Advanced Personal Training Essentials Gain muscle to lose fat - part 2 Muscling up to lean out Cutting calories, reducing resistance and overdoing cardio will almost always stifle the fat burning process. The fewer clean calories we consume and the more cardio we do, the less energy we are left with to train hard and heavy and the lower the anabolic response post training (without enough protein sparing carbs and fats circulating in our systems, the protein synthesis process is likely to be shortchanged). In other words, whenever we overdo dieting and cardio we sacrifice lean muscle tissue and may create metabolic damage which is closely connected to adrenal fatigue and weight loss resistance. Muscle depletion is counterintuitive to any weight loss programme. Rather than steadily decreasing calories to where we our body is placed in a caloric deficit, begin by cleaning up your diet, and slightly reducing your overall nutrient intake. Add more lean proteins (which must be maintained at 1-2 grams per pound of bodyweight per day at all times) and starchy, complex carbs, including many of the fibrous kind. Eliminate simple sugars (with the possible exception of those taken directly post training) and include around 20% fat calories per day (essential fatty acids primarily, but also some saturated for optimal hormonal functioning). Muscle, as opposed to fat, is active and its development and maintenance requires sufficient daily calories.
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