You can't boost your metabolism with supplements. Or at least not enough to
cause weight loss. This is hope in a bottle, but this hope doesn't stand a
chance. It doesn't work.

One misconception is that caffeine boosts your metabolism, but I’ve also
heard that fish oil, protein, CLA, and green tea will do it, too. As with
the fat burning zone, this myth comes from a distortion of science.

Green tea, for example, was shown to increase the daily energy expenditure
of young men by eighty calories per day. Now, that’s great news for the
people who make supplements because they can put that claim on their label,
but what that doesn’t take into account is that people’s bodies adapt to a
stimulus.

If there is any benefit to taking a particular supplement, by the end of the
week, your body has adjusted to the chemical and no longer reacts to it. And
that’s why, as a recent study showed, that taking Green Tea supplements for
12 weeks did not cause any fat loss. Most supplements seem to be nothing
more than glorified caffeine pills.

Let’s think of this another way. Say for example that green tea extract
actually did help you burn an additional eighty calories per day. It is
agreed upon by most trainers that one pound of fat is equal to 3,500
calories. Even if the supplement worked as intended, then it would take
nearly a month and half to lose one pound!

Unfortunately, you’ll find big promises from supplements in every magazine,
and it is very difficult to avoid the allure of the quick fixes that
supplements present. Supplements make you think, “Why work out when you can
take a pill?”

And as long as there are people who aren’t willing to work for their
results, there will always be a product claiming to work miracles.

Unlike these “miracle” supplements, research repeatedly shows that both
strength training and interval training can help boost your metabolism and
burn fat.

In one study, women did a strength training session with eight repetitions
per exercise and had a significant increase in their post-exercise
metabolism. This is just another example of how short burst training will
burn more calories and more fat. These are proven results that no diet pill
can compete with.

Boost your metabolism with hard work, not the easy way out,

Craig Ballantyne, CTT
Certified Turbulence Trainer

About the Author

Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com

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