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From the Primal Bleprint by Mark Sisson

It all comes down to this: fat loss depends 80% on what and how you eat.

Retrain your energy systems to burn fat and not glucose. Cutting out all simple carbs is the key. It’s about insulin management. If you can readjust the diet to encourage the body to burn fats, you won’t need to replenish lost glycogen every day. You’ll always burn fats and you’ll always have energy. The low level aerobic stuff becomes “filler”…so you only do it if it’s fun, like a hike or walk with friends or golf or mountain biking. The real muscle growth will come from the short anaerobic bursts like sprints, intervals or weight-training. I’ll do a piece on this later, but check out my friends at http://www.crossfit.com . They get more done in 20-30 minutes than most of the gym rats doing 90 minute weight sessions. And because it’s a “circuit training” concept, they get plenty of heart-training (cardio) as well. And growth hormone release and insulin sensitivity, and….you get the point.

Parker Comments:

I agree with much of mark's statement. I woud differ a litle bit with regards to the 80% number. In my opinion it is about 40-60% exercise and the rest nutritional habits and sleep. Having said that, I am a huge proponent of primal workouts and primal eating. Americans are have become too comfortable relative to physical activity and eating foods that are chalk full of refined preservatives.