HGH ( Human Growth Hormone )

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So what does this all mean !

It means that a 42 year old male that is 6 ft. tall, weighing 180 lbs. needs to take in 2390 calories a day just to sit on the couch all day and watch T.V., and sleep. This is what is needed for the body to maintain normal functions.

Now we must also take into consideration something else when we come up with your individualized daily caloric needs.

First we must take into consideration the energy that is needed just to break down the protein and water that you are going to be ingesting. It takes approx. .35 kilocalories per gram of protein just to break it down.

Ex: A 300 gram protein/day diet would take ( 300 times .35 = 105 cal. ) approx. 105 calories needed just for the energy to break down the protein.

Water takes approx. 1 kilocalorie per ounce to be broken down, therefore if you drink 64 oz. of water/day you would need 64 calories of energy in your diet just to break it down.

Now when doing a diet we must recommend a person do weight training and some form of cardiovascular exercise. The quickest way to burn fat is to build muscle tissue. Of course different individuals have individual needs for the aforementioned and recommendations will be made accordingly.

Statistics tell us that approx. 30 minutes of cardio will burn approx. 300 calories, and that approx. 1.5 hours of weight training will burn approx. 200 calories. We must therefore take these things into consideration when making recommendations for a persons daily caloric needs based on their goals.

So to use the above figures this mans B.M.R. is 2390. Now we have to add 300 calories for protein ingestion, 64 calories for water breakdown, 300 more calories for cardio, and 200 calories for weight training.

Please understand that this is not an exact science. Sometimes we must consider those whose jobs call for an extreme amount of energy. But, on the other side we know that people are not going to work out, and do cardio 7 days a week, nor are they necessarily going to ingest the caloric intake their body needs on a daily basis, therefore it all kind of evens out.

Therefore, an approx. recommendation for daily caloric intake for the above man would be 2390 + 300 + 64 + 300 + 200 = 3254 cal./day. Lets just round it off to say 3200 cal./day.

Seems like a lot, doesn't it? But, I can assure that this is what is necessary for this man if he wants to decrease body fat. You notice that I didn't say lose weight. Remember you must forget what you have been taught in the past when it comes to dieting.

To maximize fat reduction we must increase muscle mass, and we need to support the body calorically if we are going to decrease body fat without losing muscle mass. Which, by the way, is mainly what you are doing when you starve yourself to lose weight.

Now we must figure out the specific amount of protein, carbohydrates, and fat, in grams, which are needed on a daily basis. Here is where the experience comes in. We must determine the percentage of your diet which is going to be protein, carbs, and fats.

Ex:

Lets say this person wants to get lean quickly, and made the decision that they will do whatever it takes. So lets restrict carb intake to 15%. With a very carb restrictive diet comes a protein intensive one. So protein will be recommended at 50% , and fats at 35%.

Sounds maybe to some that fats are a little high, but this person is going to need energy from somewhere, and I assure you they will get it from good fats.

So;

Protein 50% = 3200 times .50 = 1600 divided by 4 = 400 gr./day.

Carbs 15% = 3200 times .15 = 480 divided by 4 = 120 gr./day.

Fats 35% 3200 times .35 = 1120 divided by 9 = 124 gr./day.

Now, sometimes it's a little hard for a person to ingest this much food right off the bat. So, we will adjust the meal plan accordingly and tweak it later.

For general purposes all the diets that are available for purchase will be recommended at 50% protein, 20% carbohydrates, and 30% fats. You can purchase a diet for $99.00. This includes 2 weeks of personal consultation by phone or e-mail. If you want to continue with personal consults after the initial 2 weeks you can purchase them in 4 week blocks for an additional $99.00 per month. This will allow you access to information and recommendations on a daily basis, if need be.

Now, you can purchase a diet without blood work, although it is not recommended, as certain findings will indicate immediate changes to your diet, or the need for certain medications, to help you achieve your dietary goals.

Please go to the Body Fat Testing section (there is a link at the top of the page), and put in the appropriate numbers so that we can calculate your Body Mass Index. It is not as accurate as your body fat percentage being calculated with calipers, or through other means, but will suffice for now. If you are able to have your body fat percentage calculated in a more accurate fashion, please do so, and let us know, either by phone, or e-mail, if you have purchased one of our diets. Either way, the outcome may call for us to change certain aspects of the diet so that we may achieve results in a shorter time period.

Now that we have your B.M.R., to help us choose a more accurate diet, and your B.M.I., to help us more accurately track your progress, we are better equipped to make more accurate recommendations to help you achieve your goals. Remember to choose the diet which is closest to your B.M.R., and to write down your B.M.I., as someone will be contacting your after you have purchased your diet. We will then periodically check your B.M.I., or your body fat percentage, if possible, so that we can help track your results a little more closely.

It is strongly recommended that you go now to the second step, blood work section, and purchase the appropriate blood work so that we can truly individualize your diet.