What is shredding? Tips on how to make it happen...

When you increase your weight during a season of bulking and adding muscle, some of the mass you've accumulated may have been in the form of fat. Now it's time to work on shredding exercises, the correct diet and shred supplements so that you can reduce fat mass and emphasise the muscle you've gained.

So what is shredding?

Shredding is a course of action that looks to eliminate body fat and/or water weight in order to improve the definition of your build. There are two primary components to consider when you want to shred.

Shredding in Your Diet

A diet that focuses on cutting fat and preserving muscle is known as a cutting or shredding diet. Bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts commonly use the cutting diet as a short-term strategy before an event, competition, or during their training routine. It's also becoming more common for people looking to shred before the summer so they can feel 100 % confident in an outfit that may be a little more revealing. Lifting weights aids in the retention of muscular tissue while you cut calories, and it's crucial to do them cohesively.

Shredding in Your Workout

A shred workout should focus on low-intensity exercises. Commonly, individuals prioritise cardiovascular activity to the maximum extent feasible, but this type of exercise will use glycogen as energy and muscle as a reserve.

You want your heart rate to sit in the fat-burning zone. If you wish to calculate where your fat-burning zone sits here is a rough formula. Subtract your age from 220 - 70 % of this number is your fat-burning zone. If you’re not great with percentages, you can always use the percentage calculator.

Here is an example:

• James is 26
• 220-26 = 194 (maximum heart rate).
• 70 % of 194 = 135 bpm

James’ fat-burning zone sits at 135 bpm.

Walking outside or on a treadmill, jogging, distance walking, swimming, cycling, or the utilisation of specific exercise equipment like an elliptical machine are all examples of effective cardiovascular exercises, that will allow you to sit in the fat-burning zone.

Does pre-workout help lose weight?

Pre-workout aims to improve your energy levels, motivation and focus; without supplementation with a workout, there are few weight loss benefits. For some products that use ingredients like Tyrosine and Garcinia, metabolism can be increased, and your appetite can decrease which will help in losing weight, that’s why we recommend BSc Pre-Workout products.

A mere 5 % of our population exercise the recommended daily amount of 30 minutes, and the top excuse? “I’m just too tired”. That there is the exact reason why pre-workout helps you lose weight. If the one thing that stood in your way from reaching your body goals could be corrected, would you take it?

We find that it’s not just people who work out who are using our Ultra Shred and HydroxyBurn Shred Supplements; it’s individuals that have a particularly busy schedule that are looking for that boost in serotonin, energy, and mental function.

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Can you take a pre-workout if you don’t work out?

We find parents that are working 9-5 that come home and pretty much begin their second shift, cooking dinner, cleaning the house and putting the kids together all the while trying to maintain patience and making a little time for themselves have benefitted greatly from a little boost in all the right departments.

Executives and workaholics on the hustle and doing long hours either in the office or on the job site have given us incredible feedback on what some of the Body Science Pre-workout supplements have done to contribute to the success of their daily routines.

Want to know more about Tyrosine and Garcinia?

Check out our article ‘How to Use Thermogenic Fat Burners’ We discuss some of the ingredients that construct our formulas and the best way to use the supplements according to your schedule and workout.