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The
Ultimate Fat Burning Diet Primer
By Paul Crane - Review
Review by Rahul Alvares
"Ultimate Fat
Burner" is definitely a good book to read on fat loss. Totaling
almost two hundred pages, it took me quite some time to finish.
Although the book is very basic in approach, Crane definitely
has a very entertaining style of writing and that makes it all
the more enjoyable.
The book begins ‘in
the beginning’ thousands of years ago with our ancestors
– primitive man. Crane explains what our ancestors ate at
that time and why they were so muscular and healthy. Apparently
they relied heavily on meat at that time as farming and plant
cultivation came in only much later. Meat is a more concentrated
protein than plant, and eating meat supposedly cuts down the bulk
and time spent in eating by two thirds.
A very interesting
paragraph from the book I have included - ‘Two of our earliest
ancestors were Australopithecus Robustus and Australopithecus
Africanus. Both emerged from Africa 2-3 million years ago. The
first one was a vegetarian and did not use tools or develop hunting
skills (Robustus), and the latter one developed weapons and tools
for the hunting and preparation of game.
The million dollar
question - which of these early ancestors survived to become your
ancestor? If you guessed Australopithecus Africanus, you're the
big winner!’-
As you can see, Crane
is hell-bent in his opinion on meat eating. Crane also seems an
avid fan of the Atkins diet - though Ultimate Fat Burner is definitely
not an extremist ketonic diet in approach.
Most fat loss books
have a singular approach to the methods of fat loss and "Ultimate
Fat Burner" relies heavily on the eating of proper types
of food to provide the desired results. The diet followed in "Ultimate
Fat Burner" is a high protein, moderate to low carbohydrate
diet. The fat intake varies depending on the quantities of carbohydrates
consumed.
All refined and processed
and refined foods are out. A good deal of space has been spent
on explaining the different types of fats and oils (monosaturated
and polyunsaturated) – which ones are good and which ones
are most dangerous. As such the book encourages you to eat a lot
of good fats, backed by the notion that ‘fats burn fats.’
Generally, foods having high values of glycemic index are also
avoided.
I think the approach
is a great one, especially to those fitness individuals keen on
saving maximum muscle mass while dieting.
The only flaw would
be Crane’s insensitivity to the issue of calorie counting.
In fact, in one of the sections Crane actually makes a statement
saying that it is hardly necessary to count calories while dieting
for fat loss; relying solely on combinations of clean foods to
provide best results. ‘Not counting calories’ would
work in most cases for the fact that most overweight persons usually
have a diet high in processed foods. And the mere reduction and
replacement of such unhealthy foods with natural foods would itself
be enough to show some major improvement.
I feel though, in the
case of an advanced trainee calorie counting would be a significant
issue to be paid attention to especially for those trainees already
on clean diets.
The need for exercise
and the benefits of aerobic and anaerobic training have been explained.
Hardly any routines or schedules are provided, and most of the
exercise sections have been devoted to explaining why intensity
training is a crucial factor when training for fat loss.
A few sections have
been devoted to goal setting and motivation in training for fat
loss. Crane also asks that the reader keep a diary so that he/she
can monitor and chart all progress with precision.
At odd intervals the
book also pays tribute to a number of other good books, sites
and supplements that Crane feels give the most bang for the buck.
Many of the fat loss supplements have been listed with notes on
the pros and cons of each of them. Very comprehensive – good
work Crane!
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"Ultimate Fat Burning Diet Primer"
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