· Females
have large amounts of alpha receptors in their lower body and that’s why they
store large amounts of fat around these areas. Alpha-receptors are distinctly
bad, inhibiting lipolysis (break down of fats to release fatty acids) and
adipose tissue (fat) blood flow.
· We
want a higher level of beta receptors. Beta-receptors can be thought of as the
‘good’ receptors, increasing lipolysis and adipose tissue blood flow
· Circulation
is usually a problem here as it is quite hard to mobilise the fatty acids from
those areas (bum, legs)
·
Stop
storing fat first before you focus on burning it!
· To
stop storing fat we have to optimize the level of androgens and support the production
of those hormones by supplementing with Zinc and Magnesium and keep your diet
high in foods that are rich in those minerals (nuts, seeds, green vegetables,
shellfish, beef, dark chocolate)
· Improve
your gastrointestinal health for better estrogen detoxification.
· Strength
training for women is also very important as it optimizes androgens and
minimizes estrogens.
· Supplements
that are good for lowering and detoxing from estrogens are flaxeeds, DIM-(diindolylmethane)
(a food-based compound found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage,
cauliflower and Brussel’s sprouts), Calcium D-glucerate.
· By
keeping estrogens low and androgens high we are stopping fat storage and it is
easier to burn fat from those areas.
· Another
huge issue with most females is cutting calories or dropping them too low, by
doing so your cortisol levels go up and your body goes in a fat storage mode
because it needs to protect the reproductive system and stores fat around those
areas.
· Excessive
and obsessive exercise with females is also a massive issue, women usually tend
to do a lot of cardio which in turn elevates the cortisol levels too high which
will increase estrogen levels too high.
· Minimize stress, keep training short and intense, use high intensity
weight training to mobilise the fatty acids and then use low intensity cardio
at the end of a workout to burn the fat (eg. cross trainer rather than bike)
