Ever wondered if wearing a weight vest could be the secret to boosting your NEAT and accelerating fat loss? Dive into this episode where James Breese takes on an experiment, wearing a weight vest to increase NEAT for a week, and shares his firsthand experience.
Plus, we delve into the mysterious gravitostat and its potential role in weight regulation. If you’re curious about unconventional methods to optimize fat loss, this episode is a must-listen!
Fat loss is about more than just cutting calories; it’s about understanding your body’s energy output.
Josh Kennedy
Timeline Summary:
Key Takeaways:
- The Weight Vest Experiment: James shares his experience of wearing a weight vest for a week, noting a 1.5-kilo weight loss and the nostalgic feeling of wearing a vest similar to his police days.
- High Energy Flux Diets: The concept of keeping calories high while increasing energy output is discussed, inspired by a video on YouTube.
- NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis): The importance of NEAT in the weight loss equation and how the weight vest can potentially increase it.
- Gravitostat: A potential body weight-regulating hormone in bones that might be triggered by carrying weight.
- Practicalities of Wearing the Vest: James highlights the challenges of wearing the vest, especially in public settings, and emphasizes the importance of standing rather than sitting.
- Reversing Out of the Experiment: The duo discusses potential strategies for transitioning out of the weight vest experiment without shocking the metabolism.
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It’s all about systems and strategies. We’re just adding this layer of complexity to see how it impacts us.
James Breese
The idea is to trick your metabolism without giving it a shock. It’s a delicate balance.
Josh Kennedy
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