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