The Easiest Way To Build Muscle And Burn Fat At The Same Time

Most people who decide to lose the extra fat that has built up inside their bodies, also want to build some muscle mass. The good thing about muscle mass is that it not only helps to give your body better shape, the muscle tissue, being active tissue, is constantly burning energy—even when the body is at rest. As the percentage of body mass in terms of muscle increases, the percentage of fat in the body falls. Sounds good? Let's see how it's done.

Before you can set about building muscle mass, you have to burn the excess fat stored in your body. This is important on two counts. Firstly, as long as your body has excess fat stored, it means your metabolism isn't fast enough to be burning the fat and making energy out of it, nor is your body in an active state or your heart and lungs strong enough for any kind of intense activity. Secondly, while the excess fat resides in your body, and muscle building you do will increase the size of your muscles. This will be an addition to your body size, which may already be quite bulky from the fat stores. Muscle building workouts, also known as weight training, don't burn fat. They build muscle mass. The exercises that burn fat and strengthen your heart and lungs are the aerobic exercises; which are popularly referred to as cardio workouts.

Burning Fat Comes First:

Before you can build muscle, you have to burn fat. The reason I've already explained. Now let's see how you will do it.



To burn fat, you need to make smart lifestyle changes. Going on short term fad diets that give results in a week, as well as leave you dehydrated and lost for what to do to keep the weight off, aren't going to be keeping you in shape for any considerable time. The best way to achieve healthy fat loss, which will also enable you to start building muscle mass, is to combine a healthy diet plan with a reasonable amount of cardio exercise.

Eating to Burn Fat: when you start on a fat loss diet, you have to gradually lower the amount of calories you consume in a day. Drastic calorie cuts should be avoided because they will force your body into a state of starvation. This is where the body begins to store all the food it gets as fat because it perceives its survival in danger. Lower your calories by 500 per week till you reach your ideal weight. Keep the protein content high while keeping fats low. Also drink plenty of water, 8 glasses a day is the minimum requirement of the human body.

Cardio Exercises to Burn Fat: a good cardio workout will help you to burn fat fast. Try walking briskly or running at a steady pace for 30 minutes, 4-5 days a week. This is a great way to start building stamina. As your body gets used to the exercise, you can give yourself a change by trying out swimming or cycling.

Building Muscles: once you've achieved your ideal weight, you can start building muscle mass. The key to building muscles mass is to have a high calorie diet and a weight lifting routine to replace the cardio workout you've been doing.

Muscle Food: when you eat to build muscles, you need a high calorie diet, concentrated around providing your body with protein. Eat more calories than you are likely to burn in a day, so that the extra calories can go towards building your muscle mass.

Weight Training: weight training means lifting weight that place stress on the body muscles and result in their growth. To build muscles, your best option is to join a gym and use free weights for most of your workouts. Also be sure to get a qualified trainer to supervise you.

• Matt Thompson
• 21/02/2009, 8:59 AM
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