
About the episode
It's every ad, "enjoy the foods you love and LOSE FAT!" Well, you actually can. It can be simple if you want to play a numbers game and it can be difficult if you listen to the actual science. The great thing about this episode is you'll get a rather easy explanation from someone who's made of a career of not only building muscle, but cutting out the fat. Rob Riches is a UK-born fitness cover model, athlete and competitor, making videos to help inspire, motivate and educate those looking to build a fitter, stronger & healthier body. He is a published author with a book about macro-nutrition (called Ultra Lean), and regular writes columns for Muscle & Fitness.BiOptimizers, magnesium breakthrough and any other BiOptimizers product is 10% off, just go to magbreakthrough.com/zaddy Find him at:IGYouTubeFBTwitterLinkedinSubscribe or keep tuning in at:@thelukecookTik-tokthelukecook.comYoutubeNewsletter INTRO2:26 (ADD 30secs to time code if not listening on Spotify):Philosophy and why he wrote the book 4:48:How social media changed fitness for him personally and enabled him to put others on the fast track 6:29:Making the approach to any and every fitness goal easier, while maintaining a realistic healthy balanced lifestyle. 9:35:A balanced way to break down a meal for the average person. Base line is 40-40-20. 11:14:Gluconeogenesis. Is caloric deficit the only way to lose fat? 13:50:The hazards of using fats as a fuel source and carb shaming. 16:52: Carb cycling - five day approach - made easy. 20:54: Looking at grams of carbohydrates and how to measure that in a real way, daily. 24:50: Importance of types of meals and how you structure the meals around your day. 26:42: 3’s! Favorite protein, carbs, fats, sauces and sweeteners. 29:45: Salt and utilizing it for a vascular lean look. 31:56: The sweeteners, and the science and pitfalls to be weary of. 33:52: Zaddy is considering a carb cycle and here’s a quick way to do it yourself too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.