In Tim Ferriss's latest book "The 4 hour Body" he is testing a variety of tried and tested "diet myths" and literally pushes his body to its limits. He is essentially a human Guinea pig. In such a test as he tries to consume 5000 calories a day can run fast weight and muscle. He may look like The Hulk in 6 weeks. The transformation is truly amazing.
The book contains a number of different work-outs for people to try, depending on their goals. One such example is called Occam Protocol. This training session promises significant muscle gain, while spending no more than 4 hours per month in the gym. Too good to believe? Here is it works ...
There are only 4 different exercises you need to do. The power of the exercises is based on the use of a 5/5 Cadence, whereby you operate in 5 seconds, and gently lower for another 5 seconds. There is no footrest, no sets or reports that you just continue this Cadence until your muscles fail. When they fail to continue for one last push for 10 seconds. It hurts, but where is the benefit.
As your body repairs itself over the next few days, you actually invest calories. This is where weightloss kicks. As the body tries to repair itself, burning calories in order to do this. A side effect of this is that you naturally lose weight. The time between work outs is crucial. Initially, there will be 3 days to allow your body to heal itself. The clock is important because it maximizes this calorie burn.
As part of this work out and then quickly build muscles, recommend a low carb Ferriss, protein-rich diet. This is so that your carb-fat stores are used up, so that you can throw weight while eating protein for muscle growth and repair.
And it works. In several case studies, which he published in his book and can now be found online, the results are remarkable. The biggest problem that he advocates for most people on this diet is the fact that they do not eat enough to support the massive muscle growth. Not a bad problem is it? Lose weight and eat as much as you want at the same time. Secure the Holy Grail of every diet plan? I recommend purchasing his book for detailed information about what can be achieved and prepare to have your views on weightloss blown away!
Matt has written articles online for nearly 3 years. He normally writes about fitness and exercise and is a keen mountain biker. He has recently been in pilates after a friend showed him how to use their aero pilates machine. This is to give him a full body work out and he has just started a blog detailing the various exercises which he does.