lundi 13 mai 2013

Can You Lose Fat And Build Muscle Simultaneously?

By Howe Russ


If you walk into any gym and ask a person for their fitness goals, it's likely you'll hear them tell you that they want to learn how to build muscle and lose fat simultaneously. The trouble is most people don't accomplish either goal.

Today, we shall look at what prevents most individuals from accomplishing their goals.

If you are brand new to training you will notice that you are able to do both things at the same time. At least for a little while, then your body adapts to your new active lifestyle and suddenly your results begin to slow down. You reach a crossroads and you need to make a decision. You need a specific goal.

Those who want to learn how to lose weight need to know that the first rule is calorie deficits. In order to drop unwanted body weight you must consume less than you do right now. The thing is, this is the direct opposite of the instruction for building.

However, if you want to build your body into a more powerful and appealing shape you will immediately encounter completely different advice. In order to get bigger you need to operate on a calorie surplus, i.e. eating more food each day than you currently do.

This is why there are so many people in the gym who seem to be getting nowhere. By setting two completely different goals they restrict their own ability to accomplish either of them. This often leads to situations where men will train to build but diet to cut, or diet to build but train to drop fat.

Take some time and work out what you believe is more important right now. In the next three months you should focus purely on one thing. Once you reach your desired level, begin focusing on the other.

Once you accomplish your primary goal you can then start focusing on your follow-up goal.

By separating each goal you will notice results far easier to come by.

When it comes to hypertrophy the old principles haven't changed much over the years, either. If you deem your primary goal to be adding size and strength then you should apply some of the old classic rules such as compound exercises, high carbohydrates and plenty of good sleep.

While you may wish to learn how to lose weight while figuring out how to build muscle at the same time, the fact is you will get fat better results by simply focusing on one thing at a time.




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