Thanks to everyone who posted a comment / question on Part 1 – I appreciate the feedback and as promised, here are #2 and #3.
Doctor Wong’s Supplement Secret #2 – Cheap and Easy Fat Burning ‘Supplement’
This one is super easy – all you’ve gotta do is drink a cup of coffee (250-300 ml) about an hour before your workout.
If it’s drip coffee, a cup has about 150-200 mg of caffeine, which is right around the amount that you want to increase fat burning.
Caffeine helps to burn fat by triggering your body to release more fat from cells for energy use, and it also ramps your nervous system up a bit, which can help you train harder.
Unfortunately, if you’re a coffee addict, you’re going to be desensitized to the caffeine, so it’s a good reason for you to get your habit under control.
Seriously – lots of guys are addicted to coffee and miss out on its fat burning properties because of it.
So if you’re drinking more than a cup in the morning, try to cut it down, and learn how to drink it black, as the sugar and cream aren’t doing you any good.
One thing to note is that if you’re training in the evening at 5pm or after, you may want to avoid this tip, as the caffeine might keep you up, which will hamper your recovery if you can’t sleep.
But if you know you can sleep no prob, then go for it.
Compare the price of a cup of home-brewed coffee to a fat burning supplement like Hydroxycut and you’ll quickly save mucho dineros.
On to #3…
Doctor Wong’s Supplement Secret #3 – Fat Loss, Joint Health, Cancer Prevention, Improved Mood, Better Brain & More!
OK so if you’ve been following the supplement scene for a while, you know that Omega-3 fatty acids are good for you, for a number of reasons, including all of the things I’ve mentioned above.
But there are a few things that you should know about before you go out and grab the first bottle of O-3’s you see.
First of all, not all omega-3’s are created equal. There are 3 main kinds: DHA, EPA, and ALA.
DHA and EPA are the best for you and are found in fish and pasture-fed, organic meat and eggs.
ALA is found in non-meat sources like flax and walnuts. ALA is good to get too, but aim to consume DHA and EPA from the sources mentioned above.
In terms of supplements, you want to go for fish oil supplements, and you specifically have to look at the labels to see what’s good.
You can get either liquid or capsules, I prefer liquid, but I’ll explain how to choose the best of both.
In terms of amount to take, you have to look at the total amount of omega-3s and aim for 4-6 grams of omega-3s per day.
Most cheap fish oil caps have about 200-300 mg of omega-3s per capsule, which means you’ll have to take 15-20 capsules a day to get 4-6 grams of omega-3s!
A ridiculous amount for most unless you enjoy swallowing big, cylinder shaped pills (and if you do you might want to keep it to yourself).
So, you’ve gotta look into the higher potency capsules, which can give you 600-700 omega-3s per capsule. But you still have to swallow 6 – 10 capsules a day, and these tend to be fairly expensive.
Which is why I prefer to take liquid.
The 2 brands I always get are Nutra-Sea and Carlson, because they’re high potency, they don’t taste fishy (lemon or orange flavoured), and they’re made from small fish (mackeral, herring, anchovy), which don’t accumulate as many toxins as bigger fish like salmon.
Here’s a label from the Nutra-Sea bottle:
Here are the important details:
- Per serving, you get 2300 omega-3 fatty acids, so that means you need 2 servings to get 4.6 grams.
- Each serving size listed is 5 ml = 1 teaspoon, so 2 teaspoons gives you 10 ml.
- For a bottle that’s 500 ml, you get 50 servings out of it
Each bottle costs about $30 bucks, so you get almost 2 months worth for $30 when you take the liquid.
If you’re a big wimp and you can’t handle 2 tsp of fish oil, just throw it in your mouth while you’ve got food in your mouth and swallow – you won’t even notice it.
Just don’t cook with it, as that will oxidize the omega-3s, which is a bad thing. Also, keep it in the fridge and away from light, and always keep the cap on tight.
So there you have 2 more killer supplement tips to save you money and improve your body, health, and performance.
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