Get Lean, Build Muscle " Bulk Up And Get Ripped At The Same Time?
So you want to get lean and build muscle, and all at the same time, eh? Seems like that is the one thing on everybody's mind today. Got those big love handles and skinny arms and chest all at the same time. They call that "skinny fat" and it's not pretty. I know. I was there myself.
There are basically three ways to get lean and build muscle (These all assume you have a good workout plan):
1. Increase your calories and especially your protein every day. That'll start the process of gaining muscle fast. Once you've reached the size you want, start cutting back on the calories to reveal the new muscle underneath.
2. Burn off the fat first. Then go ahead and start adding on the calories. Then, go back and burn off any excess.
3. Manage your intake closely along the way, and add in extra interval training.
Each of these approaches has benefits and drawbacks. Let's look at them...
Method 1: You want to gain more than a single pound or two, right? So, increase your calorie intake (and especially protein) so that you start gaining weight fast, and work out like a maniac to turn those extra calories into muscle. Once you reach the size you want, cut back the calories so that you are below "maintenance" and move the emphasis in your workout to fat burning to get rid of the "padding." What you want to do is to bulk up fast, and then you need to trim down.
Method 2: With this method, you're going to put emphasis on burning fat up front, and then you need to start adding muscle by eating more. The downside to this is that you will have to do some more fat burning on the back end, because you just can't convert every extra calorie to raw muscle. And, you want to build that muscle NOW, right?
Method 3: My personal favorite. Go ahead and add those extra calories; but just don't be a pig about it! Monitor your body fat percentage along the way, and cut back the food a bit if it starts to climb, and add a bit more if you're not making the gains you want. Add maybe 500 extra calories a day to start, and watch it. Then, of course, you'll go through that last fat burning phase to get ripped. Throw in some high intensity interval training along the way to help burn off any excess calories. This method does build muscle a bit more slowly than the first one, but you'll look a bit tighter along the way.
So, basically, if you want to get lean and build muscle at the same time, it comes down to this: You need to eat enough good food to build muscle, and then you need to cut back and change the workout a bit to get lean. Pretty simple stuff; don't let anyone tell you different. - 17274
There are basically three ways to get lean and build muscle (These all assume you have a good workout plan):
1. Increase your calories and especially your protein every day. That'll start the process of gaining muscle fast. Once you've reached the size you want, start cutting back on the calories to reveal the new muscle underneath.
2. Burn off the fat first. Then go ahead and start adding on the calories. Then, go back and burn off any excess.
3. Manage your intake closely along the way, and add in extra interval training.
Each of these approaches has benefits and drawbacks. Let's look at them...
Method 1: You want to gain more than a single pound or two, right? So, increase your calorie intake (and especially protein) so that you start gaining weight fast, and work out like a maniac to turn those extra calories into muscle. Once you reach the size you want, cut back the calories so that you are below "maintenance" and move the emphasis in your workout to fat burning to get rid of the "padding." What you want to do is to bulk up fast, and then you need to trim down.
Method 2: With this method, you're going to put emphasis on burning fat up front, and then you need to start adding muscle by eating more. The downside to this is that you will have to do some more fat burning on the back end, because you just can't convert every extra calorie to raw muscle. And, you want to build that muscle NOW, right?
Method 3: My personal favorite. Go ahead and add those extra calories; but just don't be a pig about it! Monitor your body fat percentage along the way, and cut back the food a bit if it starts to climb, and add a bit more if you're not making the gains you want. Add maybe 500 extra calories a day to start, and watch it. Then, of course, you'll go through that last fat burning phase to get ripped. Throw in some high intensity interval training along the way to help burn off any excess calories. This method does build muscle a bit more slowly than the first one, but you'll look a bit tighter along the way.
So, basically, if you want to get lean and build muscle at the same time, it comes down to this: You need to eat enough good food to build muscle, and then you need to cut back and change the workout a bit to get lean. Pretty simple stuff; don't let anyone tell you different. - 17274
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