3 Steps To Build More Muscle And Lose More Fat Unhappy with your current fitness results? Want to build muscleand lose fat? Feel you can achieve so much more or be in muchbetter shape?
Well, chances are, the problem AND solution lie in one of threeareas. I call these three fitness areas the "Must Do's" ofbuilding muscle, losing fat, and achieving a great physique.
Here are the three "Must-Do's" for a great body and superbfitness levels.
Must Do #1
You MUST perform some type of resistance (weight) training toensure lean muscle growth and strength increase. Building leanmuscle (toning the body) is done by weight training and properrecovery/nutrition.
It starts with the stimulation of muscle growth from the stressof resistance training and ends in growth of lean muscle tissuefrom rest and proper nutrition.
Optimally, you should try and weight train 3 to 4 times a week,sufficiently training each muscle group once each week. If youtrain a muscle group (i.e. biceps or triceps) with intensity andproper resistance, once a week is all that is needed foradequate muscle stimulation.
Must Do #2
You MUST perform some type of aerobic/cardio workout to ensurecalorie/fat burning and the raising of the resting metabolicrate (burning calories throughout the day at rest).
You cannot tone up the body and develop any type of definedphysique if your muscles are covered by layers of fat.
Doing intense aerobics/cardio three to four days a week willhelp the fat burning process and will also help speed up thebody's metabolism to be more efficient at burning calories.
Many people mistakingly assume that you only burn off calorieswhile performing aerobic exercise.
Truth is, you are burning calories during the exercise AND youare conditioning the body to burn more calories even after thecardio session is done.
Intense, brief (15 to 20 minutes) cardio sessions help raise thebody's resting
metabolic rate (the metabolism) so that you burnoff more calories even while resting.
I speak with many weight lifters that are not happy with theirphysiques and it usually is because they forget to includeintense cardio sessions in their routines.
For effective fat burning, 3 to 4 sessions (15 to 20 minuteseach) a week is sufficient.
Must Do #3
Besides weight training and aerobics, your nutrition is thethird "must do" if you want to build muscle and lose fat.
You must eat properly throughout the day for you to see anyworthwhile results. Eating a small, well-balanced meal/snackevery three to four hours will help speed up the body'smetabolism so that it becomes more efficient at burning throughthe food you eat.
Doing this means you will be eating about 5 or 6 times a day.
Make each meal a high-protein, moderate-carbohydrate, andlow-fat choice. Foods like chicken breast, turkey, fish, low-fatdairy products, and lean red meats are excellent protein sources.
Carbs should come primarily from vegetables as well as wholegrain breads, cereals, pastas, rice, and legumes.
Nutrition is the most important of the "must do's" of a greatphysique. It doesn't matter how much or how often you work out,it can all be ruined by poor eating.
The next time you are not satisfied with your current levels offitness and the condition of your physique, I can almost assureyou that the answer lies in one of the three "must do's" offitness:
To build muscle and lose fat, you have to focus on intensecardio, moderate weight training, and proper nutrition.
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