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How To Lose Weight For A Teenage Guy

If you are a growing teenage guy -- meaning you are not yet 17 years of age or your height is less than 5 foot 10 inches or so -- your natural growth is by far the best fat burner that's every going to be available to you. Every inch you grow in height is equivalent to losing between 5 and 10 pounds of weight! That means instead of punishing yourself with a restrictive diet you can get same or better results by simply adopting a healthier lifestyle and letting your body grow.

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Weight Training

Muscle Anatomy

It is important for both practical health and aesthetic reasons to train all muscle groups of your body. While there are hundreds of muscles in your body, they can be classified into the following groups, roughly from largest to smallest: legs, back, chest, shoulders, abdominals, and arms.

Protein Supplements

Protein Powders

Protein powders are among the most useful supps that you can get and can often give you a terrific value for the dollar. They are especially useful for vegetarians who cannot get much protein through their regular diet and, in general, for those who feel like they could use more protein. There are hundreds of different protein powders out there, so I'll tell you what to look for when you purchase one:

Diet and Nutrition

Principles

Nutrition plays at least as much of a role in muscle gain and fat loss as does weight training. It is also arguably the more under-appreciated and misunderstood of the two, with a huge number of bogus and unhealthy "diets" which can be best compared to get-rich-quick schemes.

How To Lose Weight

In this article I will make it clear why your goal should be not merely losing weight but specifically losing fat. Along the way I will address some misconceptions about healthy weight loss and fat loss.

How To Lose Fat

Fitness Rules of Thumb

How to Weight Train

  • Learn and always observe proper form for all exercises.
  • Focus on compound exercises including squats, lunges, deadlifts, bench press, pullups and pulldowns, shoulder press, bent row, upright row.
  • Spend between 2 and 5 hours per week weight training.
  • For any exercise, pick a weight that you can only lift 6-12 times before needing a break.
  • Push yourself hard in the gym, but always maintain good form.

How to Lose Fat

  • Have 5 or more small meals throughout the day.

Essential Exercises

Legs
Barbell Squat Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Lower Back
Dumbbell Lunge Quadriceps, Hamstrings

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