What is the BEST way to Cut Bodyfat

This is my most popular video to date since starting Home Physique and it's no suprise why... EVERYBODY wants to know how to lower their bodyfat. You know when the most views come in for this video? You guessed it, right at the start of the year when everyone looks to lose their festive spread and the whole mantra of "New Year, New Me" begins doing the rounds. In this video I put it pretty bluntly how the most successful people usually go about performing their cuts. To go from high bodyfat to lean is actually a very simple process it just requires time, effort and patience... things that most people do not have. However, if they spent less time searching for a "shortcut" or "the secret" and more time following this method they would be far happier with their results. The Basics of Fat Loss: Ready for it? Hold on. Wait just a bit more. Calories in versus Calories out. There you go. That's all it is. There is nothing more you need to worry about if your goal is to lose weight. Notice I say lose weight and not just fat? That's because other than simply creating a calorie deficit there is another part to the equation... and that is macronutrient partitioning. Macronutrients are Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates and Fibre. Within them you should hope to find numerous Micronutrients ie: Vitamins and Minerals. People used stress on about how meal timing was the key to achieving great results, this is not necessarily the case and now more people are aware that it's macronutrient breakdown of your intake that has the most profound effect on how you look and feel. Example: Two identical people, indentical in every way. Training the same and with identical energy requirements. Bob and Bill everyone, give them a round of applause. Bob performs a 10 Week Cut and throughout that time he consumes 2500kcal a day. His macronutrient breakdown is high protein, moderate fats and moderate to high carbs. By the end of the 10 Weeks Bob is looking great. His bodyfat % has dropped significantly, he retained virtually all of his lean mass and his strength stayed the same and in some cases he had gotten stronger! Bill performs a 10 Week Cut again, consuming 2500kcal a day. However, Bill's macronutrient breakdown is a lot different. He consumes low carbs, low protein and very high fat. The guy just likes eating sticks of butter. Everyone has their vices. By the end of the 10 weeks, Bill is not doing so well in comparison to Bob. His weight has gone down for sure but he isn't as lean as Bob is and he reports that his strength has gone down too. Could it be that Bob has actually lost a fair bit of lean mass along with his fat? You bet. This is why it is more important to have an understanding of your macronutrient intake more so than just overall calories. This, of course, is if your goal is truly to be lean and not just general weight loss as if you are just simply trying to lose some weight in general then by all means, follow calories in vs calories out and don't sweat the small stuff. There's no real need for you to completely change your lifestyle (you won't keep that up anyway if it's too extreme) just focus on actively reducing your intake. A tracking app like myfitnesspal is great tool for this. But back to the original point. The key to a successful NATURAL cut is to keep your food intake as high as possible for as long as possible, This is why longer cuts tend to yield better results; keeping your intake higher and doing the fat loss over a long period doesn't put you in to too much of a weakened state and you can keep your strength levels high. You want to stay strong so you need to keep on training to get stronger. You may want to dial back on the high rep and excessive volume as you may not have the energy for it. Just keep the intensity high and you will force yourself to stay strong. Cardio... Yes / No? Cardio is not essential for fat loss. Myth busted. As I said, all that matters is you have a calorie deficit going on to cause weight loss. You can make a deficit either through food or through activity. Remember that you are trying to conserve energy for your strength training so in my experience it helps to cut down on anything too extreme like distance running or spinning classes. There have been studies done that show that the best type of cardio is High Intensity Interval Training. For me, the best cuts come from slow deficits and heavy ass weight. So I wouldn't be doing any cardio that leaves me too shattered to train with weights effectively. However I will say that it is HIGHLY important to keep up a decent level of cardiovascular health along side your weight training. Just don't go mad. Leave that for when you're maintaining or bulking. Key Points

Track your macronutrient intake. I don't care how you do it, just make sure you do because no matter what any "guru" tells you, you will not be as efficient with your nutrition if you don't know what you're taking in.
Keep your intake as high as possible for as long as possible. Create a small calorie deificit of around 300-500kcal a day either through food restriction or increased activity and monitor loss from there. Don't go balls deep straight away (1000kcal+) you will burn out and fail.
Macronutrient partioning is important. A basic guide is here.
Keep your weight training as heavy as possible... aim to get stronger!
Cardio isn't necessary but you should do some weekly for general health.