Sports


eg: UK or Brides UK or Classical Art or Buy Music or Spirituality

Business & Money

Technology

Women

Health

Education

Family

Travel

Cars

Entertainment

Building Muscle Losing Fat

View:

Body builders and trainers must eat protein consistently as much as 1 gram of protein for every 1 pound of bodyweight.

For example, a person who weight 200 pounds will have to consume 200 grams of protein per day in his diet. Anything less than that and the recovery process of muscle as well as any body building efforts will not be as effective.

Some trainers have been known to consume up to 2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight to increase the speed of muscle building process. However, this is not recommended for everybody especially if you are just starting out. Your protein consumption also should be spread over 5 to 6 meals.

Sources of protein can obtained from:

Chicken breastLean red meatLean porkChicken breastTurkey breastFishEggSkim MilkProtein Bars & Powders

If you have a goal of losing fat, it is necessary to eat a high protein diet. This is because protein foods in nature are low in carbs and also low in saturated fats. Thus, by eating high protein food, you are actually consuming low calorie quality foods. Reducing carbs and calories while maintaining the consumption of protein as a nutrient to build muscle will speed up the fat loss process.

Timing of protein consumption is also crucial in the muscle building process. Although you are constantly consuming protein, you should be eating more protein during your breakfast, after your workouts and before your bed meal. Start your day by having high protein breakfast. A protein shake is recommended after your workouts and a slow digesting protein before you sleep such as casein.

Regardless of whether you are a body builder, protein intake is necessary to repair your muscle tissues. It is further more crucial for the body builders as protein provides the building blocks for muscle growth.

Building Muscle Losing Fat

Most of the time, when we lose weight, we are in fact not losing fat - we are losing the muscle that we need to lose the fat - and because we are watching our intake of food, we often don't feed our bodies the protein that it needs to replace that lost muscle, or to make our muscles strong enough to help burn off the fat. On the surface it seems like a no win situation - but there is hope.

There is a way to lose weight with a diet and feed and build necessary muscle without ‘bulking up.' You still need to exercise, as this also strengthens muscles and burns calories, but you can also lose weight by feeding and building the muscles.

You can start by throwing the scale away, and using a tape measure instead. It doesn't matter how much you weigh in the long run - it only matters how you look and feel.

Anytime you build muscle, you will notice a weight gain on the scales. This can be detrimental to a dieters resolve to get the excess weight off. So, don't weigh - measure. Even though there may be some weight gain, you will see that you are losing inches, which in the long run is more important. Eventually, the numbers on the scale will go down as well - but not at first. So, just avoid the scale.

Next, start a low calorie and low fat diet, or a low-carb diet - whatever you and your health care professional decide will suit your lifestyle the best. Both work - so don't let anyone tell you differently. Many people have trouble with low-carb diets because they don't like meat, or can't eat meat - which is the main ingredient in a low-carb diet.

Start an exercise regimen. Walking is a great place to start - especially if you are really out of shape. As time goes by, you need to start doing some strength training, and you may choose to do some muscle building exercises as well. Strength training strengthens the muscles, but does not ‘bulk' them up like muscle building exercises do.

Finally, feed your muscles so that they are better able to help you, and so you can replace the muscle you are losing with your diet. There is no way around losing the muscle when you cut your food intake. It is inevitable. But that muscle can be replaced with good muscle, and the remaining muscle can grow stronger, to the point where the muscle is strong enough to fuel the body to burn the fat, instead of the muscle.

No more yo-yo dieting! You can finally get the weight off for good if you just learn to work with your muscles, instead of against them!

Related Articles
Author
Most Popular

•	Best Foods For Building Muscle, by Carl Juneau
•	Best For Building Muscle, by Lebrunny
•	Best Protein For Building Muscle, by Tom Parker
•	Building Muscle And Losing Fat, by Lebrunny
•	Building Muscle Burn Fat, by Johan Krost

About Author

Both Jerold Smith & Steven Godlewski are contributors for EditorialToday. The above articles have been edited for relevancy and timeliness. All write-ups, reviews, tips and guides published by EditorialToday.com and its partners or affiliates are for informational purposes only. They should not be used for any legal or any other type of advice. We do not endorse any author, contributor, writer or article posted by our team.

Jerold Smith has sinced written about articles on various topics from Build Muscle, Dumbbell and Fitness. Jerold Smith is a successful body builder. He has tested different muscle building methods, routines and nutrition from years of training and knows what works. Jerold Smith's top article generates over 8100 views. to your Favourites.

Steven Godlewski has sinced written about articles on various topics from Learn Hypnosis, Balanced Diet and Health. Steven Godlewski is a self-made millionaire and is currently working with products. He has an extensive background in nutrit. Steven Godlewski's top article generates over 49500 views. to your Favourites.

Cool Baby Shower Gifts
But, if you want to be the hit of the baby shower with not only the mom to be, but with the other gift givers, then take a chance, do some shopping online, and buy a gift that really fits the new par...