This weeked I took a look at Terrel Owens new fitness book. For those of you who are not familiar with Terrel he is the controversial wide receiever for the Dallas Cowboys. T.O is obviously very fit( probably under 5% body fat). The diet that he lays out in his book was very interesting to me. During the football season he eats very clean and does not cheat, but during the off season he eats candy 2 or 3 times per day. So why is it that some people can eat junk all day long and stay lean while some people cheat a little and gain fat? Part of the answer to this question has to do with genetics and the other part has to do with how lean you are. T.O is incredibly lean which means that he has optimal levels of hormones in his body. When your hormones are well balanced you can cheat more often and get away with it because your body is still able to use foods high in sugar for fuel. However, if you are not lean then it usually means that your hormones are out of balance. Since your hormones are out of balance, when you cheat you will gain fat because your body cannot utilize the sugar in the same way. So the basic rule here is the leaner you are the more you can cheat, and when you have more body fat you can cheat less. So if you want to cheat get lean first and then cheat.
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