calorie deficit Archive

  • Which Alcoholic Drink is Best When You’re Dieting?

    Which Alcoholic Drink is Best When You’re Dieting?

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Dear Tom: If you are going to go out and have a drink or two with friends, which drink is the best when you’re on a fat loss program like BFFM? Would it be wine or a vodka mixed with soda? Is champagne better or worse than the other two? [...]

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  • Tom Venuto’s 3.7% Body Fat Routine

    Tom Venuto’s 3.7% Body Fat Routine

    By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com QUESTION: Hey Tom, I just read one of your articles, “The Great Abs Mistake” and you said that to reach the “ripped” 3.7% body fat level you held for some of your bodybuilding competitions, you did cardio 7 days a week for 30-45 minutes per session, in addition to your 4 [...]

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  • 3500 Calories To Lose A Pound – Is This Formula All Wrong?

    3500 Calories To Lose A Pound – Is This Formula All Wrong?

    By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS www.BurnTheFat.com Most fitness conscious people have heard that there are 3,500 calories in a pound of fat, so if you create a deficit of 3500 calories in a week, you lose a pound of weight. If you create a deficit of 7000 calories in a week, you lose two pounds, [...]

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