Americans on average consume an incredible amount of sugar. Studies suggest that the average person consumes over 130 pounds of added sugar (much of it hidden) annually! Believe it or not, the average endurance athlete isn’t any different when it comes to eating (and relying upon) too much sugar. Yes, it is true that sugar stored as glycogen in your muscles is your body’s preferred first source of fuel for training and racing. And yes, that stored glycogen also DOES fuel higher intensity efforts comparatively speaking. However, if you want to go FASTER over LONGER distances, while being LEANER and HEALTHIER, your ultimate preferred fuel should be STORED BODY FAT, not sugar.
Before you can become that lean and mean, superb fat burning machine you want to be, you need to first reduce how much sugar you're eating on a daily basis. It really is that simple. The million dollar question becomes, how do you GET OFF the sugar drip, and TURN ON fat burning? Let's start with some questions first. Do any of these sound familiar?
- Are you “hungry” first thing in the morning when you wake? (You shouldn’t necessarily be hungry upon wakening, but if you ate late or eat too much sugar, you are sure to wake feeling hungry!)
- Do you experience cravings throughout the day for sugary foods (or mood swings)? (A craving isn’t true hunger!)
- Do you have a hard time stopping once you start eating sweets?
- Do you find yourself needing something sweet as a “pick me up” during the day? (Blood sugar fluctuations mean your energy ebbs and flows, up and down. The need for a “pick me up” is common as a result).
- Do you find you need some “calories” during training if you’ve been out for an hour or more? (True endurance is defined as your body’s ability to burn fat as a fuel. You ought to be able to exercise at a moderate intensity for many hours before “needing” additional calories!)
If you answered yes to any of these, you are NOT alone. If you want to get LEANER and stay HEALTHIER (and who doesn’t?), and become a BETTER fat burner, there are two things you MUST do:
1. Get off the sugar drip now: Your health AND your performance would greatly benefit from a firm commitment to completely QUIT sugar for at least two weeks (if not more). It isn’t just the processed foods containing sugar (soda for example), it is also those natural forms of sugar (honey and maple syrup as an example), as well as all starches which are easily and rapidly converted into sugar.
2. Train to burn fat, not sugar: master your endurance nutrition: Learning how to become a better FAT burner isn't JUST about reducing your intake of sugar. How you approach your training nutrition and training also plays a role.
To learn what steps you need to take, watch our very popular Spreecast (webinar) called Master Your Endurance Nutrition, where we teach you step by step, everything you need to train better, blast bodyfat and improve your true endurance.
Also, consider our 14-day detox program: The easiest path to getting OFF the sugar drip is to have the nutritional and motivational support we provide with our own 14-day Detox program! Back by popular demand, this unique program from Designs for Health, has been hugely successful for hundreds of athletes just like you! We’re launching it on the 29th.
NOW IS THE TIME to make the changes you need, to be better than ever.
Listen, we all have a love/hate relationship with sugar. What most people don’t know is that human beings are hard wired (evolution) to eat it. After all, while sugary foods were in short supply and hard to come by at one time (picture yourself foraging through impossibly thick brush to get some berries or climbing a tree to get to a bee’s nest), sugar is now obviously easily accessible and ubiquitous. Detoxing from sugar and adopting a long-term, low-sugar lifestyle isn’t just important to get leaner and go further and faster, it’s absolutely essential to prevent chronic disease and stay healthy. A high sugar diet…
- Makes you fat.
- Promotes inflammation throughout the body.
- Is closely correlated with every single chronic disease.
- Speeds up the aging process.
- Increases your risk of cancer and heart disease.
- Limits your true endurance and speed.
If you want to be faster, stronger, leaner and feel younger, you need to get OFF the sugar drip right now. Get in touch if we can help in any way. And don’t forget our detox program, which could be just the thing you need to break old bad habits and make the permanent changes that will set you on the path that will make 2015 and beyond, the best years of your life!
~Coach Al
Ps:
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