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What Science Actually Says About How To Lose Body Fat - Ben Carpenter - #605

Mar 23, 20231 hr 33 minEp. 605
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Episode description

Ben Carpenter is a personal trainer, researcher, international speaker, fitness model and diet expert.

There are a million diets out there. All of them claim to work. Many of us have tried many of them, and many failed. So which diet is the best? What are the principles of fat loss that science agrees on as the most effective? How do we all get a 6-pack?

Expect to learn whether calories are a total lie, why the weight loss industry is filled with so much conflicting advice, the 4 key components to any good diet, how there can be so many approaches to the same end goal, whether diet or training is more important, how to improve your willpower, the single most important contributor to fat loss and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:30) Our Identity Lags Behind Our Reality (09:27) Ben’s Health & Fitness Background (13:17) Why Can’t the Fitness Industry Agree on a Way to Lose Fat? (23:15) What We Misunderstand About Fat Loss (33:48) Finding the Right Balance for Taking Responsibility (41:12) Fundamentals of Fat Loss (47:13) The Science of Food Texture (54:10) Do Calories Actually Matter? (1:05:46) How to Navigate the Countless Diets Available (1:12:03) Can I Lose Fat Without Exercise? (1:15:40) How to Improve Willpower (1:25:13) Making Boring Exercise Enjoyable (1:32:25) Where to Find Ben

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