Saturday, November 1, 2008

Is it Possible to Lose Body Fat and Keep the Muscle?

By Ricardo d Argence

Yes, you can lose body fan and keep your muscles! However it does take commitment and it does take a lot of work. Before you begin any type of special diet or workout program, you much commit yourself to achieving your goal, for if you do not you are simply wasting your time and efforts as well as becoming your own obstacle. So make up your mind to do and then stick to it.

In order to lose fat and maintain muscle mass, just drink water! Think of your body as an automobile, without water or fluids that lubricate, you would get no where. Water is vital to your existence, and it flushes out your system, while refreshing your body. Muscle, especially, will not grow without it. Drink at least a gallon of water or more a day. You should always have it on hand no matter where you are.

You will have to consume the proper foods in small servings at intervals of 5 or 6 per day n order to achieve your bodybuilding goals. In order for your metabolism to work as effectively as possible while burning calories. It is wise to confer with your doctor before making any radical changes to your diet.

You may, however, wish to reduce your caloric intake starting with a limit of approximately 150 to 200 calories a day and decreasing from there as it seems wise to do so. Your energy productivity and reflection will be your best guides. Your body requires 50% of your protein intake for muscle tissue, 40% in carbohydrates to keep your body moving, and 10% in fat to give your body energy.

Work out early in the day for maximum benefit. You burn the most fat and build the most muscle in the morning, so it's the ideal tim to workout.

Vary the following workout sessions to achieve the best results. Two build muscles and the other burns fat. The most effective way to stay in shape is to do training one day, and then cardio the next day.

Keep cardiovascular workouts short and sweet at three to four times weekly of either one 30 minute workout or two 15 minute workouts. Remember to warm up and cool down within those time periods or you don't want any kind of injuries. Commit to cardio workouts on days that you do not do weight-train.

You may want to consider training with weights three or four days each weekly, alternating your cardio workouts. One can build muscle by working out one or two muscles per session.

Resistance training five to six days weekly in short intense sessions prove the most influential when concentrating on one or two muscle groups. However, if you do two or three heavy sets of exercises do not workout longer than thirty to forty-five minute session. Keep your repetitions lower for resistant overload for growth.

Drinking lots of water, eating right, and alternative your workout sessions are some of the ways you can build muscle and burn fat. - 15266

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