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Losing fat tipsBodybuilding & weight training guideIn order to build muscle we must consume more calories than we burn, this is all well and good for enlarging our bodies where we need it but the extra calories also build fat, fat is something we don't want so how do we overcome this. Traditional calorie controlled diets work in one sense but they rely on starving the body by limiting the amount of calories that are taken in, when building muscle mass this of course is the opposite. Also most of the body fat lost by this method is from lean muscle tissue and bone density, the body builder wants to enlarge their body not shrink it. Here are some pointers for those wishing to lose body fat but not muscle. * Look at weight loss in a different light The number one most successful strategy when it comes to losing body fat is changing how you look at it, the most successful way to lose body fat is by eating a sensible nutritionally balanced diet. Stop and think, how many times have you heard someone say "I'm going on a diet", people are continually going on a diet for a few weeks, a few months, only to give up and return to the weight they were before they started or even worse gain an additional pound or two. The person will then start all over again by announcing "I'm going a diet"; you should replace these bad habits with positive good ones, and this means choosing a well balanced sensible diet with all the correct nutritional requirements a part of your daily life. * Slight calorie deficit Calorie reduction should be a very slow process and you first have to determine what your daily calorie intake should be for your weight and height. In order to find this you can do a rough estimate following the formula of taking your body weight and multiplying it by 16. There is roughly 3,500 calories in just one pound of body fat; in order for you to lose this fat you should therefore consume no more than 3,500 calories per week or eat 500 calories less per day. However it is important to remember that you only want to lose fat and not lean body muscle, you should therefore aim to lose not more than one pound per week. Another important factor to note is find out what your minimal calorie count is and never go beyond this, this is because if your body thinks its not getting all the nutritional requirements it needs then it will take matters into its own hands and start to break down lean muscle tissue. * Muscle is the lean tissue Always remember that muscle is the lean tissue and you don't want to lose this, as muscle is a very active tissue it will help you to burn fat and the more muscle you have the more fat you can burn. |
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